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Bus passengers hit by ‘costly start to 2025’ after 50% rise in fares

The Government increased the cap on single bus fares for most routes from £2 to £3 on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Six people killed and hundreds more injured in e-scooter crashes last year as campaigners call for law change

Figures from the Department for Education showed there were 1,387 injuries last year - but campaign groups believe there will have been many more as calls are ramped up for regulation

The Independent UK

Train passengers in Britain still facing record number of cancellations

Figure reached 4% in 12 months to 9 November, analysis shows, double the rate recorded in 2015

The Guardian - UK

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Areas with worst potholes revealed as Labour tells councils to ‘get on’ with repairs

Find out how badly your area is affected by the pothole ‘plague’

The Independent UK

Revealed: How much money each council in London will get to fix potholes

Capital allocated £24.5million to repair roads - less than 5% of the Government cash for the whole country

Evening Standard

PM urges councils to ‘get on’ with fixing ‘broken roads’

The Department for Transport has announced how much each local authority in England will receive to maintain roads in the next financial year.

The Independent UK

HS2 boss blames failure to control costs on rush to start work

Mark Wild says ‘fundamental reset’ needed, as Department for Transport admits it has no final cost estimate

The Guardian - UK

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Cost of HS2 could pass £80bn as estimated bill jumps 15% in a year

Projected bill includes price of building HS2 station at Euston, with a budget of about £5bn

The Guardian - UK

HS2 cost 'soars by £9bn' bringing total estimate of high-speed rail link to £80bn

Leaked report puts new figure on 225mph link between Euston and Curzon Street stations

Evening Standard

New scheme to keep northern train passengers moving during disruption

DfT Operator (DFTO) said this is an ‘early benefit’ of the Government’s rail reforms.

Evening Standard

Christmas rail travel could be disrupted by crew shortages and engineering works

Rail minister warns MPs about concerns over staffing at train operators hours after Avanti announces strike

The Guardian - UK

Euston station: Redesign will mean shared concourse for HS2 and mainline trains

Extending HS2 to the North of England depends on successful opening of first section between Birmingham and London, admits rail minister

Evening Standard

Rail minister says train crew staffing shortages could disrupt festive travel

Lord Hendy told MPs that Department for Transport (DfT) officials will continue to examine the issue throughout the festive period.

The Independent UK

Trains can only get better, says the government – let’s see

Train Talk: One train in 23 was cancelled on South Western Railway’s main line in the latest stats

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Millions will still have £2 bus fare cap as mayors step in to extend scheme

The metro mayors for West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap.

Evening Standard

London rail firms 'to learn soon' if they will be first renationalised by Labour

South Western Railway and c2c could be the first to be brought under Government control

Evening Standard

Government investigating dozens of vehicle models over diesel emissions concerns

The inquiry could result in thousands of cars being recalled.

The Independent UK

Embattled transport secretary’s Budget victory prevented bus fare rises of up to 650%

Details have emerged over how transport secretary Louise Haigh’s intervention ensured a new cap in bus fares would feature in the Budget

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The UK’s airspace is about to change forever

The changes could create quicker routes out of the UK

Evening Standard

Airspace modernisation plan to cut flight delays launched by Government

The Department for Transport (DfT) said it has launched a consultation on a proposal to establish a UK Airspace Design Service.

The Guardian - UK

AA calls for ban on new drivers under 21 carrying passengers of similar age in UK

Motoring organisation estimates introduction of graduated driving licences would save at least 58 lives a year

The Independent UK

Revealed: The 36 rail projects at risk of being scrapped to plug Labour’s £22bn black hole

Exclusive: Transport secretary Louise Haigh – who previously criticised Rishi Sunak for the ‘great rail betrayal’ of HS2 – now finds herself wielding an axe over £85m worth of projects

Evening Standard

Piccadilly line: First new trains in 50 years will start running on London Underground next year

Hopes raised that Bakerloo could be next Tube line to get new rolling stock

The Guardian - UK

Labour urged to scrap UK road schemes such as £9bn Lower Thames Crossing

Suggestion would allow government to divert money earmarked for new roads to rail and other public transport

The Independent UK

The busiest trains routes to avoid in England and Wales

Bedford via Luton to London St Pancras, Gatwick and Brighton is a route that appears three times in the table

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