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London rail passengers face ‘further misery’ as fares rise by 4.6%

Many commuters will have to pay hundreds of pounds more per year for travel.

Evening Standard

What are the next steps for expansion at London Gatwick and Heathrow?

Airports want new runways that would allow them to massively increase the number of flights in and out of capital

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick Airport second runway map as government presses for go-ahead

Northern runway could be brought into action to double capacity of airport

Evening Standard

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Gatwick Airport, just south of London, wins provisional support for second runway

The U.K. government has provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary signals support for Gatwick expansion

Heidi Alexander said the Planning Inspectorate recommended she approves an alternative development consent order application.

Evening Standard

Simon Calder: Everything you need to know about Gatwick’s second runway plans

Exclusive: Everything you need to know about expansion at the Sussex airport, which has Europe’s busiest runway

The Independent UK

Gatwick second runway given green light by government despite eco fury

Gatwick, the busiest single-runway airport in Europe, will see a final decision made by the government in October

The Independent UK

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Government says it is 'minded to approve' second runway at Gatwick

But a final decision on the £2.2 billion scheme has been delayed until October in surprise twist

Evening Standard

Minister ‘sets path’ to allow Gatwick to open second runway

Transport secretary backs £2.2bn airport plan but final decision delayed to October

The Guardian - UK

Minister has ‘set out path to approving’ Gatwick expansion – source

The Planning Inspectorate recommended Heidi Alexander should give the go-ahead for a scheme at the West Sussex airport, but with adjustments.

Evening Standard

European carmaker shares hit by US tariff threat, as jobless claims rise – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick Airport expansion: Decision day looms for runway plan

If approved, there could be 100,000 more flights every year

The Independent UK

Decision day for Gatwick expansion

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of the end of the day to decide whether to approve a development consent order application.

Evening Standard

BP boss says oil company went ‘too far, too fast’ in green energy transition – as it happened

Murray Auchincloss says BP’s faith in green energy transition was ‘misplaced’ as it increases oil and gas investment to $10bn a year

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The Independent UK

Why the cost of flights could dramatically increase by 2050

A round-trip to New York could be £300 more expensive

Evening Standard

Flight costs must rise to curb aviation emissions, climate advisers warn

But the Climate Change Committee is being ‘less prescriptive’ on airport capacity than in previous advice to Government.

Evening Standard

Gatwick's planned new runway appears set for green light as transport secretary says she 'believes in airport expansion'

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of Thursday to announce whether she has decided to approve Gatwick’s plan for a new runway

Evening Standard

Bullish Gatwick boss on final countdown for new runway approval

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander expected to hand down her decision on Thursday

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The Independent UK

Inside the plans for new Gatwick runway as campaigners claim it is being done on the ‘cheap’

Campaigners warn they will attempt to launch a judicial review if Transport Secretary gives the green light

Evening Standard

Rail fares will not be cut (they'll probably go up again) as trains are renationalised, signals minister

Regulated fares, which include season tickets and commuter tickets, are set to rise by 4.6 per cent in March

Evening Standard

MPs 'likely to get a vote' on sending British troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers to deter future Putin attacks

Sir Keir Starmer takes lead in pledging to deploy UK forces to Ukraine

The Independent UK

Consultation on rail reforms to open

The plans will include the creation of a public sector body called Great British Railways.

Evening Standard

Roads in southwest London borough in 'terrible state' causing danger to residents, warns MP

Ministers have been warned that Britain’s roads are ‘in a shocking state of disrepair’

The Independent UK

A tough test for Heidi Alexander: just make our railway services reliable

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If the transport secretary can cut cancellations and late running, everything else will fall into place. But to do that she has to strike a historic bargain with rail workers

The Independent UK

Transport secretary meets with car industry to discuss 2030 petrol ban

Heidi Alexander discusses ZEV Mandate and 2030 petrol and diesel car phase out in ‘constructive’ meeting

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