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How The New ‘Traffic Light’ Travel System Will Work And What It Will Mean For Holidays

10 Apr Coronavirus

Ministers have announced new plans to ease travel restrictions from as early as next month in an effort to restart international travel. PoliticsHome explains the new system and how it will work for holidaymakers.

24 Mar Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Warns France May Go On Travel “Red List” To Prevent Covid Variants Arriving Across The Channel

24 Mar Environment

The race to jet zero - is emission-free transatlantic air travel really possible?

21 Mar Coronavirus

Summer Holiday Travel Could Be Blocked To "Preserve" Vaccination Progress

17 Mar Social affairs

Uber Drivers Claim 50% Of Working Time “Still Not Paid Or Protected” After Supreme Court Ruling

08 Mar Social affairs

Transport Industry Told To Tackle "Macho Culture" As 70% Of Women Report Discriminatory Behaviour

03 Mar Communities

New Civil Service Jobs In Darlington And Leeds Announced In Budget Renews Calls For Transport Links

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02 Apr Transport

Achieving net zero by 2030 will be impossible if the Leeds Bradford airport expansion goes ahead

Towards a greener future in the ride-hailing industry

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26 Mar Communities

Towards a greener future in the ride-hailing industry

26 Mar Environment

Cutting air passenger duty shows the government is going backwards on climate action

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22 Mar Transport

How can people be persuaded back onto public transport after the pandemic?

It’s a question which the sector tells Adam Payne is crucial to the UK’s mission to achieve net zero by 2050

19 Mar Transport

Smart motorways: essential infrastructure or needlessly dangerous?

Campaigners are calling for smart motorways to be scrapped. They argue that converting the hard shoulder into a normal traffic lane has led to multiple deaths. But Highways England insists they are safe and it’s just a case of improving public awareness. Georgina Bailey and Kate Proctor report

10 Feb Coronavirus

Former Attorney General Says It's "Dystopian" MPs Can't Vote On 10-Year Jail Term For Avoiding Quarantine

Dominic Grieve has hit out at “absurd” plans to use 40-year-old forgery laws to threaten people with 10 years in prison for lying on a form when they arrive in the UK.

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12 Aug 2020 Transport

Northern Rail Industry Leaders respond to TfN Northern Infrastructure Pipeline

Transport for the North have today published a Northern Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), a 30 year investment plan of infrastructure projects to underpin greener Northern growth.

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11 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Largely grounded route network continues to strangle UK economy, says Heathrow

The government can save jobs by introducing testing to cut quarantine from higher risk countries, while keeping the public safe from a second wave of Covid-19.

08 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Government support for buses and trams through coronavirus – Transport Focus comment

Commenting on the £700 million coronavirus support for buses and trams, David Sidebottom, director at the independent watchdog Transport Focus, said:

07 Aug 2020 Transport

What does the Government’s active travel strategy mean for the future of local transport policy?

The Government hopes to make walking and cycling people's first choice for as many journeys as possible, aiming for half of all journeys in urban areas being cycled or walked by 2030.

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29 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Heathrow takes steps to combat COVID-19 - Results for the 6 months ended 30th June 2020

Today’s results should serve as a clarion call for the Government – the UK needs a passenger testing regime and fast.

28 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson warns there are ‘signs of a second coronavirus wave’ in Europe as he defends Spain quarantine rules

Boris Johnson has claimed there are signs Europe is facing a “second wave” of coronavirus as he defended the decision to quarantine Brits arriving back from Spain.

28 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Cabinet minister Grant Shapps cuts short Spain holiday after being swept up in quarantine move

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is to fly back to the UK after being swept up in the Government’s reintroduction of coronavirus quarantine measures in Spain.

28 Jul 2020 Health

Boris Johnson unveils £2bn fund to build thousands of miles of new bike lanes as part of anti-obesity drive

Boris Johnson has unveiled a new £2bn fund to build thousands of miles of protected bike lanes in an effort to drive down obesity.

