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Sunday, 26 October 2025

BBC News

• Car parking charges using motorists as a 'cash cow'Local authorities raising millions of pounds through car parking charges have for too long treated motorists as a "cash cow", a leading councillor has told BBC Politics East.
• TfL spends £113k to crack down on rough sleepersRough sleepers are told they will be removed and pointed toward Westminster Council's outreach teams.
• TfL spends £113k to crack down on rough sleepersRough sleepers are told they will be removed and pointed toward Westminster Council's outreach teams.

Financial Times

• Gatwick airport warns investment at risk if expected 300% tax rise imposed Gatwick airport has warned that plans to invest billions in a new runway and airport upgrades could be jeopardised if ministers push through a fourfold
• US risks losing more ground to China in EV race as investment tumblesWhite House backing for petrol-based cars poses dilemma for many automakers

The Guardian

• US investigates Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ high-speed driver assistance modeSome drivers say vehicles using new version of full self-driving system can travel above speed limitsThe US main transportation safety regulator said on Friday it was seeking information from Tesla about a new driver assistance mode dubbed “Mad Max” that operates at higher speeds than other versions.Some drivers on social media report that Tesla vehicles using the more aggressive version of its full self-driving (FSD) system could operate above posted speed limits. Continue reading...

The Independent

• I know how a sexual assault on public transport never leaves youAs British Transport Police reveal that reports of sexual assaults and harassment on trains have risen 37 per cent in 10 years, the author Alexandra Heminsley recalls the trauma of being assaulted while pregnant - and the hopelessness she felt when the resulting prosecution failed

The Scotsman

• Scores of passengers offer damning verdict of their Edinburgh Airport experienceGaelic singer has become the latest among scores of passengers to be highly critical of their experience of travelling through Scotland's main airport.

The Telegraph

• To restore Britain, start with the rail dining car [subscription]Among stiff competition, few experiences more totally obliterate any lingering faith in Britain today than the average train journey. Penned like cattle into stiff plastic seats, stifled by delays and cancellations, bombarded by youths playing music out loud and preyed upon by conductors yearning to triple charge you for what you thought was the right ticket, the average railway journey is an express train into misery.
• Train drivers now among top 10 best-paid workers in Britain [subscription]Inflation-busting deals raise salary to average of £76k a year, more than head teachers and senior police officers

Times Online

• Britain's railways may be a mess, but at least we're not France [subscription]The longest-running Network Rail chief criticises unions and laments policy flip-flopping but he still insists that Britain has the best railway in Europe

Birmingham Mail

• E-bike laws and max speed explained as West Midlands Police enforces crackdown and arrests madeE-bike riders have been reminded of the strict laws around riding an electric bike as West Midlands Police rolls out a crackdown

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Passengers warned of 'significant disruption' as CrossCountry strike loomsCrossCountry passengers are being warned to expect "significant disruption" due to recent strike action.
• Town street set for redesign to create 'cafe culture' as scheme is approvedA £200,000 pavement-widening scheme on a town shopping street is set to go ahead.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Use it to keep it' warning as services reprieved on North Wales railwayPeople power has forced a rethink of planned timetable changes on a railway that provides a 'vital link' for communities in northwest Wales. Following a 'hard fought' community campaign, Transport for Wales (TfW) is to retain winter evening services on the Cambrian Coast Line.

London Evening Standard

• Drones and AI-powered CCTV: Inside the battle to stop trespassers causing chaos on London's railwaysRevealed: how BTP and Network Rail are fighting back against a problem that causes more train cancellations and delays than signal failures

Carlisle News & Star

• Can Cumbrian buses meet Lake District plan's ambitions?A LAKE District plan, approved this week, would see a 10 per cent increase in people using buses to explore the national park, but is the area's transport infrastructure up to the challenge

Other Regional Press

• The amazing new mural unveiled at Caersws Railway StationThree new figures and a beautiful mural are the latest additions to have been unveiled at Caersws Railway Station to welcome train passengers to the village.
• Newmarket station is set to honour the town's railway horses, which were the last of the lineAs generations of fine-limbed thoroughbreds pranced on and off the trains at Newmarket's original railway station, almost unnoticed, their working class cousins were shifting around the waggons which carried them to racecourses all over the country.

New Civil Engineer

• Transport secretary to revoke DCO for Stonehenge TunnelThe transport secretary has moved to revoke the development consent order (DCO) for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme - more commonly known as the Stonehenge Tunnel.

The Business Desk

• Bristol Airport launches search for its next charity partnerBristol Airport has officially launched the search for its next charity partner for 2026 - 2027, inviting local and regional charities to apply for the opportunity to work alongside the airport and its employees to make a difference in the community.

Other News Sources

• To do list for years long Surrey M25 project as end of Wisley roadworks in sightWork to transform the junction between the A3 and junction 10 of the M25 has been ongoing since summer 2022
• Avanti should get rid of its Pride trainMy train pulled up at the Manchester Piccadilly platform and suddenly I was staring at what is apparently the largest Pride flag in the UK. Avanti's 'Progress Train' is emblazoned with the latest iteration of the 'Progress Pride' flag which dutifully incorporates ethnic minorities, transgender people and STD-sufferers.