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  "id": 105564,
  "title": "Half price rail travel extended to 18-year-olds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/half-price-rail-travel-extended-to-18-year-olds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T23:34:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Business",
    "slug": "bbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0jyln07r7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that 18-year-olds will be able to purchase half-price train tickets for most services as part of an extension to the 16-17 Saver railcard. This change, set to take effect from 17 August, will make the railcard valid for a full year from the date of purchase, benefiting 17-year-olds who will be able to buy the card up until the day before they turn 18, making it valid until the day before their 19th birthday. The existing rule had left over 70,000 students each year an average of £175 worse off than their peers who had not yet turned 18. The new change, deemed a \"common sense\" modification by the rail minister Lord Hendy, aims to lower the cost of travel for teenagers at a crucial stage in their lives, whether they are pursuing further education, vocational pathways, or entering the job market.",
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        "title": "Half price rail travel extended to 18-year-olds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/half-price-rail-travel-extended-to-18-year-olds-109131",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:34:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}