Bus passengers across the West Midlands are paying more to travel after a fresh round of fare increases came into force, sparking renewed debate over the future cost of public transport in the region. National Express West Midlands has raised the price of several tickets, with the popular adult day ticket increasing from £5.20 to £5.50. Child day tickets, weekly passes and group tickets have also risen, while adult and child single fares remain frozen at £3 and £1.50 respecti

Andy Burnham has pledged to reduce transport fares across London if he becomes Prime Minister, placing cheaper travel at the heart of a wider package of reforms aimed at easing the cost of living. Writing in the Evening Standard, Burnham said essential services such as transport, housing, energy and water should come under greater public control, pointing to Greater Manchester's Bee Network as a model for wider reform. He argued that Londoners should no longer face some of Eu

Students from Inverness Royal Academy are using their creative talents to encourage respectful travel after teaming up with Highland Council to produce a new film focused on bus etiquette. The school's filmmaking club spent time at the council's bus depot and travelled on a live bus service to gain first-hand experience before filming a short video highlighting the simple dos and don'ts of travelling by bus. The project combines practical filmmaking with a wider message about

Infrastructure services specialist M Group has reported its strongest financial performance to date, posting record revenue, profitability and future workload following a year of rapid expansion, major acquisitions and the successful integration of its newly unified brand. Results for the year ending 31 March 2026 reveal significant growth across the business, with turnover increasing by 23% to £3.1 billion and EBITDA (before exceptional and non-recurring items) climbing to £

Almost 100 brand-new electric buses remain parked in storage across Ireland as operators wait for the charging infrastructure needed to put them into passenger service. The issue came under scrutiny during a meeting of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee, where concerns were raised over the number of vehicles purchased but unable to enter service while charging facilities are completed. According to figures presented during the session, 98 battery-electric buses have been deli

More than 10,000 motorists were caught driving vehicles with serious mechanical defects last year, highlighting the continued challenge of keeping unsafe vehicles off Britain's roads. New analysis by the RAC's mobile servicing and repairs division, based on Freedom of Information data obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), shows that 10,054 licence endorsements were issued across Great Britain during 2025 for offences relating to defective tyres, brakes

Transport for London is set to introduce a network of solar-powered parcel lockers across its estate after agreeing a new partnership aimed at making parcel collection and returns more convenient while supporting more sustainable deliveries across the capital. The initiative, delivered through Places for London, TfL's commercial property company, will see Yeep! install parcel lockers at more than 50 locations, with the first units being deployed at London Underground station

Transport for London (TfL) has doubled the amount of wildflower verges on its estate to 520,000m² in just two years, helping to boost biodiversity and support wildlife across the capital. The expansion, from 260,000m² in 2024, comes as London marks Climate Action Week and forms part of wider efforts to make the city greener and more resilient to climate change. Improving the area and quality of wildflower verges across London is an important part of making the capital more su

Volunteers from local businesses joined forces with National Highways to clean up a section of the Norfolk coast. Teams from businesses including National Highways and GRAHAM scaled the waterfront of tourist hot spot Gorleston-on-Sea in a day of action for the environment, collecting 22 bags of litter. With its popular sea front of fish and chop shops, sweet stalls and ice cream vendors, bins fill up fast at this time of year, much to the delight of the locals – the sea gull

National Highways initiated a series of crash tests with Euro NCAP and other European road safety bodies after identifying a serious risk on England’s motorways and major A-roads. Testing focused on rear-end collisions involving heavy goods vehicles (HGVs),specifically where a smaller vehicle - typically a car- strikes the back of a HGV. In 2024, HGVs made up 10% of traffic on England’s motorways and major A‑roads, yet were involved in 19% of collisions where people were kil

Inspiration’s final day of tour sees its 104,000th visitor after 65 stops on ground-breaking tour Railway 200 also announced Locomotion and Network Rail as permanent hosts for the train’s carriages Celebrations included cab tours and an exhibition of Inspiration paintings by artist who followed train tour Railway 200 Commemorative Review released showcasing the achievements of the anniversary year The unique touring exhibition train, Inspiration, celebrated the final day of i

Britain's passenger rail operators are facing a sharp rise in fuel costs, with new analysis suggesting the industry's annual diesel bill is set to approach £475 million this year—renewing calls for a long-term programme of railway electrification. Research published by the newly relaunched Campaign to Electrify Britain's Railways (CEBR) estimates that operators will spend more than £475 million on diesel during 2026/27, representing an increase of around 40%compared with the

In its latest annual assessment of the UK's progress towards net zero, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) says while emissions continue to fall and momentum is building in sectors such as renewable energy and electric vehicles, progress on electrifying homes and industry has slowed significantly. The report argues that accelerating the switch to clean electricity could not only help meet future climate targets but also protect families from volatile global gas and oil prices.

A major programme of railway improvements across West Yorkshire has been completed after four weeks of intensive engineering work, marking another significant step forward in the transformation of the Transpennine rail corridor. The latest phase of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), which ran between 30 May and 27 June, focused on the section between Morley and Dewsbury, with teams delivering a series of infrastructure and station improvements designed to support a faster,

The future of several flagship road schemes has been thrown into doubt after the Government confirmed it is examining whether to scale back its next five-year roads investment programme to help finance a £15 billion boost in defence spending. Under proposals outlined alongside the newly published Defence Investment Plan (DIP), ministers are considering reducing elements of the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), with two major National Highways schemes identified as potent

Andy Burnham's first speech as the overwhelming favourite to become Britain's next Prime Minister may not have mentioned National Highways once, but for those working across the highways and infrastructure sector it was arguably one of the most significant transport speeches delivered in recent years. There are moments in politics when a speech does more than set out a manifesto. Sometimes it quietly signals that the assumptions underpinning an entire generation of public pol