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Digital driving licences coming this year as part of new government app

A new Gov.uk app will include a wallet to store digital versions of government-issued documents will be made available later this year.

The Independent UK

Private train firms should be 'embraced' for lower fares, report claims

Most trains in Britain are run by operators either owned or paid management fees by the UK

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to make Sunday trains as reliable as weekday services

Government plans to renationalise railways will establish new public body to improve the network

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Wales to get rail funding boost after being ‘hard done by’, says First Minister

Eluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales, has announced Wales will get extra cash to fund rail projects.

Evening Standard

Crisis in courts has opened the door to secret justice

In a criminal justice system mired in crisis and beset by delays and backlogs, why are courts becoming more secretive? Tristan Kirk investigates how the public, journalists, and even defendants are being kept out of the loop.

Evening Standard

Rail sale: When you can access cheap train tickets and the operators taking part

It marks the 200th anniversary of the world’s first passenger train service

The Independent UK

More than two million train tickets to be discounted during sale next week

Cheaper Advance and Off-Peak tickets will be available to buy in the rail sale between January 14 and 20.

Evening Standard

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Ministers looking at ‘pipeline of schemes’ to run HS2 north of Birmingham

MPs heard the Conservatives ‘mothballed’ part of the scheme after scrapping plans to build a high-speed line between Birmingham and Manchester.

Evening Standard

Government aims to ‘restore clarity’ with consultation on petrol car phase-out

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has launched the consultation to ask for views from industry

The Independent UK

Revealed: How much money each council in London will get to fix potholes

Capital allocated £24.5million to repair roads - less than 5% of the Government cash for the whole country

Evening Standard

Government could ‘look at’ drink-drive laws amid rising deaths, says minister

Heidi Alexander said road safety would be a ‘priority’ for her as Transport Secretary.

Evening Standard

Lord Mandelson ‘good fit’ for ambassador to US, Cabinet minister says

Lord Mandelson is expected to be made the UK’s top diplomat in Washington in a political appointment as Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Evening Standard

Avanti bosses should ‘get back round the table’ to resolve strike, says minister

Avanti West Coast services are set to be hit by strike action on new year’s eve and January 2.

Evening Standard

Peter Mandelson to be appointed ambassador to Donald Trump's US, reports say

PETER Mandelson would be “a really good fit” for the job of ambassador to the US, a Labour Cabinet minister has said ...

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The Independent UK

PM urges councils to ‘get on’ with fixing ‘broken roads’

The Department for Transport has announced how much each local authority in England will receive to maintain roads in the next financial year.

Evening Standard

Euston’s large advertising screen to be used for train information

The screen stopped being used to show adverts in October.

Evening Standard

State-owned LNER still pursuing evidence-free train fare dodging prosecutions

LNER is still prosecuting passengers over alleged fare dodging without providing any evidence

Evening Standard

Will rail renationalisation mean cheaper fares for London commuters?

Key questions answered as three London commuter rail firms named as first in line to come under Government control

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The Independent UK

Three rail firms to be brought into public ownership but fares will still rise

South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia will be transferred to public ownership under plans announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

Evening Standard

South Western to be first rail operator brought into public ownership

It will be followed by c2c and Greater Anglia, under plans announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

The Guardian - UK

Rail renationalisation should reduce delays but may not cut fares, says UK minister

Heidi Alexander refuses to confirm cost of setting up Great British Railways but insists it is lower than fees paid to train operators

The Independent UK

Rail fares will continue to rise under Labour’s public ownership plan, transport secretary indicates

Heidi Alexander warned against entering into a ‘death spiral’ of low fares and poor-quality rail networks

Evening Standard

Three key London commuter rail companies to be renationalised next year

South Western Railways, C2C and Greater Anglia will be the first to be transferred into public ownership - with Avanti West Coast to follow

The Independent UK

Trains can only get better, says the government – let’s see

Train Talk: One train in 23 was cancelled on South Western Railway’s main line in the latest stats

Evening Standard

Southern Western Railways service first to transfer into public ownership

The Government’s announcement will see services across southern England and East Anglia come back into public control by autumn 2025.

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