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Sunday, 13 August 2023

BBC News

• Can this battery-swapping electric scooter help clean up cities? We take a rideAcross Asia, by far the most popular form of personal transport is the motor scooter.
• Earmark fuel duty money for pothole repairs - councilsUK spending cuts on pothole repair are among the most severe out of 13 major nations, local councils say.

Financial Times

• US airlines ally with farmers to seek subsidies for corn as jet fuelAviation regarded as new market for refiners as electric vehicles endanger demand

The Herald

• New Wizz Air Scotland to Albania route launch 'pushed back'Hungary-based operator Wizz Air had been expected to launch direct flights between Edinburgh and Tirana this year.
• Fewer cars, more trees. Future of Loch Lomond national parkNearly four-fifths of visits to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park are made by car, but in the future getting to the wilds will be more about public transport.

The Independent

• Train strikes 2023: Everything you need to know about August and September rail industrial actionRMT and Aslef unions have been walking out and banning overtime intermittently for the last 14 months

Times Online

• Electric cars face speed bumps in the race to ban petrol engines by 2030 [Subscription]Wayne Griffiths, boss of Seat and Cupra, tells Oliver Gill that a petrol ban is ’dogma’ until new green technology is fully in place
• Alex Bell: As HS2 hits a dead end, let’s reroute rail projects up north [Subscription]The train from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh is probably arriving soon. If not today, then definitely this week. Despite linking east to west and being a vital tourism connection, the train goes slowly.

Daily Record

• ScotRail pays tribute to Stonehaven crash victims on third anniversaryDriver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury all lost their lives when the train hit a landslide near Stonehaven on August 12, 2020.

Mail Online

• Cruise driverless cars block San Francisco street after 'TEN' of the vehicles suffered Wi-Fi failures 'caused by music festival'A controversial driverless car firm was blasted after around 10 of its autonomous vehicles broke down and blocked a San Francisco street.
• Sir Keir Starmer junks pledge to role out clean air zones across UK after disastrous public response to Sadiq Khan's hated Ulez scheme in LondonA statement declaring the Labour Party's support for the zones, that charge drivers based on their vehicles emissions, has been removed from their programme.
• Was French patrol boat at fault for Channel migrant drownings? MPs ask if dinghy was being escorted into British waters before tragedy that saw six dieFrench warship the PSP Cormoran was escorting an overloaded small boat across the Channel to UK waters when it sank today, killing at least six migrants, it was claimed tonight.
• REVEALED: Motorists pay up to £12 more to fill up their tanks at petrol stations that are less than three miles apart as Government faces mounting pressure to rein in rip-off fuel sellersHuge discrepancies between petrol and diesel prices are exacerbating fears that motorists are being ripped off with ministers now considering a price-watch scheme.

Birmingham Mail

• Terror on the trains - violent attackers and nuisance yobs make passengers' lives hellRise in offending on the railways in the West Midlands

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Call for tougher traffic measures on Avondale Road, ShipleyA petition has been launched calling for tougher traffic measures on Avondale Road in Shipley.
• Dash cam users urged to avoid installing them incorrectlyDash cam users should make sure they avoid blocking their view while driving to avoid a fine and penalty points.

Northern Echo

• Two bus lane cameras coming to Washington and Sunderland this weekendCCTV cameras will come into force on two North East roads this weekend after over 740 warning notices were handed out during a 'trial period'.

Cambridge News

• St Ives A-road closed to traffic for three weeks while Cambridge Water carries out workTraffic is being diverted along nearby roads while the closure is in place

Leeds Live

• You can fly to Spain and Portugal on last minute summer flights from Leeds Bradford Airport for less than £25There are some cheap last minute deals from Leeds Bradford Airport that you can still snap up

Other Regional Press

• RMT announces new rail strike dates in August and SeptemberRMT has announced two further strike dates this August and September with around 20,000 members expected to walk out across 14 train operators.
• Cruise ship's bow line snaps during Mediterranean cruiseQueen Mary 2 broke free from her moorings after being battered by strong winds during a Mediterranean cruise.
• Road in Warwick has been closed for 18 months after water main burstA house could be demolished to reopen Priory Mews

Other News Sources

• Discriminatory rules for Winchester taxis working against the disabledTHE law of unintended consequences. Our front page story this week ('Fewer cabs for disabled people') highlights the fact that new taxis on the streets of Winchester are less likely to be able to carry wheelchairs.
• Brighton ULEZ campaign group post fake pollution signsFake road signs dubbing streets in Sussex a 'pollution zone' have been erected by a climate campaign group.

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