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Saturday, 13 December 2025

BBC News

• Rail disruption expected due to drainage workRail passengers have been warned to expect disruption in Derbyshire this weekend due to planned drainage work.
• Highland road bridge to close over safety fearsThe Balnaan bridge carries traffic across the River Dulnain near Carrbridge.
• No plans to force drivers to report collisions with cats, government says Nearly 11,000 people have signed a Parliamentary e-petition calling for a new law to report collisions.
• Bee Network to be extended to rail servicesAndy Burnham unveils the first Bee Network branded train at Piccadilly Station.
• Disruption as Christmas bus strikes take effectSeven bus routes across west London are facing little to no service as bus drivers take action over pay.
• ScotRail has new AI announcer after 'stolen voice' rowThe new voice was built using recordings from a ScotRail employee following an ethics complaint.
• Gatwick Airport drop-off charge rises to £10Drop-off fees will rise from £7 to £10 at the West Sussex airport from 6 January.

Financial Times

• Gatwick airport blames Budget as it raises drop-off charges by 40%Chief executive says higher business rates worry investors as they prepare to sign off on £2.2bn expansion
• Ryanair chief O’Leary plans to hand over to ‘nicer’ successor by 2035Outspoken boss says he does not ‘want to hang around till 96 like Buffett’

The Guardian

• ‘Squeaky bum time’ as Great Britain’s new rail timetable goes live this weekendMore trains, faster journeys and better reliability promised – but spectre of great timetable fiasco of 2018 looms largeBillions of pounds of investment, years of engineering works – and now, the moment of truth. On 14 December a revamped railway timetable goes live across Great Britain, with the biggest fanfare and radical changes for the east coast mainline, where passengers are promised more train services, faster journeys and a new era of reliability.But the spectre of a previous, disastrous timetable change from May 2018 still looms over the railway. So will Sunday’s rev...
• Beware airport parking thieves: police warn over spate of car theftsDrivers also told to take caution after complaints rise about long-stay meet-and-greet servicesTerence Baxter* had booked a meet-and-greet service to park his Volkswagen at Heathrow airport while he and his wife went on holiday. The couple handed over the keys at the drop-off site and were driven to the terminal – and that was the last they saw of their car. On their return they were informed by the company it had been stolen.Their case comes as airports and police forces are warning travellers to be wary of “unofficial” operators advertising cheap long-stay parking after a r...

City AM

• Gatwick blames mega hike in drop-off fee on business rates spike Gatwick is set to increase its drop-off fee from £7 to £10, setting the blame squarely on a coming hike in business rates. The new price, which will see Gatwick become the UK's most expensive airport to drop off passengers, will be implemented from January 6. A spokesperson for the airport said the fee increase [...]

Daily Express

• Drivers could save up to £3,750 on new car under Government scheme - full list explainedIt could provide significant savings on the cost of a new vehicle

Daily Record

• ScotRail reveals new AI train announcer after voice row with artistThe new voice for on-train announcements will now be from recordings of Paisley-based ScotRail employee, Vannessa Sloan.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• More than 90 bus services will operate across West Yorkshire on Boxing DayMore than 90 bus services will run on Boxing Day across West Yorkshire.

London Evening Standard

• Piccadilly line upgrade 'to blow £3billion budget' as passengers told not to expect new trains for a yearTfL chiefs warn of 'major challenge' integrating new high-tech trains with 'extremely old infrastructure'

Manchester Evening News

• New train station could be years away from opening amid 'scandalous' delaysA new single-platform train station in Cheadle might be years away from opening after ?scandalous? delays, an MP has said. The project was given planning permission by Stockport council last year and was expected to move ahead in 2025, joining the Mid-Cheshire line to Manchester Piccadilly.

Nation. Cymru

• Next step in city cross-rail scheme approvedPlans have advanced for the first phase of a major transport project that could eventually see a tramway built between Cardiff Central Station and Cardiff Bay.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• 'Why the hell did they build it?' – Council leader's Gateshead Flyover fury after year of closure"A road from nowhere to nowhere" is council leader Martin Gannon's verdict on the closed Gateshead Flyover, which has now been shut for 12 months

Northern Echo

• Timetable revealed for new rail route that passengers can travel on for just £2The timetable for a new train service in Whitby, North Yorkshire, has been revealed, with passengers able to travel for just £2.

Wales Online

• Major update three weeks after sinkhole appeared on major city roadThe council says it hopes to complete the repairs by the end of next week
• M4 drivers face closures this week as nine major routes disruptedSeveral main roads in south Wales are affected by closures due to roadworks in the days ahead - here's everything you need to know

Cambridge News

• DWP confirms Motability changes coming next year as £400 cost rise loomsThe Government has confirmed VAT will apply to Advance Payments and Insurance Premium Tax will apply to Motability Scheme leases from July 2026, with average costs rising by £400

Other Regional Press

• Parking restrictions and 20mph speed limit approved for Oxfordshire developmentNew parking restrictions and a 20mph speed limit have been approved for the Graven Hill development outside Bicester, in Oxfordshire.
• Cost of weekly bus tickets will go up after ‘huge’ council overspendOxfordshire County Council are increasing the cost of weekly bus tickets after it found it had made a ‘huge overspend’.
• 'Prepare for flooding' warning issued as roads, paths and parks affectedOxfordshire has been hit with the first floods of the winter as a district council warns people to be prepared for more to come before the end of the season.
• MPs call on government to turn sections of key trunk road into dual carrigewayA cross-party group of MPs has united to press the government to dualise a key trunk road.
• Bid to slash speed limit fails as residents living in 'genuine fear'Councillor asks that roads around Tile Hill continue to be monitored by highways officers
• Main Coventry road resurfacing works spark 'terrible driving' as councillor says 'I'm horrified'Coventry Council is reviewing plans for speed cameras on Broad Lane in Eastern Green, subject to funding and police approval, amid safety concerns.

Other News Sources

• £3bn multi-year spend boosts England’s busesLocal authorities are being offered the freedom and the certainty they need to respond to local needs, with CPT declaring: ‘The time for buses is now’ Heidi Alexander: After years of decline, better buses are finally on the way The government has announced a £3bn boost for bus services and infrastructure in England. The multi-year funding offer will give councils the freedom to spend their allocations in whatever way they see fit, whether it is lowering the prices of fares, introducing new routes and zero emission buses or safer bus...
• ‘Case must now be made’ for reopening long lost railway lineA national campaign group has voiced support for a reopened Hereford-Ross-on-Wye-Gloucester railway line.
• Rail timetable changes in weeks before ChristmasGreat Western Railway launches new winter timetable from 14 December. Check GWR train times, Castle Class retirement, Christmas travel advice and service updates.
• Drop-off charge at Gatwick Airport set to rise again next monthThe price hike puts Gatwick at the top of the list for the most expensive drop-off charges in the UK
• Buses to replace trains on one of Sussex's busiest railway linesBuses will replace trains on December 14 between Horsham and Barnham via Arundel due to engineering work closing all lines via Arundel

EIN News Subscription

• In Paris and the Île-de-France region, air pollution has declined significantly over the past 15 years.Road transport, long considered one of the main culprits behind air pollution zones, the development of public transport, and changing behaviors have contributed, from local to European. However, Airparif emphasizes that road transport and the residential