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Sunday, 14 April 2024

BBC News

• North Lincolnshire: £1.5m funding for roads from HS2 pot PublishedDiverted funds from HS2 will pay for nearly £1.5m of resurfacing work on North Lincolnshire roads.

The Guardian

• Government still buying properties along HS2 route - despite scrapping schemeFollowing Rishi Sunak's decision to cancel the leg, taxpayer has spent £1.4m on properties for a line that is no longer being builtThe government has paid more than £1m to buy properties along HS2's northern leg since Rishi Sunak announced he was cancelling the scheme, the Observer can reveal.The prime minister used his party conference speech in Manchester last year to announce he was axing the line that would have brought it to the city. It angered some senior Tories, while officials and industry insiders have since been scrambling to draw up plans for new capacity on Britain's railways, whi...

The Herald

• Holyrood urged to give update on ScotRail off peak schemeScottish Labour has urged ministers to lay out a plan to cut rail fares before a pilot scheme scrapping peak prices comes to an end.

The Independent

• ‘Uncomfortable, unpleasant, unsafe’: How London’s Euston Station became hell on earthDubbed in one memorable tweet as ‘a Petri dish of chaos’, London’s Euston station has become a living metaphor for Britain’s crumbling infrastructure – a dire hub of delays, expense and trauma. Katie Rosseinsky dives into its aspirational past and potentially brighter future, and asks where it all went wrong

Times Online

• Titanic II: the billionaire’s plan to bring it back to life [subscription]Twelve years since he announced his ocean liner plan, Clive Palmer still doesn’t have a shipyard — but he’s got big ideas and more than enough lifeboat
• Why you may have a long wait for car finance compensation [subscription]A Barclays legal challenge could hold up payouts worth billions, reports George Nixon
• Greedy train drivers exploit a closed shop [subscription]You are right to question the gulf in pay between train drivers and bus drivers (News Review, last week). The days when driving a train was a highly skilled job are long gone. Yes, train drivers have to learn the modern rulebook in all its complexity. But is that really any harder than learning the Highway Code?
• Trouble at Tesla? The headache facing Elon Musk [subscription]The company is at a crossroads as Musk grapples with falling sales and an influx of cheap Chinese-made EVs
• What keeps us flying Ryanair and Wizz Air? [subscription]Customers might grumble about these low-cost carriers but their passenger numbers keep rising. Is it just the cheap seats that keep us coming back for more? Chris Haslam reports

City AM

• Richard Branson loses more than £2.5bn after Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galatic collapse Heavy investment in risky ventures using financial vehicles called SPACs during the pandemic seems to be to blame.

Birmingham Mail

• Drivers warned sat navs may be lying to them and could land them with huge finesExperts have warned motorists not to rely solely on their sat nav for important information
• Jet2, Ryanair, Easyjet, TUI passengers warned over swapping seat 'punishment'Passengers have been warned by a flight attendant and airline worker that people requesting to swap seats is becoming increasingly common.

Bolton News

• Clean Air Zone: Tram style train will clean up Bolton's airGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has discussed bringing a new tram-style train service to Bolton during a hustings discussing transport issues.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Welsh seaside town considering banning cars on key shopping streetsAberystwyth Town Council wants to explore the idea of pedestrianisation in areas of the town centre but said it had no view on it at this stage
• Outrage over 'anti-car agenda' as new Gwynedd path gives cyclists and walkers more room than motoristsThe path is being built to encourage active travel in Bangor

Northern Echo

• Drivers warned of £2,500 fines for wearing sunglassesUK drivers could be breaking the Highway Code by driving while wearing sunglasses this summer
• All you need to know about Seaham's parking chargesNew car parking charges in Seaham by Durham County Council are set to come in to force on Monday - here's all the details.

Cambridge News

• The lost Cambridgeshire railway station on the side of a major Roman roadSome of the buildings and signal box are still standing today
• Is the congestion charge still impacting Cambridge voters in 2024?For some in the city the controversial proposals, although officially dropped, are still a major concern ahead of the Cambridge City Council elections

Other Regional Press

• First Bus launch electric buses which will go to SouthamptonFirst Bus are launching 62 electric buses which will serve Fareham and Gosport and travel to Southampton.
• 'Council's ridiculous road markings have fixed absolutely nothing!'Fed-up business owners say new parking restrictions are causing a headache amid the backlash to a new road layout.
• Council makes £800k in bus lane fines as thousands caught out A Coventry council officer said there is an issue with "compliance levels"

New Civil Engineer

• South Yorkshire exploring possibilities of Supertram network extensionOptions are being explored to expand the South Yorkshire Supertram network now that it is under the ownership of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Symca).
• South Yorkshire exploring possibilities of Supertram network extensionOptions are being explored to expand the South Yorkshire Supertram network now that it is under the ownership of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Symca).

Other News Sources

• Transport body wants your views about future transportPeople in the region are being asked to take part in the online survey, where there are questions about transport-related issues such as accessibility and affordability.