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All aboard the new Intercity Express trains that will transform journeys across Britain
Transport Secretary travels on the first of the brand new £5.7 billion Intercity Express fleet of trains from Bristol to London.
New HS2 fears as large crack opens up on land where train line will run
Residents claim high-speed rail company has not taken West Yorkshire area's coal mining legacy into accountResidents in West Yorkshire have raised concerns about plans to build the HS2 rail line through a former mining area, after an eight-metre-long crack opened up in the ground along the proposed route.
Crossrail 2 boss Michèle Dix says without it London can't cope with the extra passengers the £56bn HS2 will bring
The managing director of Crossrail 2 has warned that without the project, London will not be able to cope with the surge of passengers expected from HS2.
Humza Yousaf in plea for political unity over funding for railways
Humza Yousaf is writing a letter to opposition parties at Holyrood urging them to join him in “standing up” for the rail network, as he voiced concern over what Scottish ministers say is a funding shortfall from the UK Government.
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- Uber regulations to be strengthened to protect driversTransport secretary Ken Skates says taxi drivers should be able to earn a
- Vauxhall plans 400 job cuts at Ellesmere Port as sales fallThe carmaker says the 400 job losses at its Ellesmere Port factory are needed to stay competitive.
Financial Times
- UberEats a bright spot on menu with $3bn potential salesFood delivery app builds sizeable revenues for company battered by several crises
The Guardian
- Our cities need fewer cars, not cleaner carsElectric cars won’t eradicate gridlocks and air pollution, but carbon footprints could be cut by favouring pedestrians, cyclists and mass transit
Times Online
- It’s hard to spend a penny at worst service station [Subscription]A motorway service station near Heathrow is the worst in the country, according to England’s first league table of rest stops.
City AM
- Vauxhall is cutting 400 jobs at one of its UK plantsCar maker Vauxhall is planning to cut 400 jobs at its Ellesmere Port operation by the end of the year.
This is Money
- England's best motorway service stations revealed A customer survey of 8,700 visitors who have visited all 112 motorway services in the UK in the last year has been conducted, asking for a rating of the facilities and how it made you feel.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- £2.7m just to keep pothole-riddled roads in state they're in now ... and the money's not there Council says it doesn't have the cash to maintain "deteriorating" road network
- Up to 400 Vauxhall jobs facing axe at Ellesmere Port plant Job losses could shrink workforce at the plant - which is made up of around 400 North Wales workers - by up to 25%
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