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Financial Times
- O'Leary says Wizz Air and easyJet must merge or be taken over Ryanair boss sees airline sector as ripe for consolidation after being hit hard by the pandemic
The Guardian
- Pakistan airline to resume commercial flights to KabulPakistan will become first country to restart commercial flights to Afghanistan since Taliban took over countryPakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume commercial flights next week from Islamabad to Kabul, a spokesperson confirmed, becoming the first foreign country to start flight operations since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last month.'We are scheduling our flights operations and initially requested the permission of three flights. We have received requests from aid agencies and journalists and services will be provided on demand basis,' Abdullah Hafeez, a spokesperson f...
The Herald
- Scottish truck specialist saves 120 jobs with major acquisitionScottish company MV Commercial has made the largest acquisition in its 20-year history, buying Lincolnshire tipping-trailer and truck-body manufacturer Fruehauf out of administration in a multi-million-pound transaction which will save 120 jobs.
The Independent
- Priti Patel accused of breaking rules over Heathrow meeting with billionaire businessmanSenior Labour figures suggest home secretary broken ministerial code for second time
Times Online
- Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary: get ready for prices to take off [Subscription]Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warned that airfares will be “dramatically higher” next summer as passengers rush to return to Europe for their holidays.
City AM
- Lorry driver shortage: Govt promises 50,000 more HGV driving testsThe government has announced that it will make 50,000 more Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) driving tests available a year in response The post Lorry driver shortage: Govt promises 50,000 more HGV driving tests appeared first on CityAM.
This is Money
- Boost for Boeing jobs in UK as RAF is awarded £400mThe Royal Air Force will receive £400million to upgrade its fleet of C-17 Globemaster planes and Chinook helicopters, both developed by the US aerospace and defence specialist.
- Helicopter arm facing break-up at BabcockCity sources said the embattled FTSE 250-listed defence and engineering giant, which builds ships for the Ministry of Defence, has hired bankers from HSBC to carry out a 'strategic review' of its helicopter services business.
- BA owner could soon raise more cash from shareholdersBritish Airways owner IAG could raise more cash from shareholders within weeks to shore up its battered finances.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Police condemn 'dangerous' drivers who overload vehicles and risk injuring other road usersIt comes after two drivers are convicted for carrying too many passengers and too much scaffolding
Northern Echo
- DVLA issue urgent scam warning to UK drivers and anyone booking a testThe DVLA has urged drivers to be more vigilant than ever.
North Wales Live
- Cyclists say they are in danger in 'car obsessed' LiverpoolLiverpool has a shocking record when it comes to cycling deaths and injuries, so what has gone wrong and what can be done about it?
Other Regional Press
- Police in 'decoy' HGV cab in dangerous driving clampdown on M5 in SomersetROGUE motorists using the motorway in Avon and Somerset are being warned police could be watching them from an unmarked HGV cab.
- Average speed cameras set up on M3AVERAGE speed cameras limiting traffic to 50mph are being installed on a stretch of Hampshire motorway as it is transformed into a controversial smart motorway.
- Motorists and residents asked for views on Hampshire's roadsMOTORISTS in Hampshire are being asked to give their views on the future of investment into the areas roads.
- Driving offences rose as Coventry and Warwickshire's roads emptied during lockdownPolice figures show that many motorists who did venture out drove recklessly on the quiet roads
- Oxfordshire bus passengers tempted back with cheap ticketsWORKERS, pupils and students are being encouraged to get back on the buses with a money-off deal on tickets.
- Take a chance to try out an e-bike with the Windrush Bike ProjectKevin Hickman, director of the Windrush Bike Project, explains how the initiative works in west Oxfordshire. He also looks at opportunities to try out e-bikes and considers their potential for cutting carbon emissions in the countryside.
Other News Sources
- More than £18,000 in funding for BwD Council to encourage more people to take up cyclingA £18,696 grant has been awarded to a council's wellbeing team to encourage more people to ride a bike.
- Masks should be mandatory on Herefordshire public transportHerefordshire Council is correct to focus on public transport for travel throughout the county.
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