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Car drivers won't need test to drive lorries to help HGV driver shortage

Motorists could be allowed to drive larger vehicles without needing to sit a formal test

Wales Online

Car drivers could be allowed to drive lorries without a test to help HGV driver shortage

The Government is considering the change

Nottingham Post

Cyclists in UK who kill pedestrians could be prosecuted same as motorists

Grant Shapps says the proposed law will be the ‘cycling equivalent of death by dangerous driving’ and aims to tackle a ‘selfish minority’

The Guardian - UK

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Cyclists who kill face longer jail terms with new law to crack down on ‘legal loophole’

Cyclists who kill pedestrians can only be jailed for two years under current law

The Independent UK

Cyclists to be prosecuted like drivers for pedestrian deaths under new law

The move will close a legal loophole that means cyclists who kill pedestrians can only be jailed for two years, Grant Shapps said

Evening Standard

Cyclists who kill face tougher jail terms after crackdown on 'legal loophole'

A "death by dangerous cycling" law is being planned by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps who has reportedly said that current legislation is "archaic" and a legal loophole needs to be closed

Daily Mirror

Shapps vows to create ‘death by dangerous cycling law’

The move will close a legal loophole that means cyclists who kill pedestrians can only be jailed for two years, Grant Shapps said.

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What has the government said about driverless trains on the London Tube?

The transport secretary compared the tube to Europe’s metro systems.

Evening Standard

Car drivers to be allowed to drive lorry without test to help HGV driver shortage

Motorists could be allowed to drive HGV without needing to sit a formal test in a bid to tackle the UK's continuing lorry driver shortage with Grant Shapps set to open a consultation

Glasgow Live

Celtic fans chant 'f**k the Tories' and back striking workers at first game of the season

CELTIC fans offered their support for striking rail workers at their first game of the season.

The National (Scotland)

Bitter row over rail strikes as union leader says ‘Grant Shapps is a liar’

Mick Whelan, the general secretary of Aslef, hit back at the Transport Secretary’s claim of unofficial strikes on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Rail strikes leave Commonwealth Games city with almost no trains

‘Special shuttle’ one of few services running in Birmingham after the latest industrial action on the network

The Guardian - UK

Train drivers stage walk out sparking more travel misery for Britons

The strike coincided with second day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and the start of the English football league season

Evening Standard

Train drivers’ strike brings fresh misery to rail passengers

Members of Aslef in seven train companies walked out for 24 hours, crippling services.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on public sector pay: Labour needs an answer

Editorial: The opposition should be clearer about its own solutions to disputes that the government is shamefully trying to prolong

Evening Standard

TfL given one week to consider Government’s ‘final’ funding offer

TfL has been given one week to decide whether to accept the Government’s “final offer” of a long-term funding settlement.

The Guardian - UK

Why has Keir Starmer picked battle over shadow ministers on picket lines?

Analysis: Labour leader seeks to enforce authority in bid to move away from Corbyn era and show voters a united party

The Independent UK

Warning to rail passengers as signal boxes reopen after strike

Train services across Scotland will continue to be disrupted on Thursday as staff return to work following Wednesday’s industrial action.

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The Independent UK

Unions threaten general strike over ‘Victorian’ Tory plans to curb industrial action

‘If Grant Shapps had his way we would all still be in the workhouse,’ union boss says

The Independent UK

Liz Truss challenges Rishi Sunak to cut even more taxes after U-turn on VAT

Ms Truss has said she welcomes the fact that Mr Sunak is ‘now saying that we should cut taxes’.

Chronicle Live

Travel chaos as RMT members join rail strike outside Newcastle Central Station

Two picket lines of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and supporting Unison members stood outside Newcastle Central station

The Guardian - UK

Unions issue threat of UK general strike as rail crisis grows

Aslef members voted for action in August, while the RMT chief, Mick Lynch, is calling for a general strike

The Independent UK

Train drivers to strike next month as industrial action causes travel chaos

Aslef announced its members will walk out on Saturday August 13.

Liverpool Echo

Train strikes: Grant Shapps condemned for ‘attack on right to strike’

The Transport Secretary has laid out plans to crack down on strikes amid a summer of travel turmoil

Wales Online

More rail strikes announced as travellers deal with disruption today

A fresh walk-out will happen next month

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