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- Thousands of drivers caught despite mobile crackdownMore than 200 drivers a day were caught using a mobile at the wheel immediately after tougher penalties for the offence came into effect, figures show.
- British Airways: Passengers complain about lack of informationPassengers stranded at Heathrow airport say that they are being kept in the dark by the airline, as disruptions continue.
- BA flight disruption at Heathrow set for third daySome short-haul flights from Heathrow continue to be disrupted by a worldwide computer crash.
Financial Times
- British Airways counts cost of outage disruptionOther airlines have suffered similar woes that hit revenues and profits
- BA flight disruption spills over into third dayShort-haul trips from Heathrow still suffering delays as IT failure fallout lingers
The Guardian
- Laptop ban could apply to all flights to US, homeland security chief saysJohn Kelly says terrorists are ‘obsessed’ with downing a plane, ‘particularly if it’s a US carrier, particularly if it’s full of mostly US folks’The Trump administration is considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the US, homeland security secretary John Kelly said on Sunday.Kelly, a retired general, was asked on Fox News Sunday if he would expand an existing ban to cover laptops on all international flights into and out of the US. Continue reading...
- ‘It's the worst place to park in the world’ – why Britain is at war over parkingBitter skirmishes are raging between motorists and councils all over the country. But could automation, big data and disruptive technology provide a solution?Samantha Moore may seem jolly, perched among the jars of fudge and flying saucers at her sweet shop on Fore Street in Brixham, the picturesque Devon fishing town. But there’s one subject sure to sour her mood: parking. Moore and her family live above the shop and pay Torbay district council £50 a year for an off-peak permit, which allows them to leave their Peugeot hatchback in the nearby town-centre car park between 3pm and 10am.That’s c...
- BA computer crash: passengers face third day of disruption at HeathrowTravellers warned to check the status of their flights before heading to airport as Gatwick says it will run full schedule on MondayBritish Airways passengers are facing a third day of disruption at Heathrow as the beleaguered airline continues to deal with the fallout from a computer crash.Both Heathrow and Gatwick have warned Bank Holiday travellers that they should check the status of their flights before travelling to the airports on Monday where scenes of chaos unfolded over the weekend. Continue reading...
The Herald
- Call to improve rail access for disabled at StirlingDISABLED passengers are being failed by a lack of wheelchair access at one of the country’s main railway stations, it has been claimed.
- Driverless cars ‘mean £3bn spent on A9 is wasted’THE £3 billion dualling of the A9 could be a “huge waste of money” by failing to plan ahead for driverless and electric cars, it has been claimed.
- BA flights crisis: Scots families spend night on yoga matsSCOTS families among thousands of stranded holidaymakers spent another night on yoga mats on airport floors as disruption from the British Airways system failure continued into a second day.
The Scotsman
- British Airways disruption continues after IT failureDisruption continued at Heathrow after a British Airways IT failure grounded scores of planes and left thousands stranded.
- Aerospace sector revs up to �8bn so far this yearThe value of aircraft production to the UK in the first four months of 2017 is estimated at £8 billion, the industry’s trade body says in a report today.
The Telegraph
- British Airways: Stranded passengers charged thousands for hotel rooms and warned disruption could last days
- 'Computer says no!': Ryanair can't resist dig at British Airways as upmarket rival's service goes into meltdown
Times Online
- Hydrogen cars and why Britain is out of the clean fuel race [subscription]Fuel cells that emit nothing more toxic than water were invented in 1842 — by a Briton. Now California and Japan are producing cars and infrastructure for a carbon-free future, leaving the UK for dust. Nick Rufford reports
- Airbus has a warning for post-Brexit Britain as it expands its plant in Alabama [Subscription]Plans for the aerospace giant’s factory in Mobile could teach its British base a salutary lesson
- Diesel fumes cause heart deformities [Subscription]Pedestrians should walk as far away from the kerb as possible to avoid toxic diesel fumes which are altering the structure of people’s hearts, according to a study.
- Train journeys in the southeast down by 6m as strikes and upgrades cause chaos [Subscription]The number of journeys taken by train in the southeast of Britain fell by six million last year after commuter services were thrown into chaos by strikes and delays.
