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Saturday, 13 June 2026

BBC News

• Ministers want 60% of children walking or cycling to school by 2035At least 60% of children in England should be walking or cycling to school within a decade under the government's new active travel plans.
• Arrest after railway bridge collapseA 64-year-old man is arrested after a lorry hit the bridge in Warwickshire, causing it to collapse.
• UK vows to phase out Russian diesel and jet fuel imports by new yearThe ban forms part of the government's package of sanctions on Moscow due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.

Department for Transport

• Cycling and walking boom with £4.5 billion for thousands of new routes and safer crossingsStrategy aims to deliver 5,000 new walking, wheeling and cycling routes and 10,000 safer crossings over the next 5 years.

Financial Times

• Nationalise Heathrow airport to build third runway, says Emirates bossEmirates boss suggests nationalising Heathrow to build a third runway.

Times Online

• Worst council for potholes in England revealed - how does your area compare? [subscription]Derbyshire has the poorest road conditions in the country, a Times analysis of official data shows, as ministers threaten to hold back funding

City AM

• Flying at Heathrow will cost 'significantly more' due to third runway bidHeathrow's bid for a third runway will 'significantly' push up the cost of flying from the UK's biggest airport, a leading aviation expert has warned.

Daily Express

• European airports hit by 1,225 flight delays and 73 cancellations as passengers strandedMajor European airports were hit with a high number of flight disruptions, including London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle

Local Government

• Uxbridge Road to get new road surface, bus lane and pothole repairsRoad improvements and new bus lane will improve journeys around Shepherds Bush Green

Birmingham Post

• Cornwall Airport Newquay's managing director exitsShe has worked at the South West transport hub for 11 years

Bristol Live

• Simon Calder names five 'worst' airports for European border delays this summerBrits have found themselves stuck in queues for hours.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Entire railway in North Wales being lifted and rebuilt like 'giant Meccano set'Satellite-based navigation is being used to ensure hundreds of components are correctly reassembled in the exact same location
• Third Menai crossing 'needs to be done'A third Menai crossing is back on the table after the Welsh Government's deputy transport minister confirmed the new administration will start looking at detailed options for Anglesey transport links

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow sees passenger numbers fall despite record day for MayThe west London airport said 7.1 million passengers passed through its four terminals in May, down 1.2% year-on-year.

Nation. Cymru

• Gridlock fears after minister takes M4 relief road 'off the table'Any improvements to motorway congestion around Newport should not come at the cost of gridlock around the city, its council leader has warned.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• DfT update on free bus passes over 60s as funding confirmedDepartment for Transport issues updates including confirming funding over the next three years to make improvements
• The Swing Bridge at 150 - a Victorian-age engineering marvel linking Newcastle and GatesheadThe new Tyne crossing opened to road traffic in June 1876 - and swung open for the first time a few weeks later

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Kieran Beattie: 5 things Aberdeen Rapid Transit needs to convince me to leave the car at homeThe Aberdeen Rapid Transit project promises to transform public transport in and around the city. But will it work?

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Yorkshire rail upgrade plans to introduce four fast trains an hour between Leeds and SheffieldEarly investment will focus on electrification and upgrades between Sheffield and Leeds

Wrexham.com

• 'Key infrastructure resilience' needed across the country, says new deputy ministerThe Welsh Government's new deputy transport minister has highlighted the need for 'key infrastructure resilience' across the country.

Other Regional Press

• Disability campaigner on Ledbury station accessibilityA disabled Herefordshire transport campaigner says he is disappointed to hear from the Government's Transport Secretary that accessibility improvements at a key county station will have to wait.
• TfGM selects site for Stockport electric bus depotThe former Lex Autolease site off Heathside Park Road in Cheadle Heath has been chosen to replace the existing Bee Network depot off Daw Bank in the town centre that is to be redeveloped into housing.
• Lord Blunkett appointed as chair of White Rose Rail boardThe organisation includes the Mayors of South, North, and West Yorkshire, the Departments for Transport and Treasury, alongside Network Rail, in an ongoing attempt to improve rail connectivty across the region.

Rail UK

• Avanti West Coast Class 805 Evero fleet reaches major milestoneAvanti West Coast's Class 805 Evero fleet has reached a major milestone serving the West Coast Main Line by notching five million miles on the network.

Railway-News

• East Midlands Railway Presents First Refurbished EMR Connect TrainThe reveal of the train marks a major milestone in Transport UK's 30 million GBP investment to transform journeys between Corby and London St Pancras International.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• First Bus targets growth for group's coach businesses in YorkshireSeven new vehicles in past 12 months sit next to investment in facilities, operations and more
• Devon's night bus celebrates 30,000-passenger milestoneDevon's night bus network, which is operated by Stagecoach South West, is marking its 30,000th passenger since its launch in 2023.

UKTram

• Coventry Very Light Rail demonstrator track enters construction phaseThe Coventry Very Light Rail project has now broken ground on a 400m long construction section along Mile Lane, the first of three phases to deliver the City Centre Demonstrator Track.

Other News Sources

• ScotRail wins top prize at Scottish Transport AwardsRAIL operator ScotRail was named public transport operator of the year at the Scottish Transport Awards in Glasgow on Thursday (JUN 11).
• East West Rail consultation attendance falls 39% from previous roundJust 281 people attended East West Rail's main Bedford consultation event, according to figures released by East West Railway Company (EWR Co).
• SNCF Network set new targets to meet expected rail growthFrench government has set out new ambitions for infrastructure maintenance and renewals to meet growing demand for passenger and freight services.
• Shipping Industry Leaders Condemn Recent Attacks on SeafarersBIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO unanimously condemns recent attacks on seafarers and commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz.