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Sunday, 22 October 2023

BBC News

• Storm Babet: Flooding 'probable' until Tuesday as rail disruption continuesFour severe flood warnings remain in place in England and Wales, along with travel disruption.
• Transport for Wales: Trains and jobs saved by funding, rail boss saysAn extra £125m Welsh government funding is saving services and jobs, says rail boss.
• Gallery dedicated to London Transport posters opens in Covent GardenThe Global Poster Gallery features works from London Transport Museum’s collection of poster art.

Financial Times

• UK infrastructure has deteriorated in last 10 years, manufacturers warn [subscription]Government should prioritise investment in roads and 5G, says survey by trade body Make UK

The Herald

• New Glasgow bridge will be 'a tremendous link for Govan'When Glasgow’s new £29.5million bridge opens in Spring next year, those using it to cross the River Clyde will be 'recreating the walk of Strathclyde royalty' from their Partick estate to Govan.

The Independent

• Storm Babet - live: Death toll rises to six as floods cause chaos Roads closed and rail services in chaos as man dies in water in Shropshire while hundreds of homes flooded

Times Online

• Storm Babet: four dead across UK in floods and travel chaos [subscription]At least four people have died as Storm Babet battered the country for the third consecutive day yesterday.
• EasyJet boss on fare rise: It’s just the price of two coffees [subscription]EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren has defended this summer’s inflation-busting air fares, claiming the increases are the same as a cup of coffee for two.

City AM

• London's King's Cross station forced to close due to overcrowding London's King's Cross station has been forced to close due to overcrowding as passengers were warned not to travel by rail.
• Tube staff urged to focus on 'day job' after 'driver leads free Palestine chant' A Tube driver has been criticised for leading a chant of 'free, free Palestine' on a London Underground train.

Mail Online

• Police investigating London tube driver who whipped up passengers to chant pro-Palestinian slogans including 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free'Video circulating online appears to show the Central Line driver leading a chant of 'Free, free Palestine' for the hundreds of people packed tightly into busy train.
• Chaos at King's Cross as police close station due to overcrowding and rail bosses blame Storm Babet and beg passengers to use different terminalsStranded passengers have shared videos on X, formerly Twitter, of huge crowds forming inside the station, amidst claims that people were being 'crushed' on the concourse of the gargantuan terminal.

Bolton News

• HS2: Scrapping scheme will 'clearly impact' BoltonThe controversial decision to scrap the HS2 rail link will 'clearly' impact Bolton, town hall leaders have said.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Tesla plans for Bradford hotel car park are approvedTESLA'S plans to install a bank of electric car charging bays in Bradford have been approved.

Manchester Evening News

• Main road in Stockport will be closed for two months as huge crane is built and huge town centre redevelopment continuesKing Street West could be closed for up to eight weeks
• Undercover ticket inspectors deployed on Metrolink in ramped-up fare dodging stingMetrolink bosses say the new tactic has been 'very effective' so far

Get Surrey

• Kingston 20mph roads expanded as permanent rollout given green lightThe borough-wide scheme had attracted opposition from residents who argued it was not needed and would delay journeys