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Monday, 31 May 2021

BBC News

• Travis Perkins warns of price rises amid shortage of raw materialsTravis Perkins has been informing customers in its stores, websites and by email of the price rises. It said it had seen demand across the board - from consumers doing more DIY projects, to demand from big infrastructure projects such as HS2.
• A6 road: Nichola Mallon opens completed dual carriagewayWork was completed on the A6 road between Toomebridge and Castledawson over the weekend.

Financial Times

• Global bicycle production hit by supply chain delaysManufacturers heavily reliant for parts on Japan's Shimano struggle to meet demand
• Who will pay? Europe's bold plan on emissions risks political blowback Reforms would set a carbon price for the majority of companies, but member states and activists worry the poor will suffer
• UK's traffic light travel rules need to be clearerMeasures designed to keep out risky variants should be proportionate
• European airlines face big hit as cost of polluting soarsCarbon allowance prices have been on record breaking rally
• Qantas touts free flights as Covid-19 jab drive struggles to take offAustralian companies turn to creative means in attempt to boost vaccine take-up

The Guardian

• Birmingham launches England’s first clean air zone outside London£8 charge for private cars to enter city centre is hailed as turning point to tackle poor air quality but some worry it will hit Covid recovery

The Telegraph

• Overspending puts ScotRail upgrades at risk [subscription]Nicola Sturgeon wants to nationalise Scotland's railway network as part of a transport spending spree
• France restricts travel from UK to combat Indian variant spread 

City AM

• Heathrow boss calls for government to reveal likely summer green list countriesHeathrow’s chief executive has urged the government to reveal which countries are likely to be included on its travel green The post Heathrow boss calls for government to reveal likely summer green list countries

Daily Express

• Sturgeon warned 'Boris burrow’ tunnel linking Scotland to NI could derail independenceNICOLA STURGEON's independence bid might be derailed if Boris Johnson's proposal to build a tunnel linking Scotland to Northern Ireland goes ahead, it has been claimed.

Mail Online

• Cheaper car insurance in store as industry slams brakes on whiplash scamsThe new system will stop an estimated £1.2billion being paid out by banning the settlement of whiplash claims in the UK without a doctor's report.

Sky News

• 'Compelling reason' needed to travel to France from the UK after it tightens COVID border restrictionsFrance has tightened restrictions on foreign travellers in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus variant first identified in India.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Clean Air Zone Map - exactly where charges apply and key locationsBirmingham's Clean Air Zone means daily charges for around 25 per cent of the vehicles on the city's roads - or they face a big fine. Check Birmingham Live's handy map to see what is in the CAZ and what isn't

Bolton News

• Millions of UK adults are 'too scared' to learn how to drive Amusingly, three in 100 (3%) non-drivers admit that they are too laz to learn to drive.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Videos emerge of illegal racing in Bradford and Leeds A BRADFORD MP has slammed wannabe racers calling them a “blight on the cityâ€� and is “deeply concernedâ€� after videos of a range of vehicles participating in Fast & Furious-style racing emerged online.

Bristol Live

• Residents near railway could face noisy summer nights A major 'safety critical' operation is due to start this week

Liverpool Echo

• Buses, trains and boats: A closer look at Liverpool City Region's connected public transport plansWe take a close look at the work going on to create a fully integrated public transport network in the Liverpool City Region - and what needs to happen next

London Evening Standard

• Motorists set to make insurance savings as new whiplash claims portal launchesMedical evidence to back up whiplash injuries will now be mandatory under clamp down on exaggerated claims which push up insurance costs.

The York Press

• Lobby group takes first steps towards making York more 'foot friendly'A new transport pressure group has been launched in York – to lobby on behalf of pedestrians.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• How the new clean air zone around Birmingham worksWhat is the new Birmingham clean air zone charge? How much will the new pollution fee cost me? When and where is the clean air zone charge in place?
• Fears for businesses as clean air zone introducedIt is a controversial scheme aimed at tackling emissions.

Other Regional Press

• Chance to visit HS2 archaeology dig near AylesburyHS2 is inviting Bucks residents to visit its field museum at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Mandeville, to see how its archaeologists have started to unlock almost 900 years of history.
• Delays at Eurotunnel due to power faultBoth tunnels now open after engineers have repaired an overhead power fault at Eurotunnel.
• Major Huddersfield road collapse fear could leave drivers with 23-mile diversionHIghways chiefs plot major repair amid concern they may have to shut the route to all traffic

Other News Sources

• Explained: how motorcycles can be part of a sustainable transport plan in NIGRAEME COUSINS talks to Martyn Boyd, NI rep of Motorcycle Action Group, who explains how bikes can be part of a sustainable future
• The 'dive under' feat of engineering needed at Nuneaton to allow direct trains from Leicester to CoventryAn ambitious feat of civil engineering is likely to be undertaken close to the Leicestershire border to connect up Leicester and Coventry by rail once again.
• Friends of King Alfred Busses running day in WinchesterTHE famous vintage famous bus running day is back in Winchester.
• British Airways takes flight from Southampton for first time BRITISH Airways has taken to the skies from Southampton Airport for the first time.