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EMR expecting to run normal timetable week starting Monday, May 15, despite some union action

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said pay negotiations with ministers had stalled over past four months

Birmingham Post

Nationalising TransPennine Express will allow full look at 'whole rail structure in the north'

The operator's services have been brought under government control following months of cancellations and delays

Manchester Evening News

Train drivers walk out as union chief says pay talks with ministers have stalled

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said the union had seen ‘neither hide nor hair’ from the Government since January.

The Independent UK

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Rail unions told: ‘Take deal now to end train strike misery’

Huw Merriman warns commuters are ‘giving up on rail’ and calls on Aslef and RMT to accept offer that would take train driver salaries to about £65,000

Evening Standard

Minister ‘won’t be two-faced’ about Government policy amid asylum centre dispute

Huw Merriman acknowledged there was anger among voters in his Bexhill and Battle constituency.

The Independent UK

Minister rejects Joe Biden’s claim of UK ‘screwing around’ over Northern Ireland

The US president sparked criticism from some in the UK following his explosive remark at a Democratic National Committee Reception in New York

Evening Standard

Trains strikes expected to drag on through the summer, says rail union boss

Exclusive: Aslef’s Mick Whelan has called the walk-outs ‘government-led’, ‘government-driven’ and ‘government-organised’

The Independent UK

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The Mancunian Way: Only true pie lovers need apply

Manchester International Festival line up revealed PLUS Judging the British Pie Awards

Manchester Evening News

Lineker saga sends Tory headbangers into meltdown

A football pundit being critical of the government shows you can have too much of this free speech business

The Guardian - UK

HS2 delay 'will increase costs, trigger job cuts and could see firms go bust' leak shows

A leaked document produced by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in the Commons laid bare the potential impact of the controversial two-year delay to a key section of the high speed railway

Daily Mirror

Leaked document ‘blows apart’ claims HS2 delay will save money – Labour

Louise Haigh told MPs she had seen a Government document which undermines Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s claims the move will reduce costs.

The Independent UK

HS2 train line might not arrive at Euston until 2041, Labour tells Commons

The HS2 high-speed rail line may not arrive at Euston for almost 20 years, it was claimed in the Commons on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Internal government briefing admits HS2 delays will increase costs

DfT document appears to undermine ministers’ claims, saying jobs are likely to go and construction firms could be at risk

The Guardian - UK

Rail passengers forced to ‘grin and bear’ largest hike in ticket fares for more than a decade

The skyrocketing prices come as millions battle the cost of living pressures

Manchester Evening News

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The Independent UK

Commuters forced to ‘grin and bear’ rail fare rise amid cost-of-living pressures

Fares in England and Wales jumped by up to 5.9% on average on Sunday, adding hundreds of pounds to the cost of many annual season tickets.

Wales Online

Rail fare hikes are biggest in 11 years despite poor performance

Annual season tickets for many are rising by hundreds of pounds

The Guardian - UK

Train fares in England and Wales rise by 5.9% despite poor service

Passengers will be hit by biggest increase in ticket prices since 2012

Evening Standard

Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years despite poor performance

Analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data found the annual fares rise is the largest since a 6.1 per cent jump across Britain in 2012

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Evening Standard

Delaying HS2 is one option to limit soaring costs of project, admits chief

HS2 chief’s comments comes after rail minister Huw Merriman said that the Government remains ’absolutely committed’ to the project

The Independent UK

HS2 boss says delays among options being explored to curb rising costs

Mark Thurston said the impact of inflation on the project over the past year has been ‘significant’.

Birmingham Post

Government 'absolutely committed' to HS2 from London to Manchester and east of England

It was recently reported HS2 might not run to its planned central London terminus at Euston due to rising costs

Manchester Evening News

Under-fire TransPennine Express should be stripped of its contract now, says top Labour MP

But Tory Minister says putting the operator into public ownership wouldn't solve all its problems

Evening Standard

Rail minister Huw Merriman’s laptop stolen from pub day after biggest strike in a decade

Exclusive: Security fears as theft of device with strike details sparks police probe

Birmingham Post

Rail Minister urged to get on with plans to electrify Midland Mainline through East Midlands and Yorkshire

'Fourteen months on not only has the work not been done, the terms of reference have not even been agreed'

Daily Record

MP demands west coast mainline to Glasgow is nationalised after 'shambolic' Avanti service

Gavin Newlands, the SNP transport spokesman, said all cross-border rail services should be brought back into public ownership and control.

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