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The upgrade will see the installation of new body scanners, e-gates and smart automated tray return systems. Photo: Leeds Bradford Airport

LBA passengers urged to arrive early during security upgrade work

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

More than £67 million will go towards resurfacing 970 roads and 245 pavements across West Yorkshire. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Leaders to pledge over £73 million towards tackling pothole problem

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

Leeds council submitted the East Leeds Orbital Route for speed camera enforcement evaluation

Mobile police speed cameras to go live on roads in new crackdown

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Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

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Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

The quietest station in Leeds has been named by new data (Photo: John Stillwell/PA Wire)

City's least used train station named as passenger levels rise

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

The programme for delivery will be completed over the course of the next two years.

£7.8m investment into new bus fleet to make city greener

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Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

The M62 motorway in Leeds.

Road casualties in Leeds rise by 1,200 in one year

More than a quarter of LBA flights in April were delayed.

More than a quarter of Easter flights from Leeds Bradford Airport delayed

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

The proposals build on West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s revised Bus Service Improvement Plan, submitted to the Department for Transport earlier this month.

Mayor wants buses to become travel norm as passenger fares slashed to £2

With many staff having been let go at the height of the pandemic airports now face a race against time to hire and train new staff. Picture: James Hardisty.

Leeds Bradford Airport welcomes proposal to ease background checks on employees

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

The £23 million bid to the Department for Transport is matched by a £33 million contribution from the bus operators.

New funding bid for Zero-Emissions bus fleet

The works are set to cost around £15.3m in total, and work is expected to start this April. Picture: Sahid A Khan / Adobe Stock.

This is when Leeds City Square will be closed permanently to all traffic

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted