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The world’s biggest international oil companies have enjoyed handsome profits in the past two years as oil prices rose amid supply concerns. Now that the market’s focus has swung to demand concerns, oil prices have dropped in recent months, lowering Big Oil’s earnings.    The record profits of 2022 and the strong earnings in 2023 allowed the top majors – ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell, and TotalEnergies – to boost shareholder payouts through dividends and share buybacks. But with oil below $80 per... Читать дальше...

Suashi no Ie – A House in Harmony with Nature - In 2021, Sobokuya embarked on a project to create Suashi no Ie, an eco-regenerative home that embodies the owner's sustainable lifestyle. Nestled at the foot of Mount Yatsugatake, the house is a blend of traditional Japanese craftsmanship and modern regenerative living. The name "Suashi no Ie" (Barefoot House) reflects the owner's lifestyle, which greatly revolves around walking barefoot. This passion for connecting with the earth influenced the... Читать дальше...

1. UK toddlers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed food, study finds  The Guardian
2. How ultra-processed foods are dominating toddlers diets  The Telegraph
3. Two worst offenders as toddlers now get half calories from UPFs  Gloucestershire Live
4. Tots get HALF their calories from ultra-processed foods ‘linked to cancer and diabetes’ – the 2 worst are ‘...  The Sun
5. Media Bites 4 October: toddlers/UPFs, Tesco/workers’ rights, Upper Crust  The Grocer

Other News Sources - Transport Secretary is set to rule on a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the 14.3-mile route today (4 October 2024)

Sustainable Bus - Arriva announces it has been successful in its bid to be the first operator of an electric bus fleet in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, following the award of two new 12-year contracts by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) authorities. Contracts were signed at a ceremony on October 3, 2024. Arriva will introduce a completely ?

Route One (Bus and Coach) - Work to deliver proposed reform measures for the Driver CPC qualification is expected to advance over the coming months. It comes after after the process for laying the necessary legislation in parliament was restarted by the new government during early autumn.

Railway Gazette - The Chief Executive of the Rail Safety mp;amp; Standards Board has called on the rail freight sector to co-fund research to help achieve the previous governmentmp;#39;s mp;#39;boldmp;#39; goal of increasing rail freight by 75 by 2050.

New Civil Engineer - National Highways is seeking market engagement on a new mp;pound;6bn framework to deliver renewals and improvements across the strategic road network (SRN).

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Wincanton has announced they have won a new four year-contract with bike manufacturers and creators Brompton Bicycle. Under the new contract, Wincanton said they will provide warehousing and transport services for Brompton Bicycle as it continues its growth trajectory in the UK and meets customer demand. The logistics provider will consolidate Bromptonmp;amp;rsquo;s existing network of warehouses across London into a single facility in Greenford, West London. Читать дальше...

Bus and Coach Buyer - Industry leaders, council officials, stakeholders and climate experts have been in Bradford to discuss how the citymp;#39;s landmark hydrogen project can be central to the regionmp;#39;s low-carbon future.

Other Regional Press - Both of Edinburghmp;#39;s public transport operators, Edinburgh Trams and Lothian won in their categories at the 21st Annual National Transport Awards in London on Thursday evening.

Other Regional Press - Essex is a haven for commuters thanks to its impressive train connections. But whilst some towns and cities receive regular services, there are others that do not even have an active railway station anymore.

Other Regional Press - Gloucestershire County Council is forging ahead with the second half of its annual resurfacing scheme. Running from April 2024 to March 2025, this yearmp;#39;s revamping agenda benefits from an investment pot of mp;pound;100m over a four-year period.

Other Regional Press - Looming changes to bus routes in the Royal Borough have come under scrutiny over a potentially lacking review of the impact on people with low incomes.

Other Regional Press - "Deeply disappointed" bosses at the bus firm which has lost the contract to run Norwich's park and ride services have reassured staff jobs will not be axed despite the blow.

Yorkshire Post - Trains for the revamped Piccadilly line on the London underground will be built by the plant in Goole.

London Evening Standard - Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has opened a mp;pound;200 million train manufacturing factory in Yorkshire which will support 700 jobs.

Bristol Live - Ryanairmp;#39;s online check-in policy is about to change in a big way, with the airlinemp;#39;s CEO Michael Omp;#39;Leary saying he plans to have the check-in desks gone within the next six months

Bolton News - Passengers who travel onmp;nbsp;a vital bus route which was close to being axed due to low usagemp;nbsp;have aired their frustrations over it being overcrowded

Birmingham Post - Ministers backing Hynet project in North West and East Coast Cluster in Teesside and Humber

Birmingham Post - The Munich-based firm is working with Transport for London (TfL) to build vital new trains to replace the Picadilly Linemp;#39;s aging fleet

Labour List - One year ago today at Tory conference in Manchester, the then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled the northern leg of HS2, putting the UKmp;#39;s flagship rail project out of its misery after a decade of delay and spiralling costs.

Great British Railways Transition Team - Business travel by rail grows 21 year-on-year

Times Online - The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says the EV share of the market is barely moving

Times Online - Money is tight in mp;#39;black holemp;#39; Britain, what with Rachel Reeves apparently finding herself mp;pound;22 billion short. So, heremp;#39;s an idea for her budget: how about bunging the car industry billions of quid?