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Saturday, 03 June 2023

BBC News

• A5 upgrade: What is happening with the long-running saga?A public inquiry concluded hearings this week into arguments about the road that has claimed 50 lives.
• Do train strikes still have any impact?Rail workers have walked out on the 29th day of industrial action but are travellers adapting?
• Train strikes prompt sports fans to set off by busFans making their way to the FA Cup final and the Epsom Derby start their alternative routes
• Diesel falls 12p but should be lower, says RACThe price of diesel fell to £1.47 in May but the RAC argues the price should be cut further.

Financial Times

• Brussels urges UK to join trade pact to ease risk of post-Brexit car tariffsTrade experts warn British membership of Pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention is not 'immediate fix'
• Sunak warned not to enter car 'subsidy race' with US and EUPolicy Exchange think-tank urges UK prime minister to improve business climate instead
• Train crash in India kills more than 200 peopleInvestigation under way into cause of country's deadliest rail accident in decades
• UK's biggest rail union says it will not 'disarm' for pay talksWarning from RMT leader Mick Lynch comes as strikes affect high-profile sporting weekend
• Airline orders point to resurgent post-pandemic travel demand Airbus and Boeing struggle to meet delivery targets amid a shortage of components

The Guardian

• Train drivers' 24-hour strike stops rail services in EnglandAbout 40% of services expected to run on Saturday as 12,000 Aslef members hold second day of industrial action this weekRail services across England have again come to a halt as 12,000 train drivers strike for the second time this week amid a long-running dispute with the operating companies over pay and conditions.Members of the drivers' union Aslef are walking out for 24 hours on the majority of lines in England and some cross-border routes into Scotland and Wales, leaving only 40% of services running. Continue reading...
• India train crash: at least 280 killed and 900 injured in Odisha stateExpress service doing 100mph derails, knocking a stopped freight train into another passenger service, say authorities, in India's worst such accident in more than 20 yearsAt least 280 people have been killed and about 900 injured after two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha - the country's deadliest rail accident in almost 20 years.The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata in West Bengal to Chennai in Tamil Nadu, was going around 80mph (130km/h) when it collided with a stationary freight train around 7pm on Friday, causing it to derail. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Workers call for more taxpayer millions for crisis-hit Ferguson MarineTHE main union representing staff at Scotland's crisis-hit nationalised shipyard firm is urging ministers to sign off on ploughing further millions in investment into the shipyard saying it will underpin a "secure and successful future" but has warned against privatisation.
• Workers call for more taxpayer millions for crisis-hit Ferguson MarineTHE main union representing staff at Scotland's crisis-hit nationalised shipyard firm is urging ministers to sign off on ploughing further millions in investment into the shipyard saying it will underpin a "secure and successful future" but has warned against privatisation.
• Pollution falls on Hope Street following day one of LEZScotland's most polluted street, Hope Street in Glasgow, has seen a significant fall in nitrogen dioxide levels following the introduction of the low emission zone.
• Do you agree with Glasgow's new Low Emission Zone? The measure came into force on Thursday - but has proved controversial.

The Independent

• Record 12p monthly fall in diesel pricesThe RAC said the average price of the fuel at UK forecourts dropped from 158.9p to 147.0p in May.
• India train crash - live: Nearly 300 killed in worst accident in two decades as army deployedAt least 900 are injured

Times Online

• More than 280 killed in Indian train crash [Subscription]Hundreds are injured after an express train hit another that had derailed
• Edinburgh’s ’Las Shamblas’ tram project brings relief to Leith after rough ride [Subscription]The long-awaited line is finally here, with locals both optimistic but also fearful of the damage done

Daily Express

• Train drivers strike on FA Cup final and Epsom Derby daysFootball fans have been advised not to travel by train to Wembley, meaning thousands will have to drive to congested London

Mail Online

• Outrage as ULEZ border in Surrey will see parents charged to drop off and pick up their childrenThousands of pupils in the catchment area will be hit by the charges if their parents don't own an exempt car as London Mayor Sadiq Khan clamps down on drivers with ULEZ expansion.
• Unions line up ANOTHER YEAR of rail strikes as action that has already cost the economy £5billionEXCLUSIVE: Train drivers represented by Aslef will bring network services to a standstill for the second time this week in a bitter dispute over pay.
• Airlines accused of fuelling Britain's child obesity epidemic by packing inflight meals with sugarA Mail investigation has found that meals offered to children by easyJet, Jet 2, TUI and British Airways contain up to 16 teaspoons of sugar.
• Diesel cost falls by a record 12p as prices plummet at Britain's pumps The RAC said the average price of the fuel at UK forecourts dropped from 158.9p to 147.0p in May. The price drop has lowered the cost of filling a typical 55-litre family car by around £6.50.

Sky News

• All aboard the new generation of night trainsAs climate solutions go, this has to be the most restful. Go to sleep in one European capital, wake up in another with a virtuous glow alongside your fresh croissant.
• At least 288 killed and hundreds injured after India train crashAt least 288 people have been killed after at least two trains were involved in a crash in eastern India.

Birmingham Post

• Cardiff cycleway and 20mph zone design firm reports strong growthVolos is working on projects across the UK with a value of more than £30m

Bolton News

• Bolton: Bee Network buses secured for public transport planPlans to give Bolton residents a greater say over public transport are a step closer after five new electric buses are acquired.
• Fewer speeding convictions in Greater Manchester last yearFewer motorists were convicted of speeding offences in Greater Manchester last year

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Lower motorway speeds and driving ban in plan to tackle oil relianceMotorway speed limits would be reduced by 6mph across the country under the proposals, while driving in cities on Sunday could be banned

Northern Echo

• Arriva announces cuts to bus services across TeessideBus operator Arriva has announced a swathe of cuts to services across the area set to come in next month.

The York Press

• 'Invest in an electric bike?' - Sara Robin's cycling columnOur cycling agony aunt Sara Robin weighs up the pros and cos of buying an electric bike

Bucks Free Press

• ULEZ car scrappage expands to more London driversThousands more Londoners will be able to swap polluting vehicles for greener alternatives

Cambridge News

• Peterborough mum with pram 'forced to walk along A1' to GP after bus services cutThere are concerns some people are “marooned in the village
• Would a Dutch-style transport plan be good for Cambridgeshire? Would you like to see Cambridgeshire take a Dutch approach to transport? Have your say in the comments

Get Surrey

• New ULEZ border near Surrey means parents and teachers at 59 schools could be hit by daily chargeThousands of pupils will be enrolled at the schools when the ULEZ scheme is expanded

Other Regional Press

• Arriva propose widespread cuts and changes to bus services across region - full listArriva has announced a raft of changes to its service

C.N.N.

• Desperate search for survivors as death toll nears 300 in India train crashRescuers in India are scrambling to find survivors after a horrific crash involving three trains killed hundreds of people in one of the worst rail disasters the country has ever seen.

Other News Sources

• Hereford's bypass will not be built in my lifetimeTHERE is little doubt that contentious issues of road maintenance and the proposed Western bypass were highly significant in Herefordshire local elections, which resulted in a swing towards Conservatives at variance with national trends.
• Sussex rail disruption as services crippled by Aslef strikePassengers face travel misery as rail services across Sussex are crippled due to strike action.

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