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Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Government

• Network Rail Risk Funds reviewGAD reviewed 2 Network Rail Risk Funds as part of the Office of Rail and Road?s programme to encourage greater private investment in railway infrastructure.

BBC News

• 'TfL must crackdown on nuisance e-bike parking'Legislation means TfL has the power to create a London regulatory framework for e-bike operators.
• Recycling plant fire causes severe rail disruptionThe fire is under control after a day which saw rail services through the area brought to a halt.

Times Online

• United Airlines boss puts Rolls-Royce ?in doghouse? over engines [subscription]The aerospace group has also been caught in a row over manufacturers ?gouging? their customers

City AM

• London City Airport faces opposition over bigger planes plan Opposition to plans to allow bigger jets to use City Airport is taking off among London politicians who work right under the flightpath into the Docklands hub. The London Assembly’s environment committee has raised questions over aircraft such as the Airbus A320neo being used to boost capacity at the capital’s smallest and most central aviation [...]
• Uber and Wayve open waitlist for London robotaxis Uber has opened an interest list for customers keen to try autonomous minicabs in the capital, as self-driving taxis near a commercial launch in the UK. The ride-hailing giant is partnering with British autonomous driving firm Wayve, whose technology has been tested on London’s streets since 2018. Customers can now opt in through the Uber [...]

Mail Online

• North Sea can still fuel 20m cars to 2030, claim experts as Tories call for 'sheer lunacy' of UK Government over oil and gas to endUnlocking fresh investment in the North Sea could supply the fuel for 20 million cars until the end of the decade, a new analysis has found.

Birmingham Mail

• New bus fare rule on table for all passengers in England after government changeThe Greater Manchester mayor has introduced the cap in his city region
• 'Ease our pain' Digbeth cinema boss asks as Birmingham tram extension delayed againThe second phase of the Eastside Metro Extension should have been finished in May.

Bristol Live

• Bristol’s EV scheme under fire as cost hits double price of used carFor the cost of signing up to the council trial, you could buy both a Ford Fiesta and a Volkswagen Polo instead

Other Regional Press

• Driverless taxis will be on UK roads this summer for the first timeTechnology firm Wayve has teamed up with Uber to announce that the first paying passengers will be able to book a driverless cab in the next couple of months

Rail Magazine

• WiFi using Formula 1 technology set to be fitted to more than 1,000 trainsThe government has confirmed plans to roll out new technology on more than 1,000 trains to improve WiFi connections as it seeks to tackle ?a perennial annoyance for passengers?.

Railnews

• The Monday essay: Build it, and they will come ‘Build it, and they will come,’ is sometimes attributed to Peter Hendy who, when he was transport commissioner for London, used the phrase to justify the large investment in London Overground. Those words are actually a misquote from a 1989 film, but he was right about the Overground, which was created almost 20 years ago, because the result was a transformation. That word is often over-used, but on this occasion it was fair enough. Until 2007, the North London Line, part of the Silverlink Metro franchise owned by National Express, had been a disgrace.

Aviation Industry

• AEF and other NGOs urge government to define dangerously “ambiguous” tests that will define airport expansion for years to comeThe Government has long promised that any expansion at Heathrow Airport would have to meet ‘four tests,’ in the areas of air quality, noise pollution, economic benefit and the UK’s … The post AEF and other NGOs urge government to define dangerously “ambiguous” tests that will define airport expansion for years to come appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.