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LNER had said it was following the English rules, meaning no masks or physical distancing required.
UK bus privatisation breached basic rights, says ex-UN rapporteur
Report blasts more expensive, unreliable routes outside London that have cut people off from communities and essential services. Britain's bus services outside London were so damaged by privatisation that people were unable to access basic needs such as work, education and healthcare, according to a scathing report by the former UN special rapporteur on human rights. Many people in Britain had lost jobs and benefits, been forced to give up on education, or been cut off from communities and healthcare as bus services grew more expensive, unreliable, and dysfunctional after the 1985 reform
Crossrail services could start in February at the earliest, MPs are told
Crossrail's chief exec tells the Public Accounts Committee of MPs that it has recovered time lost to COVID disruption but the pandemic has added to its already inflated costs.
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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- Drivers face higher repair bills in EU car parts crackdown [subscription]Brussels rules could leave British motorists paying almost £100 extra a year to big manufacturers
Times Online
- Polluted roads to have speeds cut and lorries sent elsewhere [subscription]Lower speed limits and vehicle diversions are being imposed on some of the country’s busiest roads under plans to cut illegally high levels of air pollution, The Times has learnt.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Uber issues update on face mask rules following changes in UK Covid lawsCar-hailing app Uber has issued an update to users across the UK following a change in the law surrounding Coronavirus.
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