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Tanni Grey-Thompson to lead taskforce on air travel for disabled passengers

Team led by Paralympic champion will work with aviation industry to ‘break down barriers’, says transport secretary

The Guardian - UK

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson to lead new taskforce for disabled air passengers

The group will aim to tackle issues such as people being left onboard planes without timely assistance and mishandling of wheelchairs.

The Independent UK

Bus fare hike same as 1p income tax rise on working people who commute - new analysis

The Department for Transport has disputed claims that the 50 per cent rise in the cap on a single bus ticket equates to a 1p rise in income tax

The Independent UK

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Tube strikes: Union chief 'not optimistic' for breakthrough as network shutdown looms on London Underground

Passengers warned to expect no services if Aslef strikes go ahead on Thursday and next Tuesday

Evening Standard

A huge, hideous Canary Wharf by Regent’s Park: this could be the result of Labour’s plan for HS2

Where will Rachel Reeves find billions for a tunnel from Old Oak Common to Euston? Private development is one answer, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Fares hike blow for Londoners as union decision on Tube strike go-ahead is awaited

RMT executive meets to decide whether to suspend strike - first walkout due from 6pm on Friday

Evening Standard

Government orders Sadiq Khan to hike Tube and rail fares as part of £485m London settlement

Inflation-busting 4.6% increase - to match rise in national rail fares - will also affect Elizabeth line and London Overground

Evening Standard

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Plans to tackle infamous ‘Euston rush’ released after urgent review

Around 40 per cent of Avanti West Coast services will now board 20 minutes before departure

The Independent UK

Network Rail aims to tackle 'Euston rush' with change to boarding

Passengers travelling on around 40% of Avanti West Coast services from the London station can now board trains 20 minutes before departure

Evening Standard

Network Rail aims to tackle ‘Euston rush’

Passengers travelling on around 40% of Avanti West Coast services from the London station can now board trains 20 minutes before departure.

The Independent UK

‘Euston rush’ could be on its way out as early train boarding introduced

Some services at Euston will start boarding 20 minutes before departure to try and tackle overcrowding at the busy station

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Dartford Tunnel closures spark fresh demands for new Lower Thames Crossing to get green light

One tunnel was shut all day on Monday after a spillage, leaving drivers stuck in hours-long queues of traffic

Evening Standard

Passenger dies and 15 people are injured after two trains collide

Network Rail and Transport for Wales said in a joint statement it was a ‘low-speed collision’.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Yes, review HS2’s ‘dire’ delivery – but contract renegotiation matters more

To unpick this debacle, the transport secretary will have to cajole companies to go against their shareholders’ interests

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on investing in public transport: it’s time, finally, to look north

Editorial: London’s award-winning Elizabeth line is an example of what can be achieved. Labour needs to deliver the same ambition elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Ministers to oversee ‘dire’ HS2 as true cost remains uncertain

Transport secretary says analysis of high-speed rail project unable to clarify if overrun is £10bn or £20bn

The National (Scotland)

First Sue Gray, now Angela Rayner – is Keir Starmer a nightmare to work for?

IT hasn’t been a good month – nay, a good first 100 days – for Keir Starmer ...

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The Independent UK

How make-or-break Budget has fractured Keir Starmer’s cabinet

ANALYSIS: With the prime minister’s poll ratings at rock bottom, Sir Keir Starmer is grappling with cabinet unity ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget, writes Political Correspondent Archie Mitchell

The Independent UK

Stansted airport expansion: What you need to know as ministers hail £1.1 billion investment

The plans feature more seating areas and new shops, bars and restaurants

The Guardian - UK

Elton John and Michelin meals: Labour pulls out all the stops to woo investors

‘You are pivotal to this great cause of our times,’ Keir Starmer tells global bosses in London as he targets wealth creation

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves boosts big business as she caps corporation tax at 25% and woos investment in Britain

Fourth big tax freeze as chancellor makes bold offer to attract top global firms to UK

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour wooing private investors: don’t trade social protections for growth

Editorial: If Labour is committed to championing ‘working people’, the British state must mediate between workers and capital, rejecting corporate dominance

The Independent UK

Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk

Britain’s new Labour Party government is announcing billions of pounds in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences and infrastructure at a business summit

Evening Standard

DP World £1billion expansion of London Gateway port gets go-ahead creating 400 new jobs, say company chiefs

Two new shipping berths and a second rail terminal will be built at the site

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