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Top Stories: Misogyny And Racism Identified In Met Police, RMT Members Accept Network Rail Pay Offer
Top Stories: Misogyny And Racism Identified In Met Police, RMT Members Accept Network Rail Pay Offer
Home affairs
The Metropolitan Police has been identified as racist, misogynistic and homophobic in a damning report published on Tuesday by Baroness Louise Casey, who was commissioned by the Met to investigate the force's culture and standards.
Top Stories: Britain Will Pay France £480m To Stop Small Boats, HS2 Project Delayed Again
Transport
Top Stories: Britain Will Pay France £480m To Stop Small Boats, HS2 Project Delayed Again
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Health
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Jeremy Hunt Calls On Early Retirees To Work Again, Questions Over HS2 Future
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Calls On Early Retirees To Work Again, Questions Over HS2 Future
Treasury Is Unlikely To Come Up With More Money To Break Strike Deadlock
Health
Treasury Is Unlikely To Come Up With More Money To Break Strike Deadlock
Government In Talks With Unions, NHS Crisis Plans, Teachers Are Leaving Jobs
Health
Government In Talks With Unions, NHS Crisis Plans, Teachers Are Leaving Jobs
Rishi Sunak's 'Unworkable' Anti-Strike Laws Face 'Quagmire' Of Legal Challenges And Lords Delays
Economy
Rishi Sunak's "Unworkable" Anti-Strike Laws Face "Quagmire" Of Legal Challenges And Lords Delays
The House Live
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery
Britain's ‘green ports’: why decarbonising the maritime sector starts on dry land Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
SSE
Britain's ‘green ports’: why decarbonising the maritime sector starts on dry land
How battery trains can help deliver net zero and levelling up in the UK Partner content
Environment
By Hitachi Rail
How battery trains can help deliver net zero and levelling up in the UK
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Labour MPs Claim Met Chief Accepted Institutional Racism In Met Before Government 'Pressure'
Labour MPs Claim Met Chief Accepted Institutional Racism In Met Before Government "Pressure"
Home affairs
Top Stories: James Cleverly Signs Off Windsor Framework With EU, £1bn Lost Covid Grants
Top Stories: James Cleverly Signs Off Windsor Framework With EU, £1bn Lost Covid Grants
Home affairs
Renewed Hope For Northern Ireland Government Return After May Elections
Renewed Hope For Northern Ireland Government Return After May Elections
Brexit
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Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Health
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Mass walkouts are set to take place across multiple sectors in February affecting the NHS, schools, rail services and more.
All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas
Health
All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas
Staff across multiple sectors are due to strike throughout December, as unions continue to make demands for reform of pay and conditions by employers and the government.
Drivers Are 'Fed Up' The Government Can't Make Up Its Mind On Fuel Duty
Economy
Drivers Are "Fed Up" The Government Can't Make Up Its Mind On Fuel Duty
Jeremy Hunt has insisted that no decision has been made about whether the government will raise fuel duty after a hike was teased in official treasury documents, but drivers are keen for certainty following more than a decade of frozen prices.
Transport news
Christmas Strikes Continue, Conservative MPs Visit Ukraine, Report Shows Brexit Is Damaging Businesses
Transport
Christmas Strikes Continue, Conservative MPs Visit Ukraine, Report Shows Brexit Is Damaging Businesses
Cross-sector strikes are continuing today with National Highways workers walking out for four days until Christmas day.
Flight home delayed or cancelled this Christmas? Your compensation rights could soon be in jeopardy unless the Transport Secretary acts Partner content
Transport
By Which?
Flight home delayed or cancelled this Christmas? Your compensation rights could soon be in jeopardy unless the Transport Secretary acts
With travel chaos becoming the new normal this festive season, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Which?, Rocio Concha, explains why the government should avoid weakening compensation rights for domestic flight passengers.
What’s a green form of transport? The public aren’t sure Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
What’s a green form of transport? The public aren’t sure
New polling suggests that stronger measures are needed to incentivise the public to adopt greener transport habits if we are serious about reaching net zero.
Court Rules Rwanda Deportation Policy Is Legal, Airport Christmas Strikes Disruption, Gary Neville Clashes With Tory MP
Political parties
Court Rules Rwanda Deportation Policy Is Legal, Airport Christmas Strikes Disruption, Gary Neville Clashes With Tory MP
High Court judges have ruled that the government's policy to remove asylum seekers by deporting them to Rwanda is legal, more than six months after the first scheduled flight was grounded.
Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Pay less to travel this winter: fares capped at £2 on Go-Ahead buses across Britain
RMT Calls Pay Offer “Completely Inadequate”, Labour Lead Mirrors 1997 Landslide, Operations Cancelled Due To Nurses' Strikes
Transport
RMT Calls Pay Offer “Completely Inadequate”, Labour Lead Mirrors 1997 Landslide, Operations Cancelled Due To Nurses' Strikes
Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT union, has called the pay deal on offer to rail staff “completely inadequate” after the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) accepted the deal.
Hydrogen has the potential to revolutionise the decarbonisation of road transport
Transport
By Rehman Chishti MP
Hydrogen has the potential to revolutionise the decarbonisation of road transport
The most effective policies are those which offer as many options as possible, enabling innovation to find the best way forward.
