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Multi-million pound transport projects show commitment to UK’s new Silicon Valley

Cambridge North station officially opened by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

Rise of electric cars challenges thirst for oil

Proposed bans on petrol and diesel vehicles bring further pressure to bear on Big Oil

Refurbished trains take to the tracks on Sheffield to Manchester services amid £32 million upgrade

Rail passengers travelling between Sheffield and Manchester are getting their first chance to board refurbished trains that are undergoing a £32 million makeover.

It takes ten hours to move freight across Northern England by train

Industry bosses in the north of England are calling for more investment in the region’s railways as they revealed it can take up to 10 hours for freight wagons to travel just 90 miles across the Pennines – costing the economy millions of pounds.

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  • Air passengers wary of pilotless planes even if they lead to lower faresUBS survey finds more than half of people would refuse to travel in a fully automated aircraft, but says this may change over timePilotless planes would save airlines $35bn (£27bn) a year and could lead to substantial fare cuts – if passengers were able to stomach the idea of remote-controlled flying, according to new research.The savings for carriers could be huge, said investment bank UBS, even though it may take until the middle of the century for passengers to have enough confidence to board a pilotless plane. UBS estimated that pilots cost the industry $31bn a year, plus another $3bn in t...

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