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Saturday, 14 June 2025

BBC News

• I gave Welsh government what it wanted, says chancellorReeves says her spending review delivered on Welsh ministers' requests for rail and coal tip money.
• Remembering a railway which has been closed for 60 yearsThe last passenger trains rattled along the line between Dumfries and Stranraer in June 1965.
• Global oil prices soar after Israel attacks IranThe cost of crude oil affects everything from the price of food at the supermarket to how much it costs to fill up your car.

Financial Times

• Air India ‘black box’ retrieved as crash investigation starts Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits site of country’s worst civil aviation disaster in almost three decades

The Herald

• Airline launches year-round Scotland route to ancient cityAn airline has announced a year-round service from a Scottish airport to a historic city.

The Independent

• Air India plane crash latest: British investigators reach India as second black box found in decade’s worst aviation disasterAir India's Boeing 787 fleet could be grounded temporarily
• Death toll in one of India's worst aviation disasters climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodiesSearch and recovery teams continue to search the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day

The Telegraph

• Boeing thought its safety crisis was over. Now it faces a nightmareThe Air India crash involving a 787 Dreamliner threatens fresh turmoil for the aerospace giant

City AM

• London Mayor brands ULEZ scrappage scheme a success The London Mayor extolled the benefits of his controversial Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scrappage scheme this morning. A new report has found that the scrappage scheme has seen 35,094 cars and 17,964 polluting vans in London taken off the streets in exchange for grants. According to City Hall, ULEZ has decreased carbon emissions equivalent to [...]

Mail Online

• How the London Underground turned into a hellhole: It's used as an open toilet, filled with fare-dodgers and pickpockets and sex attacks are surging. FRED KELLY'S investigation reveals shocking truthIt's just gone midday in Stratford, east London, and a young man slips through the London Underground ticket barriers without paying.
• Survivor's claim that lights on Air India flight 'started flickering' could solve mystery of plane crash that killed 242 people, claim aviation expertsVishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, from Leicester, has also described feeling like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was 'stuck in the air' and was 'gliding' rather than climbing after take off.

The Mirror

• Air India release video hours before fatal cash with shocking four-word messageAir India flight AI171 crashed on Thursday - killing all but one of the 242 people onboard - and friends and relatives assistance centres have been created at London Gatwick and other airports

This is Money

• Have motorways become our worst roads? Closures, potholes and poor driving is marring our fastest routesA poll of over 14k raised concerns that the nation's fastest roads are in need of 'urgent improvement' - as well as increased education and enforcement.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham ‘rat-run’ road to be closed to drivers amid dangerous driving fearsBirmingham City Council said speeding and dangerous driving were a 'common occurrence' in a particular area of the city centre
• Ryanair, Jet2, Easyjet passengers risk fine for buying sandwich before flightPassengers at some of the biggest airlines in the country - who are heading on flights this summer to Europe and beyond - are being reminded.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Flight forced to circle LBA five times after reports of alarm below A flight was forced to circle Leeds Bradford Airport five times after reports of an alarm below.
• Work begins on £100 million rail depot in ShipleyWORK on a £100 million rail depot on a huge Shipley site has begun.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Travel disruption as Cyprus flights cancelled following Israel strikes on IranThe airspace between Iran and Israel has been cleared of civilian traffic and Cyprus has already cancelled more than a dozen flights, with airports on emergency standby
• People are not happy' - North Wales council makes decision on 20mph roads Councillors criticise decision

Wales Online

• Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises to 'change the future' in Wales visitMs Reeves was visiting Wales in the wake of her decision to allocate Wales £445m for rail projects in her multi-year spending review this week
• Fears new M4 service station could become 'destination in its own right'Plans for a new motorway service station at junction 37 for Bridgend have been submitted

Bucks Free Press

• Flights impacting airport near Buckinghamshire diverted due to Israel/Iran conflictFive Air India flights that departed from Heathrow Airport have been diverted following Israel’s attack on Iran.

Burnley Express

• Highways boss says town centre roadworks traffic jams are 'inevitable'Blackburn with Darwen Council’s highways boss has promised that the impact of roadworks in Barbara Castle Way is being monitored but said some traffic disruption was ‘inevitable’.

Cambridge News

• New Cambridge car park charges get mixed reception as some say 'walk or cycle'Some believe the new charges are a way for the council to increase their income, while others say it should encourage locals to walk or cycle to the park
• ‘Misunderstanding’ over future of Tiger bus pass as Labour launches petition to ‘save’ itThe Tiger bus pass allows people aged under 25 to save on bus fares

Other Regional Press

• Norfolk County Council will not fund review of old rail lineCounty Hall has said it cannot back a project to revive a long-lost railway line between two Norfolk towns due to "limited funds".
• Train company explains why fares have soared this weekLondon Northwestern Railway has apologised for an overpayment issue which it says is the reason some commuters fares have jumped up this week.
• Government confirms £2.5 billion funding for line between Oxford and CambridgeThe government have confirmed £2.5 billion funding for continuing to deliver East West Rail, which would connect Oxford and Cambridge.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 | Third London TBM breaks through after 16-month drive under capitalThe construction of the Northolt Tunnel, a key part of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project in West London, has seen a major milestone as the third of four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has finished its drive.
• Victorian rail viaduct in Peak District set to undergo ?7.5M refurbishmentA Victorian railway viaduct vital to the Peak District?s quarrying industry is set to undergo a ?7.5M refurbishment this summer.

Other News Sources

• Bus franchising ‘may not meet expectations’Louise Cheeseman, former TfL director of buses, warns of lack of expertise while others say public expectation levels are high for franchising schemes Cheeseman: My worry for bus reform going forward is lack of expertise Governments may have raised public expectations too high in their messaging on franchising and new municipal bus operators, experts in the industry and local government are warning. Bus franchising in Greater Manchester has been presented as a major success, evidenced in particular by increased passenger numbers, but there are questi...
• Hampshire County Council to consider new lane rental scheme to reduce roadwork delaysProposals that could lead to the introduction of a new lane rental scheme aimed at reducing roadworks delays are set to be considered by Hampshire County Council later this month.