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Monday, 09 February 2026

BBC News

• Cardiff Airport's £205m handout challenged by BristolA planned £205.2m subsidy of Cardiff Airport will be challenged by Bristol Airport at a tribunal on Monday.
• Disruption after pavement collapses under viaductTrains through Knaresborough have been cancelled after part of a pavement collapsed at the foot of the town's viaduct.
• We tested a transport app that cost the public £4m against Google MapsA new £4m transport app was hailed as "a first of its kind" and a "big step forward" when it was launched by East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward, external and Nottingham and Derby city councils, with the help of government funding.
• Council U-turn on community transport funding cutsA council has reversed a plan to cut £150,000 in funding for a "vital" community transport service for elderly and disabled people.
• Self-driving bus on show as part of transport trialPeople had the chance to ride on a self-driving shuttle bus during a trial of the vehicles.
• Residents fear losing rural buses to cuts againRural residents are warning they could once again lose all of their timetabled bus services due to a reduction in government funding.
• Delays to opening makes station a 'laughing stock'Residents of Winslow are frustrated a new railway station completed over a year ago has still not opened.
• Luxury travel takes off as plane makers chase Asia's super-richParts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

The Guardian

• Government on track to lower minimum age for train drivers to 18 in Great BritainLabour will introduce legislation to cut threshold from 20 in effort to head off looming shortages

The Scotsman

• Glasgow area MPs urge Glasgow Airport to U-turn on drop off charge increaseThe airport announced last week that it would raise the fee for drivers dropping off or picking up passengers for 15 minutes from £6 to £7.

The Telegraph

• Drones to help stop crime on railways [subscription]Crime-prediction technology will be used to catch people in the act and deter offences from taking place
• Reeves accused of putting vital South West rail route at risk [subscription]Chancellor limits spending on damaged Devon track while backing £45bn Northern project
• The auto industry's gamble on electric cars has turned into a catastrophe [subscription]Companies are now in deep trouble, and it's a long, hard and expensive road back
• The rebellion brewing in London against Labour's LTN cash cow [subscription]Almost half of fines go unpaid as residents fight 'flawed' low-traffic scheme

Times Online

• Hammersmith Bridge would cost £250m to reopen but should it? [subscription]Campaigners want the west London crossing kept car-free, but MPs and residents say the closure is harming families and the local economy
• Plans for a bigger Liverpool Street station unviable, says Hyatt [subscription]Hotels company calls on City planners to reject scheme that it says will lead to 'years of disruption and uncertainty'

Daily Record

• Ticket to terror as Scotland's transport workers call for law against soaring attacksA trade union is demanding a new law to protect transport workers in Scotland against a surge in assaults.

Bristol Live

• Disruption expected for a year as next phase of A38 Flyover repairs beginThe flyover will be completely shut on two occasions this year

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airline with highest UK complaint rate - and it isn't Ryanair, easyJet or BAUK Civil Aviation Authority announces which operator had 918 complaints per million UK passengers

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Active travel not ‘war on motorists’ says West Midlands’ cycling and walking championThe West Midlands’ cycling and walking champion says she is not waging a ‘war on motorists’ as she looks to give people safer and viable choices for travel.
• Pothole repair fund to be doubled in West Midlands by the mayor - here's whyVital funding which provides cash to six councils to fix potholes and crumbling roads is set to be doubled, the West Midlands Mayor has announced.

Yorkshire Post

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport airspace decision expected 'by autumn' with reopening timelines under reviewA decision on restoring airspace for Doncaster Sheffield Airport is not expected until autumn - with previously-announced timelines for reopening remaining "under review".

Other Regional Press

• Wealden District Council announces contribution of £1.1m to help drive forward road improvements to A22 around HailshamWealden District Council has transferred £1.1million of funding to East Sussex County Council (ESCC) to drive forward a package of highways improvements focussed on the A22 around Hailsham.
• Community 'delight' as 20mph zones to be introducedCommunities are delighted that 20mph limits will be introduced on roads in areas of Dorset
• Northern to buy 450 new trains with first electric trains due to run through Huddersfield in 2030This is the man tasked with buying hundreds of new trains that will run through Huddersfield for decades with the first ones on the tracks in four years. James Howard has been appointed director of new rolling stock programmes for train operator Northern.

Train Operators

• National Apprenticeship Week: HS2 announces new apprenticeships and graduate jobsHS2 is searching for more talented young people to help support the delivery of Britain's high-speed railway, with more than 30 apprenticeship vacancies going live today.

Business Live

• Bristol Airport's £205m subsidy legal challenge against rival Cardiff AirportWelsh Government plans to subsidy the airport over the next decade will be decided by the Competition Appeal Tribunal
• The £30m elevated walkway project that would link Penarth and Cardiff BayOver the long-term backers of the Penarth Headland Link project believe it could generate a £300m economic impact

Rail Advent

• London railway station to close for 5 daysEngineering work will be taking place across weekends in March, affecting services to/from London Liverpool Street.

road.cc

• Fear of bike theft puts too many people off: MP campaigns for secure bicycle lockers at all railway stationsA Liberal Democrat MP has launched a campaign to demand every railway station provides secure bike lockers to reduce theft and give more people the confidence to cycle to their train journeys.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Go-Ahead confirms Truronian Coaches purchase from First BusSale aligns with wider exit of First Bus from the Cornwall market, although no vehicles involved
• Reading Buses Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV electrics hit roadHigh specification for opening batch of ZEBRA part-funded double-decks for municipal operator
• More minimums coming for bus Enhanced Partnership in EnglandMulti-operator ticketing and release of performance data among 2027 standards within report The bus Enhanced Partnership mechanism in England will gain further minimum standards from 2027, a review of the effectiveness of that approach has revealed. Partnerships will be expected to meet those to receive FY2027/28 bus grant funding.

TaxiPoint

• OUT-OF-AREA COMPLIANCE: Wolverhampton licensed private hire checks carried out at THREE major UK airportsCompliance officers from Wolverhampton Council have carried out coordinated taxi and private hire vehicle enforcement operations at THREE major UK airports as part of ongoing cross-border licensing activity.

Aviation Industry

• Brussels Airport Fund allocates 100,000 euros to local sustainability projectsThe Brussels Airport Fund has awarded approximately 100,000 euros to support eleven social and sustainability projects in communities surrounding the airport, following an independent jury selection.

Other News Sources

• Birmingham Airport Offers Financial Incentives For US FlightsBirmingham Airport has unveiled a financial support package designed to attract airlines to establish direct flights between Birmingham and New York by summer 2027. This initiative is part of the airport's strategy to enhance long-haul connectivity and address the current lack of direct transatlantic routes from the region.
• Plans to change age at which train drivers can begin trainingChanging the age brings it into line with London Tube train drivers and with other European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
• Guildford train disruption warning as works will close sections of Portsmouth Direct LinePassengers have been told to plan ahead when using rail services through Guildford over February half-term
• Removal of railway footbridge begins with no trains running through stationThe removal of a railway footbridge at Eastbourne Hampden Park station has begun