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Tuesday, 16 June 2026

BBC News

• Seasonal Moorsbus service expanded for 2026A seasonal bus service has returned for 2026, giving passengers from Hull and East Yorkshire the chance to visit the North York Moors.
• Shipyard to lose Cammell Laird name after 123 yearsOne of the oldest names in shipbuilding in the world looks set to be consigned to the history books as part of a multi-million pound takeover.
• 'Action needed to stop Stonehenge rat-running'Urgent action has been demanded over "profound" traffic issues near Stonehenge after the government scrapped the controversial £2bn tunnel scheme.
• Summer strikes averted at Scottish airports as pay deals struckSummer strikes at two of Scotland's busiest airports have been averted after new pay deals were struck.

Department for Transport

• £219 million to power Britain's green aviation revolution£219 million boost for sustainable aviation fuel to cut emissions and back UK innovation and jobs.
• The third cycling and walking investment strategyAnnounces publication of the third cycling and walking investment strategy with projected investment of £4.5 billion.

The Guardian

• EV prices in UK and EU not likely to dive due to Chinese rivalry, says Xpeng bossBrian Gu says he sees Chinese car firms competing on quality rather than launching price war as at home. Motorists in the UK and EU should not expect a sharp drop in the cost of electric vehicles despite increased competition among Chinese manufacturers, one of the country’s biggest electric carmakers has said.Brian Gu, the vice-chair of the manufacturer Xpeng, said that Chinese carmakers could compete on quality to win customers in the EU and UK, rather than unleashing a brutal price war as they have in China.
• Trump declares US-Iran peace deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders battle to tie up loose endsUS president says strait of Hormuz will be open from Friday but questions remain over waterway fees and Israeli breaches of ceasefire in Lebanon. Tallying the global cost of the US-Israel war against IranDonald Trump has declared that the strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” from Friday, as western leaders gathering at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains battled to prevent the fragile US deal with Iran from almost immediately unravelling.“The deal’s all signed. And the strait is already partially opened,” Trump said as he arrived at the summit
• Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition that seems to be genuinely transformativeI shouldn’t have been surprised that the rain didn’t stop the Dutch kids. All day it had been thunderstorming, and the forecast didn’t look so great for the evening. And yet at 5pm, hundreds of kids started arriving – many by bike – with their parents to Amsterdam’s Westerpark, a beloved city park

The Independent

• Spike in wrong-way driving as road designers urged to 'up their game'Motorway designers are being urged to significantly improve safety measures following a 30 per cent surge in reported wrong-way driving incidents across England's road network over the past four years.

The Scotsman

• Edinburgh Airport strike threat averted after pay deal for 400 staffDeal follows separate dispute resolved at Glasgow Airport - but Aberdeen Airport strike ballot ongoing

The Telegraph

• The strange demise of Europe's once-great airlines [subsription]British Airways, Air France and Lufthansa used to rule the skies. What went wrong?
• Surge in drivers travelling on wrong side of motorwayNational Highways figures reveal 947 incidents in 12 months - an average of 18 a week

Times Online

• Sat-nav confusion linked to surge in driving wrong way down motorway [subscription]Nearly 1,000 incidents with oncoming vehicles were reported last year, as experts cite factors including drink, drugs and fatigue
• Heathrow's third runway could become 'the next HS2' [subscription]The airport expansion will not be finished until 2040 at the earliest thanks to fish ponds and substations that must be moved, a report has warned
• Everyone Loves Chinese Cars, Except the Chinese [subscription]Domestic market shrinks 20%, hitting carmakers' profits and pushing them to export more

Daily Express

• Labour considers UK-wide 60mph change as councils could get power to set limitsThe Department for Transport is exploring plans that could see speed limits changed amid concerns about accident rates

The Mirror

• UK airline cutting flights to three destinations in July - 'we do not take these decisions lightly'The UK airline is cutting flights to and from three destination in its schedule this summer due to financial pressures including the increase in fuel costs and airport fees

Wired Gov

• First ultra-rapid EV hub in Fastned & Places for London partnership lands near Heathrow with a week of free chargingFirst ultra-rapid EV hub in Fastned & Places for London partnership lands near Heathrow with a week of free charging

Edinburgh Evening News

• Midlothian MP hits out at 'dismissive' Lothian Buses after failing to meet with residents over bus cutsAlmost 3,000 residents in Midlothian have signed a petition to reverse Lothian Buses' decision to scrap the 'vital' 46 bus route

Manchester Evening News

• Does Andy Burnham's public transport record hold up with Makerfield voters?In a by-election called for the sole purpose of allowing Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to run for a return to Westminster, it's no surprise that public transport has been made a key topic on the campain trail.

