Travel & Transport
Rail Freight Growth Target Gives Containers Career Plans
The rail freight growth target promises more goods by train, more targets on paper and one increasingly ambitious container.
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Number Plate Crackdown Arrives, and the Blank Rectangle Pleads Creative Differences
A new roads policing centre targets illegal number plates, while one blank rectangle discovers that total anonymity may look suspicious.
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Hampton Court Dittons Regatta Gives the River a Lane Plan
Hampton Court Dittons Regatta gets marked lanes, strict river rules and an oar promoted into administrative service.
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Free Bus Travel Arrives, Ticket Machine Claims Summer Leave
Children aged five to 15 can use participating English local buses free throughout August 2026, giving one ticket machine an unexpected holiday.
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Cambridge South Opens, and the Timetable Wants a Medal
Cambridge South station opens with a direct route to the Biomedical Campus, while official enthusiasm asks the timetable to accept an award.
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Heathrow Expansion Consultation Opens, and the Deckchair Guards the Runway
Heathrow’s third runway consultation asks the public to shape expansion while its timetable and preferred direction sit patiently beside the clipboard.
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Self Driving Cars Asked To Beat Human Drivers
Britain asks self driving cars to meet a higher safety standard than human drivers, creating an uncomfortable test for the species behind the wheel.
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Green Aviation Fund Gives Jet Fuel a Sustainable Alibi
A £219 million fund will support sustainable aviation fuel, helping aircraft pursue greener growth with public money in the luggage.
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Russian Fuel Ban Sets a Deadline, Then Checks Its Diary
The UK set a deadline for ending imports of refined fuel made from Russian crude, while fortnightly reviews keep the paperwork wonderfully alert.
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Mass Transit Taskforce Gets Its Terms, Tram Stop Waits
The Mass Transit Taskforce will advise on integrated transport while the tram stop waits for someone to fund the journey.