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Sunday, 26 April 2020

Financial Times

• Embraer says Boeing used false claims to ditch $4bn tie-up Brazilian jet maker to seek damages from US group, which counters it is within its rights to terminate deal

The Guardian

• Oil market faces storage crisis in a world awash with crudePlummeting demand during the coronavirus pandemic has left traders scrambling for ships and other alternative facilitiesSupergiant oil tankers are floating outside the world’s largest shipping ports with enough oil to meet the world’s daily demand twice over. Only months ago these vessels criss-crossed the globe laden with up to 2 million barrels. Today they stand motionless and bloated with crude that no one will buy.The record volume of stranded crude cargo illustrates a deepening crisis in the global oil industry. Demand for oil has fallen so severely, and at such pace, that there is little...

The Herald

• We CAN build a bridge to Ireland: firm's plan for eco-link across Irish seaTHE Scottish Government has been formally approached by Swedish architects proposing that a bridge to Northern Ireland can be built ... and combined with 140 wind turbines to power hundreds of thousands of homes.

The Independent

• Wizz Air to resume flights to Spain and Portugal in MayBudget airline plans 15 routes from Luton to begin on 1 May
• HS2 workers accused of destroying birds' nests and failing to maintain social distancing during coronavirus pandemicProject's opponents say alleged loss of nests 'heartbreaking' and question why project is going ahead during crisis

Times Online

• On your bikes — but don’t forget to insure them [Subscription]With cycling one of the few permitted outdoor activities, families have been dusting off old bikes, or getting a brand new one. Insurance might seem the next logical step, but is it really worth it?
• Irish Rail lines up 20,000 cloth masks for staff [Subscription]Public transport companies have tendered for the supply of 20,000 face masks to coincide with an expected increase in the number of people returning to public transport next month.
• Irish motor trade faces bumpy ride in luring buyers to showrooms [ Subscription]Sales plummet as the industry prepares for crunch month of July
• Car-makers’ business model crashes into virus [Subscription]Just-in-time supply chains that keep factories running have been thrown out of kilter
• Boeing’s $4bn Embraer deal collapses [Subscription]American aerospace giant Boeing’s $4.2bn (£3.4bn) deal to buy the passenger planes business of Brazil’s Embraer has collapsed in acrimony.
• Coronavirus: Tata begs state for £500m steel bailout [Subscription]Tata Steel is seeking a government bailout worth about £500m as Covid-19 hammers demand from the construction and car industries.

Daily Express

• NASA SpaceX mystery: Huge UFO 'edited out of official footage' after live feed sightingA MYSTERIOUS object spotted in a SpaceX and NASA live stream was

Mail Online

• Budget airline Wizz Air becomes first to restore flights from London to European destinationsFlights will leave London Luton for Tenerife, Lisbon, Budapest and Tel Aviv from May 1. Cabin crew will be required to wear masks and gloves, and planes will be disinfected.
• Gatwick boss says passengers should be given compulsory virus tests 48 hours before they flyStewart Wingate, the chief executive of Britain's second-busiest airport, also called for passengers to be required to carry 'health passports' and to wear face coverings on flights.
• Anyone flying into the UK will have to self-isolate for 14 days under new Government plans The move follows growing pressure for tighter border controls during the coronavirus crisis and would include UK citizens returning from abroad.

The Mirror

• Virgin Atlantic CEO Richard Branson 'seeks buyer by end of May to save airline'Hopes of getting a £500million government package have reportedly been shelved and the airline now wants to secure private investment, as an airline spokesperson said "we are exploring all available options to obtain additional external funding"
• Passengers flying into UK airports 'to be quarantined for 14 days in new plans'The plans would follow a similar scheme in Singapore as the Government looks to introduce the ‘second phase’ of its coronavirus Covid-19 response, according to reports

This is Money

• Beware the SORN sites charging £40 to take your car off the roadWith people looking to reduce monthly outgoings during the lockdown, one cut back is to declare a car as SORN to avoid tax and insurance costs - however, drivers are being urged not to pay to do so.
• EasyJet on course for a rescue cash battle with SteliosEasyJet is heading for its biggest showdown yet with Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou amid growing speculation in the City that the airline may ask investors to stump up rescue cash.
• The Metro, Panda and Astra are now 40-year-old classicsWe've cast our minds back 40 years to identify 10 cars that now - technically - could qualify for free classic car taxation, from unlikely motors to iconic models that hit the market in 1980.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Video recalls the days diesel engines ruled on the North Wales railwaysRolling stock shortages more than 20 years ago meant freight locomotives hauled passenger trains on the North Wales coast line

Liverpool Echo

• Tesco brings in new car parking rules during coronavirus lockdownThree rules are now in place for shoppers
• Four new Merseyrail lines we really want to see builtParts of our region aren't currently served by the rail network

London Evening Standard

• Dangerous drivers hitting speeds of 151mph during lockdown as Home Secretary Priti Patel begs public to stay at homeHome Secretary Priti Patel revealed that police have been called to respond to some

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• 10 cycle routes around the North East to enjoy for your daily exerciseWith once-a-day outside exercise now a highight of our day, here are 10 ideas of where cyclists can best make use of it

Cambridge News

• Council 'looking at' using roads for cyclists and walkers'It looks as though we are going to be in this situation for quite a while'

East Anglian Daily Times

• Should quiet roads be closed for walking and cycling?County council experts are looking at the possibility of closing some roads in Suffolk to create more space for people to walk and cycle as part of their daily exercise during the Covid-19 crisis.
• Observing speed limit will ease strain on blue light services, say policePolice have sent an important message to motorists as a reported drop in traffic has seen some taking advantage of quieter roads.

Other Regional Press

• Public asked to respect highways teams working during lockdownSigns asking the public to respect highways teams have been brought in – after workers were subjected to abuse from passers-by.
• GWR contest to design a train livery in tribute to NHS and key workersYOU could design the look of a train to show your support for the NHS and other key workers.

Other News Sources

• Support for light rail networks welcomedAlthough specific details of the support are yet to be announced, ministers and officials have ’recognised that a sector-wide solution is not straightforward’   Networks in Sheffield, Manchester, West Midlands, Nottingham, and Tyne and Wear are set to receive emergency funding as part of coronavirus support measures   A government commitment to support tram systems in England during the coronavirus outbreak has been welcomed by the organisation representing the UK’s light rail sector and transport watchdog Transport Focus. The Department for Transport announced yesterday ...
• Public transport users could make fewer tripsSurvey suggests that there will be a big reduction in public transport use after the pandemic unless concerns are heard   “A drop of 20% equates to five million fewer trips being made every single day”   City transport authorities and operators could face a 20% fall in public transport use even after COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted, as passengers told the UK’s leading transport researchers SYSTRA that they will avoid journeys unless health concerns are taken seriously, and commuters change their working travel habits. These results are from a representative survey...

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