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Saturday, 04 October 2025

BBC News

• Passengers face delays as busway speed limit is cutBus passengers are being warned to prepare for long delays and "significant disruption" as reduced speed limits are put in place on a busway as part of a raft of new safety measures.
• Sales of electric cars hit record high in SeptemberSales of fully electric or hybrid vehicles made up more than half of all new car registrations in the UK last month.
• Work under way on new £11.2m freight terminalWork has started on a new £11.2m freight terminal near Inverness to help move more Highland goods to the UK market by rail.

Financial Times

• Munich airport forced to close after drone sightingsMore than 30 flights had to be diverted or cancelled in latest incident involving unidentified aircraft in European airspace

The Guardian

• Munich airport forced to suspend flights for second day in a row over drone sightingsMunich airport was forced to halt operations for the second day in a row on Friday over drone sightings, with dozens of flights and more than 6,000 passengers affected.
• UK electric car sales hit record high as taxpayer subsidies help attract buyersEVs rise nearly a third in September compared with a year earlier, as plug-in hybrids jump by 56%British electric car sales hit a record high in September as new taxpayer subsidies helped to attract buyers in the most important month for the market.Battery EV sales rose by nearly a third in September compared with a year earlier, to 72,800, according to preliminary figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group.

City AM

• London Luton Airport: Profit more than doubles ahead of expansion Profit at London Luton Airport more than doubled in 2024 ahead of major expansion plans being signed off by the government. The airport has posted a pre-tax profit of £89.8m for its latest financial year, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The total is up significantly from the £39.9m pre-tax profit

The Mirror

• Rail firm fined £1m over death of woman who stuck her head out train windowGreat Western Railway (GWR) has been fined £1 million and ordered to pay more than £78,000 in costs after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety law

Local Government

• Henbury station secures planning approvalThe region's commitment to new town delivery has been boosted after plans for a new railway at Henbury took a step forward this week.

Bolton News

• First Bus strikes called off after drivers secure major pay riseBus strikes in Greater Manchester have been called off after First Bus drivers accepted a significant pay rise, ending recent industrial action

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New £46.5m train depot opens to support rail services across the NorthThe new £46.5 million Hillhouse Light Maintenance Depot in Huddersfield has opened to support rail services across the North.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales county scraps 20mph limit on 22 roadsAnglesey County Council has reverted to a 30mph limit on routes across the island

London Evening Standard

• Calls for more trains to stop at major west London stationCommuters living near Acton Main Line have launched a petition urging TfL to improve the frequency of services

Other Regional Press

• Inside Stansted Airport's security control room each dayAs part of an exclusive series, The Gazette has gone behind the scenes at Stansted Airport, meeting some of the people who help keep the county?s busiest airport moving.
• Bracknell council "no comments" on Heathrow expansionA consultation is taking place on the expansion of Heathrow Airport, just 20 miles from Bracknell.
• British Transport Police say people could be fined on the spot at walkwayBritish Transport Police officers will now patrol a new walkway near Oxford station in Botley Road to help to prevent cyclists from refusing to dismount.
• Huddersfield train station evacuated as fire breaks out insideFire engines were spotted at the railway station earlier this afternoon

London TravelWatch

• The Euston plan - what has changed one year on?Last October, we called for action to be taken to improve conditions at London Euston. One year on, our chief executive Michael Roberts takes stock of how things have been going

Rail Business Daily

• Flint railway station gets accessibility boost with step-free accessRail passengers in Flint now have step-free access between platforms with a brand-new lift, delivered as part of a £5.5m accessibility upgrade.

Aviation Industry

• Heathrow Airport to upgrade M25 with new tunnel and bridges while keeping traffic flowingLondon Heathrow Airport?s third runway plans include a privately funded M25 upgrade built offline, improving safety and traffic flow while minimising disruption to daily motorists.

Other News Sources

• Smooth start for new Fleming Way bus interchangeThe new Fleming Way bus interchange has been praised after what Swindon Borough Council hailed a successful first month of operation.
• Councillors weigh in on continued wait for Cleethorpes to London direct rail linkCouncillors on a scrutiny panel discussed the topic while reviewing tourism data for last year and argued there is potential to get more tourists by rail
• Railway enthusiasts celebrate 200 years since first passenger train serviceRailway enthusiasts have celebrated the 200th anniversary of the first railway passenger train service.