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Sunday, 07 August 2022

Financial Times

• Travel: why airports lose your luggageA rebound in air travel has caught airlines unprepared, meaning more bags are going astray

The Guardian

• Cyclists in UK who kill pedestrians could be prosecuted same as motoristsGrant Shapps says the proposed law will be the 'cycling equivalent of death by dangerous driving' and aims to tackle a 'selfish minority'Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be prosecuted in the same way as motorists under a proposed government crackdown.The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said the law is needed to “impress on cyclists the real harm they can cause when speed is combined with lack of careâ€�. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Cyclists who kill face longer jail terms with new law to crack down on 'legal loophole'Cyclists who kill pedestrians can only be jailed for two years under current law

Times Online

• Oil refineries boom as motorists grapple with surging petrol prices [subscription]Oil companies are minting vast profits — and much of their money is being made in the UK’s refineries, writes Jamie Nimmo
• Readers’ poll: should the default speed limit on country roads be reduced from 60mph? [subscription]The Sunday Times reports today that Surrey county council is to impose speed limits of 20mph and 30mph over a wide swathe of country roads. In a pilot scheme covering 80 square miles, the new limits will replace the current default of 60mph, which applies to all UK roads outside built-up areas where no other limit is indicated. The council argues that a 60mph limit is “inappropriate for most minor rural roads”, and says it hopes to extend the scheme in future.
• Put the brakes on: no more zooming at 60mph through country roads [subscription]Perched in the Surrey Hills in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the hamlet of Coldharbour is popular with day-trippers.

City AM

• UK’s biggest container port in Felixstowe braced for eight days of strikes The UK's biggest container port in Felixstowe is set to be hit by strikes for eight days this month in a dispute over pay, after workers turned down a seven per cent pay rise. The post UK’s biggest container port in Felixstowe braced for eight days of strikes appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• New data reveals Britain's most popular cars by postcodeVehicles tend to sell best closest to the factories where they are made - while in well-off parts of the UK, it is almost mandatory to own a luxury marque, according to new data from the DVLA.

This is Money

• With a shortage of electric car charging points, use pop-up mini solar parksA prototype has already been built and is being tested by solar power car park firm 3ti at Surrey Research Park in Guildford.
• No recession for luxury car brands as the rich continue to splash out on motorsLamborghini, Ferrari and Bentley all posted record performances in their latest financial updates. Though it hasn't been all rosy for every luxury car brand - just ask Aston Martin.

Bolton News

• Bolton: TfGM encourages use of Blackrod bike libraryTransport for Greater Manchester is encouraging people to access its 'bike library'.

London Evening Standard

• London transport: 1,600 bus drivers to walk out in row over pay at same time as Tube strikeOver 1,600 London bus drivers are set to walk out later this month in a row over pay at the same time as a Tube strike, a union has announced.

Northern Echo

• Teesside Airport set to hold talks over multi-million packageA date has been set for crunch talks over a multi-million pound package for Teesside Airport.
• Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge hit by structural problemsA mayor has revealed structural problems which have dogged the landmark Transporter Bridge are much worse than previously thought.
• PICTURES: How Durham's new bus station is coming alongProgress continues on new Durham City bus station Construction of a state-of-the-art bus station in the heart of Durham City is now well underway.

The York Press

• New routes pledged before Leeman Road closesNETWORK Rail and Homes England’s bosses have pledged that new routes for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles will be in place before York's Leeman Road closes to make way for a new railway museum building.

North Wales Live

• Check-in warning for Ryanair passengers or face £55 feeRyanair does operate airport check-in but charges apply

Other Regional Press

• Yorkshire's lost railways and stations hidden in tunnels, woods and fieldsThe county lost thousands of miles of track to the controversial Beeching axe

Other News Sources

• First Foreign-flagged Ship Arrives in Ukraine Since February, Awaits Grain LoadA foreign-flagged ship arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for the first time since the war started in February, and will be loaded with grain, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said.Ukraine is starting to resume grain exports…

EIN News Subscription

• Under-pressure airlines in Europe push for end to big payouts for delayed passengers … -dead discussions on revising the EU's compensation rules, after … into sharper focus. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and lobby group … Images “The law that the [European] Parliament passed is not the …
• Strong recovery in global air passenger numbers … pre-crisis levels, said International Air Transport Association's (IATA) passenger … is helping foster the recovery.   European carriers’ June traffic rose 234 … the slot use rules. The European Commission’s intent to return …