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Friday, 07 November 2025

BBC News

• Campaigners call for bus route to start earlierCampaigners have called for a bus service that is routed through a number of villages to have an earlier start time.
• 'We need our local bus service back,' say villagersA campaigner has called on Kent County Council to restore a "vital" local bus service after it was cancelled in 2022.
• Transport secretary thanks train attack respondersThe transport secretary has thanked rail staff and first responders for their quick thinking and brave actions following a mass stabbing on a train.
• New train ticket structure to see 'simpler' faresTransport bosses say the "confusing range" of ticket options currently available will be removed.
• 'London needs charter for delivery e-bike riders'Newham Council says delivery companies should commit to greater responsibility for vehicle safety.
• Bus crashes into shop in east LondonOne person was injured and sent to hospital after a bus crashed into a shop near Manor Park Station.
• EV congestion charge 'will increase minicab fares'Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt due to their rising numbers, Transport for London says.

ITV News

• Northern Powerhouse Rail plans could be delayed until 2026Plans to build a high-speed rail line across the North of England have been further delayed until after the budget, ITV News can reveal.

Financial Times

• Somali pirates board first ship in 18 monthsAttack raises fears of a return to hijacking on a trade route that had stabilised in recent years
• Air France-KLM profits fall despite Canadian booking boostFrench-Dutch carrier added extra summer flights to Paris to meet rising demand from Canada
• China ‘stability’ buoys global trade as Maersk defies Trump tariff fearsDanish group lifts financial guidance to top end of range on strength of consumer demand
• Three biggest US airlines to cancel hundreds of flights due to shutdownAmerican Airlines, United Airlines and Delta to scrap almost 600 trips collectively on Friday

The Guardian

• Ignore the howls around pay-per-mile, chancellor. We can’t afford not to tax electric carsThe issue of how motoring taxes should change as we decarbonise the economy has been dodged for too long. Car salesmen need to get real If you want a document to give you sleepless nights, the Office for Budget Responsibility’s biennial Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report is a go-to publication. This is the one that looks to the horizon and covers everything from demographic trends to state pension promises to the climate crisis.The headline finding in this July’s version was a true jaw-dropper. The UK’s public finances are on an unsustainable long-term trajectory because ...
• Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle GergisHistory tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around usAs world leaders gather in Brazil this year for Cop30 – the first Amazonian Cop – it’s worth doing a quick reality check on how we are collectively tracking to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.Despite 30 years of UN climate summits, about half of the carbon dioxide accumulated in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution has been emitted since 1990. Incidentally, 1990 was the year the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change &ndash...
• Qantas releases images of ultra long range Airbus that will fly non-stop from Sydney to London and New YorkThe A350-1000ULR is on the assembly line in France with the fuselage sections, wings and landing gear attachedQantas has released the “first images” of its specially configured plane that will fly Australians non-stop from Sydney to London and New York from 2027.The A350-1000ULR is on the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse, France, with its fuselage sections, wings and landing gear now attached, the airline said on Friday. Continue reading...
• US airlines cancel flights after aviation agency directive to cut air trafficUnited, Southwest and Delta have announced they will be reducing flights amid continuing government shutdownUS politics live – latest updatesList of US airports cutting flights on Friday due to federal government shutdownUnited, Southwest and Delta airlines began cancelling flights for Friday in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s directive that will see reductions in flights at 40 major airports from Friday to help address air traffic controller shortage safety concerns as a result of the government shutdown.The Associated Press published the list after airline r...

