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Monday, 10 August 2026

BBC News

• Plan to extend some Belfast bus lane times postponedBus lane operating hours were increased last year in south Belfast, but similar changes in north Belfast have been pushed back after objections.

The Guardian

• Aviation is primarily a leisure industry - it's not vital to the UK economyGatwick's second runway (Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails, 4 August) is guaranteed to be a fundamental and dangerous mistake as will be any airport expansion. Aviation wants to persuade us all into thinking it can be business as usual plus. But it can't. In the face of accelerating climate change (the evidence is all around us) massively increasing planet heating emissions via yet more flights is surely insanity.

The Herald

• Cardiff-Newport railway fully reopens after major fire causes extensive damageEngineers worked around the clock after blaze destroyed signalling, power equipment and 11km of cabling

The Telegraph

• Labour council's £60m station upgrade moves bus stop 50 metres [subscription]A Labour-run council has spent £60m upgrading a railway station entrance which included moving a bus shelter up the road and adding cycle lanes.

Times Online

• Hybrid drivers relying too much on petrol, ministers fear [subscription]The government finds one in five hybrid drivers has no way to charge batteries at home, as it consults on relaxing rules on sale of electric vehicles
• Heathrow seeking £9bn from passengers for funding of third runway [subscription]Heathrow is calling for as much as £9 billion in additional early funding from passengers to help finance its third runway project.

City AM

• Government to inject millions into electric vehicle firms despite mandate backlash The government will invest £65m into firms producing zero-emission vehicles, despite backlash from the automotive industry over its controversial electric vehicle mandate. The funding includes £50m for car firms and research partners to help produce electric vehicles at a larger scale.

The Mirror

• Andy Burnham mulls Railcard changes in plan to cut high train ticket pricesEXCLUSIVE: New Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering extending access to railcards as part of early discussions on how to cut train ticket prices, The Mirror understands

The National

• Think outside the box when it comes to the funding of transportINTERESTING and timely series of papers in The National on such as the justification arguments for nationalising the bus companies. But, like the need for social (low-income) housing, the reasoning always goes back to the taxpayer coughing up.

This is Money

• The most popular Chinese car brands in Britain: From small fry to the maker selling 1 in 25 of all new carsBased on the latest year-to-date figures SMMT, we've ranked Chinese carmakers by market share to see which has secured the largest slice of the UK automotive pie.

London Evening Standard

• Train operator slammed over broken toilets on five-hour routes between London and ScotlandThe fault has sparked outrage from passengers making the five-hour journey across the country
• Trains to and from London face major disruption due to electrical fault affecting UK railTrains across the northwest of England, particularly Greater Manchester and the Midlands, are affected
• Grassfire closes Heathrow runway as flights hit by delaysA runway at Heathrow Airport was temporarily closed on Wednesday after a grassfire broke out nearby, with reports of delays to flights.

Wales Online

• Bristol Airport cancellations after runway shut for 14 hoursThere are delays for passengers after flights were cancelled or diverted when the runway closed overnight
• 'Wales needs more railway stations, they do enormous good to society?Professor Stuart Cole finds powerful arguments for more railway stations in Wales in a new report

Yorkshire Post

• Yorkshire 'turn up and go' trial to get passengers cheapest train tickets extended until 2027Passengers download an app and this uses GPS to calculate their cheapest journey.

Other Regional Press

• Future of railways glimpsed by Shropshire MPA Shropshire MP who is fast becoming known at Westminster as a champion of rural transport has had a hands-on learning experience with the UK's only hydrogen-powered train.
• New record set in first week as Kids Go Free this summerThe scheme has reportedly saved families £1.5 million since its launch in summer 2025. THE first week of the hugely popular Kids Go Free scheme in the West of England this summer saw more than 156,000 free bus journeys taken by children.
• MP calls for the £2 bus cap to be extended to school ridesPoole MP Neil Duncan-Jordan has urged local transport minister Simon Lightwood to include dedicated school buses in the national scheme, which currently excludes them.
• Thornbury and Yate MP Claire Young's latest columnFor train travellers between Bristol Parkway and London the heat hasn't been the only bother recently.
• Tom Hayes welcomed rail fares being halved for young peopleRail fares are being halved for 16 to 18-year-olds in a move to improve access to education and work.

New Civil Engineer

• Farrans to build new covered walkways at London Stansted as part of terminal revampThe skylinks will create direct, covered routes between the main terminal and existing satellite buildings

Urban Transport Group

• New report outlines steps to boost walking, wheeling and cyclingThe Urban Transport Group (UTG) has today published a new report highlighting the crucial role of walking, wheeling and cycling in creating genuinely integrated transport networks.

Aviation Industry

• Farrans appointed to build new Stansted Airport skylinksStansted Airport's new skylink walkways will be central to transforming it into Europe's largest single terminal airport.

Other News Sources

• Portsmouth International Port's shore power system goes liveIn a huge forward step for the UK maritime industry, ferries and cruise ships are now plugging into Portsmouth International Port's shore power system, as it strives to become the country's first zero-emissions port by 2050.