News summary

Published: 20 May 2013
By Chris Haycock

Motorways

'Giant spider' on the M3 ... camera of course - but road management officials have spotted a giant spider on a Hampshire motorway. Staff at the ROMANSE centre posted this picture on the internet after the spider was pictured crawling across a CCTV camera at Junction 6 of the M3. (Portsmouth News)

A96 Dualling plans start to take shape Transport Minister Keith Brown today set out how the A96 dualling programme will be driven forward.read more (Transport Scotland)

Applications open for Apprentice Oyster photocard Apprentice concession is part of the Mayor's on-going campaign to boost employment opportunities for young Londoners. (TFL)

Do you know these men? Police appeal for information after incident on train - Cardiff British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for the public’s help to identify two men they wish to speak to in relation to an incident on board a train between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street rail stations. (British Transport Police)

Scottish Government funds wi-fi for ScotRail stations and trains Free wi-fi will be rolled out at 25 ScotRail stations across the country, ScotRail and Transport Scotland revealed today.read more (Transport Scotland)

Borrowing Initiative delivers results in Wrexham A scheme which provides £170m additional investment to local authorities across Wales has delivered results in Wrexham, Finance Minister Jane Hutt said today. (Transport Wales)

First major changes for passengers as London Bridge redevelopment gathers pace The first major phase of the redevelopment of London Bridge station will begin later this month when three platforms are taken out of use until spring 2014. (Network Rail)

Leeds station to become art gallery as it hosts national photography exhibition Leeds is one of five of the country’s biggest and busiest railway stations whcih will become art galleries this summer, hosting a special exhibition showcasing stunning images from the Take-a-view Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Visitors will also have the opportunity to get expert advice from celebrated landscape photographer and founder of the competition, Charlie Waite. Leeds' exhibition will launch on Sunday 16 June (Network Rail)

New Free Wi-Fi at Stansted is a download hit The new free WiFi service at Stansted has proved to be a download hit with over 68,000 users registered in the first month using over 2.5million free minutes. (London Stansted Airport)

CAA secures nearly ?100,000 compensation for delayed passengers News release (CAA)

Glasgow Airport reports passenger growth for April 2013 Passenger growth at Glasgow Airport has continued with almost 550,000 people travelling through the airport in April 2013, representing an increase of 0.4% compared to the same period last year. (Glasgow International Airport)

Jet2.com announces two new routes for 2014 Jet2.com has further grown its network from Glasgow Airport with the launch of two new routes for summer 2014. (Glasgow International Airport)

Flexible Regulation to Protect Passengers Flexible Regulation to Protect Passengers (CAA)