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Spoiler alert! HS2’s enormous conveyor network starts moving excavated material

A total of more than five million tonnes of spoil will be moved by the conveyors from three locations in west London.

The Independent UK

Leaders' joy as Mottram bypass finally approved after decades of work

'This is a great result for Tameside and local residents and businesses'

Manchester Evening News

Long-awaited Mottram bypass gets final seal of approval - with work set to begin next year

The bypass would help ease congestion on the busy route between Manchester and Sheffield

Manchester Evening News

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New rail minister raises hopes high-speed line may include Bradford

Huw Merriman says he is ‘working up options’ for city’s inclusion in Northern Powerhouse Rail

The Guardian - UK

Government is ‘working on options’ for boosting Bradford’s rail services

Plans for a high-speed railway station in the West Yorkshire city were dashed last November.

The Independent UK

Port of Dover fears ‘significant and continued disruption’ from EU Entry-Exit system

Port’s CEO Doug Bannister warns MPs that checkpoint times for motorists leaving the UK could increase seven-fold

The Independent UK

HS2’s supporters fear cancellations and delays as austerity looms

In Britain’s darkening economic climate, the expensive high speed rail project looks like an obvious target for further cuts

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Supermarket shelves could be left empty with government 'sleepwalking' into supply crisis, say MPs

A shortage of HGV drivers could also mean petrol forecourts running dry, according to the Commons Transport Committee

Wales Online

Supermarkets could have empty shelves this Christmas, influential MPs warn

The Commons transport committee has said the Government is 'sleepingwalking' into another lorry crisis unless urgent action is taken.

Daily Mirror

Post-Brexit checks reduce Eurostar’s London terminal capacity by a third

Rail boss says St Pancras has only avoided chaos seen at Channel ports because of services being cut

The Guardian - UK

Extra Brexit border checks add 15 seconds per passenger, says Eurostar boss

He said long queues were being avoided only because it had limited passenger numbers of some trains

Wales Online

Brexit has cut Eurostar capacity by 30 per cent, says chief executive

Capacity at London St Pancras is down by one-third because of extra passport checks – meaning fewer seats and higher fares

The Independent UK

Chancellor and Bank of England urged to prop up pound as banks pull mortgage deals

Although the pound rallied on Tuesday morning some senior Conservatives want the Chancellor to go further to calm financial markets

Evening Standard

Rail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs

The Government sparked anger in November 2021 when it published the Integrated Rail Plan.

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Boris Johnson calls for ‘greater protections for airline passengers’

‘The experience of the public has been pretty wretched and they need to do much, much better,’ says Prime Minister

The Independent UK

Tory MP presses send on no confidence letter while sat opposite Boris Johnson at committee

Huw Merriman was grilling the prime minister at the liaison committee when he posted the letter

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: more talks this week to avert shutdown in Britain

Tickets will be refunded if national strikes go ahead, Rail Delivery Group chair says

The Guardian - UK

Improve facilities for HGV drivers or face new tax, MPs tell freight sector

Logistics industry must ‘get house in order’ within two years to curb driver shortage caused by Covid and Brexit

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Lorry driver conditions should be ‘improved or sector should face a new tax’

A cross-party group of MPs said it is “key” that lorry drivers have better roadside facilities to end a labour shortage in the haulage sector

The Independent UK

Tory MP calls for housing targets and brands planning reforms ‘unambitious’

The Independent UK

Air passengers should get more protection from Covid-like disruption, says MPs

The Transport Committee said the UK Civil Aviation Authority should be given ‘more teeth’ to fine airlines that do not compensation customers.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries CEO acknowledges ignoring UK rules in firing 786

The head of a ferry operator at the center of a bitter labor dispute stunned U.K. lawmakers when he acknowledged that the company chose to ignore the law and labor contracts when it fired 786 workers without consulting with them in advance

Manchester Evening News

P&O Ferries boss reveals new crew paid just £5.50 an hour as he admits law was broken

The firm replaced 800 seafarers with cheaper agency staff last week

The Independent UK

P&O admits breaking law over sackings

The company replaced its crews with cheaper agency workers last week.

The Independent UK

‘No powers’ to prosecute P&O despite firm admitting it broke law in sacking 800 workers, government concedes

It is up to ‘the individuals concerned’ to take the firm to a tribunal, minister tells MPs

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