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Thursday, 23 July 2026

BBC News

• Aircraft converter to relocate to freeportA firm which converts passenger aircraft into cargo planes is to relocate its headquarters to a freeport in north-east England.
• Summer at Gatwick Airport 'intense' as demand soarsSummer is "quite intense" for Gatwick Airport's senior engineering manager, who says he has 40,000 suitcases to deal with on some busy days.
• Minister's apology over delay on Douglas bus plansThe Minister for Infrastructure, Tim Crookall, has apologised for delays in bringing forward a plan to improve bus shelters in Douglas.
• Plea from MP for more evening and weekend busesWorcester's MP has called for more investment into bus services in the city, saying a lack of evening and weekend pickups have had a "devastating" impact.
• Trial to see rail users commute on heritage trainsThe eight-week trial will extend regular passenger rail services between Bewdley and Kidderminster.
• Police to change tests after crushing legal e-bikeWest Midlands Police admit their method to test the speed of the e-bike was flawed.
• Corran Ferry improvement work 'progressing well'The project at one of Scotland's busiest single-ferry routes is due to be completed next summer.
• Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from JanuaryThe government says the policy will "help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they need"
• NI to get additional money due to Burnham's bus fare freeze The exact amount will not be known until the Autumn Budget but is likely to be around £10m to £15m.
• Airport drop-off fees up by a third - here are the priciestThe cost of parking closest to the terminal just for a few minutes has hit £10 at two of the UK's busiest airports.

Department for Transport

• £2 bus fares from January 2027Single bus fares in England to be capped at £2 for 2027.

Financial Times

• Andy Burnham launches £2 cap on bus fares in latest cost of living interventionSingle bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from January, Andy Burnham announced on Wednesday

The Guardian

• Funding bus fare cap from aid budget will hit world's poorest, Burnham toldProposal 'throws global south countries under the bus', says ActionAid UK director
• Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap across England from JanuaryMeasure to cost more than £500m, with money allocated to allow devolved nations to do the same

The Telegraph

• Burnham pledges to cap bus fares... but funding descends into farce [subscription]Prime Minister accused of announcing another policy without full details of where money will come from

Times Online

• Times Radio: Transport secretary breaks down how Burnham's £2 bus fare cap will work [subscription]"I don't think you can underestimate how important buses are." The £2 cap on bus fares is part of Andy Burnham"s "refocusing on domestic policies" to "give people some breathing space" with the cost of living, says transport secretary Heidi Alexander.
• Why buying a Chinese car isn't as cheap as you think [subscription]Their sales doubled last year, with UK drivers lured in by their lower price, but once you factor in running costs and depreciation the saving isn't so clear cut
• Andy Burnham raids climate project funds to pay for £2 bus fare cap [subscription]The new prime minister is facing another funding row as it is understood the money to pay for the policy is to come from ex-energy secretary's planned grants

City AM

• Easyjet shares crash on fears of EU probe Shares in Easyjet plummeted on Wednesday after reports the European Union was preparing a probe into the ownership of airlines, potentially complicating the carrier’s mooted takeover by Apollo. The London-listed budget airline said this month it was likely to accept an all-cash offer from the US investment behemoth, trumping an earlier bid from another US [...]
• Get ready for new energy minister Miatta Fahnbulleh’s war on London’s drivers You may not have heard of Miatta Fahnbulleh, but she has a long history of writing bonkers papers for lefty think tanks proposing more low traffic neighbourhoods and ultra low emmissions zones all across London, says Arthur Reynolds If you thought Ed Miliband’s departure from the energy department marked the end of Labour’s eco-lunacy, I’ve [...]
• Andy Burnham should show London he cares by funding this one transport project The ascendancy of the ‘King of the North’ has spooked London. James Ford outlines that this can easily be fixed by greenlighting the West London Orbital Railway London is anxious. The new Prime Minister is not just something of an unknown quantity, but – worse still – he is (whisper it quietly) Northern. Now, we’ve [...]

