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Saturday, 25 May 2024

BBC News

• Long airport queues ahead of bank holiday weekendThere's reports of people taking 90 minutes to get through security as building work continues.
• 20mph review: 'Most roads don't need reassessing'It could be several months before speed limit changes will be made on some 20mph roads in Wales.
• Musk opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric carsHe previously warned Chinese car makers would

Financial Times

• What airlines can do about dangerous invisible turbulenceSevere turbulence of the type that hit a Singapore Airlines flight this week has increased by half in the North Atlantic as the climate changes

The Huffington Post

• Net Zero Secretary Casually Dismisses Sunak's Persistent Private Jet Use Amid Climate Concerns

Times Online

• Edinburgh drops plan to make workers pay for parking [subscription]Workplace parking levy will not proceed to planning stage after concern about effects on low-paid workers
• Edinburgh drops plan to make workers pay for parking [subscription]Workplace parking levy will not proceed to planning stage after concern about effects on low-paid workers
• I do not agree with electric car tariffs, says Elon Musk [subscription]Tesla ’competes quite well in the market in China with no tariffs’, says company’s boss
• Train companies could hand back contracts early if Labour wins [subscription]Britain’s privately owned train operating companies could begin handing back the keys to their networks as early as July 5
• Singapore Airlines changes meal policy after turbulence death [subscription]Cabin crew will stop meal services when the seat belt sign is on after a passenger died and more than 100 needed hospital treatment following extreme turbulence

City AM

• Elizabeth Line turns two: The highs, the lows and the future for London’s favourite route The Elizabeth Line turns two years old today and it has been a rare success story in Britain's infrastructure scene.

Mail Online

• Is this the end of nightmarish roadworks? Swiss engineers use mobile bridge that allows motorists to drive OVER them while they perform maintenanceThe Astra Bridge is a mobile construction site that has been put into operation in the Swiss region of Recherswil-Luterbach on a highway to Zurich.
• Singapore Airlines halts meal services while flying through turbulence after one passenger died and dozens were injured when plane from London was battered mid-flightThe airline said it has adopted a 'more cautious approach to managing turbulence in-flight' after the Boeing 777 jet heading to Singapore hit extreme turbulence over the Andaman Sea on Tuesday.

The Mirror

• MH370 mystery 'solved' by Google Maps as plane remains 'found in darkest part of Cambodia jungle'Ian Wilson, an expert from the UK, reckons the missing Malaysia Airlines plane remains which vanished from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, are scattered deep in a jungle in Cambodia

Birmingham Mail

• Drivers in England may not face EU laws in vehicle shake-upTransport Secretary Mark Harper said the UK can "rethink" the regulation of the cars and vehicles on Britain's roads in the wake of the Brexit vote and European Union referendum

Birmingham Post

• Virgin Trains plans to start services from Bolton and Horwich to London EustonThe company lost the West Coast mainline inter city franchise in 2019 after 22 years to current operator Avanti

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Plans for up to 2 extra train services from Bradford to LondonGrand Central has announced plans to introduce up to two further daily services between London and West Yorkshire.
• Interchange report should be published 'as soon as possible'TRANSPORT bosses have been urged to bring forward a report on the future of Bradford Interchange's bus station 'as soon as possible.'

Bristol Live

• New Bristol Airport destination announced just for Euro 24Ryanair are putting on a flight to increase capacity for England fans
• UK roads to be busiest since Covid-19 pandemic over Bank Holiday weekendLeisure traffic volumes have still not reached pre-pandemic levels - but they are expected to be close in the coming days

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Government says it will dual A1 in Northumberland in pre-election announcementTransport Secretary Mark Harper commits Government to upgrading a 13-mile stretch of the road but announcement is met with some scepticism

Cambridge News

• Milton Road scheme: Your thoughts after a disruptive two yearsThe Milton Road project has cost roughly £24million

Other Regional Press

• Oxfordshire gets new 20mph speed limits in 11 areasNew 20mph speed limits have been approved in areas around Abingdon, Carterton and Faringdon in Oxfordshire.
• 'Closing busy A-road for 13 weeks will cause absolute chaos'The closure of a busy A-road for 13 weeks will cause traffic 'chaos' and leave children struggling to get to school, it is feared.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New Manchester Liverpool rail line plan announcedThe Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region unveiled an ambitious plan to revolutionise rail links between the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester. Launching the newly formed Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board, the civic leaders laid out their preferred options for a major upgrade to rail infrastructure linking the North West’s two largest city-regions. Plans include investment in Liverpool city station and a new modern underground station at Manchester Piccadilly. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) said a new, high-speed rail line would run throu...

Railnews

• Rail minister to quit on election day Rail minister Huw Merriman, who represented Bexhill & Battle as its MP for nine years, will not be standing in the forthcoming election. He will leave the government on 4 July. As a back bencher, he chaired the Transport Select Committee between January 2020 and October 2022, when he was appointed to his first ministerial post within the Department for Transport as minister for railways and HS2.

EIN News Subscription

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