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Thursday, 12 November 2026

BBC News

• MPs call for end to 'leaves on track' rail chaosTwo MPs have written to a train operator after a number of its services missed out stations due to "slippery" leaves on the track.
• Mayor says new Baltic station plan still stacks upLiverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram has said the business case for a new railway station in the Baltic Triangle still stacks up, despite rising costs and delays.
• Universal park needs rail link restored, says groupA travel group is calling for a 20-mile (32km) railway line that closed in 1962 to be reinstated to serve the forthcoming Universal theme park which it believes could be significantly more successful than predicted.

The Guardian

• Nissan reduces petrol car production as EV sales boom in ChinaManufacturer says ‘shift to new energy vehicles is happening faster than expected’ and market is harshThe Japanese carmaker Nissan has said it has been caught out by accelerating sales of electric and hybrid cars in China amid a brutal price war in the world’s biggest automotive market.The manufacturer slashed its sales forecasts for China and said it would cut back on petrol car manufacturing while increasing production of battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, which combine a smaller battery with a petrol engine. Continue reading...
• Diesel still costing close to a ‘dismal’ £2 a litre despite oil price fallsPump prices stay stubbornly high as leading bank official warns energy costs are likely to remain ‘elevated’The price of diesel on UK forecourts remains stubbornly close to October’s record high of £2 despite a sharp fall in oil prices.A litre costs an average of 197p, according to the AA, which described the situation as “dismal”. By contrast, petrol has fallen 6p to 168p from the peak of 174.7p in early October. That was the highest level since August 2022. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Scotland urged to set high private jet tax after COP31 summitIncreased use of private jets around the Cop31 climate summit should inspire Holyrood ministers to set an 'unapologetically high' tax on such flights, campaigners have insisted.

Times Online

• We back third runway at Heathrow, says chancellor [subscription]The government is 'behind building a third runway at Heathrow', the chancellor has said, despite suggestions from Andy Burnham that the scheme could be ditched.
• Carmakers urge energy secretary to relax electric vehicle targets [subscription]Consumer demand is insufficient to meet the mandate that 80 per cent of new car sales be electric by 2030, manufacturers say

City AM

• Heathrow boss defends 'mindless' terminal reshuffle The boss of Heathrow Airport has been forced to defend his decision to separate Virgin Atlantic from its partner airline Delta, after the carrier's chief executive threatened to challenge the decision 'extremely hard'. Thomas Woldbye said the west London hub's recent reshuffle of terminal occupancy would allow 2.5m more travellers through Heathrow every year and [...]
• Government supports Heathrow third runway, Healey says The government has thrown its weight behind Heathrow's third runway expansion for the first time since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. John Healey told the Treasury Committee that the Andy Burnham government 'was behind a third runway at Heathrow' and lamented the thicket of regulation preventing it from being approved sooner. 'Successful airports are very [...]
• Christmas strikes put Tube drivers straight on the naughty list Yet more Tube strikes in the run up to Christmas risk making calls for a driverless Tube network irresistible, argues James Ford As Father Christmas is making his list of who has been naughty and who has been nice this year, one suspects that, somewhere near the top of the naughty list, will be the [...]

This is Money

• Car dealers have withdrawn discounts on new petrols since fuel prices rocketed - so is it now cheaper to choose electric?Average discounts on new petrol cars have slipped from 10.8% in February to 10.2% in November, while diesel discounts have fallen from 9.7% to 8.5%. Is this the tipping point to choose a new EV?

Birmingham Mail

• Auditors say 'weak and fragmented' as West Midlands tram extension delays laid bareThere have been delays to major Metro service extensions in Birmingham and the Black Country

Birmingham Post

• Andy Burnham needs to deliver on fair funding for rail in WalesThe recent UK budget has brought to the boil simmering tensions between the UK and Welsh governments.
• 'We must ensure companies survive' - leading automotive group speaks amid concerns over supply chainA new report says the country is at risk of losing critical suppliers to major car makers

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport locals lodge official complaint over hundreds of night flightsThey say the local council isn't doing enough to stop them

Wales Online

• Welsh aviation firm buys huge fleet of Qantas planesAerFin has acquired 44 planes in its biggest ever deal

Cambridge News

• Notorious bridge struck for second time in less than two weeksThe bridge is known as one of the 'most bashed' railway bridges in Britain

Get Surrey

• Mysterious bump in Surrey road on bridge over M23 being investigatedIt is not clear why the bump has appeared but it could be down to movement in the ground
• The 100+ Guildford roads that could get a 20mph limit under new council plansThe council is re-assessing the speed limits of a number of residential roads

North Wales Live

• Merseyrail station cat Nala dies as heartbroken owner pays tribute to 'whole community's cat'For the many commuters who became accustomed to seeing Nala waiting at St Michael's, the station will undoubtedly feel a little emptier without its much-loved four-legged resident

Other Regional Press

• Contractor named for next phase of Transporter Bridge restorationThe contractor will carry out detailed testing and trials on the historic structure and put forward refurbishment proposals and costs
• National Express to axe Kent to London routes as job losses expectedNational Express coach services connecting Kent and London are to be axed next month, with up to 20 jobs understood to be at risk.
• Government decision on landslip road rebuild bid ‘imminent’A funding decision for the reconstruction of a road devastated by a catastrophic landslip more than three years ago is “imminent”.
• ‘It’s not safe’: Family demand closure of level crossing after son’s tragic deathThe parents of a teenager tragically killed on a railway line are calling for a level crossing to be shut over fears for the safety of schoolchildren.

Rail Magazine

• East West Rail: ministers warned years ago discussion delays could prevent services before 2027Ministers were warned within weeks of the 2024 election that delays to discussions over East West Rail (EWR) train operations could mean no services before 2027.
• MSP calls for CAF to be removed from ScotRail train procurement processTrain builder Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) should be removed from the shortlist for manufacturing ScotRail's new suburban fleet, a leading MSP has said.