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HISTORICAL FACTS: The department for transport - The Untold Story

Burnham confirms West Midlands to take public control of local bus network – as it happened

The prime minister says the ‘absolutely massive’ move would protect thousands of jobs

The Guardian - UK

Disability campaigners call on mayor to scrap floating bus stops

The stops, first introduced in 2013, involve a cycle lane running between a bus stop and the pavement

Evening Standard

Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee says the government has ‘stepped in on London’s devolved powers’

Evening Standard

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Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Several firms, including Uber and Wayve, are seeking approval to transport passengers in automated vehicles in London as soon as this year

Evening Standard

Masts from Second World War shipwreck packed with explosives to be removed

Experts believe reducing the masts’ height to below sea level will ease pressure on the wreck’s structure

The Independent UK

Hammersmith Bridge will not reopen to vehicles as there is no funding available, council report suggests

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is recommending a ‘phased repair’ of the bridge, prioritising access for cyclists and pedestrians

Evening Standard

High Court dismisses challenge to £2.2bn Gatwick Airport expansion

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the Northern Runway Project in September

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Heathrow third runway likely to harm health of millions nearby, official report warns

Expansion could also hit access to housing, education, healthcare, open spaces and transport, analysis says

The Guardian - UK

England’s worst roads revealed as pothole repair bill reaches record £18.6bn

Official data from the Department for Transport reveals the areas at the top and bottom of the list

The Independent UK

Nearly 500 people seriously injured in e-scooter collisions last year, official data reveals

There were also an estimated 1,484 casualties in crashes involving electric scooters in 2025

The Independent UK

Nearly 500 seriously injured in e-scooter collisions in Great Britain last year

Ten people, all of whom were e-scooter riders, were killed in collisions compared with six in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 500 people seriously injured in e-scooter crashes in just one year

The data also showed that 77% of fatalities in 2025 were male

Evening Standard

HS2: Heidi Alexander to set out true cost of rail project – and when trains will begin to run

Transport secretary to give budget details of troubled high-speed line, which backers hope will stay well below £100bn

The Guardian - UK

Jet Fuel Has Nearly Doubled Since Trump Attacked Iran; Summer Flights Are Already 18% More Expensive

European airlines are cutting flights ahead of the busy summer travel season as fuel prices continue to soar and the question of whether the Strait of Hormuz is open remains in flux.

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Troubled waters: Will Hammersmith Bridge ever reopen?

London’s ‘disgrace’ has been closed since 2019 and at £250m to fix, it’s a political football no one is taking ownership of, reports Sarah Haque

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Millions of O2 users tracked in £600,000 government electric car study

O2 analysed customers' web browsing history to identify electronic vehicle users

Evening Standard

Heathrow passengers to be hit with 'eye watering' costs of third runway, Parliament told

Bosses at the west London airport say expansion is needed to boost UK economic growth

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Military-style Thames crossing should be built so Hammersmith Bridge can be repaired, say Tories

Conservative councillors are proposing a temporary structure across the river just north of the existing bridge

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‘Anxious and unsafe’: Half of blind people fear being stranded at train stations

Blind and partially sighted people say they are constantly let down by rail staff not showing up to help them

The Independent UK

How motorists can claim money back if wrongly caught speeding

The National Highways has identified around 2,650 incorrect camera activations since 2021, attributing them to a technical fault

Evening Standard

Euston HS2 station to be 'future-proofed' for expansion after six-platform proposal sparked row

Tunnelling work due to start in Spring - but HS2 trains unlikely to reach central London for two decades

Evening Standard

Pothole repairs row breaks out as Government names and shames 'worst' London boroughs

Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea and Waltham Forest each given a “red” rating by the Department for Transport

Evening Standard

Drivers able to see how well their council is tackling potholes

The Department for Transport said a new mapping tool shows 154 local highway authorities rated as red, amber or green.

The Independent UK

Driving test backlog forces learners to pay up to £500 to automated bookers

The driving test backlog is not expected to reduce significantly until 2027

Evening Standard

Speed camera error sees thousands of drivers fined incorrectly since 2021

Thousands of speeding fines could be cancelled after a “technical issue” saw some speed cameras triggered incorrectly.National Highways has apologised for the error which, it said, meant a “very small number” of drivers had been fined incorrectly since 2021.It is understood a software update created a problem with variable speed…

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