48 h. ago Full list of people eligible for free bus pass under new DWP rules

Full list of people eligible for a free bus pass in England - including under the disabled concessionary travel scheme

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60 h. ago 'Did I pass?' Driver training bus has roof ripped off in bridge crash

The training bus, which was not carrying passengers, hit the Norwood Junction railway bridge in South London shortly after midday on Thursday.

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63 h. ago Free bus passes for over 60s in England update in new Department for Transport response

The Department for Transport has issued a new response to a growing petition calling for the same free bus travel for over 60s in England as there is in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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3 d. ago Free over 60s bus pass in England latest as Department for Transport issues update

A petition on the parliament website has been growing in support with 63,000 people calling for a change. But the Department for Transport has now responded with a warning

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3 d. ago Free bus passes for over 60s in England update as Department for Transport issues funding response

The government has responded to calls for travellers in England to get the same bus passes as people in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

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3 d. ago Arsenal issue Thomas Partey update as Jorginho and Kieran Tierney depart

Italy midfielder Jorginho, who is expected to join Brazilian outfit Flamengo, had already confirmed his exit in a farewell video

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5 d. ago Major bus routes plan to benefit thousands of passengers in local communities

Thousands of bus passengers who rely on 'lifeline' routes to get to work, school or the doctors’ will be protected from sudden cuts to services at short-notice

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8 d. ago Trump to host Elon Musk in Oval Office as DOGE kingpin departs administration: Live updates

Trump marks U.S. Steel’s ‘partnership’ with Nippon Steel at Pittsburgh area rally later on Friday

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9 d. ago Mega update on free bus travel for over 60s as petition shows how English are shafted

A petition calling for over 60s in England to get the same travel help as those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has hit a milestone - but what does the government say

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1 week ago Bus curfew call made by MSP in wake of "abhorrent" behaviour on local services

The call follows the suspension of evening services through the main bus stance in Tillicoultry due to a rise in antisocial behaviour and would see the curfew in place for repeat under-22s bus pass offenders.

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1 week ago Disabled student travels more than 850 miles across 10 days via public buses

Dan Bowhay, 22, used his disabled bus pass to travel from Land’s End to Marshall Meadows, in Berwick-upon-Tweed near the Scottish border.

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1 week ago Changes to central London bus routes confirmed as passengers face longer journeys

The 30 and 205 routes will both be restructured affecting trips between Paddington, Marble Arch and Euston

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2 w. ago Lanarkshire bus passengers face "significant disruption" on Glasgow journeys

First Bus have warned users of five local services that journey times will be affected by roadworks close to Buchanan bus station

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2 w. ago Suspect charged with murder in shooting of Israeli embassy staffers

US attorney general says Chicago-based suspect believed to have acted alone in killing of couple at Jewish museumUS politics live – latest updatesThe US justice department on Thursday charged the lone suspect in a brazen attack that killed two young Israeli embassy staff members outside an event at the Jewish museum in downtown Washington DC with two counts of first degree murder.Jeanine Pirro, the interim US attorney for Washington, said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon that authorities were also investigating as a “hate crime and a crime of terrorism” the killings that left the US capital in shock as world leaders condemned the “horrible” and “antisemitic” shootings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police investigating a sex assault on a sleeping bus passenger want to speak to this man

The alleged sexual assault happened on a Manchester-to-Urmston service around 12.38pm on Monday April 21, according to Greater Manchester Police

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2 w. ago Hamilton bus service expands following "overwhelming" passenger support

JMB Travel's X1 route linking the town with Glasgow has carried more than 40,000 passengers in its first four months

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2 w. ago CCTV appeal after bus driver and passenger 'racially abused' on way to Trafford Centre

Police have issued an appeal

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2 w. ago Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash, regulators say

Federal regulators have ruled that a lack of overnight parking for long-haul truckers contributed to a deadly 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three of the bus passengers

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3 w. ago A Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say

A Russian drone has struck a passenger bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, killing nine people and injuring four others

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3 w. ago Elderly passengers lose vital Hamilton bus service because of Scottish Government ban on pavement parking

The 226 was re-routed from Brankholm Brae as buses can’t get past cars that are being parked on the street to avoid a £100 fine.

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