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Airdrie freight train driver wins Woman of the Year honour at everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 1, 2025
An Airdrie woman who is Scotland's only female freight train driver is on track for a bright future after scooping a top honour at the everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards. Heather Waugh was crowned Woman of the Year at a prestigious...
Britain’s royals give up their luxury train in the name of fiscal restraint
Mint
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July 1, 2025
LONDON—In an era of hard choices for economies around the world, Britain’s royal family is also playing its part, waving farewell to perhaps its most extravagant mode of transport. The royal train, the House of Windsor’s personalized service that...
UK roads pose unique challenges for government’s driverless car ambitions
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
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“The future of transport is arriving. Self-driving cars could bring jobs, investment and the opportunity for the UK to be among the world leaders in new technology,” said transport secretary Heidi Alexander earlier this summer, declaring it was...
UK Manufacturing Downturn Eases In June
RTTNews
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July 1, 2025
The UK factory sector deteriorated at a slower pace in June as the decline in output, new orders, and employment moderated, the purchasing managers' survey results from S&P Global showed on Tuesday. The final manufacturing PMI rose to a five-month...
Starmer could make history if he ended the UK's obsolete voting system
The National News
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In politics as in medicine, if you can figure out the problem you may be able to find a cure. So what exactly is British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s problem? He has an overwhelming majority in the Westminster Parliament, another four years in...
Cow-worshipping Indians to blame: UK vlogger after finding stolen AirPods in Pak
India Today
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July 1, 2025
British YouTuber Miles Routledge, also known as Lord Miles, blamed Indians for the theft after discovering his AirPods in Pakistan nearly a year after they were reportedly lost in Dubai. He claimed that many Indians come from a corrupt system and...
The Tubes and London buses that are too hot for cattle: Britain swelters in heatwave as 35C Underground trains record temperatures that are above legal limit for transporting livestock
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
London is a sauna - and nowhere more so than on the sweltering, sweaty public transport network. Underground trains and buses whizz people on five million journeys every day apiece. On the Tube there are up to 543 trains running at peak time, with...
I travelled on the iconic British Pullman train where I had to solve a murder mystery
News Shopper
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July 1, 2025
I went aboard the British Belmond Pullman for their new Murder Mystery experience – and I felt like I was in an Agatha Christie novel. There’s something quite thrilling about stepping aboard a beautiful 100-year-old train once used to transport...
A Majority Of Brits Want Manchester To Become The English Capital City – With 22% Being Gen Z
Secret Manchester
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July 1, 2025
Credit: Shutterstock North vs South is an age-old debate, and as much as we get on most of the time, there’s nothing like a survey to put the cat amongst the pigeons. Now, Mindshare UK has published the findings from its ‘Shaping the Nation‘ study...
Seven year delay of Edinburgh bus lane trial 'will see public transport suffer'
Edinburgh Live
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July 1, 2025
Another delay to a bus lane trial that has been pushed back for six years will mean 'public transport will suffer’, a city councillor has warned. Edinburgh’s Green group has been pushing for the introduction of ‘7-7-7’ bus lanes – ones open from...
Mallows Bottling wins Manufacturer of the Year at Made in the UK Awards
Packaging News
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July 1, 2025
The Llantrisant-based alcoholic and soft drinks specialist has grown to become Wales’ largest spirits and soft drink contract bottler. Mallows Bottling partners with brands such as Papa Salt Gin, Lidl and Millennium Group, with services spanning...
Barriers are limiting UK childhood vaccination, say doctors
pharmaphorum
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July 1, 2025
Parents in the UK are being blocked from arranging routine vaccinations for their children due to logistical issues, according to a new report, which suggests vaccine hesitancy may be less of an issue than previously thought. The analysis by the...
Where does the UK most need more public EV chargers?
The Conversation
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July 1, 2025
The automotive and EV industry has repeatedly insisted that the UK needs more electric vehicle (EV) chargers to help motorists make the switch from conventional fossil-fuel burning cars. The Labour government has announced £400 million to install...
Superhero fans might have thought they were in transported to another world, as Superman was spotted flying over London
London Post
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July 1, 2025
Superhero fans might have thought they were in transported to another world, as Superman was spotted flying over London – in what is the UK’s highest ever public sculpture. Those in the capital who took a look up the Shard will have spotted a...
India-UK FTA, deals negotiated with EU, US to push textiles growth
The Hindu Business Line
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July 1, 2025
Union Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita The India-UK Free Trade Agreement, and the ongoing free trade negotiations with the EU and the US will open new avenues for growth for the textiles sector, Minister of State for Textiles...
Cocaine shipment weighing “as much as a rhino” seized in sixth biggest drug bust in UK history
Mixmag
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July 1, 2025
One of the largest drug busts in UK history has unfolded in Essex, with almost £100 million worth of cocaine being seized, roughly the “weight of an adult white rhino” ITV News reports. The 2.4 tonne drug shipment was discovered last week at a...
UK Charity Leads Life-Saving Rabies Response in World’s Largest Refugee Camp
Ethical Marketing News
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July 1, 2025
With fears rising over the spread of rabies in the world’s largest refugee settlement, UK charity Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) has spearheaded an emergency response that has vaccinated over 1,700 dogs in just four days – a lifesaving...
GOV.UK App goes live in beta form
Biometric Update
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July 1, 2025
The GOV.UK App is now available for download. The app is still technically in public beta, but this marks its official public debut, allowing users over 16 to access government services on their mobile device – per a government blog, “putting...
Meghan Markle’s wine launches in US only as UK fans left unable to place orders
GB News
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July 1, 2025
British consumers hoping to purchase Meghan Markle's new rosé wine have been left disappointed as the product launched exclusively in the United States today. The Duchess of Sussex's lifestyle brand, As Ever, released its first alcoholic beverage,...
Brits warned taking popular painkiller abroad 'could land you in jail'
The Mirror
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July 1, 2025
A pharmacist has issued a stark warning to the millions of Brits who regularly take a medicine that is either banned or heavily regulated in several countries, including Greece and France. Co-codamol, which is a mixture of paracetamol and codeine,...