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Sunday, 14 June 2026

BBC News

• What happens when street signs go wrongPeople living in Worcester were left bemused this week when a motorway sign renamed their city "Worchester", but there is a long history of road signs going wrong.
• Eco-friendly rail maintenance building opensAn eco-friendly rail maintenance building has officially opened in North Lincolnshire.

The Guardian

• Trial of 12mph bike lane speed limit grinds gears of Dutch cyclistsIncrease in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow down

The Independent

• Lights from Trump's White House UFC fight are blinding pilots at DC airport, report saysA pilot described the glare from the White House UFC event lighting as '10 times worse than any laser illumination event' they had ever experienced

Times Online

• Keir Starmer overrules Ed Miliband on electric car sales targets [subscription]The prime minister wants to water down the net-zero policy after pressure from business and the Unite union over job losses
• Flight shaming is dead. But there's still turbulence ahead [subscription]While Greta Thunberg's retrograde phenomenon may have petered out, the aviation sector has a mountain to climb if it wants to hit net-zero targets
• Nationalise Heathrow to get third runway built, says Emirates boss [subscription]Sir Tim Clark orders UK ministers to think 'out of the box' and 'bang heads' together to drive expansion, as he takes aim at the airport's overseas investors
• Magic is lost on Potter fans as Jacobite train carriages turn blue [subscription]Safety regulations mean the famous maroon cars that trundle from Fort William to Mallaig via the Glenfinnan Viaduct are being replaced by more modern ones

Plaid Cymru

• New buses to join TrawsCymru network across WalesNew buses are being introduced to the TrawsCymru network in a bid to improve long-distance public transport links across Wales.

Birmingham Mail

• Call for new M5 junction in West Midlands to create new jobsMalvern Hills Science Park chief executive Alan White says a new M5 Junction 7A could support economic expansion in Worcestershire, though he admits it may be 'just a pipe dream'

Bristol Live

• Ending the 80-year wait: Mass transit for Bristol region takes major step forwardThe project to create a mass transit system in Bristol and the West of England for the first time in more than 80 years has taken a big step forward, with the Government launching a new 'Mass Transit Taskforce'.

Northern Echo

• Bishop Auckland train boss slams rising abuse on staffA Bishop Auckland train boss was attacked while protecting staff from "rising" abuse and threats of violence.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Watch as historic 192-year-old Austhorpe Lane railway bridge in Leeds is demolishedAusthorpe Lane railway bridge, which was constructed for the Leeds and Selby Railway between 1830 and 1834, has been demolished and will now be rebuilt as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade's programme of improvements to deliver more frequent, faster, greener trains on a better, more reliable railway.

Yorkshire Post

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport lease renegotiations have 'made progress', says Oliver CoppardThe Mayor of South Yorkshire has said he thinks negotiations with the Peel Group on the lease for Doncaster Sheffield Airport have 'made progress'.
• One of the world's greatest engineers who carried out extraordinary feats in YorkshireOn June 19th, 2026 it will be 150 years since one of the world's greatest locomotive and carriage engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, was born. Most of his greatest achievements were realised in Yorkshire at Doncaster Works.
• Mayors meet in Sheffield to 'drive the change' for rail improvements in YorkshireMayors from across Yorkshire have gathered in Sheffield for the first meeting of a new board tasked with progressing rail improvements in the region.

Other Regional Press

• March station left in rail 'no man's land' as passengers face higher fares and poorer servicesThe author is PETER WAKEFIELD, vice chairman of Railfuture East, the independent campaign for a better passenger and freight rail network. His article is from the June issue of raileast, the newsletter of Railfuture East Anglia and reproduced with consent.
• Things still looking up at East Midlands Airport, with more passengers and cargo than last MayA busy May half term contributed to an increase in the number of people flying through East Midlands Airport compared to last year.
• Network of EV car clubs expanding across WalesFOLLOWING huge demand from its members and communities across Wales, TrydaNi is launching four new electric car clubs.
• Action demanded over A303 traffic problems near StonehengeUrgent action has been demanded over traffic on the A303 near Stonehenge after the government's controversial £2 billion tunnel scheme was scrapped.

Rail Advent

• 31.4 million investment into stations by Greater AngliaGreater Anglia has invested more than £1.4m in a station repainting programme covering 29 stations across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Transport Made Simple: customer focus paves fast track to successTransport Made Simple MD Peter Nathanail tells routeone how he and his business partner transformed a college transport software supplier into one of the largest independent operators in the UK before the age of 30

News from Europe

• France high-speed rival to open Paris-Bordeaux routeThe first French passenger train to challenge SNCF on the country's high-speed rail network was unveiled in late April in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).