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Monday, 20 June 2016

BBC News

• M4 Brynglas tunnels' closures to start for workNightly closures of the Brynglas tunnels on the M4 motorway in south Wales are set to start as eight months of maintenance work is carried out.
• UK car industry and more leading businessmen back RemainExecutives at major UK car companies, Sir Richard Branson, and one of football's most senior figures voice support for staying in the EU, but Vote Leave says Brexit would boost industry.

The Guardian

• Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street: pledges, trade and trade-offsMajor changes to the capital’s most famous shopping street look to be on their way, though how closely they match Sadiq Khan’s manifesto promise remains to be seen
• EgyptAir flight MS804: investigators to start examining black boxesMemory units inside the flight recorders are undergoing testing in the civil aviation ministry’s labs in CairoInvestigators have begun examining the black box flight recorders of an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean in May, hoping to establish the cause of the disaster.The Airbus A320 flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar screens between the Greek island of Crete and the north coast of Egypt on 19 May. Sixty-six people were on board. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Union accuses ScotRail of 'sabotaging' strike talksA RAIL operator facing a series of strikes in a row over driver-only trains has been accused of

The Telegraph

• British Airways passengers face long delays after IT 'glitch' �

Times Online

• RMT accuses ScotRail of ‘sabotaging’ peace talksA rail operator facing strikes in a row over driver-only trains has been accused of “sabotaging” peace talks.

City AM

• London transport officials in early-stage talks to bring mobile coverage on to undergroundThe London underground could be getting mobile coverage after it emerged Transport for London (TfL) is in talks with several potential providers.

Mail Online

• BA IT glitch leaves passengers in 'snaking queues' at Heathrow and Gatwick An IT glitch affected the British carrier's system yesterday - but there was still a backlog of delays at the two London airports as frustrated passengers complained of snaking queues today.

The Mirror

• Rail chaos as trains on UK's busiest route cancelled as drivers want to spend Father's Day with kidsWorking on Sunday is voluntary for drivers on the Thameslink route from Bedford to Brighton and most chose to take the day off
• Britain's biggest car firms warn Brexit could put thousands of jobs at risk The bosses of Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, BMW and Vauxhall all say Brexit will damage the thriving industry

Birmingham Post

• What does the West Midlands Combined Authority do? The West Midlands Combined Authority started operating on June 17 - here we look at the role of the 'super council'

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: Thousands of Tube passengers face delays because of faulty brakesTube passengers have been held up by delays caused by faulty brakes more than 8,000 times in the past 10 years, new figures show.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Extra pedal-power for cycling campaigners as council shows supportSheffield Council has promised to work with campaigners to make the city a safer place to cycle.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• New train station welcomes first train passengers in LeedsA NEW train station in Leeds has welcomed its first passengers.
• Bus strike chaos in Leeds today - and there’s more disruption to come this weekBus users have been warned they face continued disruption to services after the end of today’s 24-hour strike by drivers and other staff at operator First Leeds.
• Leeds bus strike: Which buses are running today?A 24-hour strike by drivers and other staff at bus operator First Leeds is under way.

Yorkshire Post

• Northern Powerhouse will suffer without Heathrow expansion warns airport bossA third runway at Heathrow will provide a major boost for the Northern Powerhouse, the airport’s chief executive has said, ahead of a crunch decision on capacity.

North Wales Live

• New lease of life for former Merseytravel buildingPlans would see Beetham Court transformed into offices and apartments
• Liverpool Airport website to offer Skyscanner global flights search engine LJLA is the first airport to build and launch a website-based flight search service using the Skyscanner API

Reading Evening Post

• Why pupils at Reading faith schools could lose free transport Reading Borough Council launches a public consultation on a number of changes in home-to-school transport
• Rail services back to normal between Reading and London Paddington Network Rail says its team has been on site over the weekend following the derailment on Thursday evening

Other Regional Press

• Bus companies warn rush-hour traffic and pedestrianisation could lead to fare hikes BUS companies have warned passengers face worse services and higher fares without a major rethink of Oxford's transport system – including the reopening of Cornmarket Street.
• Five-day bus strike begins in a few hours A FIVE-DAY bus strike begins tomorrow.

Bus and Coach.com

• Tender launched for York's park-and-ride
• Metrodecker trial gets underway with First Bus
• Workplace parking levies backed by Campaign for Better Transport-led research

Rail Magazine

• Lack of capacity drives calls for new Devon route Capacity constraints between Exeter and Newton Abbot within the next 20 to 30 years could trigger the need for a new or re-opened second route through Devon.

Rail Technology Magazine

• The transport challenge: passenger management ahead of the Rio Olympics As the world prepares to celebrate the 2016 Rio Olympics, local transport managers are buckling up for a huge surge in passengers. Apart from a big investment in new public transport infrastructure, how can station managers ensure smooth travel durin…

Railway Gazette

• Sakhalin gauge conversion to be acceleratedRUSSIA: Russian Railways and the government of Sakhalin have agreed to accelerate the programme to...
• Rail freight news in briefThe European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and the Silk Road Fund, which has been...