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Power sockets fitted in new-look trains

ScotRail unveils the first of 40 new-look trains which have improved seating, better lighting and power sockets for customers to use.

Most workers' commute involves motorised transport

Most people in England cannot travel to work without using a motorised form of transport, according to new research. The report by Dr Ian Philips, of the University of Leeds, discovered that people's ability to continue to get to work in the event of a fuel shortage varies significantly depending on their location.

Liverpool city centre set for new railway station

Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson says there are plans for former Archbishop Blanch school site

Stansted Airport announces plans for planes to fly over 4,000 fewer Essex homes

Stansted Airport says it can reduce aircraft noise for thousands of residents by using technology to allow planes to make a more accurate take off.

Infrastructure investment is just £851 per head in Yorkshire

Yorkshire and Humberside has £851 per head - a figure which includes £208m allocated to the trans-Pennine rail line electrification that has been indefinitely "paused" - while the North West has £1,946 and the North East just £414.