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Sunday, 02 November 2025

BBC News

• How far have West Midlands tram extensions got to?Another phase in the West Midlands Metro tram extension is expected to be completed before Christmas.
• Liverpool Street station to shut over ChristmasLiverpool Street Station will be closed for eight days between Christmas Day and New Year's Day for works to be carried out on its roof, Network Rail said.
• Buses replace trains as project enters final phaseTrain passengers are being reminded to plan ahead of the final phase of engineering work on a rail line.
• Nine people with life-threatening injuries after stabbings on Doncaster-London trainTen people are in hospital - nine believed to have life-threatening injuries - after a stabbing attack on board a Doncaster-London King's Cross train on Saturday
• Old meets new in Pall Mall motoring spectacleThe event is seen as the curtain-raiser to the following day's London to Brighton Car Run.

Financial Times

• No new planes for UK if taxes keep rising, warn Ryanair and Wizz Air Low cost airline bosses are braced for increase in air passenger duty

The Guardian

• Cambridgeshire train stabbing: 10 people injured in attack; police arrest two suspects Nine people hospitalised with life-threatening injuries; police say counter-terror officers involved in investigation. Follow the latest developments

The Telegraph

• Nine fighting for their lives after mass stabbing on train [subscription]Nine people are fighting for their lives in hospital after a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday. Police have declared a ?major incident? and counter-terror officers are investigating following the attack in which ten passengers were attacked by two men.

Times Online

• Train journey numbers have finally bounced back from the pandemic [subscription]Gains driven by the Elizabeth Line will be welcome news for the transport secretary as Great British Railways heads for parliament
• Heathrow's third runway plan hit by £1bn rubbish tax bill [subscription]The airport?s landfill tax bill will increase from £35 million to £1 billion, according to internal briefing notes
• Huntingdon train stabbing: nine have life-threatening injuries [subscription]Two men have been arrested over the attack in Cambridgeshire that left ten people in hospital

The Mirror

• Huntingdon train stabbings: Counter-terror police investigate as 'major incident' declaredBritish Transport Police has confirmed ten people have been taken to hospital, and nine are believed to have life-threatening injuries following multiple stabbings onboard a train last night

Sky News

• Nine with life-threatening injuries - as counter-terrorism police join train stabbing investigationCounter-terrorism police have joined an investigation into a mass stabbing on a train, which left nine people with life-threatening injuries.

Birmingham Post

• Brittany Ferries reports surge in UK-Europe travel, boosting Plymouth economyThe company is on track for its third consecutive year of growth when year-end figures are published next spring

Bolton News

• All the airlines moving to Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport in November 2025Manchester Airport has announced that some airlines, including easyJet and Gulf Air, will move to Terminal 2 in November 2025.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 'Do not travel' warning after multiple stabbings on LNER trainTrain company LNER has urged people not to travel after two people were arrested after a number of people were stabbed on one of its trains tonight.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Flood alerts in Conwy and Gwynedd following heavy rain as rail services disruptedBuses are running after trains cancelled between North Llanrwst and Blaenau Ffestiniog due to flooding

Manchester Evening News

• After four years a damaged Metrolink tunnel is finally repaired Bats and a main contractor bowing out delayed the work

Nation. Cymru

• Calls for feasibility study into reopening Valleys rail linkPlaid Cymru MSs have urged the UK Government to investigate reconnecting the village of Nelson in Caerphilly county to the rail network, arguing that restoring services would ease congestion and improve transport links for local residents.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• 'It's awfully unfair' - Calls for rethink over North East bus route proposals Arriva is consulting on changes to part of its service in the County Durham area

Bucks Free Press

• Marlow Town Council working to resolve bus service issuesMarlow Town Council is working with Buckinghamshire Council to address issues with the Marlow Town Bus service.

Rail Advent

• UK's entire rail network to be monitored by satellitesNetwork Rail has awarded a major contract to the Earth Observation Company SatSense to monitor the UK's entire rail network using satellite Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) technology.

Other News Sources

• Statement following incident at Huntingdon - CambridgeshireWe can confirm that at 7.42pm today (1 November) British Transport Police were called to reports of a multiple stabbing on board the 6.25pm train service from Doncaster to London King's Cross.