Gary Gibbon
HS2, transport armageddon and playing chicken
The weather chaos on roads and rail today is as nothing, the government is warning, to the travel network armageddon that threatens if HS2 is not built.
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Oxford vaccine shown to be up to 90% effective, cheap and easy to transport
Finally, there is hope of an end to all this, hope of a route out of the pandemic
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Transport Secretary Shapps cuts short Spanish holiday
Even the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was caught out by the last minute change of rules.
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Wearing face masks will be compulsory on public transport in England
Fines could be imposed for anyone failing to comply.
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New measures introduced to protect London bus drivers from coronavirus after deaths of 15 transport workers
The deaths of at least 15 transport workers has brought into sharp focus how exposed some key workers are during the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘It’s the end of the line for Northern Rail’, says Transport Secretary
“It’s the end of the line for Northern Rail” – that’s the verdict of the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. He travelled to Leeds – by train- to say that the much-criticised train operator would likely lose its franchise within months.
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Boris Johnson promises billions for transport links, homes and further education
In a speech in Manchester Boris Johnson promised billions of spending on improving transport links, building beautiful new homes and addressing the underfunding of Further Education colleges.
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Government poised to tell key transport and logistics businesses to step up No-Deal preparations
Channel 4 News has learnt that the government is poised to tell key transport and logistics businesses to order No-Deal preparations be stepped up again.
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Conservative MP on Eurotunnel payment: ‘The Department of Transport doesn’t look as if it’s done its homework’
Huw Merriman MP is a Conservative member of the Transport Select Committee.
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Forecasters warn freezing weather could affect transport and power supplies
With temperatures plummeting again tonight, forecasters have warned that the freezing weather conditions across large parts of the country could block roads, disrupt trains and flights and knock out power supplies, while more than a hundred schools across England and Wales were shut too.
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Labour says Transport Secretary should resign over ‘tawdry’ Seaborne Brexit contract
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has been accused of “gross incompetence” by Labour over the £14 million Seaborne Freight emergency ferry contract.
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Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald: Heathrow disruption after drone sighting ‘highlights we are not in control of situation’
Labour’s Andy McDonald responds to the halting of flights at Heathrow after a drone sighting.
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Italy transports migrants to Spain
Italy has sent two ships to the 629 migrants on board a rescue boat off its shore to transport them to Spain, after Italy’s new populist government refused to take them. The migrants on board the Aquarius include 123 unaccompanied minors, 11 children and six pregnant women. Since we’ve been on air, the process of…
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‘Terror suspect’ wins payout from transport police
A 28-year-old man from London has won an undisclosed sum from two police forces for being detained unlawfully under terror laws after trying to make a complaint on a train.
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Free Paris public transport amid high air pollution
Paris has made public transport free this weekend, in an attempt to tackle high levels of air pollution that have prompted warnings to be issued.
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