The North’s leaders have called on the Government to urgently publish a long-term plan for the region’s railways, to give essential certainty on investment and delivery of major projects. Through Transport for the North (TfN), the region’s political and business leaders say the Government must publish the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) for the North and…
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Transport for London (TfL) has announced that 18 pedestrian crossings that are programmed to show a continuous ‘green person’ signal until traffic approaches are being introduced to prioritise people walking. These will be in place by the end of June and will help make the capital’s transport network even more sustainable and support a green…
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Passengers and freight operators across the north and Midlands will see faster, greener and more reliable rail services, as the government announces a significant funding boost into the railways. Investment of £317 million into the set-piece Transpennine route upgrade will boost punctuality, reliability and connectivity for passengers between York, Leeds and Manchester, and £69 million…
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The Mayor of Leicester and the Leader of Coventry City Council have hailed the release of a report by Midlands Connect, which promotes plans for direct rail links between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham, as a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to better connect the three great cities. The report comes just weeks before the expected…
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Trade Secretary Liz Truss has kicked off preparations for a trade deal with India, launching a 14-week consultation to seek the views of the public and business. The UK wants a deal that slashes barriers to doing business and trading with India’s £2 trillion economy and market of 1.4 billion consumers. This includes removing tariffs…
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DHL Express has announced its new roadmap for the future set-up of its European aviation network. Representing a new milestone of the Strategy 2025, the changes make way for continued growing demand for DHL Express’ international services. In a first step, DHL Express intends to set up a new cargo airline in Austria. DHL is…
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The Border and Protocol Delivery Group want to remind you that charging for plant health controls (documentary, identity, and physical checks) on imports of EU high-priority plants and plant products will be introduced from 1 June 2021 in England, Wales and Scotland. In recognition of these new charging arrangements, we have produced further guidance on how…
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If you’ve chosen to delay making customs declarations on non-controlled goods you’ve imported from the EU this year, you may need to start thinking about making a supplementary declaration. These are due within 175 days of your shipment arriving in GB –so if you imported anything in January 2021, your supplementary declaration could be due…
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This week HMRC has launched a new, easy to follow Rules of Origin webinar, to guide traders through the process step-by-step to enable them to claim preferential tariffs when trading with the EU. If traders buy goods from the EU, or send or sell goods to the EU for their business, this webinar will help…
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The UK’s energy regulator has approved plans to invest £300m in low carbon projects including support for 3,550 charging points for electric vehicles. Ofgem said the funds would allow energy networks to build robust electricity infrastructure for installing charging points across UK motorways. It said while more people are buying electric cars, others are put…
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