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Saturday, 06 March 2021

BBC News

• 'Vaccine passports': Will I need one for going out, work and travel?The government is reviewing whether venues can ask for proof of vaccination or a negative test.
• Contract awarded for Clyde's first opening road bridgeThe £79.5m construction award is part of a major infrastructure project to transform the Clyde waterfront.
• Ellesmere Port: Vauxhall plant pauses production as demand sagsThe owner of the Ellesmere Port plant says the halt is nothing to do with talks over its future.
• US and EU suspend tariffs in Boeing Airbus rowThe move comes a day after the US agreed to suspend its tariffs on UK imports stemming from the dispute.

Financial Times

• EU and US agree to suspend tariffs in Airbus-Boeing disputeMove is first step towards permanent resolution of long-running trade battle
• Without help the horizon looks bleak for UK airlinesThe phones in the charter departments of many domestic carriers stopped ringing on January 1

The Guardian

• Tesla share price plunge knocks $267bn off market valueDecline wipes billions off Elon Musk's fortune as investors fear firm is vastly overvaluedA sharp decline in Tesla's share price has wiped more than $250bn (£193bn) off the value of the electric car company, and dragged down the value of an Edinburgh-based investment fund that is one of Teslas biggest backers.The shares dropped by 7.5% in early trading in the US on Friday to $575 – setting them on course to close down 16% this week and 35% below their record peak of $883 on 26 January. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Covid certificates may help tourists ‘but not yet’ [Subscription]Nicola Sturgeon has said that she is hopeful that a certification scheme could allow vaccinated holidaymakers to travel abroad but said that Scotland was still “some way away” from such a programme.
• Germans fly in to take Britons to Spain [Subscription]Lufthansa’s budget airline is to offer flights from Britain to Majorca for the first time, citing “dreariness in Germany” and “holiday fever in the UK”.
• Air pollution: Most schools fail to restrict parking [Subscription]Fewer than one in 100 primary schools outside London have imposed restrictions on traffic during drop-off and pick-up periods, potentially exposing children to high levels of toxic emissions, according to research.
• Carrier sailing straight into China cyberstorm [Subscription]Military chiefs are bracing themselves for the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier to come under cyberattack as it sails towards China on its maiden grand voyage this year.

The Telegraph

• Electric car ownership jumps 50pc in a year

Mail Online

• American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX flight from Miami lands Newark airport after oil pressure problemAn American Airlines Boeing 737 Max made an emergency landing Friday afternoon in Newark, New Jersey. Pilots noticed a possible problem with an engine oil pressure indicator.
• Queen's planes will be axed in move that could force Royals to borrow Boris Johnson's jet The Queen's official fleet of planes is to be sold off as part of defence cuts in a move that will force her to borrow Boris Johnson's jet. The airliners have been used by the Royal Family since the 1980s

Birmingham Post

• Graham wins £80M contract to build Glasgow bridgeThe Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project is jointly funded by the UK and Scottish governments through the £1.13 billion Glasgow Region City Deal

London Evening Standard

• Huge disparity in electric car charge points across London Borough breakdown shows some areas of capital have dramatically less charge points, with campaigners saying urgent action required

Bucks Free Press

• Bucks cycleways: Active travel scheme to be utilised in a number of areas A letter has been sent to residents in Marlow about a proposed

Leeds Live

• Leeds is being 'failed' by lack of mass transit, leaders sayAn ambitious multi-billion pound plan for the region's transport has been unveiled - but previous projects didn't succeed

Reading Evening Post

• Drivers warned of M4 weekend closures in MarchHighways England workers are continuing smart motorway works in Berkshire

Other Regional Press

• 'I cried last time': Excitement over Tall Ships returning to HartlepoolThe celebration will take place at Hartlepool Marina in summer 2023, encouraging visitors to indulge in the North East's rich seafaring history
• Drivers are being asked for their views on change to driving licence rules Currently anyone who has passed a car and trailer test in an automatic car must sit another test in a manual car to upgrade their licence.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 construction complaints rise as work ramps upConstruction complaints lodged against HS2 Ltd and its contractors continue to rise as work on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project ramps up.

Aviation Industry

• Communities want an end to aviation night noise, not an extension to current restrictions, says AEFIn our response, we say: A ban on night flights at the designated airports should be introduced, rather than an extension of the current regime for a further two years. …

Other News Sources

• This is how young drivers could save £848 a year on car insurance Young drivers who face high insurance prices could make huge savings according to new analysis from ComparetheMarket.
• Gatwick Airport to bring vehicle drop off charges to South Terminal from April 12 Free drop off or pick up will be available at the airport's long stay car park instead
• HS2 to create 127-hectare biodiversity hotspot to assist carbon reduction efforts The HS2 project team has announced plans to create more than 120 hectares of new carbon-sequestering grassland, woodland and wetland habitats that will reuse soil and chalk from tunnel excavations.

EIN News Subscription

• Auditors to probe potential abuse of air passenger rights during pandemic … emergency aid given to the transport industry by national governments appropriately … ,' said the ECA. The European Commission's Air Passenger Rights regulation, passed … to bailing out airlines, 12 EU countries notified the EU executive of state …

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• Siemens to build half of Piccadilly line fleet in UK Transport for London and Siemens Mobility have unveiled the detailed design of the new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line.¯¯¯¯ Production of the new trains, which will replace...
• Budget confirms billions in Covid transport subsidies Money for transport schemes in Devon, Solihull and Yorkshire was allocated in Rishi Sunak's Budget on Wednesday (3 March) this week.But the most remarkable transport figures in this Budget recount...