Traffic & travel news roundup

Published: 26 June 2025
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M6 Northbound - M6 northbound within J8 | Northbound | AuthorityOperation Location : The M6 northbound between junctions J6 and J8 . Reason : Police incident. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 08:00 and 08:15 on 26 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:00 and 08:15 on 26 June 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 3.69 miles of Castle Bromwich.

M6 Northbound - M6 J7 northbound access | Northbound | AuthorityOperation Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J7 . Reason : Police incident. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 08:00 and 08:15 on 26 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:00 and 08:15 on 26 June 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 3.48 miles of Wednesbury.

M6 Northbound - M6 J6 northbound access | Northbound | AuthorityOperation Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J6 . Reason : Police incident. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:45 and 08:00 on 26 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 26 June 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 3.65 miles of Castle Bromwich.

A19 Southbound - A19 southbound within the A184 junction | Southbound | AuthorityOperation Location : The A19 southbound between the A194 and the junction with the A184 . Reason : Police incident. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 06:15 and 06:30 on 26 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:15 and 06:30 on 26 June 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 1.86 miles of Jarrow.

Railway station revitalisation is celebrated BBC News - Local residents and dignitaries celebrated the revitalisation of a railway station forecourt at a ceremony on Friday. (Various)

Be the change you wish to see The global average temperature continues its relentless rise.  Global warming reached 1.58°C in the 12 months to the end of April 2025.  UN Climate Change Chief Simon Stiell has warned that the world is on a trajectory to 3°C[i]. But at a very time that the world needs to step up efforts to tackle the… (Transport Wales)

US safety regulators contact Tesla over erratic robotaxis BBC News - Videos posted online appear to show the newly launched self-driving cars speeding and driving in the wrong lane. (Various)

The Pillars of Unity Greener Vision is holding a series of discussions to explore how to develop a response to the climate crisis commensurate to the scale of challenge. ‘The Pillars of Unity’ series will build on the key conclusions from Greener Vision: Pathways to Net Zero and explore how we might embrace more holistic thinking and develop an… (Transport Wales)

Pathways to Net Zero Transport is the fastest growing source of global greenhouse GHG emissions and the UK’s biggest polluting sector.  Emissions from road transport – 95% of the UK’s transport total – have hardly changed since 1990. Vehicles efficiency gains have been largely offset by larger vehicles and rising demand. According to the Climate Change Committee, the annual… (Transport Wales)