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Jeremy Corbyn will divert money earmarked for building roads to cutting commuter rail fares if Labour wins the general election, the party says.
Heathrow Airport to be penalised if expansion goes over-budget
Heathrow Airport will be penalised by Britain’s transport watchdog if it fails to build its planned third runway efficiently.
Shareholders take Ł210m from North East rail passengers in what unions call 'modern train robbery'
The TUC on Monday accused rail companies of taking millions from their passengers and called for a public rail service
Skates Calls Out Tory ‘Half-truths’ Over Rail
Welsh Labour Minister Ken Skates has hit out at Grant Shapps after the UK Transport Secretary wrongly claimed on BBC Any Questions that rail electrification was not his responsibility.
Monday, 02 December 2019
London Evening Standard
- Supersonic car Bloodhound on track to break 800mph land speed recordA supersonic car known as the Bloodhound is set to break the land speed record and sound barrier after successfully reaching speeds over 600mph.
The York Press
- Road safety fears about young cyclists in Tang Hall A ROAD safety campaigner fears it is “only a matter of time” until a young cyclist is involved in an accident on or near York’s Tang Hall Lane after an incident earlier this week.
Reading Evening Post
- Several M4 junctions to be closed overnight this weekThe closures come as part of work to upgrade the M4 into a smart motorway
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- M4 open nine hours ahead of schedule after bridge demolition finish early The motorway had been planned to be back up and running at 6am on Monday but reopened to traffic at 8pm this evening (December 1)
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