Labour List

• Latest ministerial appointmentsTransport Simon Lightwood, MHCLG Under-Secretary (Equalities) and Transport Under-Secretary* Justin Madders, Transport Under-Secretary Keir Mather reappointed as Transport Under-Secretary

Local Government

• Council depot visit unveils Norfolk's bus network improvementsA visit to First Bus's Great Yarmouth depot has revealed the rewards of Norfolk County Council and First Bus's £13.8m investment in the region's bus services.

Network Rail

• Network Rail announce multi-million pound deal to sell several property assets across London portfolio to The Arch CompanyA strong partnership with The Arch Company will continue to deliver positive outcomes for the railway estate and the communities that the railway serves.
• Network Rail provides update on status of Botley Road projectNetwork Rail has confirmed today that Botley Road in Oxford will remain closed beyond the end of August.

Birmingham Post

• Airbus to start testing new high-tech folding wings The extensions for the A321 Neo aircraft will be assembled in Filton near Bristol

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport has one of the most expensive drop-off fees across UKIt currently costs £8.50 for 10 minutes

Nation. Cymru

• New study raises concerns about women's safety at Welsh railway stationsA new study has raised concerns about women's safety at railway stations across Wales, highlighting a lack of staff, emergency facilities and safe onward travel at a number of locations that researchers say could leave passengers feeling vulnerable after dark.

Yorkshire Post

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening: Andy Burnham urged to back 'ambitious regeneration project'The reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been controversial due to the used of public money and some of the conditions of the lease agreement.

My London

• Will Londoners feel the benefit of Andy Burnham's £2 bus fare cap and reason TfL system is differentSingle bus fares across England are to be capped at £2 from January 2027, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced - but for millions of Londoners, the change may feel largely academic.

Other Regional Press

• Portsmouth welcomes Burnham's £2 bus fares amid calls for £1 capPortsmouth has welcomed the return of the £2 bus fare cap, though the city's Liberal Democrats have called for even cheaper journeys.
• Job promise for proposed £37m rival to StarlinkA company wants to build huge airships in Kent to fly 20km above the clouds and beam broadband to hard-to-reach areas - creating dozens of jobs.
• All the results from sting to stop dodgy taxis and cars in NuneatonThe operation ran from the car park at the Pingles Leisure Centre off Avenue Road

Business Live

• EasyJet expands base at Bristol Airport supporting hundreds of jobsThe budget airline now operates 90 routes from Bristol
• Rolls-Royce to build £100m factory and defence research facility in BristolIt will be used to design, make and test engines
• 250 skilled jobs coming to Teesside with £50m Alfor Aviation aerospace campusAlfor Aviation will create 250 permanent high-skilled aerospace jobs at its new Teesside facility and relocate its global headquarters to the region

New Civil Engineer

• Nista's optimism on major projects stops short of planning reformLast week, the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista) published its second ever Major Projects Annual Report, covering the financial year from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, and it certainly makes for mixed reading.

Other News Sources

• Gemini plans four-hour direct London-Cologne trains by 2030Eurostar competitor Gemini has announced plans for a London to Cologne route by 2030, connecting the United Kingdom capital to a European city that Cond Nast Traveller calls 'one of Germany's most charming and culture-rich hotspots.
• Heathrow and Arora clash over £49bn expansion as nationalisation talk growsEmirates president Sir Tim Clark says the Government may have to step in if Heathrow and hotel tycoon Surinder Arora fail to resolve their dispute over expansion plans
• Heart of Wales Line walking trail launches new passport schemeThe Friends of the Heart of Wales Line Trail have launched a new passport designed to enhance the experience of walking a long-distance, railway-inspired trail while supporting small businesses along the way.
• Rail companies face £6m compensation bill after bypassing unionRail companies could face a £6 million compensation bill after an important judgment at the Employment Appeal Tribunal last week. The EAT upheld claims brought by more than 1,200 members of the RMT union that their employers had attempted to go directly to workers on pay bargaining and bypass their union.
• New Charfield station latest as new route between Wotton and CharfieldA NEW route which is set to open up traffic-free travel between two towns will link directly to a long-awaited train station that is nearing completion.