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Monday, 27 May 2024

BBC News

• Bus services linking towns and villages extendedBus services linking towns and villages in west Suffolk are being extended to run later into the evening - as well as Sundays and bank holidays.
• New group bus tickets launched ahead of half termA new group bus ticket has been launched in Nottinghamshire ahead of the half term break.
• Narrowboats take on 24 hour canal challengeThe event on the West Midlands canal network dates back to the 1960s.
• New bridge for Metro extension set to be installedThe Hanson's Ale bridge was removed for tram extension work between Wednesbury to Brierley Hill.
• All change! UK's least connected train station added to more routesOne of the UK's oldest big city railway stations with one direct destination is to get more stops.
• Singapore Air CEO thanks staff after turbulent flightChief at Singapore Airlines sends internal memo telling staff to spend time with loved ones.

Financial Times

• Low prices, revenge travel and a blockbuster IPO keep cruise industry shipshape Groups are placing orders for new vessels amid surging demand
• Twelve injured after Qatar Airways flight hits turbulence Emergency services called to Dublin-bound aircraft days after fatal incident on Singapore Airlines route
• First-class shake-up in the skies: The leisure takeover of premium cabins Corporate passengers are now less likely to dominate business and first-class in a significant shift for the airlines

The Guardian

• Eight taken to hospital after turbulence on flight from Doha to DublinQatar Airways plane landed safely on Sunday, but six passengers and six crew reported injuries. Eight people have been taken to hospital after a flight from Doha to Dublin experienced turbulence.Dublin airport said six passengers and six crew members had reported injuries during the incident on the flight while it was airborne over Turkey.

The Telegraph

• Rail enthusiast buys 1970s train for £1 to save it from scrap. [subscription]The historical vehicle served as a Royal Train to take the late Queen Elizabeth II from Moorfields station, Merseyside to Kirkby in 1978

The Sun

• Our lives are being destroyed’, sob neighbours losing their back gardens in ’David vs. Goliath’ war with Network RailFURIOUS homeowners claim Network Rail is destroying their peaceful lives by grabbing land and leaving their remaining garden overlooking a noisy precipice.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Update on Transpennine rail plan - but will Hillhouse Station happen?PROJECT bosses have revealed details of how much progress has been made so far on the huge Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
• New images show scale of planned £100m Shipley rail depotMore details of plans to build a £100 million rail depot on a former scrapyard have officially been revealed.
• Cleckheaton bus station reopens after temporary closureA bus station has reopened after being temporarily closed. 
• How much Bradford's Clean Air Zone has made since launchingMore than £11.5 million has been raised in payments and fines since Bradford’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) was introduced, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal.

Other Regional Press

• Number of buses and coaches using Dudley roads fallsA RECORD low number of buses and coaches are using Dudley roads, new figures show.
• M62 to close through the summer for work on Castleton BridgeThe M62 is in line for a lot of closures throughout the summer to allow for work on a bridge over the motorway.
• Levenmouth rail link: Opening ceremony details, routes, train times and ticket prices revealedPreparations are well under way for the opening weekend.
• Important milestone reached as Stadler finishes half of the new Tyne and Wear Metro trainsThe building of the new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet has reached an critical milestone.

Other News Sources

• Warning as Surrey canals 'under threat' despite more walkers, runners and cyclists enjoying themThere are more boats on the canal network than at the height of the Industrial Revolution