27 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Government refuses sick pay for those forced to quarantine after Spain trip, saying ‘no travel is risk-free’ during pandemic

The Government is refusing to allow holidaymakers forced to quarantine at home for two weeks after arriving back from Spain to claim statutory sick pay.

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27 Jul 2020 Environment

HS2’s catalogue of errors like a runaway train

HS2 Ltd. is continuing to fail the environment with a catalogue of errors growing longer all the time says the Woodland Trust.

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27 Jul 2020 Brexit

Railway Industry Association sets out four ‘asks’ for UK’s future trade policy

The Railway Industry Association, the voice of the UK rail supply community, has set out four key ‘asks’ for Government as the UK looks to develop an independent trade policy.

27 Jul 2020 Transport

Beach ready? Heathrow is now the UK’s gateway to sea and sand with extended short-haul network

Heathrow is welcoming back passengers ready for a summer getaway, offering them increased choice in direct, short-haul travel at some of the airport’s lowest prices. The airport’s new routes come as a raft of safety protocols and the adoption of an array of technology are put in place to protect passengers and colleagues from COVID-19.

26 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Dominic Raab says Government ‘cannot make apologies’ for surprise u-turn on Spain travel rules

Dominic Raab has said it was “absolutely necessary” to impose a 14-day quarantine on travellers returning from Spain with only hours notice.

26 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps among thousands of Brits forced to quarantine following u-turn on Spanish travel rules

Grant Shapps is set to be among thousands of British tourists who will be required to self isolate for 14 days upon return from Spain after the Government u-turned on travel rules.

23 Jul 2020 Transport

Grant Shapps promises Northern leaders a ‘direct line to ministers’ as part of £600m railway boost

Grant Shapps has promised leaders in the north of England a "direct line to ministers" as part of a £600 million boost to rail networks.

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23 Jul 2020 Transport

Rail industry responds to funding for Northern rail infrastructure

The Government has announced funding for the Trans Pennine Route Upgrade and the formation of a Northern Transport Acceleration Council.

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22 Jul 2020 Home affairs

Rail provider enters legal agreement with Equality watchdog

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has entered into a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

22 Jul 2020 Environment

Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial

Boris Johnson has unveiled £350m in funding to help industry slash carbon emissions, as he launched the UK’s bid to secure the first zero-emissions long-haul passenger flight.

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22 Jul 2020 Transport

M11 rated England’s best motorway by road users

The M11 has been rated the best motorway in England in Transport Focus research covering the year to March 2020.

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20 Jul 2020 Transport

Rail industry welcomes Ipsos MORI poll showing 58% of MPs support rail investment

A newly published survey by polling company Ipsos MORI has shown that a majority of MPs (58%) list rail investment as their highest infrastructure priority and that rail investment is the joint second highest priority with the public, at 39%.

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17 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

People can return to using buses and trains with confidence

Using public transport, alongside walking and cycling, is essential to our health and wellbeing.

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17 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Transport Focus responds to changed travel advice

As the economy reopens and people start thinking about travelling again, it is important to be clear that you can now use public transport even if you have an alternative.

Getting London moving post lockdown: providing more choice and a better alternative

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16 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Getting London moving post lockdown: providing more choice and a better alternative

As they have for decades previously, black cabs and private hire vehicles will be at the forefront of getting the capital and wider country moving again.

15 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

PMQs: Boris Johnson says there’s ‘no magic wand’ to stop aviation job losses as Keir Starmer demands more help

Boris Johnson has said there is “no magic wand” to stop job losses in aviation after thousands of redundancies were announced in the sector.

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20 Apr 2021

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D&I for Line Managers

Resetting the Skills Agenda for a Post-COVID Recovery

22 Apr 2021

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Resetting the Skills Agenda for a Post-COVID Recovery

06 May 2021

London & Online

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Race to Equality: Supporting BAME Colleagues in the Workplace

18 May 2021

London & Online

Race to Equality: Supporting BAME Colleagues in the Workplace