Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Saturday, 28 June 2025

BBC News

• Passengers face further wait for new trainsNew trains connecting Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Sheffield with London are facing more delays before they are introduced.
• Transport secretary vows to tighten taxi licensingConcerns are raised in the Commons about the safety of taxis by the MP for Tipton and Wednesbury.
• Police warning drivers over increase in QR code parking scamsThere has been an increase in drivers falling for fake QR code parking scams, police say, as they urge motorists to be careful.
• UK car production plunges to 76-year low for MayExports to the US halved as President Donald Trump's tariffs caused some UK car makers to halt shipments.
• Nissan Sunderland looking to cut 250 jobsA spokesperson said the Sunderland plant remained 'at the forefront of our electrification strategy'.
• Lotus considering shifting UK production to US The BBC understands the car maker is considering the move amid the introduction of US tariffs.

Financial Times

• Carmaker Lotus plans to end production in the UKClosure of historic Norfolk plant would put 1,300 jobs at risk and be the latest blow to the country’s auto industry
• Heathrow warns of weakening demand for US business travel UK’s largest airport says US economic uncertainty has made market ‘challenging’

The Guardian

• Lotus plans to end UK sportscar production, putting 1,300 jobs at riskChinese owner Geely considering options that include closing Norfolk factory and moving Emira production to USLotus is planning to end production of its sportscars in the UK and shift it to the US, a move that would put 1,300 jobs at risk and represent a major blow to the British car industry.The carmaker’s Chinese owner, Geely, is looking at options including manufacturing its Emira sportscar in the US, and permanently stopping production at its factory in Hethel, Norfolk, according to a person with knowledge of the company’s thinking. No final decision has been made. Continue rea...

The Herald

• Glasgow City Council send warning over text scam after cyber incidentGlasgow City Council has urged the public to be wary of scam text messages that are directing people to pay outstanding parking fines online.

The Independent

• Cut-price train travel for families planned in armed forces reformsSir Keir Starmer confirmed plans to place a ‘legal duty’ to consider the needs of military personnel and their families when making policy
• These US airlines were targeted by cyber hackers this month The FBI issued an alert that the notorious criminal cybercriminal group, Scattered Spider, was ‘expanding its targeting to include the airline sector’

City AM

• Heathrow eyes earnings crunch as national insurance hike weighs London Heathrow airport expects its earnings for 2025 to take a hit as it weighs the cost of Labour's hike to employer's national insurance contributions. The airport expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) to decrease by three per cent to near £1.98bn over the year due to higher operating costs brought on [...]
• Aston Martin tariff hit sinks UK car output to 76-year low UK car production plunged to its lowest level since 1949 last month, as Aston Martin and other British carmakers halted exports to the United States amid president Donald Trump's escalating trade war. Data released on Friday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found that UK factories turned out just 49,810 cars and [...]

Mail Online

• Job fears as Lotus plots UK closure of sports car plantThe company, which is owned by Chinese car-maker Geely, could permanently stop production at the site as soon as next year.

This is Money

• US tariffs tank UK car production: Car manufacturing suffers worst May since 1949British car production recorded its worst May in 76 years after US tariffs on foreign-built vehicles stopped shipments and crashed the export market.

Birmingham Mail

• All drivers in England could face device being installed in every new carNational campaign group, JumpStart, is today urging the UK Government to mandate the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
• Dramatic footage shows police swoop on 'illegal e-bikers' in Birmingham city centreFootage provided to BirminghamLive by West Midlands Police shows the dramatic moment police intercepted suspected illegally modified e-bikes, some which can go as fast as 40mph
• Major road upgrade project quashed by court in blow to thousands of driversA Stormont department’s decision to approve the £1.2bn A5 road upgrade is to be quashed.
• Drivers of certain cars told 'stop driving' in urgent orderThe popular car brand has issued an urgent recall notice as motorists are told to 'stop driving' immediately.

Birmingham Post

• Job reductions at Nissan's Sunderland plant as part of global savings planThe company is hoping to remove around 250 posts through a voluntary scheme
• Mersey Ferry Royal Daffodil hits 'significant milestone' as new images show progress on new vesselThe £26m vessel is due to take to the water in 2026

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford railway station is one of best in country for punctualityBradford and Ilkley have two of the top performing railway stations in the country.

Bristol Live

• New transport route to Bristol Airport 'absolutely achievable' but thousands of homes will need to be built A new town on the edge of Bristol is being planned

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Train fares could be cut for families of special railcard holders under new plansThe Government is reportedly considering plans to broaden the eligibility of the special railcard for veterans, which provides a discount of one third on most tickets

The York Press

• Major engineering works to affect rail travel this weekendMAJOR engineering works are set to affect rail routes from York this weekend.

Wales Online

• Wales' 'most dangerous road' was meant to be fixed, now someone else is dead The most recent crashes have sparked cross-party support for action to be taken to try to prevent continued collisions which locals claim happen almost monthly and in some cases have been very serious

Burnley Express

• Once-threatened hospital bus service extends schedule and timetableA once-threatened bus service has extended its schedule and timetable to benefit the community and NHS staff.

Other Regional Press

• Telford MP vows to pressure Government over 'game-changer' train link with London after meeting with rail bossTelford's MP has vowed to pressurise the Government over a proposed "game changer" daily rail service to London following a meeting with Network Rail.
• Drivers warned of delays as two of UK's biggest ships in the city this weekendTwo of the UK's largest cruise ships are set to be in Southampton this weekend and drivers are being warned of traffic delays in the city.
• Council says 'goodbye' in major update on £189m Coventry Very Light Rail projectCoventry City Council has been trialling Very Light Rail on Greyfriars Road and Queen Victoria Road

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Government announce £750,000 fund to boost young people's access to aviation careersThe government has launched a new £750,000 funding initiative aimed at breaking down barriers and encouraging more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue careers in aviation. The latest round of the Reach for the Sky Challenge Fund, announced on 20 June, will support organisations delivering outreach programmes targeting young people from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged communities who may not have previously considered aviation careers. This brings the total Reach for the Sky funding to over 33 million, having already supported 40 organisations and rea...

Other News Sources

• Town to see biggest increase in rail passengers anywhere in UK this weekendA seaside town in Sussex could see the biggest increase in rail passengers of anywhere in the UK this weekend, according to data from Trainline, the train ticket app

EIN News Subscription

• UK airlines face ban on charging you extra for hand luggage – but it could raise faresA Government source said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander was spoke after the EU’s Transport and Tourism Committee common sizing rules across airlines. EU member states must still your cinema ticket? The European Parliament should let travellers