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Wednesday, 11 November 2026

BBC News

• E-bikes and scooters have 'become a challenging issue' for policePolice say they seized 473 e-scooters and e-bikes between 1 January and 31 October 2026.
• US military aircraft landed at Prestwick Airport after leaving English baseThe departures come weeks after the US withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.

The Guardian

• Why are Britain's streets still so polluted? Because the car industry dinosaurs do what they like, and politicians let them | George MonbiotThe transition to electric vehicles should be moving apace, but it is not. And why? Incompetence, expedience and cowardiceThis is how it works. An industry puts tremendous effort into resisting change: lobbying governments, mobilising the media, pouring money into junktanks. It argues that a transition would threaten jobs, or damage the national interest, or harm poor people, while what it really fears is the cost of retooling its plants or developing new protocols. Then, when the inevitable cliff edge approaches, it whines that change is coming too soon. For reasons beyond its control, it isn...

The Independent

• Dozens injured in bus crash involving 32 vehicles in South KoreaAt least 57 people were being treated for injuries

City AM

• Easyjet ready for takeoff ahead of shareholder vote Easyjet shareholders are poised to wave through Apollo's £5.7bn offer for the budget carrier, in a move that will confirm its departure from the London Stock Exchange after quarter of a century on the capital's bourse. At a shareholder vote on Wednesday investors are likely to rubber stamp the transaction, three months on from the [...]

Daily Express

• NATO fighter jets scrambled over ‘unidentified drones’ as public told 'find a safe place'It is understood that the drone entered the countries' airspace from neighbouring Russia or Belarus.

The Mirror

• Major 24-hour strike to hit Spain as UK flights at risk of cancellations and delaysFlights, public transport and local services may be impacted by the massive general strike, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has warned Brits in the country

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham pothole repairs: New council coalition vows to fix roads amid growing angerThe deputy leader of Birmingham City Council has defended the coalition's progress on fixing the city's potholes, saying they are "getting on with the job" of clearing a backlog caused by what he described as 14 years of underinvestment.

Birmingham Post

• Welsh aviation firm acquires a fleet of planes from Aussie airline QantasAerFin has acquired 44 planes in its biggest ever deal

Bristol Live

• Huge Airbus plane breaks world record with 24-hour flightA team in Filton helped with the jet's development
• Greens ‘failing to take environment seriously’ with £700k spent on new diesel trucksLabour has accused the ruling party of 'dragging their feet' on fossil fuels

London Evening Standard

• Tube strike: 'Don't steal Christmas from Londoners' and businesses, RMT told by Westminster chiefWalkouts are planned for two dates in the week running up to Christmas

Manchester Evening News

• Salford council forced to write off £2m debt in 'confusing' Quays car park sagaThe £2m debt is part of a £6m total written off by the council.

Bucks Free Press

• Aylesbury to London trains reduced after signalling faultRail passengers travelling between Buckinghamshire and London face several days of disruption after a signalling fault forced operators to reduce services.

Cambridge News

• Three month Fenland road closure for important repairs put on hold It was earmarked that it would cost £780,000 to repair the road
• The brand new 7 mile route that will connect Cambridge to BottishamThe routes will make it easier to travel across Cambridgeshire

Other Regional Press

• Rail discounts for veterans protected in new Railways BillLABOUR MP Lillian Jones says a move to protect rail discounts for veterans can benefit thousands in the area.
• Rail service cancellations between Chester and LiverpoolPUBLIC transport users have been warned of disruption today due to rail service cancellations.
• Bransty Tunnel reopening moves closer with new worksPROGRESS is finally being made towards reopening a railway tunnel that has disrupted journeys and raised environmental concerns.
• LNER services return to normal after wire damage disruptionTrain services have returned to normal after passengers in York and North Yorkshire faced widespread delays and disruption due to damage to overhead wires.
• National Express to axe Kent to London routes as job losses expectedNational Express coach services connecting Kent and London are to be axed next month, with up to 20 jobs understood to be at risk.
• Meet the women working on one of the country's biggest road projectsWomen working on the Lower Thames Crossing are encouraging more to consider a career in construction, as gender stereotypes move into the past.
• Kent council faces £200k rise in bin lorry fuel costs due to Iran warFuel costs to run a Kent council’s bin collection service are set to rise by an extra £200,000 next year due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.
• Kirklees railway station gets step free access for the first timeImprovements have been made as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)
• Dunchurch road closure warning as major highway improvement scheme beginsThe work is expected to continue until summer 2027

Railnews

• Ten-year industrial dispute ends at last A long-running industrial dispute which has hampered Sunday services in north west England since 2017 has ended. The Department for Transport said a reliance on voluntary overtime at Northern had meant that Sunday services were ‘second rate’, but that it has now reached an agreement with the RMT.