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Drink-drive fatalities on UK roads hit 12-year high

The Department for Transport said an estimated 260 people were killed in collisions involving a driver over the alcohol limit in 2021

Evening Standard

Green man to be lit for longer as UK slows down

Modifications to the time the green man will be lit up will be made public in September

Evening Standard

HS2 chief executive resigns from delayed and scaled-back rail project

Mark Thurston will leave government-owned company as construction moves ‘into an exciting new stage’

The Guardian - UK

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Hopes of restoring dozens of axed Bristol region buses are dealt blow

WECA's top officer says there are "significant hurdles" despite a government U-turn on funding rules

Bristol Post

Cost of Euston HS2 terminus could race past £4.8bn estimate, MPs say

Overspend blamed on government indecision, despite eight years spent planning and designing project

The Guardian - UK

Government must set out expectations for ‘floundering’ HS2 Euston project – MPs

In a damning report, the Public Accounts Committee said the Department for Transport ‘does not know what it is trying to achieve’.

The Independent UK

What do train station ticket office closures mean for rail passengers?

Everything you need to know about the train operators’ plans to shut almost all booking offices in England

The Independent UK

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Train fare reform urgently needed ahead of station ticket office closures, says rail expert

Rail expert Mark Smith says fares reform and improved online ticketing should be ‘done first, not promised for later’

The Independent UK

North East promised cheaper and more reliable buses after £45m funding boost, despite cuts fear

The Government has confirmed that the North East will get the final instalment of a promised £163m upgrade package, though some will be spent trying to stave off cuts

Chronicle Live

Plans for more passengers to claim flight delay compensation scrapped

The Department for Transport said 'further work' is needed before the rules change

Manchester Evening News

Government drops plan to allow more passengers to claim compensation for delayed flights

‘Further work’ is needed before the rules are changed, says the Department for Transport

The Independent UK

Flight compensation overhaul dropped from first consumer reforms

The Department for Transport said ‘further work’ is needed before the rules are changed.

The Independent UK

More than £10m to be spent on 'vital' improvements to Nottinghamshire roundabouts

The move will also protect nearby properties

Nottingham Post

Government rejects plea to make charter to protect seafarers mandatory

The Department for Transport said its charter will ‘initially launch on a voluntary basis’.

The Independent UK

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‘Patchy’ delivery of low-traffic schemes may have ended up discouraging cycling

New report concludes government is on track to miss its targets to increase levels of cycling and walking

Bike Perfect

A damning new report says the UK Government is failing in its plans to get more of us cycling and walking by 2025

The National Audit Office report blames the failures on years of persistent underfunding and a lack of influence

The Independent UK

UK struggling to convince more people to cycle and ‘unlikely’ to hit key 2025 target, report finds

Delivery of active travel schemes been ‘patchy’, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office says

The Guardian - UK

Targets to boost walking and cycling in England almost certain to be missed

Damning report from government spending watchdog criticises Department for Transport’s approach

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The Independent UK

Government set to miss cycling and walking targets – report

Delivery of active travel schemes has been ‘patchy’, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) said.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers face legal challenge over cuts to walking and cycling investment in England

Exclusive: Campaigners say move bypasses legal process and puts at risk climate and pollution pledges

Manchester Evening News

Long-held plans for two new Piccadilly platforms to solve Manchester's rail chaos have been pulled

The plans for platforms 15 and 16 were drawn up more than a decade ago as a solution to the North's crippling rail congestion

The Independent UK

Road deaths up 9% in 12 months

Department for Transport figures show 1,695 people were killed in crashes in 2022, up from 1,558 a year earlier.

The Independent UK

Train passengers could lose access to wifi to cut costs

The Department for Transport said it is reviewing whether the service ‘delivers the best possible value for money’

Wales Online

Free wi-fi on trains to be scrapped to save money

Train passengers face losing access to free wifi under cost-saving measures. The Department for Transport (DfT), which controls the finances of most operators in England, said it is reviewing whether the service “delivers the best possible value for

The Independent UK

British train passengers at risk of losing free Wifi

Department for Transport said it is reviewing whether the service ‘delivers the best possible value for money’

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