- BA faces £150m loss after chaos at Heathrow [subscription]British Airways is facing losses of more than £150 million after the most serious IT failure in UK aviation history.
- Stranded travellers vent fury at BA [subscription]A wedding photographer had to postpone her marriage on a Greek island when her family, including three bridesmaids, were stranded at Heathrow for 13 hours.
Mail Online
- British Airways chaos and was cost cutting to blame? British Airways was accused of a ‘moronic’ cover-up last night after an IT meltdown caused mass flight cancellations over the weekend and brought misery to 300,000 passengers.
- British Airways' cost-cutting boss gags his staff Alex Cruz, who was brought in to cut costs at the airline, has so far refused to be publicly questioned on the crisis that has ruined families’ holidays.
Birmingham Mail
- British Airways cancels flights - how to find out if you're owed compensation Air travel experts say BA is likely to face a massive cost in lost revenue and payouts to customers whose flights were cancelled
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Crowds turn out to see vintage steam train arrive in North Wales The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe was greeted by train enthusiasts at Llandudno Junction railway station
- Video shows scores of cars in Snowdonia beauty spot with parking fines Bank Holiday bonanza for parking wardens with dozens of cars given fixed penalty notices
Liverpool Echo
- Final phase of Wirral track renewal works gets underway this weekThe final phase of the Wirral track renewal gets under way on Tuesday, meaning there will be no trains running from Wirral to Liverpool.
- Jeremy Corbyn tells ECHO how he'll spend £10bn to connect Liverpool, Manchester and HullNorthern crossrail will cut travel time between Liverpool and Manchester to just 25 minutes.
London Evening Standard
- British Airways: Passengers 'charged hundreds for hotels' after computer crash cancels flights from Heathrow and GatwickFurious holidaymakers have told of being left stranded in London after a British Airways computer crash caused chaos at airports and grounded flights worldwide.
The York Press
- Major revamp plan for city train stationYORK Railway Station is set for a major redevelopment, including a new customer zone, first class lounge and shops, The Press can reveal.
Kent Online
- Southeastern criticised for using 'worst photo' of Folkestone in marketing campaignA promotional picture of Folkestone used by rail operator Southeastern in a marketing campaign has been blasted as being the “worst photo” of the town.
Other Regional Press
- Reader letter: Surely Norwich’s answer is a more fully-integrated public transport system?Delighted car manufacturers report rocketing sales - 820,000 in the first three months of this year, a quarter of a million of which were diesels in March alone.
- ‘Harry Potter train’ added to new £10 noteTRADITION and a modern tourism image of Scotland will be mixed on the new Bank of Scotland £10 note, which will come into circulation in the autumn.
- TVR bosses urge Welsh Government to give Circuit of Wales the green lightLUXURY car manufacturer TVR, which is opening a new factory in Ebbw Vale, has written to first minister Carwyn Jones urging him to give the Circuit of Wales the go-ahead.
- Scrapping tolls could drive up house prices, says AMSCRAPPING the tolls on the Severn bridges could result in a “surge” of people moving from Bristol to Newport, driving up hose prices, one of the city’s two AMs has claimed.
- Wheels in motion for Community PartnershipPeople who want to part of the new Central Fife Community Rail Partnership with Alan Brooking.
Buying Business Travel
- British Airways to resume majority of flights after IT failureAll flights from Heathrow and Gatwick were cancelled on Saturday
Railway Gazette
- World rolling stock market May 2017China: Nanjing Puzhen Rail Transport Co has won a 543m yuan contract to supply trainsets for...
Other News Sources
- SNCF to replace TGV with inOui?For many decades SNCF’s famous high-speed TGVs have successfully connected the regions of France to its capital city of Paris.
- Tory candidates to set up 'task force' to call for rail and road improvements for north Essex
- Midlands HS2 development to 'avoid HS1 mistakes'One of the architects behind the new High Speed 2 (HS2) phase 2b Toton station has said it must not repeat the same mistakes as High Speed 1’s (HS1’s) Ebbsfleet station in Kent.
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