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Grant Shapps' 'cringe' rail ad mocked as scathing social media users call him a 'moron'

In a newly released video Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a new government policy slashing train fares, but not everyone was impressed by the promotional clip

Daily Mirror

Rail Sale 'gimmick' only covers '1% of tickets' for a month - and no commuters

Labour, unions and campaign groups dismissed the Great British Rail Sale 'publicity stunt' from Grant Shapps - despite a cheesy video starring the Transport Secretary

Daily Mirror

Great British Rail Sale - all you need to know for cheapest fares

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said more than one million train tickets would be reduced this spring to help with cost of living crisis

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Train ticket prices to be slashed by half as Government address cost of living crisis

The Great British Rail Sale will see over one million train tickets reduced in price this spring.

Chronicle Live

Rail sale makes more than a million tickets half price

The Department for Transport said the move would be a boost for UK tourism

Evening Standard

Rail sale makes nearly a million tickets half price TODAY - how to find cheaper fares

The 'Great British Rail Sale' - which doesn't cover Welsh or Scottish operators - will give money off more than a million fares in total between April 25 and May 27. We explain everything you need to know

Daily Mirror

Half-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost-of-living pressures

The Department for Transport said the move would be a boost for UK tourism.

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Railway revolution as 34 new train stations could open across UK - see full list

All over the UK new stations are in the pipeline. From under construction to just a twinkle in city planners' eyes, these projects will transform their local area.

Daily Mirror

List of 35 new train stations and wish list schemes leading the UK railway upgrade

Here is a rundown on the latest rail station developments currently underway with details of schemes that local leaders say will transform the economy if they get built.

Birmingham Post

Airspace rejig over war fears

The Transport Ministry has ordered the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) to prepare for contingencies with a possible increase in aviation and air traffic movement through Thailand in light of limited airspace access resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Bangkok Post

Travellers told to prepare for Easter delays on planes, trains and roads

The RAC predicts there will be 4.6 million leisure trips by road on Good Friday alone. It forecast 'extremely busy roads', made worse by rail closures and disruption

Daily Mirror

Cabinet minister insists PM is ‘human’ following bombshell partygate fines

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps insists Boris Johnson did not knowingly break Covid laws at a birthday bash in June 2020.

The Independent UK

Scrapping controversial HS2 branch would ‘jeopardise’ Wigan's future and impact ‘already fragile’ economy

Wigan Council's leader has written to the Transport Secretary for clarification after Sir Graham Brady claimed he’d had ‘assurances’ the Golborne Spur will not go ahead.

Manchester Evening News

Hundreds of Sydney bus drivers walk off the job demanding better pay and conditions

Commuters across Sydney are forced to find alternate modes of transport today after hundreds of bus drivers walk off the job.

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UK urges citizens to avoid 'unsafe' Russian airlines

British citizens should avoid Russian airlines due to safety concerns, following a decision by Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to put Russia on a safety watchlist, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday.

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps grounds Russian oligarch’s private jet at Biggin Hill

The Transport Secretary announced that he has deregistered the Cessna aircraft owned by billionaire Eugene Shvidler.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps bans Russian oligarch’s private jet from flying

Aircraft owned by billionaire Eugene Shvidler ‘deregistered’, says transport secretary

The Hindu

With fuel prices on fire, commuters feel the heat

Unabated rise in petrol and diesel prices hits transport sector hard

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Wales Online

Bus journeys still a third below pre-pandemic levels across Britain

Research by the Campaign for Better Transport suggests that more than a quarter of bus services have been lost in the last 10 years

The Canberra Times

Scrap public transport fares for six weeks to ease cost of living, Libs say

The plan is a good headline but not a good policy, Transport Minister Chris Steel believes.

Liverpool Echo

City region allocated just £12m government bus funding after bidding for £667m

The bus funding is said to be a key part of the Government's plan to level up transport outside London

Daily Mirror

Local Tories lash out at Boris Johnson's cut-back bus fund - 'we're at a loss'

One Conservative councillor said they had been 'completely overlooked' while another said 'I expected to get some money, not nothing at all' after around 40 areas missed out

Manchester Evening News

More than £1bn given to Greater Manchester to boost transport network

The funding could help create cheaper bus fares, cycling schemes and a new transport interchange – but full details are yet to be confirmed

The Independent UK

Cornwall, Liverpool and Norfolk among winners of new bus funding

Improvements include making services more frequent, better reliability, cheaper fares and greener buses.

Newcastle Herald

Light rail route mystery won't stop apartment towers

Transport for NSW says it doesn't know where a future light rail extension will go, so it won't object to a major new development on the likely route.

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