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The Latest Breaking News from Grant Shapps

Transport Secretary insists Britain must be ready for more extreme weather

On Tuesday, London Heathrow saw a provisional high of 40.2C.

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Birmingham Post

The Northern Agenda: Road and rail links struggle in the great Northern meltdown

As temperatures reach 40C the Transport Secretary admits our infrastructure can't cope

Manchester Evening News

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Two UK rail mainlines close as fire blocks another London route

East coast mainline to Leeds and Midland mainline to Derby shut as track temperatures approach 62C

The Guardian - UK

Hottest day ever recorded in UK as temperatures still 'likely to rise'

Today's temperature has beaten the previous record of 38.7C recorded in 2019

Manchester Evening News

Warmest night on record as temperatures expected to top 40C

Forecasters expect the record for the UK’s hottest day to be smashed on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Shapps admits rail network cannot cope with extreme heat as track hits 62C

Network Rail said temperatures on the rails can rise to 20C higher than air temperature, sometimes causing them to ‘expand, bend and break’.

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says UK railways 'can't cope' with this weather

The government minister admits the whole system needs replacing and it will take 'decades'

Chronicle Live

Bucking railways and melting roads will take 'decades' to fix for the climate crisis

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said it would take 'decades, actually, to replace it all' to make Britain's infrastructure more resilient to high temperatures

Daily Mirror

Manchester to Leeds journey times to be slashed as upgrade budget trebles – but government still won't listen to local leaders

The Manchester to York route will be fully electrified

Manchester Evening News

‘Decades’ to fix buckling rail lines and melting tarmac for climate crisis, cabinet minister warns

Grant Shapps says rail network only built to withstand 35C – because it was ‘never imagined’ that UK would face higher temperatures

The Independent UK

Hottest night on record for UK as temperatures set to rise to 41C on Tuesday

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has conceded Britain’s transport network cannot cope with the extreme heat.

The Independent UK

Temperature passes 40C for first time; London fire brigade warns of ‘huge surge in fires’ – as it happened

London Heathrow records hottest ever temperature; London mayor Sadiq Khan says major incident has been declared

The Guardian - UK

Britain will face transport problems for decades during heatwaves, says Transport Secretary

Extreme hot weather grinding parts of the UK's transport network to a halt is a problem that will take "decades" to solve, the Transport Secretary said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

North of England rail services to receive £11.5bn investment

From 2025, commuters can expect two extra trains every hour between Manchester and York and journey times up to 40% shorter

Birmingham Post

Journey times could be cut as government makes £9bn TransPennine promise

The government said the extra funding could 'potentially' lead to up to 4,000 jobs created

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: All the MPs still in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader

Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’

Manchester Evening News

How July and August train strikes will affect events in Greater Manchester

Drivers for Greater Manchester rail operators could strike in the coming months

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The Independent UK

Who is left in the Tory leadership race? All the MPs still in the running to replace Boris Johnson

Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’

Evening Standard

Londoners shouldn’t suffer night flight noise because of Heathrow’s chaos, says MP

Sarah Olney tells Grant Shapps that Ricmond should not suffer due to ‘incompetence’

Daily Mirror

Doncaster Sheffield airport popular with TUI holidaymakers could be closed down

Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which opened in 2005 after it was converted by the Peel Group from the old RAF Finningley airbase, has launched a review of its strategic options

Daily Mirror

Two rail strikes will happen in one week as workers walk out on July 27 and 30

A walkout on July 30 by train drivers from Aslef will happen three days after separate strikes by the RMT union over pay, conditions and job cuts - leading to serious disruption duringthe Commonwealth Games

The Independent UK

Who is left in the Tory leadership race? All the MPs still in the running

Contest to succeed prime minister likened by one Conservative politician to the classic cartoon Wacky Races

Evening Standard

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps accuses union of causing ‘misery’ with new strike

Shapps rounded on the RMT leadership for rejecting a three-year offer from Network Rail without putting it to their membership

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: All the MPs still in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader

Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’

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