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How A Secret Government Report Delayed Leeds' Long-Awaited Trams
How A Secret Government Report Delayed Leeds' Long-Awaited Trams
Transport
The long wait in Leeds for a tram network was recently extended yet again. Noah Vickers uncovers the real reasons for the latest delay
Leeds Tram Plan Was Working To 'Unrealistic Milestones', Secret Government Report Warned
Transport
Leeds Tram Plan Was Working To "Unrealistic Milestones", Secret Government Report Warned
Rail And Bus Fares Should Be Cut To Protect Public From Iran Petrol Spike, Says Ed Davey
Economy
Rail And Bus Fares Should Be Cut To Protect Public From Iran Petrol Spike, Says Ed Davey
'Economy Begins At Home': David Cameron's Attempt To Do Away With Government Cars
Economy
"Economy Begins At Home": David Cameron's Attempt To Do Away With Government Cars
Rachel Reeves' Road Pricing Balancing Act
Transport
Rachel Reeves' Road Pricing Balancing Act
RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey: 'Here's The Thing – Strikes Are Effective'
Economy
RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey: "Here's The Thing – Strikes Are Effective"
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander: 'It's Urgent That We Give People Confidence In The Railway Again'
Transport
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander: "It's Urgent That We Give People Confidence In The Railway Again"
Opinion
Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment Partner content
Economy
By UKCRIC
Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment
Global Britain starts at Dover Partner content
Economy
By Port of Dover
Global Britain starts at Dover
The UK should learn from France in making electric vehicles affordable
Transport
By Eloise Sacares
The UK should learn from France in making electric vehicles affordable
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Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"
Home affairs
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards ##sash##
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
Health
Reform Council Leader Under Investigation For Sharing Contract With Reform HQ
Reform Council Leader Under Investigation For Sharing Contract With Reform HQ
Communities
What Did Makerfield Reveal About Restore Britain's Threat To Farage?
What Did Makerfield Reveal About Restore Britain's Threat To Farage?
Political parties
We must scrap the triple lock
We must scrap the triple lock
By David Gauke
Economy
Net Zero Week 2026 ##sash##
Net Zero Week 2026
Environment
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RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey: 'Here's The Thing – Strikes Are Effective'
Economy
RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey: "Here's The Thing – Strikes Are Effective"
RMT union general secretary Eddie Dempsey talks to Sienna Rodgers about the potential for disputes under Great British Railways, the value of ‘militant strike action’, and why he won’t be leaving his council home
The Mick Whelan Interview: Strikes, Starmer And 'The Lunatic In The White House'
Political parties
The Mick Whelan Interview: Strikes, Starmer And "The Lunatic In The White House"
Mick Whelan, outgoing general secretary of Aslef and chair of Labour Unions, talks to Sienna Rodgers about the state of the Labour Party, its future leadership and being ‘terrified’ of retirement
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Transport news
Rail Industry welcomes new Transport Minister Wendy Morton MP; thanks outgoing Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail Industry welcomes new Transport Minister Wendy Morton MP; thanks outgoing Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP
Wendy Morton MP has been appointed a Minister at the Department for Transport, following outgoing Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP being appointed Europe Minister.
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Railway Industry Association
Rail Industry welcomes signing of Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the trade body for the UK rail supply community, has welcomed the signing of a trade agreement between Australia and the UK.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to 'stopgap' TfL funding agreement
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the trade body for the UK rail supply community, has responded to the news that a funding extension has been confirmed for Transport for London until February 2022.
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes GBR 'Whole Industry Strategic Plan' call for evidence
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to northern Transport Decarbonisation Strategy
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
New survey shows increasing confidence in rail as an innovative sector, but more to be done
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published the results of a new survey, finding increasing confidence amongst rail professionals that the industry is innovative.
Making the case for an integrated transport strategy for England Partner content
Economy
By Costain
Making the case for an integrated transport strategy for England
The country is crying out for transport solutions that improve the customer experience while honouring our commitment to lowering carbon emissions. That's why it's time to join-up our thinking and get serious about an integrated transport strategy for England.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry welcomes Louise Haigh MP as new Shadow Transport Secretary
The Railway Industry Association, the voice of the UK rail supply community, has welcomed Louise Haigh MP as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.
