Multimodal Decarbonisation Will Need Cross-Sector Collaboration
Successful decarbonisation of logistics will depend on a coordinated, whole-systems approach not isolated action or siloed policymaking across different parts of the sector. This is …
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New major HS2 works to disrupt M6 and M42 traffic
Drivers are being warned to expect weekend disruption until November as HS2 carries out major engineering work that will carry the track over the M6 and the M42.A series of weekend road closures begins at 21:00 BST on Saturday and will see the first se…
M42 delays near Birmingham Airport and NEC
Drivers face delays travelling along Junction 6 of the motorway on Sunday, June 7
13:31, 07 Jun 2026
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Delays are forming along the M42(Image: motorwaycameras.co.uk)
Motorists face delays travelling along the M42 today due to roadworks and…
M6 drivers face double 9-hour weekend closure across Birmingham and Black Country
The northbound carriageway will be closed for maintenance works, National Highways has announced
14:20, 06 Jun 2026
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Drivers face M6 closures in Birmingham and the Black Country over the weekend(Image: ChrisHepburn via Getty Images)
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M6 closure in Midlands recap
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Traffic has been stopped in both directions on the M6 due to a police incident – and that closure has now been extended due to further issue on A road
Traffic is nose-to-tail on the M6 southbound north of Stafford due to a …
Multimodal 2026 Opens Doors to the Next Generation
Multimodal 2026 Opens Its Doors to the Next Generation of Logistics Talent: Day three of the UK’s premier freight & supply chain event dedicated to skills, apprenticeships and future careers, with schools and colleges touring the show floor to conn…
Autonomous HGV study identifies first routes for UK deployment
The first large-scale applications for autonomous HGV technology in the UK are likely to be motorway trunking routes and short-distance intermodal shuttle operations, according to a new study led by Voltempo.
The findings come from the eFREIGHT Autonom…
The unearthed messages from Reform’s ‘sexist’ by-election candidate
A succession of social media posts claiming Russia was “well within their rights” to annex Crimea and that women “can’t drive or give directions” have been linked to Reform’s by-election candidate.
The past social media activity of Robert Kenyon – a 41…
The new benefits reforms that could be on way for 16- to 24-year-olds
Britain faces a “generational fault line” in which more than 1.25 million young people could be out of work unless Labour overhauls the welfare, education and health system, the Government’s worklessness tsar has warned.
Alan Milburn, the New Labour-er…
Eight-day-old baby taken to hospital after M50 crash
The early-morning crash left the motorway closed for nine hours between Ledbury and Tewkesbury on Bank Holiday Monday (May 25).
A Peugot 308 had crashed into the nearside barrier and rolled over.
The driver, a woman in her 30s, was taken to Queen Eliza…