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Monday, 19 August 2019

BBC News

• E-Scooters: Should they be legal on public roads?Some riders are calling for regulation rather than an outright ban.
• Newport welcomes Wales' first permanent electric busElectric buses are being introduced to routes in a bid to cut carbon emissions.
• Electric buses: Wales' first to hit the roads in NewportThe former demonstration bus will be the first in Wales to be used on a permanent basis.
• Glasgow to Oban rail route to reopen after floodingThe West Highland line is due to reopen after severe weather caused flooding and tracks were swept away.

ITV News

• Seized Iranian supertanker to leave Gibraltar tonightThe Iranian supertanker seized off the coast of Gibraltar last month is expected to leave the British overseas territory tonight.
• North ‘to receive £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London’Boris Johnson has been urged to keep his promises after a report suggested the North is set to receive more than £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London.

The Guardian

• London to get triple northern England's transport spending, says thinktank Boris Johnson has been urged to keep his promises to the north of England after analysis suggested Londoners are on track to receive almost three times more transport spending per person than northerners.

The Herald

• UK faces potential food, fuel and medicines shortages with no-deal Brexit, leaked papers suggestBRITAIN faces a three-month meltdown at its ports, a hard Irish border and shortages of food, fuel and medicine if it leaves the EU without a deal, leaked UK Government documents reveal.

The Independent

• Man goes 174mph on bike in new cycling speed recordPrevious milestone achievement dates back to 1995
• North set to receive £2,389 less per person than London on transport, think tank warnsBoris Johnson urged to act amid warnings planned transport spending for the capital is almost three times more per head than the north

Times Online

• Heathrow flights over park threaten rare birds, warn scientists [Subscription]The planned expansion of Heathrow will threaten rare birds in Richmond Park, London’s largest nature reserve, because aircraft flying over it every 75 seconds will drown out their song, scientists have said.

City AM

• Uber poaches new UK boss from Twitter founder Dorsey’s SquareUber has nabbed one of Twitter chief Jack Dorsey’s right-hand staff as its new general manager for its operations in the UK and Ireland.

Mail Online

• Boris Johnson is warned not to break his spending promises after report suggests the north will get £2,300 less per person on transport than the southBoris Johnson has been warned to keep his promises after a report suggested the North is due to get £2,300 less spent per person on transport than London.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Beluga XL's giant size sees Airbus Broughton plan hangar extensionThe company wants to expand the Beluga Line Station at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire

Construction News

• HS2 and NPR ‘vital for rebalancing regional economies’The leader of Leeds City Council has said HS2 is vital for the rebalancing of the economy.

Railnews

• Abellio takes over on Midland Main LineABELLIO has started running trains on the Midland Main Line and associated routes as East Midlands Railway. The formal handover from Stagecoach took place at 01.59 on Sunday morning, bringing to an end a franchise which began in November 2007.

Other News Sources

• Bypass or 'concrete monstrosity'? - the debate 60 years ago that paved the way for the M4 to be built around NewportBYPASS or Throughway? This was the choice faced by Newport council 60 years ago as it sought a solution to increasing traffic congestion in the then town centre. ANDY RUTHERFORD looks back at the debate over which option to take, the outcome of which shaped the then town's landscape and paved the way for the M4.

EIN News Subscription

• Rossendale rail link 'investment' backed but timescale 'tremendously disappointing' … Bury, using the East Lancashire Railway heritage line. That option could … at a Rawtenstall to Manchester rail link. “This would help ensure … population of many European countries and they deserve improved transport links.â€� In …
• London still gets seven times as much transport funding as the North East … to invest in northern transport infrastructure and devolve power … as improvements to roads, rail and light rail services. While the … the whole country. Northern transport infrastructure is a national priority … Astley as we leave the EU. As a Northern MP, …
• Airbus 50 years on: How the A300 led an aviation revolution … to one, with European aircraft such as the British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven … inside the Beluga transport aircraft. (John Walton) The metaphor Airbus has always used … “hard placeâ€� between which the European airframer is pinning the middle of …