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Logistics Magazine covers the latest breaking news stories affecting the industry, including COVID-19, Brexit, technological developments and decarbonisation.

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Rail and Urban Transport Review commissioned by the Labour Party  

Labour is undertaking an independent Rail and Urban Transport review, looking at how a future government could accelerate connectivity within and between the UK's major urban centres.

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Logistics UK’s response to the EU Entry/Exit and the UK Border consultation 

Logistics UK has responded to the European Scrutiny Committee’s inquiry into the EU Entry/Exit System and its potential consequences for the UK’s border.

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Government to crack down on disruptive street works to cut congestion and improve roads 

A crackdown on disruptive roadworks could cut congestion for millions of drivers and generate £100 million in funds to resurface roads said the government, as it delivered its first key measures from the Plan for Drivers this Monday (15 Jan).

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BT tackles infrastructure shortfall by repurposing street cabinets into EV chargers

As part of its promise to meet government sustainability targets, the startup and digital incubation facet of BT Group – called Etc. – has powered-up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.

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London crawling: UK capital’s roads are the slowest in the world

According to new research by TomTom, thanks to the introduction of widespread 20mph speed limits, London is now officially the slowest city in the world for drivers.

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National Highways’ plea to give gritters space and time amid cold snap 

Five National Highways gritters were struck by other vehicles while they were out and about spreading salt last winter. 

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Blackwall Tunnel closure – January and February 

TfL is advising members that the Blackwall Tunnel will be closed to southbound traffic for five weekends in January and February to help support works to the northbound carriageway on the northbound Blackwall Tunnel approach. 

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UK demand for new vans grows in every month of 2023 – according to SMMT 

Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on 5 January, show that registrations of new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) grew by 21.0% to 341,455 vehicles in 2023 as more businesses invested in fleet renewal every month compared with 2022.

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Spring Budget date announced with Logistics UK poised for response 

The Treasury has confirmed that the next Budget will be held on 6 March 2024.

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Attention all drivers: New enforcement on parking in Edinburgh

Edinburgh City Council will begin enforcing the new law on parking on pavements and double parking, parking at crossing points and parking on verges that lie between roads and pavements from Monday 29 January 2024.

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Warning: Northern Ireland strike action on 18 January

In what is being labelled as a ‘generalised day of action’, multiple unions in Northern Ireland are planning widespread walkouts on 18 January in what's expected to be the biggest strike in the region's history.

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Logistics UK releases 2024 Yearbook of Road Transport Law

Road Operator members should begin receiving their 2024 Yearbook of Road Transport Law this week – if they haven’t already – and it remains as essential as ever for road transport operator across the UK.

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Register now for Logistics UK’s first member briefing of 2024

Our first member briefing webinar of 2024 is taking place on 18 January at 10am.  Working in the logistics industry has presented a number of quite formidable challenges in the last few years, including Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, an acute skills shortage, a global recession and impending decarbonisation deadlines, all while in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.

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Government sets ambitious rail freight growth target 

On 20 December, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced a target to grow rail freight by at least 75% by 2050.

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Scottish budget: Government increases spending on roads, but reduces it on skills and freight

Scottish Deputy First Minister Shona Robison delivered the Scottish Budget on 19 December outlining fiscal plans for 2024-25, including a spending increase of over £200 million on trunk road safety, adaptation, maintenance and improvement, including to continue the A9 dualling programme.

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Logistics workers are totally devoted – and we have the proof!

Jonny Johnstone, 45, a Tesco delivery from County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, won an incredible £3.8m Lotto jackpot, but still returned to work a week later to make sure his customers got their goods in time for the festive period.

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Logistics UK reflects on the successes of 2023 and looks forward with optimism to new challenges ahead

As 2023 draws to a close and the final touches are made to the last Logistics Magazine of the year, it feels like an appropriate time to reflect on the successes of the last twelve months and look forward with optimism to the new opportunities ahead.

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Logistics UK says Scottish budget is a “missed opportunity to kickstart economic activity”

Business group Logistics UK has reacted with disappointment to the failure of Tuesday’s Scottish Budget to acknowledge the role which the industry plays in underpinning all economic activity north of the border.

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Comment from Logistics UK regarding the current situation in the Red Sea

In response to the current situation in the Red Sea, Logistics UK’s Head of Trade Nichola Mallon said: “Seafarers, vessels and the cargoes on them, as civilian trade, have the right under international law to move safely. These indiscriminate attacks from shore-based installations in Yemen are of serious concern from a safety and international trade perspective.

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Logistics UK hosts roadmap session on sustainable road freight

On 4 and 5 December, Logistics UK partnered with the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight at the 10th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight. With representatives from industry, academia and policy, attendees congregated in Cambridge for the two-day event to discuss ways to improve sustainability and resilience of logistics and freight transport.

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