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Wednesday, 05 November 2025

BBC News

• Train hero who saved passengers during attack namedThe family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are "immensely proud" and he has "always been a hero".
• Details of Translink late-night buses pilot announced The pilot scheme will begin on 28 November 2025 with late-night buses running on Friday and Saturday evenings.
• Paid-for car parking could return to townBollington Town Council has covered the cost to keep parking free, but may soon no longer be able to.
• West Coast Main Line reopens after landslip derails trainNo trains have been running north of Preston and south of Carlisle since the derailment near Shap.
• Nearly all drivers say headlights are too brightThe study, commissioned by the Department for Transport, was completed by Berkshire's TRL.

Department for Transport

• Journey to Great British Railways gathers steam with landmark legislationBill includes fare and ticketing reform and a strengthened passenger watchdog to create a better, more inclusive railway for all.

Financial Times

• Brussels and Liège airports close after drone sightingsBelgium’s security services investigate the latest incidents to highlight the vulnerability of European airspace

The Guardian

• Danish authorities in rush to close security loophole in Chinese electric busesInvestigation launched after discovery that Chinese supplier had remote access to vehicles' control systems

The Independent

• Glasgow to trial free public transport on trains, buses and subwayGlasgow is set to become the first city in Scotland to trial a free public transport scheme.

The Telegraph

• Britain?s trains are gripped by violent crime. These numbers prove it. [subscription]Incidents like the mass stabbing on a train from Doncaster to London King?s Cross on Saturday are mercifully rare in Britain. But recent figures show that other types of violent crime on our rail network are not.

Times Online

• West End pedicab drivers face fines for loud music and speeding [subscription]Westminster city council has pre-empted a proposed crackdown by Sadiq Khan and TfL amid claims the operators are creating a nuisance
• Westfield veteran to oversee Oxford Street?s transformation [subscription]The former UK boss of the shopping centre giant will manage the pedestrianisation of the shopping thoroughfare as the mayor takes control of the scheme
• Is the tax exemption for classic cars about to be scrapped? [subscription]Is Rachel Reeves coming for your old motor in the Budget?

Local Government

• Extend Belfast nights out with Translink's new year-round late night transport pilotTranslink is set to light up Belfast's festive season with the return of its popular late-night bus and train services.

Birmingham Mail

• Trains cancelled and 200m cordon in place as bomb units called to railway stationPolice officers, fire crews and paramedics are in attendance

Birmingham Post

• Our cars are idle most of the time so let's share themCars are expensive but we only use them on average for around an hour each day.
• Nissan warns of £1.3bn operating loss expected this year as cost cutting prioritisedChief financial officer Jeremie Papin says the manufacturer expects ongoing challenges
• Rolls-Royce teams up with British Airways and Heathrow on aviation fuel projectThe engineering giant is also working with Imperial College London on the two-year research initiative

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Plans to reopen long-lost 'missing link' railway line boosted by cross-party supportCROSS- party support from the area's MPs has been given to the campaign to restore the Skipton to Colne railway line.

Bristol Live

• How Bristol Harbour could change over five years with more events and pricier parkingA new five-year strategy looks at how the docks could get upgraded

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Manchester Airport's drop-off and pick-up charges addressed by government Motorists must now pay £5 remotely to drop off or collect passengers, rather than paying at a barrier
• Ryanair boss warns of UK fare increases and flight cuts as budget loomsMichael O'Leary said the budget airline could move its operations from some of the UK's smaller airports to countries with lower business taxes

Yorkshire Post

• Integrated transport holds the key to realising the North's economic potentialThe research by the think tank Centre for Cities shows the importance of transport connectivity across the North.

Bucks Free Press

• Cabinet asked to abandon Princes Risborough Link Road planA link road for Princes Risborough could be scrapped after Buckinghamshire Council failed to secure the funding to build it.

Other Regional Press

• Peninsula Transport strengthening team to deliver visionThe sub-national transport body for Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Plymouth, and Torbay has announced three new appointments and a university placement assistant to support its Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) for 2025-2050.

Railnews

• Government publishes 'landmark' Railways Bill The text of the Act of Parliament which will create Great British Railways will enter Parliament today. The Department for Transport said: ‘GBR will be accountable to passengers, freight customers and taxpayers and will drive a relentless focus on responding to their needs. Responsible for co-ordinating the whole network: from track and train, to cost and revenue GBR will deliver lasting change.’

Railway Gazette

• South Western Railway awards £66m EMU support and spares contractUK: South Western Railway has awarded Alstom a 4½-year Technical Support & Spares Supply Agreement for its Class 701 Arterio electric multiple-units.

Other News Sources

• Deprivation in England: What's changed, and what's stayed the same?... MPs will be reflecting on the political repercussions of increasing spend in areas of London, which already receive significantly higher spend per head in many core services, at the expense of much lower income areas elsewhere - an issue already in the spotlight given the South-centric nature of the government's recent infrastructure announcements on Heathrow, Gatwick, and Lower Thames Crossing.
• Mayors urged to act fast to deliver London-style transportEngland's six largest city regions outside London could see 1.2 million more residents reach their city centres within 30 minutes if metro mayors use new powers to deliver fully integrated public transport systems, according to analysis from Centre for Cities.