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Monday, 08 September 2025

BBC News

• Passengers hit out at train timetable changesPassengers have spoken of their disappointment at timetable changes which will reduce a city's direct rail services to Edinburgh and Peterborough.
• Fears over influx of car cruisers after court bansFans of car cruising appear to be moving to Shropshire due to bans elsewhere, police say.
• Plans to ease Christmas congestion one year on from Grand Central openingThere was congestion last year after the opening of Grand Central Station and the closure of Durham Street.
• 'The Tube strike will cost me hundreds of pounds a day'Businesses affected by the London Underground industrial action speak about the problems they face.
• Passengers face disruption as strike shuts down TubeMembers of the Rail, Maritime And Transport union are staging a walkout until Thursday.
• Glasgow's M8 set for nine months of roadworksDisruption on the road, which is used by 150,000 people a day, is set to run until 10 May next year.

Financial Times

• TfL warns of severe disruption from London Underground strike Union says management has refused to engage on pay and working conditions

The Guardian

• London tube users warned to plan for disruption as strike action escalatesAction will bring services to early finish on Sunday and close underground entirely for four days from MondayTube users have been urged to check before travelling this week as strikes by staff escalate, bringing services to an early finish on Sunday evening and closing the London Underground entirely for four days from Monday.The RMT union has batted back pleas to call off the industrial action, involving about 10,000 workers, as it attempts to secure a shorter working week as part of pay negotiations. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Stonehaven rail crash: Union sparks concern for Scots railwaysA row has erupted over the safety of Scotland's railways as it emerged key improvements to drainage systems demanded by investigators have yet to be completed five years on from the Stonehaven rail tragedy.
• There's nothing 'peak' about ScotRail apart from the costRecently, I had the good fortune to attend a do in the Hillfoots town of Alloa and very pleasant it was too.

The Independent

• London faces days of travel chaos as Tube strike hits commuters

Times Online

• Europe 'needs single air traffic system' to tame disruption [subscription]Swissport boss calls on EU to implement an initiative proposed 25 years ago, saying European air traffic has rebounded from Covid faster than expected

Mail Online

• Tube strikes unleash 'pure carnage' on London: Commuters despair at underground shutdown over staff pay demands as passengers ask where Mayor and TfL chair Sadiq Khan has goneTube staff have launched a full walkout this morning in an RMT-led dispute with Transport for London ( TfL ) over pay and conditions, in a move which has plunged Britain's largest city into travel chaos.
• Inside Britain's worst airport: The violence, queues and fury at travel hub where desperate passengers are forced to crawl through baggage conveyor to hunt their luggagePrior to the pandemic, Manchester Airport was named the best airport in the UK six times on the trot in a prestigious industry awards ceremony.

The Mirror

• London Tube strikes LIVE: Thousands hit by travel chaos as walkouts continueStrike action by RMT members on the Tube network is now underway. Passengers have been warned there will be major disruption this week, with little to no service Monday to Thursday

Bristol Live

• A4 Bath Road drivers face eight months of disruption on busy routeTemporary traffic lights will be in place on the busy route

London Evening Standard

• TfL website CRASHES as millions of Londoners hit by Tube strikeThe Transport for London website crashed on Monday morning as Londoners faced a nightmare trying to get to work.

Bucks Free Press

• Road safety backlash after two killed in horror roundabout crashThe Bucks council leader has come under fire on Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe safety concerns after a horror crash left two young men dead.

Cambridge News

• Pictures show new cycle and pedestrian bridge over A10 being lifted in placePart of the A10 is closed for three weekends throughout September. This is so a new bridge can be lifted in place along the road.

North Wales Live

• Nine weeks of roadworks on major road 'it's going to be nightmare at rush hour'Traffic management notices have been published for two sets of road works along Valley Road in Kirkby

Other Regional Press

• Stevenage: LNER to stop Stevenage trains to and from LondonStevenage MP Kevin Bonavia says residents are "paying the price" for LNER's new timetable, with the operator set to stop passengers from Stevenage boarding trains to and from London.
• Motorists hit with £600 fines but 'law abiding' drivers don't have to worryThe crackdown saw 59 traffic offence reports issued for offences including no insurance, using a mobile phone while driving, no seatbelt, and having unsecured children in a vehicle
• Major route into Southampton to close for roadworksA major route into Southampton will be closed for one night in order to undergo repairs as Millbrook Flyover will shut.
• New bus route project to connect town amid 'plague of roadworks'A community transport project to connect Wallingford with a new town circular bus route has proved a huge success as its first route is completed.
• Reopening of railway line 'vital step' in supporting Oxfordshire’s growthPlans to reopen the Cowley Branch Line in Oxford have been unveiled by Oxfordshire County Council.

Rail Magazine

• Transport for Wales submits plan for shuttle service in first part of North Wales network overhaulPlans for the first new services as part of Network North Wales have been submitted to the Office of Rail and Road.

EIN News Subscription

• Government leaves door open to refunds for airline passengers under new scheme AscuiIn Europe, the EU’s long-established Air Passenger Rights Regulation guarantees each airline setting its own policy. Loading A spokesperson for the transport relating to minimum standards for airlines and airports, giving consumers greater certainty