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Sunday, 27 July 2025

BBC News

• Train disruption expected due to crew shortagesTrain passengers in the West of England have been warned to expect disruption on the railways on Sunday due to "crew availability".
• Work continues on major railway projectThree stations are being built as part of the Camp Hill Line project, which began in November 2022.
• Can Ireland deliver on €112bn infrastructure plans?Housing and the Dublin Metro are among projects being given big cash injections.
• The London circular motorways scheme that sparked a backlashPlans for "urban motorways" in London to ease congestion proved unpopular and were largely shelved.
• Train firm launches reduced timetable for summerSouth Western Railway says some off-peak suburban services see reduced demand in August.
• Women feel safer with CCTV at bus stops, says TfLThe trial of CCTV at bus shelters has been positive and will be expanded, Transport for London says.

Financial Times

• German carmakers set for €10bn cash flow hit as Trump tariffs biteHigher levies mean rising costs for importing into the US, parts procurement and supply chain adjustments
• Why a $200bn US rail megamerger could still hit the buffersDeal between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create first transcontinental operator in 200-year history of US rail

Mail Online

• American Airlines flight is evacuated on runway as landing gear faltersAll 173 passengers and six crew members onboard an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport had to be evacuated when the plane experienced an issue with its landing gear.
• Giant tunnelling machine is lifted to the surface after finishing HS2 tunnels (no wonder it's costing so much)The huge metal device (pictured) has spent more than a year underground working on sections of the new high-speed rail network beneath the capital, finishing its project in June.

Sky News

• Heathrow-funded group sending 'incredibly misleading' mail to homes across west London, campaigners allege A campaign group for a third runway at Heathrow that gets funding from the airport has been distributing 'incredibly misleading' information to households in west London, according to opponents of the expansion.

Bristol Live

• Busy Bristol flyover will completely close in August with 'delays expected'Disruption is expected on the major commuter route near the M5

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Secret fact they don't want you to know' as readers debate speed fines in North WalesThe statistics have led to a heated debate on the Daily Post's Facebook page, with readers sharing their opinions on speed limits and road safety

London Evening Standard

• The barrier to better transport? Our mayor's attitude to fare dodgersIs there a more infuriating sight in London today than TfL staff ignoring blatant fare dodging, as pushy thugs barge through the barriers right under their heavily unionised noses? Fare evaders bashing through the Tube gates is now a common sight ? or indeed a common sound, since the machines go berserk as they ram through them. I can?t be the only traveller who feels like I witness this on nearly every journey.
• The barrier to better transport? Our mayor's attitude to fare dodgersIs there a more infuriating sight in London today than TfL staff ignoring blatant fare dodging, as pushy thugs barge through the barriers right under their heavily unionised noses? Fare evaders bashing through the Tube gates is now a common sight ? or indeed a common sound, since the machines go berserk as they ram through them. I can?t be the only traveller who feels like I witness this on nearly every journey.

Manchester Evening News

• How was this allowed to keep happening?In recent years three buses have crashed under the same Salford bridge. This week it happened again with passengers seriously injured. In a special report the Manchester Evening News looks at what has gone wrong.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• easyJet flight forced to make emergency return to airport due to technical glitchAn easyJet flight was forced to divert back to a UK airport today after taking off, with emergency services also spotted heading to the scene

Wales Online

• M4 road closure to impact drivers this week Full road closures and lane closures may cause disruption when travelling along the M4 this week

Cambridge News

• Buses to replace trains in Cambridgeshire as urgent engineering work takes placeThe works will take place next week and will see the times of some services altered

North Wales Live

• Airport warning as 'holidays could be ruined' this summerThe One Too Many campaign is in place across more than 20 UK airports

Other Regional Press

• Damage claims against council for potholes reach seven figuresNearly £1.2million of taxpayers' money has been paid out in compensation against damage caused by potholes on Oxfordshire’s roads.
• 165 major roads to close in Yorkshire in next two weeks - full listDrivers can expect some disruption as works are carried out
• New bus service first that links Nuneaton and Rugby hospitalsIt also marks the first regular bus connection for the villages of Withybrook and Barnacle

Other News Sources

• 5 airport scams as experts are warning travellers to take extra care“Fraud used to mean a stolen wallet or dodgy market stall. Now it’s emails, texts, calls, and even the plug socket at the airport. These scams are slick, fast and emotionally manipulative. They’ll catch you off guard while you’re in holiday mode, and before you know it, your money’s gone.

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• Shipping company announces plans for massive first-of-its-kind passenger vessel: 'A new era in maritime transport'a new era in maritime transport, just like the first large-scale emission-free maritime transport is no longer a ; ,added Hanses.  ;EU emissions trading fees and tightening; have launched vessels powered by air propulsion, carbon dioxide from
• Forget Heathrow: Fly To London’s Most Underrated Airport Instead airfares. Parking at Luton tends to cost less, and ground transport Air to maintain competitive fares. On many popular European routes; The transformation of ground transport links has been a once-clunky ground transport experience has been overhauled
• Strikes at European airports this weekend could disrupt holiday plans for thousands of passengerswidespread impact across key European air travel routes. The airline currently flies to checking the Italian Ministry of Transport’s website for official strike compensation in some cases.  “Under EU Regulation 47;2004, when