Interest Rates Rise, NHS Nurses Strike Begins, Liquid Rule On Flights To Be Dropped
Economy
Interest Rates Rise, NHS Nurses Strike Begins, Liquid Rule On Flights To Be Dropped
The Bank of England has announced it is increasing the Bank Rate of inflation to 3.5 per cent from 3 per cent.
Mortgages To Rise By £3,000 A Year, Government Says “Tide Is Turning” Against Unions, No 10 Accused Of Blocking Strikes Deal
Economy
Mortgages To Rise By £3,000 A Year, Government Says “Tide Is Turning” Against Unions, No 10 Accused Of Blocking Strikes Deal
Around four million households on fixed-rate mortgages could see their payments increase by £3,000 across 2023, the Bank of England has warned.
A responsible government cannot allow rail strikes to fester on
Transport
By Lord Bradshaw
A responsible government cannot allow rail strikes to fester on
Almost all railway men and women are unhappy with the present series of strikes, particularly at peak periods of Christmas and the New Year.
Port of Dover aims for the greatest ambition on green shipping corridors Partner content
Economy
By Port of Dover
Port of Dover aims for the greatest ambition on green shipping corridors
Decarbonising the world’s busiest maritime corridor will deliver a seismic boost to the UK’s recently announced green shipping ambitions that include the US, Norway, and the Netherlands.
Councils Face Shortage Of Gritter Drivers Because They Can't Match Private HGV Pay
Transport
Councils Face Shortage Of Gritter Drivers Because They Can't Match Private HGV Pay
Nearly two thirds of councils in England are worried they can't recruit enough HGV drivers to run their gritting lorries this winter, amid suggestions they can't compete with higher private sector pay in a sector blighted by workforce shortages.



Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
The green shift: zero emission buses could lure millions onto public transport
Unions Accuse Government Of Refusing To Engage To End Strike Deadlock
Transport
Unions Accuse Government Of Refusing To Engage To End Strike Deadlock
Unions have accused the government of continually "refusing to engage” in meaningful pay negotiations to avert widespread strikes, despite a recent softening in tone from ministers.
Tories Question Whether Rishi Sunak Will Ever Toughen Strike Rules
Political parties
Tories Question Whether Rishi Sunak Will Ever Toughen Strike Rules
Senior Conservative figures have privately admitted they now believe tough new laws to curb strikes are unlikely to come into force before the next election without enhanced "determination" from ministers.
For a government obsessed by growth, investing in the Midlands Rail Hub is a no brainer
Transport
By Lord Ravensdale
For a government obsessed by growth, investing in the Midlands Rail Hub is a no brainer
Everyone knows about Northern Powerhouse Rail. Even if you aren’t a train planner you know it’s a line across the north, it’s become slightly totemic, like a litmus test for levelling up in the minds of some of my colleagues.
RIA responds to the publication of the HLOS and SoFA Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the publication of the HLOS and SoFA
The Department for Transport (DfT) has today published the High-Level Output Specification (HLOS) and Statement of Funds Available (SoFA) for the railway in England and Wales for April 2024 to March 2029, Control Period 7 (CP7).
Achieving net zero means delivering a successful shift to electric vehicles, but what power innovations are needed? Partner content
Environment
By Energy Networks Association
Achieving net zero means delivering a successful shift to electric vehicles, but what power innovations are needed?
Three things the Government needs to do to make the UK a global leader in electric vehicles.
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh tells RIA North Conference: rail can drive the green industrial revolution and boost decarbonised economic growth Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh tells RIA North Conference: rail can drive the green industrial revolution and boost decarbonised economic growth
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh told the RIA North Conference in Manchester today that rail can drive the green industrial revolution and boost decarbonised economic growth. Setting out Labour’s vision in remarks targeting political influencers, rail suppliers, clients and key stakeholders, she said:
We need more secure and accessible cycle parking on the parliamentary estate
Transport
By Flick Drummond MP and Fabian Hamilton MP
We need more secure and accessible cycle parking on the parliamentary estate
Commitment to increasing the number of people cycling and walking, is an ambition that is shared on a cross-party basis.
Ahead of SoFA announcement, UK rail weekday passenger numbers reach 99% of pre-Covid levels milestone Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Ahead of SoFA announcement, UK rail weekday passenger numbers reach 99% of pre-Covid levels milestone
Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher 'Unaffordable' For Public Sector
Health
Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher "Unaffordable" For Public Sector
Pay rises that match or are higher than inflation are “unaffordable” for the public sector, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said, as multiple sectors have announced strike action before Christmas.
Go-Ahead expands in south-west England through acquisition of Dartline Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead expands in south-west England through acquisition of Dartline
RIA responds to the Autumn Statement Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the Autumn Statement
Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement, which included a number of measures related to transport infrastructure, the railway industry and rail supply businesses.
EventsAll
Women into Leadership Edinburgh
2023
Edinburgh
Women into Leadership Edinburgh
Net Zero Week 2023
2023
Online
Net Zero Week 2023
Women into Leadership Online
2023
Online
Women into Leadership Online
Green Infrastructure Week 2023
2023
Online
Green Infrastructure Week 2023