That’s not quite true. The general rule for most people is that you get a year of maternity leave; the first 6 weeks are at 90% of your usual pay, then you get 33 weeks at the lower of 90% or £172.48 per week, and then the rest is on Maternity Allowance which is a lower amount again.
The two weeks rule applies only to people who otherwise aren’t entitled to maternity leave - normally this is people who are self-employed, agency workers or on a zero hours contract (although you should always check as there are exceptions to these rules that employers will try to pretend don’t exist). In that situation, everyone is entitled to two weeks maternity leave for safety reasons, or four weeks if you work in a factory.
I can’t watch the video right now, but here’s an interesting article about a small village that set up their own bus service: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66536184
It’s a bit different from a typical bus service - rather than having a set route it runs on a rough timetable, and picks people up from their homes if it’s not convenient for them to meet the bus in the village itself. It’s currently partially volunteer run, but is an interesting model for rural areas.