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Two UK trains derailed within 24 hours during the fifth heatwave of summer 2026, causing two serious injuries near Lewes and no injuries at Wickford. Both incidents have triggered investigations amid ongoing rail disruptions.

RMT Union staff will strike on August 15, cutting East Midlands Railway services to one train per hour between Sheffield and London St Pancras. Pre-booked EMR ticket holders can use LNER trains from Doncaster to London Kings Cross.

Southwest Airlines will launch daily nonstop flights between Austin and San Jose, Costa Rica in 2026. Delta Air Lines is expanding its Austin service with new nonstop flights to Paris starting in 2027.