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Sunday, 18 May 2025

BBC News

• Hub aims to help rail passengers in crisisA new safeguarding hub has opened at Wolverhampton Railway Station.
• ?40m rail upgrades for new city station completedA ?40m project to upgrade the railway infrastructure around a city's new station has been completed.
• Blackheath tunnel to shut for 10-week repairA rail tunnel which is prone to leaks and water damage will close on Sunday until 27 July.

The Guardian

• UK train companies could have to pay disabled passengers more compensation after rule changeRegulator says claims over failures no longer limited to the cost of a ticket in bid to toughen accessibility rulesRailway operators in the UK could soon have to pay out far greater sums in compensation to disabled passengers left unable to access trains despite booking assistance.The rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has warned companies running trains and stations that compensation claims for failures can no longer be limited to the cost of a ticket. Continue reading...
• UK on verge of deal with EU to let Britons use European passport e-gatesExclusive: Agreement could cut airport queues, caused by need to have passports stamped after BrexitBritish holidaymakers could face shorter airport queues this summer with negotiators on the verge of striking an agreement for UK passport holders to use e-gates across Europe.Downing Street said on Saturday that it was poised to strike a deal with the EU that would improve things for British families facing “queues on holiday”. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Brooklyn Bridge ship crash live: Two dead and 19 injured after Mexican navy vessel hits New York City landmarkAuthorities believe power loss caused the collision that snapped all three masts of the ship

Times Online

• Rail nationalisation is here. Will it actually improve our trains? [subscription]With the launch of Great British Railways, Labour is pledging to fix our ?broken? network. But the solution won?t be quick to take effect
• Passport queues to be cut in EU deal ? so will voters be on board? [subscription]Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels for a pivotal summit. He says the reset is vital for growth but there are plenty of potholes ahead
• 'Home Guard' to protect UK from infrastructure attack [subscription]A civilian force of thousands would guard vital facilities such as airports and nuclear plants under proposals for 'pre-war era'

Daily Express

• Mexican navy ship crash: Moment 270ft vessel with 277 crew smashes into Brooklyn BridgeA Mexican navy training vessel has crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. There are reports of people in the water being rescued

Mail Online

• Brooklyn Bridge is hit by ship carrying 277 people as search and rescue operation is launchedShocking footage posted online shows the moment the vessel collided with the bridge on Saturday night.
• Reform UK launches war on LTNs: Nigel Farage's party will axe hated green roads schemes in all 10 of its newly-won council authoritiesLTNs were introduced in 2020 and have been championed by politicians like London mayor Sadiq Khan as being positive for pedestrians and cyclists.

The Mirror

• Brooklyn Bridge LIVE: Two dead and two fighting for life after Mexican Navy ship hits landmarkThe 147-foot mast of the Cuauhtémoc collided with the lower level of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, killing two people and injuring several more in horror scenes
• UK 'on cusp' of deal with EU to cut Brits bills and shorten holiday queuesAs European leaders will come to London on Monday for the first annual UK/EU summit, talks have reached the 'business end', a source said

This is Money

• Award-winning Suzuki Swift hybrid a hit with 'young' driversSo popular is the hybrid that specialist under-17s driver-training company, Young Driver, recently took delivery of the first of its 170-strong fleet of new Swifts.

Sky News

• Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge - as two die and others injuredA Mexican navy ship has crashed into New York's Brooklyn Bridge, leaving two crew members dead and 17 others injured.

Birmingham Mail

• Major rule change for UK tourists at European airports after UK-EU dealUK is on the verge of a deal with the EU to let Britons use European passport e-gates and the a greement could cut airport queues, caused by a need to have passports stamped after Brexit.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New rail platform - with more direct trains to London - to open on MondayThe new Platform 0 at Bradford Forster Square Rail station will officially open on Monday when the first new direct services to London arrive.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Absolute robbery' claim over radical measures for iconic North Wales beachPrices are doubling and a massive car park will be locked down for a for a trial period

Cambridge News

• New bus service to offer ‘more choice’ for Cambridgeshire villages and townsThe bus service will launch on May 27

Get Surrey

• Key Surrey train station gets share of £1.7m improvementsThe change is supposed to make life easier for customers

North Wales Live

• Brooklyn Bridge crash leaves at least two dead and 19 injured A Mexican navy ship collided with the bridge with one of its masts smashing into the road deck

Wirral Globe

• Plans for new railway line between Liverpool and ManchesterNorth West leaders have revealed plans for a new railway line between Liverpool and Manchester.

Other Regional Press

• The speed camera myths all drivers need to be aware ofHere are some speed camera myths you might want to consider when next out travelling on the roads.
• Ryanair forced to issue hand luggage statement after passenger's 'huge' win for travellers everywhereThe budget airline has been ordered to pay a passenger £124

Other News Sources

• Upgrades ‘have made these road junctions more dangerous’Changes to junctions on Herefordshire A-roads have made them more dangerous, it has been claimed.

EIN News Subscription

• Ryanair passengers 'stuck' on airport floor with 'complete silence' from airline in holiday chaosPassengers have reported being 'stuck' in a European airport while facing the airport floor lying on their luggage as they waited for information cancelled, no information or assistance from the airline, no drinking water
• EU countries discuss cutting air passengers’ compensation rights EU countries are discussing changes to air passenger rights that could significantly reduce of the disruption. According to data from compensation firm Skycop.com Austria and Spain. BEUC, the European Passenger Federation (EPF), and other organisations
• Win for Ryanair passengers as airline forced to make hand luggage change2014 ruling by a top European court, which stated that indispensable element of passenger transport and that its carriage s Air Navigation law states that airlines are "obliged to transport question marks over whether airlines will be forced to change
• United Airlines boss demands ‘seat at table’ in Heathrow runway rowas US transport secretary Sean Duffy announces a new air traffic control to this tariff situation; the European consumer was just slower to warning about Boeing aircraft deliveries that will worry major European carriers such