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Sunday, 21 June 2020

BBC News

• Anti-HS2 campaigners begin week-long protestExtinction Rebellion and Stop HS2 protesters will walk the rail line's route from Birmingham to London.

The Guardian

• Travel clinic: what you need to know about your summer holidaysFrom flights, ferries and quarantine to staycations and insurance, the lowdown on your rightsThe Ryanair email sent out to millions of people this week was certainly enticing, advertising up to 250,000 seats from £29.99 each on one of the 1,000 flights a day that the airline will be running from 1 July. Reading the long list of destinations on offer, you could almost forget that the UK government is still advising against all holiday travel. But it is, so if you have a trip planned – or are desperate to get one in the diary – here’s what you need to know. Continue reading...
• Coronavirus: five ships detained in UK over welfare fears for crewTransport secretary intervenes over fate of 1,500 people stranded on five vesselsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has made an urgent intervention in the growing crisis over the welfare of 1,500 crew on five cruise liners, which British port authorities have detained after a raid on Friday.The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said it was detaining five of six ships it inspected on Friday morning over serious concerns about the welfare of the crew, some of whom have been stranded for three months in Essex. Continue reading...
• Rented e-scooters ride to the rescue of English commuters as Covid lockdown easesCouncils in 30 cities plan pilot projects to relieve public transport overcrowding Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRented motorised scooters could soon be ubiquitous in many English cities as councils prepare pilot projects aimed at relieving pressure on public transport caused by the coronavirus.The Department for Transport is expected to publish its framework for e-scooters next week, which will give details of how the system of rented scooters will work. Privately owned scooters will still be banned. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Quarantine: Ministers urged to build 'air bridges' after travel industry backlashArrivals at UK airports, ferry ports and international rail terminals must go straight home and stay there for two weeks
• Spain lifts quarantine rules for UK visitors'State of alarm' lifts throughout the country today, with travel between regions permitted

The Telegraph

• Do I need to self-quarantine for 14 days after travel - and what are the rules?

Times Online

• BA may be in financial peril, but so are its customers [Subscription]Sara Pink, Don Wright, Gary Wesley, Joseph Bahoshy, Sophie Jaques, Jenny Newport, Mark Pearson, Gillian Coates, Richard Brandon.
• Ryanair takes off again despite advice on non-essential travel [Subscription]Ryanair has vowed to resume a limited number of commercial flights to popular holiday destinations from today, having previously said it would not restart operations until July 1.
• Axe hangs over British Airways call centre staff swamped by demands for lockdown refunds [Subscription]For some, the most painful memory of lockdown will be the agony involved in trying to get a refund from British Airways. Or, indeed, simply trying to get somebody in its customer services department to pick up the phone.
• Spain lifts quarantine to welcome back British [Subscription]UK holidaymakers will not be subject to any restrictions when they enter the country, just like visitors from the EU

Mail Online

• Motorway petrol stations charge an extra 34p per litre as drivers embark on long car journeysMotorway petrol stations are ripping off motorists by up to 34p per litre on fuel. It can cost £18.70 more to fill up a family car on the motorway than at supermarket forecourts nearby.

The Mirror

• How one-metre rule will affect travel, pubs, schools, shopping, sport and travelBoris Johnson plans to end the 'big national lockdown' and halve the social distancing measures this week - but what does it mean for getting a pint, or even a holiday?

This is Money

• BA owner IAG may ask investors for £1.5bnInternational Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) is expected to launch an emergency fundraising - possibly by tapping investors via a rights issue - over the next few weeks.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 'Derisory' Queensbury Tunnel funding offer criticised by Bradford Council BRADFORD Council Leader, Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, has criticised a
• Leeds-Bradford Airport welcomes passengers back on Sunday LEEDS-BRADFORD Airport (LBA) welcomes back its first passengers for 12 weeks today, with Britons
• Face mask rules on buses are a 'paradox' says disabled manA DISABLED bus passenger has called the government's public transport face covering rules a

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Ryanair restarts flights early as Spain lifts travel banThe budget airline will start flights to Spain on Sunday, instead of on July 1 as previously announced

Northern Echo

• Martin Lewis warns of £1,000 fine if driving licences aren't updated Consumer journalist and finance expert Martin Lewis has warned millions of motorists during his ITV show of potential fines relating to driving licences.

The York Press

• In the footsteps of York's 'Railway King' - a Derwent walk Walking the Derwent

Leeds Live

• Leeds bus wrecked after driver appears to misjudge bridge terriblySwinnow Road was closed this evening after the accident at around 8.30pm

Other Regional Press

• Bid for £2m funding to improve rural bus links for villages around SwindonVillages in rural areas close to Swindon could benefit from new bus services if bids for £2 million of government funding are successful.
• Wiltshire falling behind on access to electric car chargersWiltshire is behind the curve on the green transport revolution with less than average access to electric car charging points, new figures suggest.
• M4 closing tonight and tomorrow night for work on new access road The M4 will be closed westbound between junctions 15 and 16 tonight and tomorrow night.
• Cycle path makeover ready for commuteA CYCLE and walking path running between Kennington and Oxford has had a makeover just as people are being encouraged to commute without their cars.
• Martin Lewis delivers warning to drivers to check their picture card licencesSome could risk a hefty fine over breaking the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) rule

Other News Sources

• Herefordshire pulling ahead on access to electric car chargersHerefordshire is ahead of the curve on the green transport revolution, new figures suggest, with greater than average access to electric car charging points.
• South Western Railway trains through Surrey into London Waterloo undergoing big changes A number of new amenities will be available to passengers on brand new trains