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Government department spent £635 on repairs to a minister's red box

The Department for Transport, which was run by Grant Shapps at the time of the repair in July, shelled out the eye-watering sum of £634.80 to fix a jammed lock on one of the official briefcases

Daily Mirror

£2 bus fare cap to apply to these routes in Newcastle and around North East

Single fares will be capped at £2 between January 1 and March 31, including Stagecoach, Go North East and Arriva routes

Chronicle Live

Border Force staff, driving examiners and rail workers walk out on strike

The Department for Transport said unions need to "get back round the table" to end strike misery

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Travel disruption to continue as commuters return to work after Christmas

Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association will walk out from noon.

The Independent UK

Crowds left waiting at major train stations despite end of RMT rail strike

Photos showed hundreds of passengers packed inside King’s Cross and Paddington, with some journeys delayed due to engineering works

Evening Standard

Strikes to cause 'significantly disrupted' travel in January, says Network Rail

Industrial action from the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has caused havoc over the Christmas period with more strikes to come in 2023

Wales Online

Passengers face ‘significantly disrupted’ trips into January – Network Rail

The warning comes as the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association at CrossCountry become the latest workers to announce strike action.

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Sustainable aviation fuel project for Port Talbot secures £25m funding boost

The project from LanzaTech promises to create hundreds of new jobs

Birmingham Post

Drivers to Bristol Airport 'feel mugged' by Clean Air Zone's Portway 'trap'

The council asked for signs on the M5 but it has not happened

Bristol Post

Major travel rule change as Scottish airports to scrap 100ml liquid limit

New 3D scanners will allow for a larger amount of liquid to be carried through security by holidaymakers.

Daily Record

Tyne Bridge repair costs sprial 'significantly' as inflation crisis hits restoration of North East icon

Council chiefs may be forced to cut back on planned upgrades on the Central Motorway because of the spiralling costs of renovating the famous landmark

Chronicle Live

TUC seeks changes to draft law to help seafarers after P&O Ferries scandal

Sacking of nearly 800 crew in favour of low-paid agency workers in March led to calls for loopholes to be closed in seafarers’ wages bill

The Guardian - UK

Mick Lynch: government is deliberately ensuring rail strikes go ahead

RMT union leader says Department for Transport inserted bitterly opposed driver-only clause at last moment

The Guardian - UK

Decision on dualling A1 in Northumberland pushed back nine months as Government confirms latest delay

It is the third time this year that ministers have delayed a verdict on whether to proceed with the dualling of the A1 on a 13-mile stretch between Morpeth and Ellingham

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'Put us out of our misery' - Department for Transport still yet to make a decision on dualling A1 in Northumberland

The decision had been due today after two previous delays

Chronicle Live

Newcastle e-scooter future unclear as trial approaches final day

The final day of Newcastle's orange electrical scooter trial is on Wednesday November 30 but the council is tight-lipped on whether it will be extended

Nottingham Post

Nottingham's e-scooter trial extended until 2024 with thousands of daily users

"We are continuing to learn new things, listen to feedback and make improvements"

The Independent UK

When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January

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The Independent UK

Rail industry warning over ‘spiral of decline’

Rail Partners, which represents independent passenger and freight train operators, wants companies to be given more influence on key issues.

The Independent UK

When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January, with other industrial action adding to the chaos

The Independent UK

Northern business leaders warn minister over ‘crisis on our rail network’

Members of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership have written to Mark Harper.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Train pain harming business

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Chronicle Live

Three companies cancel all Newcastle trains due to driver strike on Saturday November 26

LNER and Lumo will run very limited trains to and from Newcastle on Saturday November 26, CrossCountry, Northern and TransPennine's are all cancelled

Manchester Evening News

Lucrative conferences cancelled and investors forced to go by minibus: What Manchester's rail meltdown is costing the city's economy

Senior business leader spells out the damage to local reputation in letter to the Transport Secretary Mark Harper

The Guardian - UK

Christmas rail strikes still on, says Mick Lynch after meeting minister

‘Until we get tangible outcome, action will be on,’ says RMT leader after talks with transport secretary

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