Wales Online

• E-bikes and E-scooters an 'absolute nightmare' in Rhondda Cynon Taf communityBut a review found that the threshold hasn't been met for extra controls to be put in place
• Welsh bridge will reopen to pedestrians after it was shut for posing 'significant risk'The bridge has been closed for several months as inspections were carried out
• New man in the driving seat looks to get Wales movingThey say a week is a long time in politics, but how about four weeks? That's how long the man in charge of transport in Wales has been in his new job.

Yorkshire Post

• Andy Burnham pledges to resurrect HS2 northern legThe Greater Manchester mayor hopes to win Thursday's Makerfield by-election and could then launch a campaign to replace Sir Keir Starmer in No10 Downing Street.

South Wales Argus

• Plaid Cymru Minster: Action needed on bridges and roadsThe Welsh Government's new deputy transport minister has highlighted the need for 'key infrastructure resilience' across the country.

Other Regional Press

• 'FRANCHISED BUSES WOULD PROVIDE THE EFFICIENT SERVICE BRISTOL DESERVES'But as Bristol legend Fred Wedlock succinctly put it back then in his song Bristol Buses, there was never really a golden age of bus travel in our city. That doesn't mean that the privatisation which took place in the 1980s has been a success. Far from it.
• The Importance of Safety on the RailwayAs Rail Safety Week 2026 gets underway from 15-21 June, the UK rail industry once again comes together around a shared commitment: ensuring every person who uses, works on, or lives near our railway returns home safe, every day. Rail Safety Week (RSW) aims to bring rail safety to the forefront of people's minds, keeping safety firmly in the spotlight and sharing ideas and best practice across industry colleagues.
• Ipswich Northern Bypass only way to futureproof FelixstoweA transport boss operating in Ipswich and Felixstowe has said that the Northern Bypass is the only way to futureproof the region's future.

Train Operators

• GBR Anglia celebrates decade of investment during Better Transport WeekGBR Anglia is supporting Better Transport Week 2026, an annual campaign celebrating the benefits of public transport, shared transport, walking, wheeling, and cycling.

Coach and Bus Week

• Transport investment package promises better East Midlands busesThe £298m of investment from EMCCA in transport promises better buses and safer streets across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Rail Business Daily

• Flagship sustainable maintenance hub opened at BarnetbyNetwork Rail has officially opened a flagship maintenance delivery unit (MDU) at Barnetby marking an £8.8 million investment and strengthening support for the railway in North Lincolnshire.
• Rail Safety Week 2026 gets underwayThe UK rail industry has come together around a shared commitment: ensuring every person who uses, works on, or lives near our railway returns home safe, every day.
• Cardiff Bay tram-train signalling contract awardedTransport for Wales has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply the signalling for the first phase of the Cardiff Crossrail tram-train project, which will connect Cardiff Central station with Cardiff Bay.
• Campaign for Better Transport tours reopened railway lines and stations for Better Transport Week 2026To mark Better Transport Week 2026, Campaign for Better Transport is embarking on a nationwide tour of recently reopened railway lines and stations, highlighting how investment in rail is reconnecting communities and linking people to jobs, education and opportunity.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Zenobe announces £980m financing to support bus electrificationZenobe has announced the securing of £980 million in private capital financing to support the deployment of more than 1,200 new electric buses and associated charging infrastructure over the next three years.
• Power availability now core to bus depot electrification, says VEVGrid capacity, legals and need to plan charging well ahead of vehicle delivery are all key, it adds
• Passenger delivers overhaul of Arriva UK Bus app and websiteMobile ticketing, tracking, journey planning and increased ease of use within the supplier's work
• Bridgwater municipal bus operator ambition seeks funding from DfTSomerset Council as local transport authority in application to DfT Franchising Support Fund
• Buses Minister celebrates coach travel as Better Transport Week beginsSimon Lightwood MP, Minister for Roads and Buses, supported an event at Victoria Coach Station this morning to highlight the role of the coach sector and mark the start of Better Transport Week.
• Transport for London reaches 3,000 zero-emission bus milestoneStagecoach London receives ceremonial Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner for Rainham depot