Birmingham Post

• New car market grows 0.5% as share of battery electric cars hits a quarterThe Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the new car market grew by 0.5% last month
• Temple Meads car park scheme approved but cyclists could be temporarily bannedThe Southern Gateway 'multi-modal transport hub' will include a seven-storey car park with 379 spaces and a three-storey cycle hub
• BAE strike can continue following High Court decisionJudge refused to grant injunction over action at Lancashire sites
• Bentley changes electric-only plans due to 'positive customer demand' for hybrid modelsThe luxury car maker has announced that it will continue to offer internal combustion-engined and plug-in hybrid models until 'at least' 2035

Manchester Evening News

• Greater Manchester transport workers walk out again as strike continuesThe general secretary of Unison was joining a picket line on Friday

Bucks Free Press

• Conservation boss says HS2 bat tunnel shows shift neededConservation work must shift from a 'newt-by-newt or bat-by-bat' approach to driving the recovery of nature across entire landscapes, Natural England boss Tony Juniper has said.

Cambridge News

• Call for British Transport Police cuts to be reversed for 'safer' railways after Huntingdon stabbingsThe number of British Transport Police officers on the rail network has been falling since 2009. Figures show that reports of crime on the railway have increased.

Hull Daily Mail

• Hull prepares for the arrival of electric busesMore than 80 electric buses will be on the city's roads in the coming years

Other Regional Press

• Boost for bid to reopen disused Skipton-Colne railway lineCALLS are being stepped up for the reopening of a disused railway line.
• Ambitious vision for Lurgan's new train station 'serving one million passengers annually'A consultation exercise is currently underway, in relation to ambitious plans for the construction of a brand-new 520m2 train station in Lurgan, a move that will involve the demolition of the current one, and adjacent Musgrave Market Place building.

Highways News

• Campaigners call on DfT to release smart motorway impact reportsCampaigners have staged a demonstration outside the London headquarters of the Department for Transport, calling for reports on the impact of smart motorway schemes to be released.

Rail Magazine

• Northern plan Newton Heath redevelopmentNorthern Trains has published a tender for the possible expansion of its Newton Heath depot as it prepares to introduce a new fleet of trains in the coming years.

Railnews

• MPs to debate Railways Bill next week The Railways Bill will be debated in full next week, after receiving its formal First Reading in the House of Commons yesterday. MPs will hold a detailed debate next Tuesday, 11 November, when the Bill to create Great British Railways will receive its Second Reading. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs: ‘Today’s passengers are at the mercy of a complex system of poorly co-ordinated organisations, all incentivised to look inward and outsource blame. GBR will put an end to this.’

Railway Gazette

• Train drivers' union ASLEF announces next General SecretaryUK: Dave Calfe has been elected as General Secretary of train drivers' union ASLEF, succeeding Mick Whelan who is stepping down after being in the role since 2011.

Railway Technology

• The role of rail in transformationIn the very first keynote of TransCityRail North 2025, Martin Tugwell Chief Executive of Transport for the North celebrated the role that rail has played in transforming the country for the last 200 years, something that is continuing to this day.

Other News Sources

• WALES URGED TO INCREASE BUS SPEEDS AND CUT JOURNEY TIMESThe Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has delivered a manifesto for change to the Welsh Parliament calling for urgent town planning measures to reduce bus journey times.
• Major blow for hopes of A50/A500 road improvementsThe government has refused to commit to funding improvements to the A50/A500 corridor before 2031. Politicians and business leaders in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have long been calling for upgrades to the route between junction 15 on the M6 and Uttoxeter, to tackle congestion, improve safety and boost the local economy.
• EU to speed up plans for Europe's high-speed rail networkA comprehensive transport package adopted by the Commission will accelerate the roll-out of Europe's high-speed rail network and boost investment in renewable and low-carbon fuels for the aviation and waterborne sectors.
• MP hopes rail announcement will lead to thousands of jobsA Swindon MP has welcomed the news that a long-lost rail service could soon make a comeback creating thousands of jobs.
• £2.7bn of major UK infrastructure written off, with HS2 cancellation a 'textbook example of project mismanagement'The Department for Transport (DfT) has incurred losses exceeding £2.7 billion following the cancellation of several major transport projects over the past two years.
• ScotRail seeks 106 trains to upgrade ageing fleetScotRail has launched a tender for up to 106 trains to replace its ageing fleet across the Central Belt, Fife and Borders.