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Monday, 18 November 2019

BBC News

• Dubai Air Show: The man putting a jolt into electric air racingAn Airbus-backed competition to race electric aircraft hopes to revolutionise engine technology.

Financial Times

• Former boss Tinkler plans £75m Eddie Stobart rescueUK logistics group at risk of collapse without new cash to support its operations

The Guardian

• The big picture: alone in the airportThe loneliness of the long-distance traveller, captured by photographer Harry GruyaertThe Belgian photographer Harry Gruyaert became famous for breathing originality into colour photography from “exotic” locations. His breakthrough work came on assignment in Morocco and India in the 1970s, and in Egypt in the 1980s. He subsequently travelled more widely, having been elected to the famous Magnum picture agency – among the first of its members to establish a visual language for colour rather than black and white.Gruyaert was fascinated by the aesthetics of transit, in particular the loneliness o...
• Air pollution kills five people in Bristol each week, study showsToxic air contributes to health conditions such as asthma, cancer and stroke, say expertsFive people die each week in Bristol as a result of high levels of air pollution, a study has revealed.Researchers at King’s College London examined the combined impact of PM2.5, which is mainly from domestic wood and coal burning and industrial combustion and nitrogen dioxide, which mainly comes from older polluting vehicles. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Council chief says he would cut down every roadside tree in Dublin to avoid personal injury payouts'Personally I would cut every roadside tree. I'd just cut them down because people keep tripping over them.'

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport named one of cheapest in UK for breakfastBirmingham Airport came fifth on the list for cheapest full English breakfasts in the UK and second for vegetarian breakfasts, which is great news for local holidaymakers

Birmingham Post

• Fiji Airways becomes latest airline to take delivery of new Rolls-Royce powered jetAirline becomes the first operator in the South Pacific to take delivery of the A350 XWB

Edinburgh Evening News

• Oyster-style card 'not a sustainable fit' for Edinburgh claim Lothian busesAn integrated ticketing system is due to be in place by 2025/26 according to council plans.

London Evening Standard

• TfL fares to stay frozen for fourth year running, Sadiq Khan confirmsTransport for London (TfL) fares will remain the same for another year, the Mayor of London has confirmed.

Nottingham Evening Post

• NCT Buses director reveals the secret to keeping passengers happy - and why bus travel keeps growing in Nottingham'It’s about making bus travel as attractive as we can to help Nottingham keep moving'
• Live: Failed Nottingham tram means number of stops are not being servedA failed tram means a number of stops are out of action. The incident means there are no services between University Boulevard and NG2 on the Hucknall and Toton Lane lines.

Wales Online

• The strain on the train that drives us all insane | Carolyn HittOur columnist lets off some steam about the worst kinds of people you find yourself sat next to on the train

Yorkshire Post

• Cross Country staff could strike causing 'massive disruption' on Yorkshire trains over ChristmasManagers on Cross Country trains could strike over the Christmas period in a dispute over pay.

Cambridge News

• All the Cambs roads crying out for improvements - according to youAfter a tragic crash earlier this week residents are lamenting the state of our county's roads

Other Regional Press

• Complaint over ScotRail ticket machine in Nairn passed to Transport SecretaryLabour MSP David Stewart is angry that a problem with the self-service kiosk at Nairn Station flagged up in the summer took three months to fix.
• Reversing Beeching cuts would 'cost far more' than £500m pledged by Conservatives, rail expert warnsA £500 million fund pledged by the Tories to restore rail lines and stations axed in the 1960s “is not going to buy you very much”, a rail expert has warned.
• When 'greenhouse' stands were installed at Grimsby bus stationBuses were once hailed from alongside Baxtergate car park before they were moved into the Riverhead area
• Orcas 'can be dangerous'Concerns have been raised over the safety of new cycle lane segregation measures introduced in Kent for the first time.
• You might think the M62 is slow - but these are the UK's slowest motorwaysSome have drivers going at an average speed of just 25mph
• Women are better drivers then men, according to new researchNew research shows women are paying £84 less for their car insurance than men, with the average premium for women at £737

Other News Sources

• Scotland's RailwayASLEF, the train drivers’ trade union, is calling on voters in Scotland to help return a Labour government at Westminster and bring the railway in Scotland back into public ownership. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to end the disastrous privatisation of Britain’s railways, which began under John Major 25 years ago, and restore what is, and always has been, a natural monopoly to the public sector.
• Sawbridgeworth community bus is just the ticketA unique bus ferrying passengers around Sawbridgeworth, which is seen as a vital community service, has celebrated a landmark anniversary.
• Council bosses blame drivers for East Lancashire road accidentsCOUNCIL highways bosses have blamed reckless drivers for the high level of serious injuries and deaths on East Lancashire’s roads.
• Taxi drivers caught ignoring rules over a new rank locationCOUNCIL chiefs say they will step up patrols to stop drivers ignoring the rules over a new taxi rank location.

News from Europe

• Tesla: Forget Brexit, Tesla was never going to build a UK gigafactory