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Sunday, 01 February 2026

BBC News

• 'New Midlands rail plan is HS2 in drag'"It's HS2 in drag". Bill Murray is not one to mince his words when it comes to a new rail project joining northern England with the Midlands.
• How nationalising these rail services affects youWest Midlands Trains services are transferring to public ownership from 1 February.
• Why did one of Britain's busiest tunnels have to close?An investigation continues after one of the Dartford tunnels was damaged by an oversized vehicle.

ITV News

• UK's first rapid-charging battery train takes to tracks in EalingThe UK's first train running only on rapid-charging batteries has officially opened to passengers and set off on the tracks of west London.

Financial Times

• Will Europe’s planned luggage rules kill the budget airline business model?Proposed changes could lead to higher fares for passengers, warn analysts

The Scotsman

• 'Bumpy' start to ScotRail's new multi-billion pound train fleet expectedPledge to avoid past mistakes which dogged ScotRail's last five new fleet launches

Daily Express

• American Airlines plane U-turns as it declares mid-air emergency - 'Level 4 disturbance'The flight crew transmitted a Squawk 7700 code.

Mail Online

• Driverless taxi that jumped red light... but did it actually do the correct thing and prevent a busy junction snarl-up?Dashcam footage shows one of London's first driverless taxis running a red light as it drove the tech firm's boss to Buckingham Palace to receive a gong for services to artificial intelligence.

The Mirror

• Boeing 737 declares mid-air emergency after 'serious passenger interference'A plane bound for Ecuador had to make an emergency return to Miami after a mid-flight emergency involving passenger interference was declared while over Cuban airspace

Birmingham Mail

• New England driveway rule for households is 'brilliant news'Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to cut the cost of public EV charging

Bolton News

• Airline adds more flights from Manchester after Aer Lingus announcementVirgin Atlantic is increasing the number of flights to America from Manchester following Aer Lingus’ decision to withdraw its long-haul flying from the airport.
• Driving licences restrictions wanted after ‘horrifying’ Bolton crashTransport bosses want to restrict young Greater Manchester drivers’ licences after slamming ‘horrifying behaviour’ seen in recent fatal crashes

Metro

• Two more train companies brought into public ownership ? See if yours is nextTwo train operators are the latest to be brought into public ownership as the creation of the Great British Railways trundles on.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Everything you need to know as speed cameras planned for major North East route Traffic on the road has increased in recent years as drivers look to avoid bottlenecks on the A1

Northern Echo

• Darlington estate parking wars leads to fire engines struggling to attend emergenciesParking at Central Park in Darlington has got to such a worrying level that residents say fire engines regularly struggle to get through the mass of cars.

The York Press

• Major road into York city centre set to close for surveying worksTower Street will be closed between its junctions with The Eye of York and Paragon Street on consecutive mornings from Tuesday, February 3 to Thursday, February 5 between midnight and 5am.
• 'Special' Northern service to run along heritage railway for first timeA special train service is set to run along a heritage railway route, from Darlington, for the first time.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Why rail nationalisation will mean better services and lower fares according to Wolverhampton MPLast week, West Midlands Railway was taken back into public ownership. Wolverhampton North East MP Sureena Brackenridge explains why she thinks it will be good for the region.

Bucks Free Press

• 'Genuine boost' for UK drivers as petrol prices fall to lowest level in 5 yearsNew analysis from RAC Fuel Watch shows that the average UK price of unleaded petrol dropped to 131.91p per litre in January

Other Regional Press

• Train company managing Watford Junction nationalisedWatford Junction's operator London Northwestern Railway has been nationalised, bringing it back into public ownership.
• Oxford Bus Group names new directorsOxford Bus Group promotes ex-bus driver Shaun Ritchie to operations director and former intern Glenn De Sousa to commercial director.
• Travel disruption to train services as railway bridge works underwayTrain services will be affected across Oxfordshire this February due to the installation of a new railway bridge south of Oxford station.
• 'I ditched Huddersfield train and flew from Manchester to London instead - the cost floored me'Content creator Just Deano travelled from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow and said the price was 'insane'

Other News Sources

• Date set for introduction of parking charges across 129 New Forest car parksA date has been set for the introduction of parking charges at car parks across the New Forest.

EIN News Subscription

• European capital's off the beaten track ideas as £34 flights launch from Newcastle easyJet has launched flights from Newcastle Airport to Rome on Mondays and Fridays(Image: Sylvain Sonnet via Getty Images) Rome is one of 22 destinations that easyJet will fly to once its new base opens at Newcastle Airport in March. Flights to the Italian