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Monday, 04 May 2020

BBC News

• Sexual crimes and racism rise on Wales railway networkThe number of sexual crimes on the railways in Wales increased by more than 70% in the past year, according to British Transport Police figures.
• Coronavirus: Air passengers told to wear face masksSome airlines are now making it compulsory for travellers to put on masks when they resume travel.
• Coronavirus: UK airlines warn quarantine will 'kill air travel'Companies say delaying passengers' entrance risks cutting off the UK from the rest of the world.
• Coronavirus: Unions warn over move to increase rail servicesRail union leaders have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson with

Financial Times

• Transport secretary plays down rapid return to business as usualUK will urge people to find alternatives to public transport as they return to work
• UK steps up plans to train 50,000 form fillers for post-Brexit tradeGove unveils customs agent academy and is talking to freight businesses

The Guardian

• Coronavirus health passports for UK 'possible in months'Tech firm Onfido in talks with government about system to help Britons return to work. Tech firms are in talks with ministers about creating health passports to help Britons return safely to work using coronavirus testing and facial recognition.Facial biometrics could be used to help provide a digital certificate sometimes known as an immunity passport proving which workers have had Covid-19, as a possible way of easing the impact on the economy and businesses from ongoing physical distancing

The Herald

• Coronavirus: UK Government 'actively looking at' quarantining UK airport arrivalsTHE UK Government is “actively looking at” quarantining people arriving from abroad as criticism mounts over the country dragging its feet compared to other parts of the world

The Telegraph

• Social distancing at airports would require kilometre long queues, warns Heathrow boss [subscription]John Holland-Kaye wants world leaders to agree a 'common international standard' instead of 'impossible' distancing measures

Times Online

• Shapps looks at quarantine for flyers [subscription]Ministers are “actively looking” at quarantining passengers who fly into British airports after travel restrictions are lifted to prevent a second wave of coronavirus cases.

City AM

• Coronavirus: Rail unions warn against increasing rail servicesThe UK’s three rail unions have urged Boris Johnson’s and other regional leaders to not implement a blanket increase of train services as the coronavirus lockdown eases.

Mail Online

• Elderly could be stripped of free rush-hour travel, Tube platforms could become one-way and carriages limited to 15% capacity as ministers plot how to get London transport moving againThe elderly could be stripped of free rush-hour travel as ministers suggest one-way systems on train platforms in the latest round of ideas to get London transport moving again.
• Pedal into the past: Railway tunnel designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel that links two Welsh towns could be reopened as cycle path nearly 60 years after last train passed throughA hidden railway tunnel designed by legendary builder Isambard Kingdom Brunel could be opened up for cyclists to ride through a mountain.

The Mirror

• Heathrow boss warns airport social distancing 'would require 1km queues'John Holland-Kaye has called on PM Boris Johnson to take a lead in getting a common standard of manageable airport safety measures agreed between Britain, the EU and the US by next month to save jobs

Sky News

• Coronavirus: Heathrow boss says social distancing in airports would mean kilometre-long boarding queuesJohn Holland-Kaye calls on world leaders to agree a "common international standard" to get air travel moving again.
• Coronavirus: Screensavers are the only signs of airport life in flying's 'new normal'The smile - a central component of human interaction - is a casualty of coronavirus, hidden behind a face mask, writes Mark Stone.

London Evening Standard

• Social distancing would mean '1km queues at Heathrow for EACH plane' airport boss warnsSocial distancing at airports would lead to 1km-long queues for each jumbo jet, Heathrow’s chief executive has claimed.

Manchester Evening News

• Passengers and staff at Manchester Airport will have to wear gloves and cover faces - and bosses are trialling temperature scanners - as stricter measures are brought inPassengers and staff at Manchester Airport will have to wear gloves and cover their faces starting this week.

Wales Online

• Queue for each plane will be 1km long after lockdown, says Heathrow bossImplementing social distancing at airports would require kilometre-long queues for each jumbo jet, according to the chief executive of Heathrow.

Get Surrey

• Queue for each plane will be 1km long after lockdown, says Heathrow bossImplementing social distancing at airports would require kilometre-long queues for each jumbo jet, according to the chief executive of Heathrow.

Other Regional Press

• Award-winning Cornwall bus services set to expandCornwall will be moving away from a reduced bus service due to COVID-19, towards a full service when the pandemic is over - and riders can enjoy brand new, state-of-the-art buses.
• Borders Buses puts hand sanitiser in vehiclesBUS passengers will soon have access to on-board hand sanitiser amid attempts to make public transport safer.
• Kent's high-speed rail journeyWith controversy raging over plans for HS2, we take a look back at the transformation of Kent's railway network brought about by HS1.

Rail Advent

• Railway arch Super Mural pays tribute to NHS heroesIn a railway arch in Southwark, a street artist called Lionel Stanhope has made a Mural for the NHS staff.
• Support for new freight train link from Spain to London Network Rail is working with suppliers on two new freight routes from Spain to London to keep the supermarkets supplied with food for the public.

Other News Sources

• Heathrow closes Terminal 4 to passengersHeathrow has completed the temporary transfer of passenger flights out of Terminal 4, with several airlines switching to Terminal 2 over the weekend.
• Paris-Orly Airport May Not Reopen Before Late September The Paris-Orly airport may not reopen before the fall given a slump in traffic due to the coronavirus epidemic, French newspaper Les Echos reported Sunday, without saying where it got the information.