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• World's longest £8bn EU tunnel hit by chaos seven years after it opened

  12-01-2025 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription -mp;amp;amp;#8230; #39;s longest and deepest railway tunnel thatmp;amp;amp;#39;s only mp;amp;amp;#8230; Tunnel acts as the main rail connection between Italy andmp;amp;amp;#8230; s mission to mp;amp;amp;#39;revolutionise European freight transportmp;amp;amp;#39;. It took a mp;amp;amp;#8230;in August 2023. Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) probed the incident,mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• What you need to know about Ryanair's return

  12-01-2025 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription -mp;amp;amp;#8230;campaign for various destinations in Europe, the option to book tickets mp;amp;amp;#8230;canceled if the security situation does not allow the airline to return mp;amp;amp;#8230;passengers. The airlines that led the majority of passenger traffic at Ben Gurion Airport mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• Trams collide in the French city of Strasbourg, injuring dozens, though none critically

  12-01-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Firefighters say two trams have collided in Strasbourg in eastern France, injuring dozens of people, though none critically
  
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• Tram collision in Strasbourg leaves dozens injured

  12-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Rescue services treat 100 more people for shock or stress after collision in tunnel leading to central train stationTwo trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, causing dozens of injuries, though none critical, authorities said. The accident took place during the afternoon in a tunnel leading to the citymp;#146;s central train station.An additional 100 people, though uninjured, were assessed for shock or stress, said Renmp;eacute; Cellier, director of the Bas-Rh
  
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• The Top 10 Passenger Airlines With The Largest Fleets In The World Ranked By Capacity

  12-01-2025 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;amp;amp;#8230;the ten largest airlines based on airline capacity according to data from ch mp;amp;amp;#8230;the second largest airline in Europe by number of passengers carried (when combined mp;amp;amp;#8230; ,009 Aircraft on order: 303 Country: United States According to data from ch mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• The busy Birmingham road where parking fines doubled in 2024 as 5,000 punished

  12-01-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Huge numbers of motorists caught out on main city road last year
  
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• The £120m plan set to give massive boost to 60-year-old airport

  12-01-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - The airport has already introduced new baggage trolleys, an mp;#39;airsidemp;#39; multi-faith room, and upgraded air traffic control and airfield equipment.
  
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• Southeastern announces upgrade of fleet

  12-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southeastern has announced a "major refurbishment" of some of its trains.
  
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• Scam insurance and lies: the risks young drivers take to get on the road subscription

  12-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The cost of cover for 17 to 25-year-olds is pushing some to buy fake policies from ghost brokers, dodge MoTs and fudge facts with their insurers, reports Jessica Sharkey
  
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• Ryanair flight to Birmingham Airport delayed 14 hours forcing passengers to spend night at 'empty' airport

  12-01-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - A number of passengers were forced to spend a night at Agadir in Morocco after their flight to Birmingham kept getting pushed back and back by hours at a time
  
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• Rolls-Royce boss: we can?t stop cars being smuggled into Russia subscription

  12-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Despite sanctions, sales of the luxury marque in Russia have reportedly surged 39 per cent in nine months
  
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• Rolls-Royce boss: we can't stop cars being smuggled into Russia subscription

  12-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Despite sanctions, sales of the luxury marque in Russia have reportedly surged 39 per cent in nine months
  
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• Police warning letter to farmers over Welsh port blockade dubbed 'scare tactic'

  12-01-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Holyhead port is currently closed following damage from Storm Darragh, in December, but is expected to partially reopen next week
  
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• Police send warning letter after farmers blockade Holyhead Port

  12-01-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The port is set to reopen this week and police have warned mp;#39;Interference with use or operation of key national infrastructure is a criminal offencemp;#39;
  
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• Petition launched after decision to scrap free hospital shuttle bus

  12-01-2025 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley Express - East Lancashire Hospitals Trust hasmp;nbsp;taken the unpopular decision to scrap the free shuttle bus service as part of major cost-saving cuts
  
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• Peak District fury as gritters unable to work thanks to 200 double-parked cars blocking road

  12-01-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Gritters were unable to clear a busy road near Edale, Derbyshire, this morning because of the sheer number of double parked cars in the area, as people were urged to move
  
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• Major Wiltshire employer secures £560 million rail contracts

  12-01-2025 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A major Wiltshire employer is set to play a key role in the future of Britainmp;#39;s railways after landing mp;pound;560m worth of contracts.
  
