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Sunday, 24 May 2020

BBC News

• Travel firms adopt the brace positionBusiness and economy editor Douglas Fraser on a
• Coronavirus: Government pledges £283m for buses and tramsBut the transport secretary says social distancing will cut capacity to a fifth of the usual amount.
• Coronavirus: France reveals reciprocal quarantine plans for UK arrivalsTravellers to France must self-isolate for 14 days, following similar measures announced by the UK.

The Guardian

• Transport network to get £283m for Covid-19 protection measuresRoads, rail and buses receive funds to increase capacity and ensure space for social distancingRoads, railways, buses and trams are to receive a £283m funding package to improve public safety and protect services, the transport secretary has announced.Grant Shapps said the funding – £254m for buses and £29m for trams and light rail – would increase both frequency and capacity of services while ensuring there is enough space on vehicles to allow for social distancing. Continue reading...

The Huffington Post

• Everyone Travelling To France From The UK Will Now Have To Self Isolate For Two Weeks

The Independent

• SpaceX gets go-ahead for Nasa astronaut launch next weekDonald Trump will attend Florida launch

Times Online

• BA goes the extra air mile to avoid paying refunds [Subscription]British Airways passengers say they are being offered cut-price air miles instead of full refunds for cancelled flights.
• Ryanair to wing it with daily clean of planes [Subscription]Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, has said the airline’s aeroplanes will not be disinfected after every flight, and instead will be cleaned once daily with chemicals which he claims provide protection for 24 hours. Speaking in a conference call with investors last week, O’Leary said that disinfecting flights on turnaround was not possible and that airports across Europe did not have the facilities to make it possible.
• Brittany Ferries in refunds dispute over Covid cancellations [Subscription]Passengers due to travel with French ferry company Brittany Ferries this summer have raised concerns about the company’s failure to provide refunds to customers who have chosen to cancel their trip during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• 10,000 jobs in Irish motor trade at risk as new car registrations stall [Subscription]Industry figures call on the government to steer dealerships to safety with a short-term cut in the tax paid on new vehicles
• Jaguar pleads for rescue deal [Subscription]Car giant in talks with Whitehall as it burns £1bn a month

Reuters News

• UK to introduce quarantine for international arrivals from June 8Britain will introduce a COVID-19 quarantine for travellers arriving from abroad from June 8, interior minister Priti Patel said on Friday, a measure that airlines have warned will devastate their industry.

Mail Online

• Government pumps £283m into public transport and provides £50 bike repair vouchers for cyclistsThe Transport Secretary said today the cash injection would increase both frequency and capacity of services while ensuring there is enough space on vehicles to allow for social distancing.

This is Money

• Scammers use easyJet data breach to lure new victimsHouseholds are being urged to watch out for a new wave of emails from fraudsters looking to steal their bank details.

Manchester Evening News

• New government money will keep Metrolink running for two months at leastHowever the Mayor of Greater Manchester is calling for a deal similar to the one done in London this week to ensure the network's long-term future

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Hertz car rental company files for bankruptcy due to coronavirus debtHertz has 400 outlets across the UK and Ireland, including Newcastle Airport

Leeds Live

• The terrible legacy of turning Leeds into a 'motorway city'Work is underway to redesign the city centre 50 years after it was decided that motorways were the key to transforming Leeds

North Wales Live

• Covidiots caught driving to North Wales - and this is what cops found in one carPolice stopped two men who had driven 125 miles from Stoke-on-Trent to Newborough Beach

Other Regional Press

• Arriva introduces new social distancing measures onto buses Arriva is restricting the number of people that can get onto its buses as part of new social distancing measures it is introducing.
• Council urges people considering visiting beaches to 'think carefully' about their trip'PLEASE don't visit just yet.'
• Full list of roads around Preston Park slapped with crowd-busting parking rulesThe rules will apply to the area around the popular park over the weekend
• Easyjet faces lawsuit over data hackVictims of a data breach by a budget airline are being urged to claim for compensation
• The preferred route for the major £1bn trans-Pennine road upgradeMore money Sheffield Supertram and for four Yorkshire railway stations
• Experts warn you should never leave hand sanitiser in your carMany people are doing it to protect themselves but there is good reason not to
• The Peak District car parks you must avoid because they're too busyPeople desperate to get out for the day are flooding to the tourist destination in their thousands
• Government pumps £283 million into bus and railway servicesTransport Secretary Grant Shapps led today's Downing Street conference
• Here's where easyJet will fly to when flights resume from June 15 Budget airline easyJet have revealed which destinations they will fly to when flights resume from June.
• Work begins on self-driving car test route in CoventryAutonomous vehicles will be trialled on urban, rural, suburban and highway roads

Other News Sources

• £283m for buses and trams in EnglandTransport secretary Grant Shapps announces further £254m for buses and £29m for trams and light rail to help protect and increase services   Shapps: ‘We are increasing capacity on buses and light rail’   A further £283m has been made available to increase the number of bus and light rail services in England “as quickly as possible” so that people who need to travel, including critical workers in the NHS, can do so safely. Announced by the transport secretary Grant Shapps today, the funding amounts to £254m for buses and £29m for trams and light rail. The timef...

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