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Transport

This man has found a way to travel by train for free... with one small catch
Transport

This man has found a way to travel by train for free... with one small catch

Robert Jenrick has recently had it in for fare dodgers, but Ed Wise has a more inventive way to cut down on train fares
Can building homes around and above railways help get Labour's housebuilding plan on track?
Housing

Can building homes around and above railways help get Labour's housebuilding plan on track?

Public transport not keeping up with surge in new homes, analysis finds: 'We must plan more intelligently'
a bus
Public transport

Public transport not keeping up with surge in new homes, analysis finds: 'We must plan more intelligently'

What was in Rachel Reeves' historic spending review – and what was missing?
Spending review

What was in Rachel Reeves' historic spending review – and what was missing?

London's Black Cabs are iconic. But their future is in jeopardy
Daniel Reast & Sam Pooke

London's Black Cabs are iconic. But their future is in jeopardy

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

Donkeys are now the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet keeping them alive
Gaza

Donkeys are now the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet keeping them alive

'A jigsaw with pieces missing': Why are new housing estates forcing people to rely on cars?
Housing

'A jigsaw with pieces missing': Why are new housing estates forcing people to rely on cars?

Rail fares go up year after year – but it doesn't have to be this way. It's time to fix fares for good
Michael Solomon Williams

Rail fares go up year after year – but it doesn't have to be this way. It's time to fix fares for good

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why
Cost of living

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why

'Dystopian': Rachel Reeves backs third Heathrow runway. What will it mean for the planet?
Climate crisis

'Dystopian': Rachel Reeves backs third Heathrow runway. What will it mean for the planet?

'Privatisation has failed' – will rail nationalisation make a difference? Yes, but not on its own
Stock image of a train
Nationalisation

'Privatisation has failed' – will rail nationalisation make a difference? Yes, but not on its own

A penny off pints and higher wages: What Rachel Reeves' budget means for you and your bank account
Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the autumn budget 2024
Autumn budget

A penny off pints and higher wages: What Rachel Reeves' budget means for you and your bank account

'We're not diesel monsters': Meet the London cabbies going electric to help fight climate change
Climate change

'We're not diesel monsters': Meet the London cabbies going electric to help fight climate change

Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK's poorest
a person filling up their car at a fuel pump
Stephen Frost

Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK's poorest

The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
Transport

The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless

Millions of Brits 'locked out' of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds
Cycling

Millions of Brits 'locked out' of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds

Fury as train operators cut railcard discount despite sky-high ticket prices: 'It's demoralising'
Stock image of a train leaving a station
Transport

Fury as train operators cut railcard discount despite sky-high ticket prices: 'It's demoralising'

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'
a blue bus in Scotland
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'

Remembering when motorway service stations were a destination in themselves
Transport

Remembering when motorway service stations were a destination in themselves

Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
The King addresses the House of Lords at the State Opening of Parliament
King's Speech

Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Electric vehicle charge points to become centre of new privatisation row – unless Labour steps in
An electric car being charged
Sophie Flinders

Electric vehicle charge points to become centre of new privatisation row – unless Labour steps in

UK's top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households
Climate change

UK's top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households

Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers 'grind services to a halt'
train strikes

Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers 'grind services to a halt'

Will Labour's plan to renationalise rail really work? And will it make train tickets cheaper?
Great Western Railway train at Paddington Station
Transport

Will Labour's plan to renationalise rail really work? And will it make train tickets cheaper?

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