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UNCOVERED: The department for transport | History Defined

High Court dismisses challenge to £2.2bn Gatwick Airport expansion

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the Northern Runway Project in September

Evening Standard

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

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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

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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.

International Business Times UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

‘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

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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

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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…

The Guardian - UK

UK transport and cyber-security chiefs investigate Chinese-made buses

Move to assess potential risk of remote meddling by Beijing with Yutong buses follows investigations in Norway and Denmark

The Independent UK

Reform plans to ‘dramatically’ cut civil service numbers if elected despite lack of government experience

Danny Kruger, who defected from the Tories last month, has pledged a ‘more concentrated government machine’

Evening Standard

Fact check: Fake MP defection video, bus pass verification and immigration removals

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The National (Scotland)

Meet the industry bosses running UK Government departments

THE former CEO of BAE Systems, the British Airways executive who oversees its lobbying team, the chairman of the Petrochemical giant Ineos and…

Evening Standard

Most rail journeys under public ownership by middle of next year, says minister

Speaking at the party’s annual conference, Heidi Alexander is expected to reveal the next four services to be brought into public ownership.

Evening Standard

Tolls on historic Clifton Suspension Bridge could rise for first time in decade

Three million vehicles a year cross the bridge, which was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

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