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Sunday, 25 January 2026

BBC News

• Protest calls to fully reopen Hammersmith BridgeProtesters have called for Hammersmith Bridge to be reopened to vehicle traffic seven years on from its closure.
• Campaigners disappointed with bus fare increasesBus passengers are "concerned" and "disappointed" that some tickets in East Sussex will cost more from February onwards.
• Pier washes away and railway sea wall crumbles in stormPart of a historic pier washes away and a sea wall next to a railway line crumbles as Storm Ingrid lashes Devon and Cornwall.
• British Cycling seeks £30m investment to help NHSThe Places to Ride programme was launched in 2019 and has supported about 150 UK cycling facilities.
• TfL licence delay payments not enough, union saysA "goodwill payment" of up to £500 is offered by TfL to taxi drivers affected by licensing delays.
• Call for memorial to 'forgotten' fatal rail crashA local historian is calling for a memorial plaque to remember nine people who lost their lives when a German rocket demolished a railway bridge in Upchurch in Kent.

The Scotsman

• Waverley set to overtake Glasgow Central for first time in 150 yearsIt is a grade A listed building that has been Scotland's pre-eminent railway hub for nearly 150 years, but whose status is about to be stolen by its faster-growing east coast counterpart.

The Telegraph

• TfL forced to correct 'dodgy' report claiming floating bus stops are safe [subscription]Sir Sadiq Khan accused of deception after refusing to withdraw 'error-riddled' safety review

Times Online

• Jaguar explores part-petrol car after pledging to go ?all electric? [subscription]Secret plans to hatch a range-extended hybrid car follow a backlash against the carmaker?s ?complete reset?
• Currys boss: stop treating profits like an embarrassment [subscription]Take infrastructure, where heroic efforts are now needed to build anything in the UK. In the time we have been dithering over Heathrow's third runway, China has built 130 airports. Closer to home, France has built more high-speed rail in the past 40 years than the UK has high-speed rail, and more motorway in the past 30 years than we have motorways.

Birmingham Mail

• Key Midlands routes 'named' where campaigners say 'install speed cameras now'Campaigners claim there have been traffic incidents and near misses on the three roads

Bolton News

• Over 102,000 penalty fares issued by Bee Network in 2025More than 102,000 penalty fares have been issued on Greater Manchester's Bee Network in 2025 under an effort to stop fare evasion, including Bolton.

London Evening Standard

• Labour tax hike has made some London bus routes unsustainable, says company bossThe boss of London's biggest bus firm says hikes in National Insurance and rising inflation have made several bus routes 'unsustainable' financially, it has been reported.

Sheffield Star

• Northern Powerhouse Rail: Leaders sign agreement on major Sheffield rail improvement plansSouth Yorkshire leaders have signed an agreement on major plans to transform Sheffield's railways.

Bucks Free Press

• Transport boss says fines have been issued amid Wycombe works traffic chaosFines have been issued to a utility company amid A40 roadworks described as having caused 'hell on earth' traffic for High Wycombe drivers.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Thetford and Lakenheath stations receive funding for panelsPassengers will soon be able to explore wildlife from the comfort of the platform.

Hull Daily Mail

• Hull MPs in 'ongoing conversations within government' over rail electrificationConversations are ongoing within government about how to deliver rail electrification to Hull, a local MP has said. Many in the region were frustrated to see the electrification of lines to Hull being excluded from the recent Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement.

Wirral Globe

• Politics, passengers and progress behind bus franchise movePOLITICS, passengers and progress have all played a part in the momentous decision taken by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to bring buses back into public control.

Other Regional Press

• Labour confirms opposition to rail devolution after First Minister's speechTHE WELSH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS have criticised Labour after the UK Government rejected rail devolution for Wales during Committee scrutiny of the Railways Bill just days after First Minister Eluned Morgan promised a 'new era of devolution'
• Mayor questioned over 'failing' bus services across the regionMayor Richard Parker said the West Midlands' bus network is being franchised from private operator led to public control due to declining services
• Heathrow Airport photos from 70s and 80s show major difference to flying todayHeathrow is the country's biggest transport hub, by far, and one of the world's most important airports. It's vital for long distance travel and boasts the most connections of any airport in the world.
• Norwich Airport sparks fury with £100 drop-off fineNorwich Airport has been slammed for "forcing people" to pay drop-off fees after the site introduced a new "outrageous" fine in a nearby road.
• Liberal Democrats demand better services on UK railwaysThe Liberal Democrats are calling for a Rail Passengers' Charter to improve journeys across the UK.
• Dawlish railtrack wall breachedA section of the railtrack wall at Dawlish has been damaged as Storm Ingrid unleashed heavy seas on the exposed railway line.
• More than £1m spent on A20 works that will never happenMore than £1m was spent on drawing up plans for junction improvements which have since been scrapped along with three other road projects.

TaxiPoint

• London Assembly member says TfL taxi and private hire driver payments acknowledges failure but still falls short Perry RichardsonTransport for London (TfL) recently announced a compensation scheme for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers affected by prolonged licensing delays, marking the first formal acceptance by the authority that failures in its licensing system caused drivers financial loss.

Other News Sources

• Sanders Coaches puts forward plans for new Norwich depotBosses for a bus business have revealed plans for a new depot in the city.
• Network Rail to boost accessibility at Worcester Shrub HillNetwork Rail has been given the go-ahead to carry out work at Worcester's historic Shrub Hill Station.
• Transdev slammed as Lancashire bus ticket price hikes 'left children with no lunch'A Darwen woman has said that the increase in Transdev bus tickets has meant many children were unable to have lunch when the price hike was introduced on Monday.