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Heathrow pre-emptively cancels flights as support staff strike looms
The London airport has been in negotiations with the Unite union over staff pay.
Watchdog demands Caledonian Sleeper inquiry [Subscription]
A passenger watchdog has called for an investigation into the latest safety incident on the Caledonian Sleeper.
Make e-scooters legal with 12mph limit, ministers told [Subscription]
Electric scooters should be made legal on the road but only if subject to restrictions including a speed limit, ministers have been told.
Walking and cycling rates are no better than they were in 2002 despite millions of pounds being invested in cycle paths
Walking and cycling rates have not improved in nearly two decades – throwing Government targets to boost 'active' travel into doubt.
Saturday, 03 August 2019
BBC News
- The hidden history of Piccadilly Circus Tube StationThe old London Underground station was rebuilt in the 1920s to deal with an increase in commuters.
- Kylie Minogue performs the Locomotion on a train in ScarboroughThe princess of pop gave an impromptu performance ahead of her show in Scarborough.
- Harland and Wolff: Council calls for Belfast shipyard supportBelfast councillors demand government help for the city shipyard as it faces administration.
- Post-Brexit plans unveiled for 10 free portsBoris Johnson believes that the zones could create jobs in
- BA pilots' pay deal is fair, says airline's bossTalks to avert a summer airline strike will resume after BA lost a bid to avert industrial action.
- Heathrow pre-emptively cancels flights as support staff strike loomsThe London airport has been in negotiations with the Unite union over staff pay.
The Guardian
- Offsetting carbon emissions: ‘It has proved a minefield’More and more people are trying to offset their travel emissions – so why isn’t it straightforward? We explain the options and how to navigate them
- Caledonian Sleeper train overshoots platform in EdinburghInvestigation launched into incident at Waverley station that caused major disruption
The Independent
- Heathrow Airport cancels 172 flights as industrial action loomsSeparate pay dispute between British Airways and pilots ongoing
The Scotsman
- Heathrow workers reject pay deal and first strike action could be MondayUnite officer Wayne King: 'This latest vote for strike action points to growing anger among the airport's workers in a whole range of vital'
Times Online
- Watchdog demands Caledonian Sleeper inquiry [Subscription]A passenger watchdog has called for an investigation into the latest safety incident on the Caledonian Sleeper.
- Pilots’ strike threat fails to force IAG off course [Subscription]The owner of British Airways has shrugged off the twin threats of a pilots’ strike during the holidays and a £183 million fine for weak cybersecurity to report a recovery during the spring quarter.
- Drone near misses increase fears of mid-air collision [Subscription]Record numbers of drones are drifting into the flight paths of aircraft taking off and landing at major airports, intensifying fears of a mid-air collision.
- Make e-scooters legal with 12mph limit, ministers told [Subscription]Electric scooters should be made legal on the road but only if subject to restrictions including a speed limit, ministers have been told.
- Heathrow cancels flights over ground staff strike [Subscription]Heathrow has cancelled more than an eighth of flights over two days next week after union bosses confirmed new strikes over pay.
Reuters News
- Pilots union in talks with British Airways over pay disputePilots' union BALPA said on Friday it was in talks with British Airways, owned by IAG , to try to resolve a pay dispute between pilots and the airline.
City AM
- UK summer strikes: Your guide to the airline strikes that could wreck your holidaysYou’re all set to go on your summer holiday. You’ve booked your hotel, filled every minute of the family itinerary with sight-seeing adventures, and you’ve sorted your flights.
Mail Online
- Walking and cycling rates are no better than they were in 2002 despite millions of pounds being invested in cycle pathsWalking and cycling rates have not improved in nearly two decades – throwing Government targets to boost 'active' travel into doubt.
Sky News
- Heathrow cancels 172 flights as two-day strike moves closerHeathrow Airport will cancel 172 flights on Monday and Tuesday after thousands of workers overwhelmingly rejected a revised pay offer.
- Call to change law to allow electric scooters on UK roadsProtesters are going to Downing Street today demanding a change to the road traffic act to allow electric scooters on the roads.
London Evening Standard
- Incredible moment plane makes daring emergency landing on busy US motorwayThis is the hair-raising moment a plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a four-lane US highway.
- Heathrow Airport workers overwhelmingly reject pay offerLast ditch talks are to be held to try to avert a strike by thousands of workers at Heathrow Airport after they voted overwhelmingly to reject a pay offer.
- Bank and Monument fight: Terrifying moment Tube passengers cower in fear on train during rush hour panic sparked by two men brawlingTerrifying footage shows Tube passengers cowering in fear on a busy train after a fight at a central London station caused mass panic and a stampede of people
Yorkshire Post
- Kim Groves: PM's rail promise was positive but we need a real commitment to the North on transportA mother-of-two with a wealth of life experience before entering local politics, Leeds councillor Kim Groves now has a key role in making the county’s transport system fit for the 21st century. Rob Parsons went to meet her.
Kent Online
- Tom Tugendhat steps in over Kings Hill traffic chaos as result of A228 closureAn MP is trying to help people stuck with in traffic chaos caused by gas works.
North Wales Live
- A55 suffers 'queues for miles' as multiple crashes cause traffic miseryThere has been heavy disruption on the region's roads after a series of collisions
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Birmingham railway station project receives £15m fundingA £40m project to open three new train stations in Birmingham has received a £15m government funding boost.
- Call for London to be car-free by 2030An equivalent of Uber should be run by Transport for London, Tube travel should be free and there should be "e-scooters for everyone" to cut carbon emissions, a think-tank said.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Work on £27m East of England upgrades set to beginA £27m project aimed at tackling congestion on peak train services in the East of England is set to begin later this year.
Aviation Industry
- EC: Ryanair must pay back $9.4 million to France in illegal aid The European Commission (EC) has ordered France to recover ā‚¬8.5 million ($9.4 million) of illegal aid from Ryanair after it found that marketing agreements between the Irish LCC and local tourist authorities at Montpellier Airport were illegal under European Union (EU) state aid rules. read more
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