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Tuesday, 07 July 2020

BBC News

• Boris Johnson: TfL driverless trains 'should be funding condition'TfL should install the technology on trains in return for future funding, the prime minister says.
• EU threatens escalation in tariff fight over Boeing and Airbus subsidiesThe EU says it will act

The Guardian

• Which countries can UK holidaymakers visit without restrictions on arrival?A guide to countries that UK tourists can now visit, in light of the government’s updated travel corridor listLast week, the government announced the countries that UK nationals could take holidays to without facing quarantine on return, also known as travel corridors. However, confusion remains over which countries Britons can visit without facing restrictions on arrival. Currently, this is 24 – out of the government’s list of 74.Many of the destinations on the list still have their own restrictions in place. Australia and New Zealand’s borders remain closed to international tourists; and Aus...

The Herald

• Coronavirus: Travel restrictions to lift as Dumfries and Galloway outbreak 'contained'TRAVEL restrictions are set to be lifted in parts of Dumfries and Galloway caught in a cross-border Covid outbreak.
• Quarantine checks to begin for travellers arriving in ScotlandChecks to ensure travellers coming into Scotland from overseas are complying with coronavirus quarantine restrictions will start from Tuesday, the First Minister has confirmed.
• Criminal convictions warning to Scots motorists as a third do not give cyclists enough spaceMOTORISTS are being warned they face a criminal conviction if they do not give cyclists enough room when overtaking as a new study found that a third of Scots do not always leave the recommended distance of five feet.

The Huffington Post

• Brent Cross Flooding: Motorists Abandon Vehicles After Burst Water Main On London Road

The Independent

• Boris Johnson demands driverless trains as condition of future TfL bailoutPM reignites row with unions after giving TfL a £1.6bn support package in May
• Eight rescued from stranded vehicles after water main bursts on London roadBurst leads to low pressure or no flow at all several areas
• Why Boris Johnson's call for driverless Tube trains is a political stuntAnalysis: You won't be riding in a driverless Tube train for many years, Jon Stone explains

Times Online

• US carriers on manoeuvres in disputed South China Sea [Subscription]Two US aircraft carriers engaged in exercises in the South China Sea yesterday as China’s military completed drills in the same contested region.
• Coronavirus in Scotland: Tempers flare over tourist quarantine [Subscription]Another cross-border row has erupted over which government allowed international travellers to roam Scotland for the last month without any oversight.
• An airline full of eastern promise [Subscription]You are more likely to contract the coronavirus at your local supermarket than on an aircraft, apparently (Robert Lea writes). It won’t surprise you to learn that this is the view of an airline boss.
• Tesla powers up in Dorset with energy storage deal [Subscription]Tesla has agreed to supply batteries and software to a new energy storage plant in Dorset as the Californian carmaker starts to build a British energy business.
• New car sales barely out of first gear after lockdown [Subscription]Sales of new cars fell by 35 per cent last month, the worst June performance since 1971, and the number of motorists buying diesel cars plunged to new lows.
• Boeing calls time on its 747 jumbo jet [Subscription]Half a century since the Boeing 747 opened the age of mass air travel, its makers are quietly ending production as the pandemic speeds the demise of the remaining fleet.

City AM

• PM calls for driverless Tube trains in TfL bailoutBoris Johnson has said that driverless Tube trains should be a condition of any future government bailout of Transport for The post PM calls for driverless Tube trains in TfL bailout appeared first on CityAM.
• Halfords reports cycling sales surge during UK coronavirus lockdownHalfords reported a jump in cycling sales during the UK coronavirus lockdown as Brits avoided public transport, however the boost The post Halfords reports cycling sales surge during UK coronavirus lockdown appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Aviation tycoon loses High Court bid to overturn UK lockdownSimon Dolan raised more than £200,000 through crowdfunding to launch the claim against Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson over the lockdown laws.

This is Money

• New car registrations down by a third in June despite dealers reopeningSealers in England were allowed to welcome customers back from 1 June, but business was tough.

Sky News

• Eight motorists rescued after major road floods in LondonEight motorists were trapped and had to be rescued after a major road was flooded in northwest London.

