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Sunday, 28 September 2014

The Guardian

• Why commuting by public transport makes you happyApparently commuting by public transport makes you happier. It must be the fresh air and fascinating aromas that help Lauren to unwindI recently learned of a surprising link between commuting by public transport and happiness.I say surprising because Im a Londoner who carries out my daily commute by bus and tube. I honestly thought I was the only one who liked it. Obviously up until this point Id been going by the surly expressions of my fellow travellers. How helpful to now have evidence proving that those who travel to work by bus and train are happier than drivers. Continue reading...

The Independent

• HS2: Crewe to get green light as major station on rail-link's northerly routeThe second phase of the railway should run through Crewe rather than Stoke-on-Trent, the chairman of HS2, Sir David Higgins, will confirm next month.
• HS2: Crewe to get green light as major station on rail-link's northerly route The second phase of the railway should run through Crewe rather than Stoke-on-Trent, the chairman of HS2, Sir David Higgins, will confirm next month.

The Telegraph

• Paddington rail disaster: 'Her last words to me were goodbye, Daddy'It is 15 years since the Paddington rail crash, yet the parents of victim Juliet Groves still find it impossible to board a train, they tell Joe Shute