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Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent approved by government

Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road-building project

The Guardian - UK

Plans for £9bn Lower Thames Crossing backed by minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has approved a development consent order application by National Highways for the new 14.5-mile crossing.

Evening Standard

‘If I want to go to a concert I’ll pay for it’: Minister heaps pressure on Reeves over Sabrina Carpenter tickets

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner defended the chancellor, saying it was ‘totally okay for Rachel to make that decision’

The Independent UK

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Lower Thames Crossing between gets go-ahead from Heidi Alexander to ease hellish jams and 'unlock growth'

Construction could start next year, with the new road expected to open in the early 2030s

Evening Standard

'Not appropriate' to get free O2 tickets, says Labour minister as Rachel Reeves Sabrina Carpenter concert row grows

Greenwich and Woolwich MP Matthew Pennycook said he had never accepted a free ticket for the flagship music venue in east London

Evening Standard

Pressure mounts on Heathrow boss as airlines threaten legal action over fire shutdown chaos

Warning of potential legal action comes as No10 and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander decline to say they have confidence in Thomas Woldbye

Evening Standard

Labour delight in welcome distraction of Heathrow crisis-not-really-a-crisis

Disruptive but not deadly closure that is not government’s fault is just the thing to ease the spring statement stress

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Ministers ‘monitoring’ how passengers looked after following Heathrow shutdown

A fire at the North Hyde electricity substation last week disrupted power supplies at the West London hub.

Evening Standard

Watch live: Transport minister gives statement after Heathrow Airport shutdown chaos

Watch live as transport minister Heidi Alexander gives a statement on Monday (24 March) after a fire at a electricity substation in west London forced Heathrow Airport to close for several hours.

The Independent UK

PM demands accountability as he urges councils to ‘get on’ with fixing potholes

Councils will be required to publish annual progress reports or face having funding withheld.

Evening Standard

Starmer appears to back Reeves over Sabrina Carpenter freebie

Downing Street said the Prime Minister ‘supports all of his ministers making their own judgments’ over hospitality.

Evening Standard

Minister ‘too busy’ for concerts amid Reeves row over Sabrina Carpenter tickets

The chancellor has defended her decision to accept the freebie tickets as ‘the right thing to do’ because of her security arrangements

The Independent UK

PM ‘deeply concerned’ about Heathrow closure

Some 200,000 passengers were affected as the west London airport was closed for much of Friday after a fire at a nearby electricity substation.

Evening Standard

Heathrow fire: transport secretary says she’d ‘struggle to sleep’ after report airport boss went to bed amid crisis

Heidi Alexander declines to say she has confidence in Thomas Woldbye after airport chaos at the weekend

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Evening Standard

Minister says she would have struggled to sleep if running Heathrow

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander made the comment following a report the airport’s chief executive went back to bed after the power outage began.

The National (Scotland)

Heathrow 'open and fully operational' following disruption caused by power outage

HEATHROW Airport said it is “open and fully operational” on Saturday after the airport was shut over a loss of power caused by a substation fire…

The Independent UK

UK ‘can and must’ grow aviation while protecting the environment, minister says

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she will ‘never accept’ that the issues compete against each other.

The Independent UK

Fuel spill from North Sea collision ‘having limited impact’, says boat manager

The Portuguese vessel Solong is drifting and still on fire after a collision with US tanker Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday

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The Independent UK

EV charging points made cheaper and faster to install under Labour’s rapid deregulation plans

Exclusive: Businesses and communities will no longer have to get permission from councils to set up electric vehicle charge points

The Independent UK

Mapped: The UK stations with the most trains cancellations revealed as Labour shares figures

The newly-revealed stats will be updated every four weeks, Labour has confirmed

Evening Standard

Minister anticipates ‘difficult questions’ with new train performance displays

Digital screens at major stations began showing punctuality and reliability figures for the first time on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Revealed: London's worst stations for cancelled trains as rail firms are 'named and shamed'

Ealing Broadway was the major London station with the worst reliability in the four weeks to February 1

The Independent UK

Worst train companies to be named and shamed on boards at stations

It comes as train reliability hits a record low

The Independent UK

Want lower rail fares to lure people out of their cars? We need a rail revolution

Train Talk: Conventional wisdom swerves the need to cut costs and raise (some) taxes

Evening Standard

Key questions answered on rail fares rise

The PA news agency answers 10 key questions about this year’s increase.

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