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• Hundreds of potholes repaired last month but millions still needed to fix roads

  12-01-2025 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Swindon Borough Council estimates it would take mp;pound;142 million to bring all roads to like new condition.
  
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• Gritters stopped by 200 cars double parked on Peak District road, says council

  12-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Derbyshire council says crews blocked from gritting roads on Saturday due to double parking at walking spots near EdaleGritting crews have been stopped in their tracks by mp;#147;about 200 carsmp;#148; double parked on a road along the Peak District.Derbyshire county council said crews were prevented from gritting the roads on Saturday morning due to parking on both sides of road at Rushup Edge and Man Nick near Edale. Continue reading...
  
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• Gritters stopped by 200 cars double parked in popular Peak District spot

  12-01-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Derbyshire County Council gritters unable to move past spot popular with hikers
  
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• Gritters blocked in by '200 cars' in Peak District

  12-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Derbyshire County Council says it cannot grit along icy roads where cars have double parked.
  
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• Gone but not forgotten - Disused railway stations in Dorset

  12-01-2025 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - These pictures offer a fascinating glimpse of the heyday of the railway. They show disused train stations in Dorset which are gone but not forgotten.
  
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• Frustrated Cambridgeshire bus drivers blame congested roads for delays to services

  12-01-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - Bus drivers say they are getting increasingly frustrated over the delays
  
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• Fresh defect hits Glen Sannox as it finally begins Arran service

  12-01-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Fresh defects have been uncovered on one of Scotland?s ?fiasco? ferries almost on the eve of it finally entering service.
  
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• Driver shortage, bus services axed and passengers stranded - behind the scenes at appalling Arriva

  12-01-2025 01:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Cuts are causing misery for commuters
  
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• Crippling five months of rail strikes set to begin today will cost us £1billion and 'paralyse' UK economy, say hospitality chiefs

  12-01-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Train managers at Avanti West Coast will walk out every Sunday until May 25 in an ongoing row over rest-day shifts, bringing another blow to venues which have already lost billions in previous strikes
  
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• Council accused of 'illegally' charging people to park at County Durham coastal site

  12-01-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Durham County Council has been accused of mp;#39;illegallymp;#39; charging people to park in one of their five operated Seaham car parks.
  
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• Bus service disrupted due to ‘unsafe road surface’ in this town

  12-01-2025 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley Express - Rosso, a bus company that serves Rossendale, said the Rossendale Rovers 8 bus is unable to serve certain stops.
  
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• Bus service changes are 'not effective' and Solihull people are 'worried'

  12-01-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Changes have been made to a number of bus services across the West Midlands
  
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• Bus passengers in York hit by up to 50 per cent increase in single fares

  12-01-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - The council is mp;#39;exploring franchisingmp;#39; in ongoing discussions with the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire as the mp;pound;2 fare cap for single bus journeys comes to an end.
  
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• Bristol Airport’s masterplan promises a world of new destinations

  12-01-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Bristol Airportmp;#146;s ambitious 2040 master plan could transform regional travel with expanded routes, smoother operations, and a pledge to go net zeromp;#151;but not everyone is convinced
  
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• Artificial Intelligence is targeting cancers and potholes - and this is just the start

  12-01-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - The Science Secretary says Britain has been mp;#39;asleep at the wheelmp;#39; and focused on risk but AI will rid the public sector of mp;#39;bugbearsmp;#39; in a new innovation drive
  
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