Safer Highways

• Amey Awarded £40m Network Rail Assessment Frameworks for Eastern Region Amey has secured two major framework contracts with Network Rail to deliver structural assessment services across the Eastern Region.
• Government explores Smart Data framework to transform transport servicesThe government is exploring how Smart Data initiatives could unlock better transport services, improve network integration and overcome long-standing barriers to data sharing across the sector.
• Is This the Beginning of the End for Transport Scotland? One of Scotland's most powerful transport bodies could soon disappear as a standalone organisation after ministers signalled plans to bring Transport Scotland back under direct government control.

The Business Desk

• Manchester Airport slides down passenger rights champion's annual global rankingsManchester Airport is one of the worst in the world for its performance, according to AirHelp, the Berlin-based air passenger rights organisation.

Aviation Industry

• UK Government Launches 3219 Million Fund To Accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel ProductionThe UK Government has unveiled a new £219 million funding programme aimed at accelerating domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, with ministers hoping the investment will strengthen the country's position as a global leader in low-carbon aviation while creating thousands of skilled jobs.
• Middle East slump causes fall in London Heathrow's trafficLondon Heathrow Airport saw its passenger numbers drop by 1.2 per cent year-on-year during May, as traffic to the Middle East slumped by 31.1 per cent.

Green Miscellany

• Ultra-rapid EV charging hub opens near Heathrow AirportThe first ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hub from the Fastned and Places for London partnership has opened at Hatton Cross Underground station, near Heathrow Airport.

Other News Sources

• Cars could be banned around two Staines schools at pick up and drop off with parents asked to walkUnder the proposals, cars would be banned from a specified zone around the schools during pick-up and drop-off times
• Exhibition explores the thinking behind TfL's trial bus shelter upgradesSome new bus shelter designs are being tested around London at the moment, and there's also a small exhibition about the plans.
• Blackburn rejects government pothole 'ratings' system after rule changeNew reporting rules will require councils to show how they prevent repeat pothole damage
• Birmingham airport welcomes over 1.3 million passengers in MayBirmingham Airport (BHX) is soaring into the summer season after welcoming more than 1.3 million passengers in May, a 3.2 per cent increase on the previous year and a record month.
• First ultra-rapid EV hub in Fastned & Places for London partnership lands near Heathrow Airport with a week of free chargingMajor milestone as new 12-bay ultra-rapid Electric Vehicle (EV) charging hub opens at Hatton Cross, the first of 25 planned to open across London by the Places for London and Fastned partnership
• Boldyn enhances transport communications for TfL, BARTGlobal neutral host provider updates major transport projects in the US and UK with free Wi‑Fi at four additional stations in US, while London Underground sees new 4G, 5G connections to tunnels, key stations and major hubs
• Minister joins coach industry leaders at Victoria Coach Station to launch Better Transport WeekSimon Lightwood MP, Minister for Roads and Buses, today joined coach industry leaders at London's Victoria Coach Station to celebrate the role of coach travel in connecting communities, supporting the economy and delivering sustainable transport across the UK.
• Year on from Casey Report cross border taxi hiring still threat to women and childrenOn the first anniversary since the Casey Report found that cross border hiring puts women and children at risk and needs urgent reform, the government has still done nothing, Unite, the UK's leading union, said today.

News from Europe

• Basel to gain direct Brussels TGVA new direct rail connection between Switzerland, France and Belgium is planned from July 2027, as three national operators prepare to extend an existing international TGV service.