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Tuesday, 08 September 2026

BBC News

• Bus drivers 'no longer required to sweat it out' as air con deal reached to stop strikesAir conditioning is to be fitted after what is described as a "ground-breaking victory" for London bus drivers.
• Major towns set for 20mph speed limits under new roads programmeAyr, Troon and Prestwick have been identified for a future phase of the Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) programme
• Trump threatens to stop sale of Canadian Bombardier jets in USThe threat against one of Canada's largest companies comes amid an escalating trade war between the two neighbours.

The Guardian

• Jonathan Reynolds is right, Jaguar Land Rover doesn’t warrant use of public money | Nils PratleyThe 4,000 job cuts cannot be compared to a VW-like existential crisis and, as JLR presents them, are about staying competitiveJaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two yearsA default reaction to news of job losses in the UK car industry is to ask what the government is going to do about it. So, well done business secretary Jonathan Reynolds for giving the correct response to the question of whether public money will be used to support Jaguar Land Rover, which on Monday confirmed 4,000 job cuts over two years. His answer was no.It is the right stance because JLR’s cost-cu...

City AM

• Richard Tice: A Reform government would scrap EV mandate to save Jaguar Land Rover By forcing companies like JLR to wind down profitable internal combustion engine models ahead of true consumer demand, ministers have effectively forced our flagship manufacturer to cut off its own revenue streams, says Richard Tice For decades, Jaguar Land Rover has stood  a proud symbol of West Midlands manufacturing might. Yet today, thousands of highly skilled [...]

Birmingham Post

• A303 Stonehenge Tunnel: Shadow transport secretary demands action on traffic problemsRichard Holden has written to transport secretary Heidi Alexander asking for action to be taken on the A303 traffic problems
• Jaguar Land Rover 4,000 job cuts confirmed as carmaker looks to cut £1.7bn in costsCEO says group plans to build 'stronger, more competitive JLR for all our stakeholders'
• Government urged to make Cotswold Airport major drone hub and unlock 450 jobsA new report says allowing airspace reforms could create jobs and bring investment to the West

Bristol Live

• New university campus and station entrance at Temple Meads open at lastUniversity says Temple Quarter is 'most significant development in its history'

London Evening Standard

• Meta?s AI glasses pose growing threat to women and girls on London's Tube, say campaignersCampaigners are calling for a ban on Meta?s AI-powered glasses as concerns continue to grow over their impact on women?s safety across the TfL network.
• Meta?s AI glasses pose growing threat to women and girls on London's Tube, say campaignersCampaigners are calling for a ban on Meta?s AI-powered glasses as concerns continue to grow over their impact on women?s safety across the TfL network.
• Sir Richard Branson's Virgin to 'explore' stopping trains to France at Stratford in east London?It's a big and fast growing commercial opportunity,? says East Ham MP Sir Stephen Timms pushing the case for a Stratford International stop

Northern Echo

• Darlington Station barriers remain after ?160m revampMonths after Darlington Railway Station's multimillion-pound redevelopment opened, red barriers still block pavements, weeds and litter continue to build up, and temporary traffic lights are causing daily queues.

Cambridge News

• Plans for 12th Cambridge greenway criticised as locals say 'repair existing roads'The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is seeking permission for a new cycling and walking route connecting Sawston to Cambridge via Great Shelford and Stapleford
• Tunnel built under major new road between Cambridge and Bedfordshire - but it's not for driversThe road is expected to open next year

Other Regional Press

• Huge 1,800-home new-build estate too 'car-dependent', transport bosses warnA proposed huge new-build estate would leave thousands of residents too reliant on cars and buses, highways bosses have warned.
• Turning Kent airport into drone flights 'hub' will 'create 500 jobs'Calls are being made to turn one of Kent’s airports into a flight tech centre, which could lead to hundreds of new jobs.
• Heckmondwike bus station to open as first of its kind in West YorkshireThe new bus station is the first to carry the Weaver Network name