
UK confirms Euro 7 battery health standards for new vehicles
Electric cars and vans will face minimum battery capacity requirements under new Great Britain rules, with legislation due from November 2027.
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Electric cars and vans will face minimum battery capacity requirements under new Great Britain rules, with legislation due from November 2027.

New SPAR standard requires suicide-related risks to be assessed in the planning and design of relevant roads and bridges.

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence’s planned opening has slipped to 2030 after private funding failed to materialise.

The highways body says longer-term funding could generate up to £2.2bn for reinvestment in local road maintenance.

Digitised Lineside Inspection has helped Edinburgh engineers reduce trackside exposure and identify vegetation work across Scotland’s railway.

Transport for London will restrict weekend and bank holiday entry at Angel from 2 January 2027 while it works to extend the life of…

DfI has opened consultation on a plan proposing new bus corridors, expanded cycling routes, lower speed limits and more pedestrian-friendly streets.

The MIST water-mist system suppressed a vehicle fire in the southbound tunnel before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported.

Maidstone Borough Council is trialling a repair material made from old clothes on paths in its parks, assessing whether discarded textiles can be reused…

Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman says road policing should prioritise preventing deaths and serious injuries.