Ports are a gamechanger in turning levelling-up from ambition to reality Partner content
Communities
By Peel Ports
Ports are a gamechanger in turning levelling-up from ambition to reality
Modern ports have evolved in recent years beyond all recognition and are perfectly poised to be a vital economic catalyst for the regions they operate within.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the Union Connectivity Review
The Integrated Rail Plan will level up transport in the Midlands on an unprecedented scale
Transport
By Darren Henry MP
The Integrated Rail Plan will level up transport in the Midlands on an unprecedented scale
On Thursday the government announced £96 billion in rail infrastructure throughout the Midlands and the North. I consider this the first phase of the eastern leg of HS2 and they will be undertaking an 18-month consultation to determine what further phases will look like.
Our ambitions for Galactic Britain must not get lost in space
Defence
By David Morris MP
Our ambitions for Galactic Britain must not get lost in space
In publishing its National Space Strategy, the government pledged to supplant Global Britain with “Galactic Britain”. It acknowledged the UK has for too long failed to embrace the opportunities the space industry offers. But, by placing our launch capability front and centre of the strategy – vowing to “capture the European market in commercial small satellite launch” as the first of its focal areas in its Ten Point Plan – the government has recognised the potential.
Grant Shapps Denies Rail Promises To The North Have Been Watered Down Despite Backlash
Political parties
Grant Shapps Denies Rail Promises To The North Have Been Watered Down Despite Backlash
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has insisted that promises made over new rail connections in the north of England are "absolutely being fulfilled", despite scrapping new high speed lines.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA North responds to Integrated Rail Plan - "We want to see Govt get on and deliver this plan as a minimum"
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to 'piecemeal' Integrated Rail Plan
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national trade body representing over 300 rail companies, has responded to the Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands published today.
Dominic Raab Insists Watered Down Rail Plans Deliver 'Best Bang For The Buck' To Taxpayers
Economy
Dominic Raab Insists Watered Down Rail Plans Deliver "Best Bang For The Buck" To Taxpayers
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has defended plans to scrap the current plan for the HS2 rail link to Leeds, despite backlash from local leaders.
How could Freeports become engines for social change? Partner content
Economy
By Atkins
How could Freeports become engines for social change?
Government spending on major programmes is now expected to meet new challenges – Covid-19 recovery, tackling economic inequality, fighting climate change, and assuring equality of opportunity and wellbeing – as well as boosting the economy. One such programme is Freeports – so how can they meet the challenge?
Partner content
Economy
RIA welcomes Exports Strategy and new Tradeshow Programme
The Government has today published a new Exports Strategy which includes the launch of a new Tradeshow Programme to support SMEs in attending overseas trade exhibitions.
People make transport: communities enabling greener travel Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
People make transport: communities enabling greener travel
With COP26 dominating the headlines, Sustainable Transport Alliance hosted a panel event sponsored by the Go-Ahead Group and Transport Scotland to discuss why communities must be at the heart of green transport.
For travel reform to take off, passengers must first be on board Partner content
Culture
By Which?
For travel reform to take off, passengers must first be on board
The travel industry has suffered more than most since the onset of the pandemic but its recovery cannot come at the expense of consumer rights. Today, I will appear before the Transport select committee to argue for greater protection for travellers as we look towards a fairer future.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Ahead of Integrated Rail Plan publication, new report highlights supply chain capability delivering major rail projects
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has published a new report highlighting the capabilities of the supply chain to deliver major projects on the railways, ahead of the publication of the Integrated Rail Plan likely later this week.
We can make levelling up a reality by delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full
Transport
By Kevin Hollinrake MP
We can make levelling up a reality by delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full
“It has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today is government and politics,” the Queen said recently. “But what they do for the people of tomorrow - that is statesmanship.” The Queen was speaking about COP26, but the insight runs much deeper.
Cutting red tape for train firms will help decarbonise our railways
Transport
By John Penrose MP
Cutting red tape for train firms will help decarbonise our railways
Great herds of world leaders, climate change activists and media crews are all converging on Glasgow at the COP26 climate summit, like one of nature’s great animal migrations, to try to save the planet. There will be lofty speeches, lots of scrutiny of who emits the most carbon on their trip, and a fair bit of finger-pointing at people who don’t practice what they preach – or are full of hot air.
Partner content
Environment
By Railway Industry Association
Zero carbon trains at COP26 show UK green transport capability
On Transport Day at COP26, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has highlighted the capability of the UK rail industry to deliver a green railway system for passengers, as two net zero trains welcome political and industry leaders in Glasgow.
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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
2026
Speaker's House, Palace of Westminster, London
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
Net Zero Week 2026
2026
Online and In-Person
Net Zero Week 2026
Back Nuclear Energy 2026
2026
Online and In-Person
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