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Newquay and Dundee secure £4.3m Government funding for direct London flights
Flights from Cornwall Newquay Airport to Gatwick Airport will be operated by Eastern Airways
Traffic and Travel
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Christmas travel disruption warning over planned strike action by Tube workers
It could mean a significantly reduced service on these lines
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HS2 eastern leg to Leeds expected to be scrapped
Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon said ministers were attempting to “quietly back out” of infrastructure schemes
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Heathrow to be cut off from rail and Tube networks on Boxing Day
The combination of the work being carried out by Network Rai and TfL means no rail or Tube services will operate to or from the UK’s busiest airport
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Call to increase number of emergency refuges on smart motorways
“One of the most hazardous aspects of the UK smart motorway network is the removal of the hard shoulder."
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Bus passengers hit with above-inflation fare rises
The Department for Transport (DfT) said fares in England increased by 1.7% in the year to March
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Smart motorway rollout 'should be paused over safety concerns'
There are about 375 miles of smart motorway in England, including 235 miles without a hard shoulder
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Insulate Britain activists target roads across England
Activists have blocked roads on 18 days since September 13, causing misery for drivers stuck in long queues of traffic
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In pictures: Salisbury train crash which left 13 people needing hospital treatment
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews had helped evacuate “approximately 100 people” from the scene
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Commuter train journeys at just 45% of pre-virus levels
London has seen the slowest recovery in commuting journeys
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Mayor urges UK Government to make face masks mandatory on public transport
The “deadly virus has not gone away and this winter we’re facing both flu and Covid”
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All remaining countries to be removed from travel red list on Monday
End of hotel quarantine across the UK would bring it into line with most of the rest of Europe