To scroll through social media during an election campaign in 2025 is to experience some of the worst misinformation. But an online soup of bots spouting partisan talking points wasn’t inevitable, even in recent years. After the 2016 election of US President Donald Trump and UK vote for Brexit, it was clear that online platforms like Facebook and Twitter were used to target voters with misinformation and disrupt political discourse enough to sway elections. As a result, the social media giants really tried to crack down on harmful content spreading online…or at least they pretended to. But in the last year or so, they’ve almost completely given up… and the vast digital sea of misinformation has become more dangerous than ever.
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In this video, I’ve collected all the news from the UK that I’ve covered in Urban News. Enjoy watching it!
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00:00 – Intro
00:10 – Rishi Sunak’s “We are a nation of drivers” (ep.3)
01:28 – Leeds tram plan (ep.8)
02:26 – Sheffield: light rail network returns to public control (ep.9)
03:30 – Glasgow public transport reformation (ep.10)
04:49 – Leeds buys more e-buses (ep.17)
05:25 – Belfast new railway station (ep.34)
06:50 – Cardiff tram plans (ep.35)
07:18 – London’s new subway trains (ep.39)
08:43 – New Stadler trains unveiled in Wales (ep.44)
09:31 – Tokyo Metro wins contract to operate Elizabeth line in London (ep.45)
10:56 – London’s new skyscraper (ep.48)
11:58 – New Stadler trains in Newcastle (ep.49)
12:56 – Street renovation in Greater Manchester, UK (ep.52)
14:12 – Green energy sought to power light rail in Manchester, UK (ep.53)
14:57 – London mayor kicks off process to ban traffic on Oxford Street (ep.55)
16:16 – London Liverpool Street station development plan submitted (ep.61)
17:40 – British operator orders tri-mode trains from Hitachi (ep.62)
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