Birmingham Post

• North East firms Hitachi and Hyperdrive come together for train battery projectThe two firms, which are about 20 miles apart, are collaborating on project that aims to reduce green emissions from rail sector
• PM Boris Johnson hails Goole's train-building future on site visitSiemens Mobility plant
• Encouraging signs for Toyota as UK sales buck national trendHybrid-powered cars drive forecourt renaissance as showrooms reopen after lockdown

Bolton News

• Petrol prices up as coronavirus lockdown measures eased across UKDRIVERS hit by a rise in fuel prices as lockdown measures are eased.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• HS2: Yorkshire leaders calls for renewed commitmentPOLITICAL leaders in the North and the Midlands are demanding an early start to HS2 as new research shows the eastern leg of the line could create up to 150,000 jobs.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• New North Wales to London Euston trains move a step-closer - this is when they will enter serviceThe first nine body shells that will become Avanti West Coast’s new fleet of Hitachi trains have landed in the UK
• Bikers fined for 130-mile trip to Wales - hours before travel ban lifted The group from Liverpool had transported their quad bikes to the area in transit vans

Liverpool Echo

• Network rail announces road closures as part of major worksImportant information for those travelling around the area

London Evening Standard

• Boris Johnson goes to war with the unions as he says driverless trains should be 'condition' of next Transport for London bailout In May TfL was handed a £1.6 billion rescue package after revenues collapsed following the coronavirus lockdown — but the funding will run out in September.
• North Circular flooding: Motorists rescued from their cars and locals left without water as torrent gushes from burst pipeStranded drivers were rescued from their cars after one of north London's busiest roads flooded due to a burst water pipe.
• Bike sales surge not enough to boost Halfords as lockdown puts cars off roadHalfords has reported a surge in bike sales after Brits took to two wheels during lockdown to avoid public transport - but it was not enough to boost overall revenues with cars off the road.

The York Press

• Steam train excursions from York will start at the end of July STEAM trains will start pulling out of York railway station again later this month as the lockdown eases.
• Grants to help bus services continue for passengers SOME bus operators across North Yorkshire are to receive grants to enable them to keep running vital services.

Leeds Live

• How major works on Leeds Regent Street flyover is affecting trafficPhotos show the vast scale of the £31 million scheme to upgrade the bridge in Leeds city centre

Other Regional Press

• Cars stranded as A406 flooded near Brent Cross The A406 North Circular is closed in both directions at the junction with the Brent Cross Interchange after a burst water main flooded the carriageway.
• ON YER BIKE: Oxfordshire County Council needs to be bold and ambitiousIN ORDER to get more people cycling and walking once lockdown eases, the Government created an Emergency Active Travel fund that councils with responsibilities for highways could bid for. The invitation to bid set out a very clear requirement that any project should ‘promote cycling as a replacement for journeys previously made by public transport’.
• Reopened loos and 2-way system: Changes at Middlesbrough bus stationDuring the Covid-19 crisis, after initially closing, it was reopened for departures only and with a strict one-way system in place
• Refunds confirmed for bus pass paymentsKent County Council has confirmed arrangements for refunding school bus pass payments made before the coronavirus outbreak.
• Network Rail warns of danger on the railway lineNETWORK Rail has urged people to stay away from the railway following a surge in trespass incidents.
• HS2 protesters to 'walk for the trees' to save ancient woodsThe event is being held today, July 7

Rail Technology Magazine

• HS2 trials UK's first electric forklift In their efforts to lessen their carbon footprint and support the country’s green economic recovery, HS2 are trailing the UK’s first electric forklift on one of its major construction sites in London. The Eco Telehandler vehicle is being used at HS2’s West Ruislip site by main...
• SWR launches campaign in support of local businesses South Western Railway (SWR) has launched a campaign to celebrate and generate support for local businesses across the region. Covid-19 has hit local businesses hard and with restrictions now easing, it has never been more important to support them. Therefore, SWR are working to make those...

Railnews

• Plans for Hitachi ˜battery hub™ unveiled in north east Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive Innovation have signed an agreement to develop battery packs for trains by creating a ˜battery hub™ in north east England.
• More trains, but travel ban stays for now Many train operators have reintroduced more of the pre-pandemic services which had been suspended, but passengers are still being told that they should make only essential journeys and that face coverings remain compulsory.

Other News Sources

• Cyclists and dog walkers facing crackdown on Hove seafront POLICE could be set to crack down on rogue cyclists and dogs on Hove seafront.
• Coronavirus: Cars to be banned from more Brighton streets CARS will be temporarily banned from parts of the city centre from Thursday... but the changes could be made permanent.

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