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40,000 rail workers to walk out in fresh strike action

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union announced members at Network Rail and 15 train operators will walk out on October 8.

The Independent UK

TfL commissioner Andy Byford quits in major blow to Sadiq Khan

Capital’s transport chief will leave at the end of next month and return to the US

Evening Standard

'The service is bad enough, but this would be disastrous' - Anger over reports of Manchester Piccadilly ticket office closures

Rail unions said the money-saving move would further 'de-staff' the rail network and cost jobs

Manchester Evening News

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Drivers issued hard-shoulder warning over 'grey area' that could see them prosecuted

Drivers have been issued a warning over the risk of stopping on the hard shoulder of a motorway following a 'grey area' of the rules. If broken you could face prosecution.

Glasgow Live

Metrolink's future is 'unclear' as government funding ends and passenger numbers fall

While the Government has found extra cash for the bus network and £1.2bn funding for Transport for London, Metrolink is travelling toward a funding 'cliff edge'

Manchester Evening News

Man's multi-million project to transform £1 ship

Dan Cross saved the vessel from being scrapped and worked on it for 12 years

Liverpool Echo

Bus fares in England to be capped at £2 for three months, says DfT

Plan costing £60m is intended to help passengers during cost of living crisis and will come into effect in January

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Rail union leaders ‘looking for support’ from Labour as strike announced

TSSA industrial action from noon on 26 September will coincide with Labour conference in Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Spat at, abused and run off the road: why do some people hate cyclists so much?

Bike riders have always faced aggression from car drivers. But they now find themselves on the latest front in the culture wars – with anger whipped up by the rightwing press

The Guardian - UK

Wizz Air named worst airline for UK-departing flight delays

Flights found to run more than 14 minutes late on average as UK plans to reduce compensation

The Guardian - UK

GPs can now prescribe walking and cycling as treatment to improve wellbeing

Doctors will be able to prescribe projects like adult cycle training, walking groups and free bike loans

Liverpool Echo

Gateshead GPs will prescribe cycling and walking to patients

Gateshead has been awarded funding so doctors can encourage patients to exercise, including bike loans and cycle training for adults

Chronicle Live

Talking Point: What activities do you find help your mental wellbeing?

The Department for Transport is backing new schemes with health in mind

Evening Standard

Leeds GPs to prescribe walking and cycling in new government trial

The pilots will kick off this year and run until 2025

Leeds Live

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The Guardian - UK

GPs to prescribe walking and cycling in bid to ease burden on NHS

Suggestion of activities to help improve mental and physical health part of wider movement of ‘social prescribing’

The Independent UK

GPs to prescribe walking and cycling as mental health treatment

The DfT announced that 11 local authorities have received £12.7 million to fund pilot social prescriptions and projects like adult cycle training

Daily Mirror

UK's worst rail firm Avanti pays £11m to shareholders after getting £17m taxpayers' cash

Rail operator Avanti has paid out out millions to investors despite forcing passengers to endure severe overcrowding, axed services, soaring prices and the worst train delays in the country

The Guardian - UK

DfT provides extra £130m for endangered bus routes in England

Services in the north-east and South Yorkshire were facing the axe as the expiration date for pandemic funding nears

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The Guardian - UK

£17m paid to Avanti West Coast is ‘reward for failure’, says Labour

Under-fire firm given performance and management fees despite being worst-performing rail operator

The Guardian - UK

Cyclists, welcome, you have just become the latest target in the culture wars

Why would Grant Shapps have us think that number plates for bikes are a good idea? The only place that has them is North Korea, says Guardian political correspondent Peter Walker

Chronicle Live

How much will train fares rise? What we know as major rail announcement comes on Wednesday

Although rail fares are set to increase, it reportedly won't be by the 13% margin expected

Daily Mirror

How much will train fares rise? What we know as major announcement due tomorrow

Rail fares will go up - but not by 13% - as the RPI inflation measure for July is unveiled at 7am tomorrow. It will be another blow in the cost-of-living crisis but only kick in in March 2023

Chronicle Live

'Enough is enough': North East politicians back rail strikes on Newcastle Central Station picket line amid cost-of-living crisis

Labour politicians joined train drivers on the picket line at Newcastle Central Station as industrial action saw rail services hit hard.

The Independent UK

Train drivers to strike on Saturday in deadlocked dispute

Football fans, tourists and holidaymakers will be among tens of thousands of passengers affected by the strikes.

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester transport bosses’ fury at being kept in dark over Avanti trains ‘shambles’

“I find it flabbergasting that the Department for Transport have been engaged in this and signed this off, given the economic impact this will have on the city region."

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