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Transport Secretary mulls running HS2 trains at slower speed to keep costs down

Reducing the high-speed rail project from its intended speed of 360km per hour could save an amount in the ‘low billions’, Heidi Alexander said.

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Cameras which can detect drivers using mobile phones coming to Scottish roads

The largest survey of its kind to ever be undertaken in the UK will begin this week.

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'Change the way we move': works begin on airport rail

Construction on a long-awaited airport rail superhub is set to begin after a federal and state funding boost, putting high-speed rail now firmly on the agenda.

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All aboard: fast rail gains momentum after false starts

A high-speed rail network linking major cities in Australia would come at a huge cost but is gaining momentum as experts tout the cost savings for commuters.

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France to trial equipping transport police with electric stun guns

France will equip several hundred security officers across its rail and metro networks with electric stun guns in a bid to better manage violent incidents.

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Transport Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughter demands Team USA athletes be vetted for patriotism

Evita Duffy-Alfonso says it is ‘absurd’ to root for Olympians who have dared to call out the Trump administration, a step others have argued demonstrates a true love of country

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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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Speed camera error could see thousands of convictions scrapped

Anyone affected would be ‘contacted directly by the relevant police force’

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Met Office issues additional amber weather warning for rain in north east

A yellow warning for rain was also announced earlier on Wednesday.

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Government urged to ban Iranian revolutionary guard amid violent crackdown

Dozens of people have been killed and thousands detained as the Iranian state has attempted to quell mass protests in the country.

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UK wants ‘peaceful transition’ in Iran as violent crackdown continues

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the UK’s priority was to ‘stem the violence’.

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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

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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.

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Snowfall to cause major flight cancellations at Paris airports

Snowfall will cause many flights at Paris's two main airports to be cancelled early Wednesday, according to France's Transport minister Philippe Tabarot.

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Six people dead in road accidents as France manages heavy snow and ice

Heavy snowfall and icy conditions have killed at least six people on roads across France and caused major disruptions, with the transport minister admitting the severity of the event was “somewhat underestimated” by national weather services.

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Italy's national strike called by main union disrupts transport and school services

A national strike called by Italy’s largest trade union in protest against the government’s budget plans has widely disrupted transportation, health and school services across the country

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Londoners reveal what would encourage them to cycle more in the capital: safer car drivers

Cycling levels in the capital are at record levels, but many still don’t want to take to two wheels

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Tube fares rise of 5.8% down to deal with Sadiq Khan on new trains and DLR extension, says transport minister

Heidi Alexander said she had ‘grown-up conversation’ with mayor about London Underground fares after £2.2bn of funding for TfL

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Exclusive: Londoners face 5.8% rise in Tube fares despite national rail tickets price freeze

Mayor says it is ‘fair’ that TfL fares increase above inflation in return for £2.2bn of Government investment

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Cycle lanes have slowed bus journeys in parts of London, says transport minister Lord Hendy

The average bus speed in the capital in 2024/25 was 9.2 miles per hour, according to TfL

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Right-wing podcast bro slams Sean Duffy air travel dress code: ‘Nobody has any money!’

A right-wing podcast host has hit out at the Transport Secretary over his calls for people to dress nicer for plane travel.

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Ministers back Heathrow’s plan to move M25 for third runway

The Transport Secretary rejected a rival proposal from Arora Group, saying Heathrow’s own plans were ‘the most credible and deliverable option’.

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Minister blames ‘shifting sands’ amid criticism of pre-Budget ‘fiscal fandango’

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander declined to deny that the Chancellor is planning a pay-per-mile scheme for electric vehicles.

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Transport Secretary details further ‘work required’ on Ukraine peace deal

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told Sky News’ Trevor Phillips On Sunday (November 23) that a leaked 28-point US-Russia peace proposal for Ukraine needs “more work.”

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UK joins Geneva talks on Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

Cabinet minister Heidi Alexander said allies of Ukraine must ‘open up space for meaningful negotiations’.

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