• Network Rail to deliver 550 upgrade projects worth £70m to upgrade railway for passengers
• Majority of network will be open for business as usual, but some routes will be affected by the works taking place, so passengers are asked to check before they travel
• Passengers asked to wear a face covering if they can as a courtesy to others

Network Rail is refurbishing Newark Castle level crossing this May to make it smoother and more robust for thousands of drivers in the town.

Network Rail teams across the country have been working to freshen up Britain's railway in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year with more than £2m of funding being used to target the removal of graffiti.

Tremendous progress is being made by Network Rail and its supply chain on making green commitments, with 67% of suppliers now signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce their carbon footprint.

Manchester City and Liverpool football fans are being reminded against travelling by rail to and from the FA Cup semi-final this Saturday while major railway improvements are taking place.

Communities across the West of England and Berkshire will now benefit from a tidier, more welcoming railway following the removal of graffiti and rubbish from 36 key hotspots across the region.

The UK rail industry has joined together to facilitate sending more than a million items of aid to Ukraine in response to the humanitarian crisis in the region