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Rail fares freeze to save London commuters up to £350 in Reeves Budget cost-of-living giveaway

The Chancellor promised train passengers would “not pay a penny more” next year on season tickets, peak returns for commuters and off-peak returns between major cities

Evening Standard

Relief for rail passengers as fare freeze in England announced for 2026

Chancellor will confirm the measure, intended to help commuters on expensive routes, in her budget speech

The Guardian - UK

Group of large firms back third runway bid by Heathrow’s owners

A rival proposal from Arora Group involves installing a 2,800-metre new runway.

Evening Standard

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Driving Test Slot Booking Overhaul: New Rules Aim to Stop Bots and Cut 21-Week Wait Times

UK driving test changes 2025: Learner-only bookings, bot bans, and MoD examiners tackle 668k backlog, slashing waits to 7 weeks. Key DVSA rules end £500 resales

International Business Times UK

Driving test rule changes - what you need to know

Major changes to the way we book driving tests are on the way

Evening Standard

Bots and third parties to be banned from booking driving tests in DfT shake-up

In effort to tackle severe backlog and end resale market, only learner drivers will be able to make bookings

The Guardian - UK

Military driving examiners deployed to public test centres to cut backlog

Thirty-six defence driving examiners will conduct public tests one day a week for 12 months.

Evening Standard

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Military called in to help tackle driving test backlog

New rules aim to prevent third parties from reselling motoring exams at a large premium

The Independent UK

Updates on Samir Zitouni, the LNER Worker Who Saved Lives During the Huntingdon Train Attack

LNER worker Sam Zitouni is hailed as a hero after saving passengers during the Huntingdon train attack and remains in hospital in stable condition.

International Business Times UK

Heidi Alexander Says 'Hero' Train Worker Is Stable After Risking Life to Save Others

A courageous LNER employee is stable after risking his life to protect passengers during a brutal knife attack on a train to London King's Cross. Hailed as a 'hero' by Minister Heidi Alexander, the worker and four others remain hospitalised.

International Business Times UK

Huntingdon stabbing attack: Why increasing security on trains is virtually impossible

After the rampage, transport experts are considering the future of rail passenger protection

The Independent UK

Minister indicates support for ending ‘luxury car’ leases by benefits claimants

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander suggested she would be ‘comfortable’ with ‘high-end’ vehicles not being available through the Motability scheme.

Evening Standard

Minister supports banning luxury cars for benefits claimants

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering alterations to the Motability scheme

The Independent UK

What's 'front of mind' for Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she plans Budget tax rises and will they hit you?

Cabinet colleague Heidi Alexander gave an insight into Ms Reeves’ thinking

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Anti-terror chief: Releasing Huntingdon train suspect's ethnicity amid social media claims was 'excellent'

Earlier, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the suspect was not known to MI5 or anti-terror police

Evening Standard

Train hero in critical but stable condition, Transport Secretary says

Heidi Alexander said the actions of the train crew members saved lives during Saturday’s mass stabbing.

The Guardian - UK

Metal detectors at train stations would ‘make life impossible’, says UK transport secretary

Heidi Alexander says security review after Cambridgeshire train stabbings will consider all other options

Evening Standard

More Londoners to suffer noise blight from planes from new flight paths, warn MPs

Ministers have not provided evidence economic growth from expanding airports provides enough benefit to outweigh environmental harm, says new report

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The Guardian - UK

Heathrow third runway plans to be fast-tracked for ‘full benefits sooner’

Transport secretary says updated airports national policy statement (ANPS) will be published by next summer

Evening Standard

Minister vows to consider improving Heathrow rail links in third runway review

The Transport Secretary faced a call for a ‘cast-iron guarantee’ that towns near the airport will get a rail link, if work begins to expand Heathrow.

Evening Standard

Heathrow’s third runway moves step nearer as Government launches review

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said her department is committed to making a decision on Heathrow expansion ‘within this Parliament’.

Evening Standard

Waymo to introduce driverless minicabs in London in 2026

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was ‘delighted’ by the announcement.

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers take control of £10bn Lower Thames Crossing

Exclusive: National Highways Agency stripped of oversight with project handed to DfT amid Labour government drive for growth

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary ‘has not made decision about train fares for next year’

It comes as Greater Anglia is set to become the third railway company to be taken into public ownership by the Labour Government on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary refuses to rule out train fare rises next year

Another rail operator is set to enter public ownership

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