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Sunday, 10 August 2025

Financial Times

• Train disruption warning in southern England as clay embankments crumble Rail operators take emergency measures to allow repair works on affected tracks

The Guardian

• Charging ahead: will the UK’s new electric vehicle grant work for you?Industry experts hope the new subsidy will boost Britain’s EV market – but not all models will be eligibleIs it time to go electric? The UK car industry certainly thinks so and is readying for a surge in demand as a new subsidy scheme cuts the price of some electric cars by up to £3,750.With purchase prices – not to mention range anxiety – contributing to weak consumer uptake, the government grants are designed to bring the upfront cost closer to a petrol car. Making them cheaper will also give “thousands more drivers access to savings of up to £1,500 ...

Times Online

• How the shift to electric cars is being tripped up by health and safety [subscription]Councils touting their net-zero credentials are turning down drivers? requests to dig channels that would let them use cheap home charging, reports George Nixon
• How thieves steal ?1,500 car sensors in four seconds [subscription]VW, BMW and Mercedes drivers are paying a fortune to replace stolen radar sensors with a design flaw they say manufacturers are doing nothing about
• Bridge Over Troubled Water [subscription]HS2 is over budget, delayed and unpopular. But it has given us the country?s longest railway bridge, the Colne Valley Viaduct. Stephen Bleach meets the British engineers who built a two-mile-long masterpiece

Daily Record

• Turkish Airlines flight declares mid-air emergency on approach to Edinburgh AirportA general emergency onboard was declared as the aircraft neared Edinburgh just before 4pm.

Mail Online

• Used car market booms on driver reluctance to cough-up for expensive new models and EVsBritons are buying more second-hand cars than they have done for five years as drivers' reluctance to cough-up for increasingly expensive new models - and EVs - sees appetite for used motors surge.
• Going down the Tubes: London Underground rides from hell include naked man terrorising passengers, brazen drug use, sex assaults, poor hygiene and protesters taking over carriagesThe London Underground has been famed for connecting one of the world's iconic cities with speed and precision since 1863. But the growing number of offences on the Tube has sparked fears.
• Britain's motorway services ranked from best to worst: our definitive guide takes in layout, location and amenities to produce the ULTIMATE guideThe lottery of calling into motorway service stations is part of any summer road trip.

Birmingham Mail

• Three-week warning to UK drivers over major DVLA rule changeThe Government has introduced new rules impacting owners of certain cars

Bristol Live

• Martin Lewis says £18bn may be paid to people who bought cars from 2007 to 2021 - who can claimMillions of motorists might still be due compensation for being missold car or van finance despite a Supreme Court ruling

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Jet2, Ryanair, Easyjet passengers warned over £1 a minute airport ruleLuton Airport is one of the worst offenders, charging £5 for just five minutes of stopping time, equating to £1 per minute

Northern Echo

• Weekend of diesel-powered nostalgia coming to popular heritage railwayWensleydale Railway will host an Industrial Diesel Weekend , featuring heritage diesel locomotives, guided tours, and family activities.

Wales Online

• M4 disruption and road closures set to hit drivers in Wales this weekIt will affect areas of the motorway and other roads across Wales

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Cycle route proposals for key road in Birmingham take important step forwardProposals for a permanent cycle route on a key city centre road have taken an important step forward.

Bucks Free Press

• Multiple abandoned cars are seized following huge police crackdownNumerous abandoned vehicles in a Buckinghamshire town have been seized in a huge crackdown by the police.

Burnley Express

• Council spending £1 million on new bin lorries, minibuses and vansBlackburn with Darwen Council is shelling out more than £1 million on new vehicles including vans and bin lorries.

Other Regional Press

• Cruise liner based in Southampton sold to India cruise companyA cruise ship that regularly docks in the city is set to set sold and will be the first time the cruise company has sold a ship in almost two decades.
• Drivers warned new speed cameras can fine them for more than just speedingDrivers caught by these new AI powered speed cameras could face major fines on UK roads
• Campaigners rally together in bid to save 'vital' bus serviceCampaigners in Chandler's Ford are pushing to save a vital bus service that is due to be cut by Hampshire County Council
• ‘Shoddy bus service is leaving us isolated - it shouldn’t just be a money-making machine’Fed-up pensioners say they are being left stranded for hours and having to cancel important appointments due to their “shoddy” bus service.
• Drivers warned to fill up with petrol and diesel by Monday or risk running out of fuelPeople warned not to let tank run low
• Nine-mile diversion as road to close for more than a week for essential repairsA Dorset road will be closed for more than a week to allow engineers to carry out essential maintenance works

EIN News Subscription

• Why American Airlines Doesn’t Want Its Airbus A320s Anymoreare still on order), can transport 172 passengers on the same At The Success Of The Airbus A320 Family European airplane manufacturer Airbus launched the A320 family in the type for its intra-European, North African, and domestic network.