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Sunday, 22 February 2026

BBC News

• Corran Ferry car services suspended after fault detected by engineerThe five-minute Corran Ferry crossing of Loch Linnhe links the wider Lochaber area with communities in the Ardgour peninsula in the west.

The Herald

• Over 300 trains have broken down in Glasgow Subway since 2024More than 300 trains have broken down since the new Glasgow Subway fleet entered service 18 months ago.
• What has gone wrong with the M8 and will it ever be fixed?When optimistic city planners carved a motorway through the heart of Scotland's largest city more than 50 years ago, they had not planned for traffic conditions beyond the 1990s

Times Online

• Unbuilt after 10 years, what these snaking bridges say about Britain [subscription]Costs have soared to £24 million since the idea was proposed for a busy West Yorkshire roundabout - critics say the whole thing is going in circles

Daily Express

• Incredible new train line will link 11 cities - cuts travel time to just 50 minutesThe new multi-billion-pound passenger rail line will be 560 miles long and link 11 cities.

Daily Record

• Drug driving overtakes alcohol as biggest safety threat on Scots roads, figures sayData shows more motorists were caught drug driving – despite police carrying out five times as many breathalyser tests as drug tests.

Mail Online

• Tesla robotaxis spark chaos in Southern city where they cause FOUR TIMES more crashes than humansTesla CEO Elon Musk has argued that self-driving vehicles will actually improve road safety - but the new data coming from the southern city is damning.

Birmingham Mail

• The one time cars can stop inside yellow boxes as drivers at Midlands M5 junction face finesIt's one of the most misunderstood driving rules
• £425 car tax charge warning for thousands in 'ordinary' carsRachel Reeves' is set to hammer motorists with new Vehicle Excise Duty (VD) car tax fees with road users to pay more within weeks.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Ten million tickets sold through West Yorkshire transport appMCard Mobile app hits 10 million ticket sales for West Yorkshire travel, offering integrated bus and train ticketing. Popular with young passengers.
• Driver says old council letter proves Christmas Day bus lane 'amnesty' once existedA resurfaced council document appears to suggest that Bradford Council once treated Christmas Day as an official exemption for bus lane enforcement, despite the authority now stating this was never part of its policy.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• How Anglesey seaside village's roads could look under new 'active travel' plan Anglesey council has revised the proposals for Benllech on the east coast of the island
• 'Cheaper to get parking fine' after Yr Wyddfa car park charges hiked but warning issuedIncrease in parking charges at Pen-y-pass led some to speculate whether better to get fined but this could have serious consequences

Metro

• London Underground prices are going up next week - how much will your Tube travel cost?Londoners face a hefty Tube fee increase next week, including peak journeys in Zone 1, which are hit by some of the highest rises.

Northern Echo

• Key stretch of A66 near Darlington to experience part closure for six weeksA key stretch of the A66, near Darlington, is set to close overnight for six weeks for essential maintenance works.
• Pothole-plagued roads in area of North East likened to 'navigating an asteroid belt'Pothole-plagued roads in North Tyneside have been likened to “navigating an asteroid belt”, after a probe revealed hundreds of claims from frustrated drivers.

Cambridge News

• 'Concerns' over safety barriers amid work on 'deteriorated' roadThe road has been closed for over a month for repairs

Other Regional Press

• No trains to run on Watford railway line during six-day engineering worksNo trains will run on the Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey during six days of engineering works.
• Oxford company part of £1 million project to develop next-generation aircraftOxford-based advanced materials company Alloyed Ltd, in partnership with Cranfield University and aircraft engine and component maker ITP Aero UK, has secured £1 million in funding.
• North Yorkshire parking charge increase set to cost motorists extra £3.5mChanges will affect the North Yorkshire Council's 170 car parks, as well as on-street parking and residents' parking schemes
• The controversial closure of well loved railway lineThe 60th anniversary of the controversial closure of the Dorset and Somerset Railway Line is approaching
• Chancellor Rachel Reeves says 'we will get HS2 trains running' but can't confirm dateThe high-speed railway project has been hit by a series of challenges, including rising costs and delays, and the government has been urged to axe the scheme

Other News Sources

• Guildford roundabout to be removed as major year-long roadworks set to startWork will see a major Guildford roundabout removed and replaced with a signalised four-way crossroad