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Labour councils spend £4.24 more per person fixing potholes than Tory town halls

But the Tories issued a staunch defence of their own spending on fixing roads - then refused to provide the evidence

Daily Mirror

Business leaders put pressure on Government to re-open Leamside rail line

North East business groups have joined some major employers in calling on the Government to commit funding to the key transport scheme

Chronicle Live

Tory minister will back Leamside Line reopening 'when Labour tell us how they will find the money'

North West Durham MP and transport minister Richard Holden declined to match Labour's commitment to restore trains to the mothballed Leamside Line

Chronicle Live

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Newly-unveiled Tyne and Wear Metro trains are 'best you would see anywhere in the world'

One of the first trains in the Metro's £362m new, Swiss-built fleet was showcased on Friday and should be in passenger service by the end of this year

Chronicle Live

Campaign to cut deaths of young male drivers on rural roads

The Department for Transport said its new Think! initiative asks young motorists to consider ‘Is pushing it worth it?’.

The Independent UK

Tory minister takes aim at The National with late-night tweet

A Tory minister has taken aim at The National in a late-night tweet.

The National (Scotland)

Nato chief says ‘spy balloons’ are part of ‘surveillance pattern’ by Russia and China

‘What we saw over the United States is part of a pattern where China and also Russia are increasing surveillance activities on Nato allies,’ says Jens Stoltenberg

Evening Standard

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Chinese spy balloons 'may have already flown over UK airspace'

The UK is “in touch with allies” after a minister claimed Chinese spy balloons may have already flown over the country,

The National (Scotland)

How the Tories splashed YOUR cash on luxury items, from fine art to Fortnum and Mason

MINISTERS are facing accusations of overseeing a “lavish spending” culture in Whitehall that has seen taxpayers’ money wasted on luxury items,…

The National (Scotland)

Minister warns its 'possible' that China sent spy balloons over Britain

Transport minister Richard Holden accused China of acting "as a hostile state"

Manchester Evening News

UK fighter jets ready to shoot down any Chinese spy balloons, says Rishi Sunak

PM vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect British airspace, amid fears Beijing spy missions have already taken place in UK

The Independent UK

Sunak promises ‘whatever it takes’ to keep UK safe amid balloon incident row

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced Britain will conduct a security review after a series of objects in western airspace were shot down by the US.

The Independent UK

Mapped: Where mysterious objects have been shot down over America

Tensions rise between US and China as recovery operations underway over suspected spy balloons

The Independent UK

Train strike misery to continue as minister warns RMT latest rejected deal is government’s ‘final offer’

The transport minister couldn’t rule out the possibility strikes may continue until autumn

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

‘Possible’ that China has deployed spy balloons over Britain, says minister

Transport minister Richard Holden said the UK would need to be ‘robust’ in how it deals with ‘hostile state’ China.

The Guardian - UK

Officials signed off on £3,000 for fine art photos for No 10, not Sunak, says Downing Street – as it happened

PM’s spokesperson also says prime minister was not involved in hotel choices following reports on ministerial spending

The Independent UK

‘Lavish’ Whitehall spending revealed by purchase card data, says Labour

The Conservatives have accused Labour of wasting civil servants’ time on information already in the public domain.

The Guardian - UK

UK fighter jets always on standby, Sunak says after US shoots down objects

Prime minister will do ‘everything it takes’ to keep country safe as Britain conducts security review

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Manchester Evening News

Labour accuse Tories of living 'life of luxury' on taxpayers' money

Figures show that thousands of pounds was spent on luxury accommodation on foreign trips

Evening Standard

America races to identify mystery flying objects as RAF ‘ready to shoot down Chinese spy balloons’

White House says China has ‘high-altitude balloon programme for intelligence that’s connected to the People’s Liberation Army’

The New Daily

Legalising cannabis could earn Australia $28 billion, federal figures show

Australia could earn upwards of $30 billion over a decade by legalising and taxing cannabis, according to new PBO costings.

The Guardian - UK

UK held back by staff shortages, Brexit and mortgage costs, says top economist

Paul Johnson responds to IMF warning that UK will be weakest major G7 economy this year

Evening Standard

Children with health issues plead with anti-Ulez councils to back expansion

The ultra low emission zone is due to expand on August 29, meaning an additional 200,000 drivers a day will have to pay the £12.50 daily levy

The Independent UK

Minister hopes driving test backlog will be cleared ‘within next few months’

Transport minister Richard Holden said waiting lists were coming down after concerns were raised by MPs.

Evening Standard

Millions of cat owners face being forced to microchip cats under under new law

Pet ownership soared during covid lockdown and it is estimated that a quarter of feline population are not microchipped

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