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  • Scotland to keep 14-day quarantine for travellers from SpainSturgeon warns Scots not to bypass restriction by flying to or from airport in EnglandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFourteen-day quarantine restrictions for travellers from Spain will remain in force in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announced, prompting calls for an urgent review from airline and tourist industry chiefs.The first minister confirmed that Scotland would provide air corridors with 57 countries on the “reduced risk” lists agreed by the UK government. But while Scotland had approved all the countries rated green on the UK government’s traffic light sys...

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  • Railway prepares to reopenStaff are being recalled and preparation work is underway at Severn Valley Railway ahead of its reopening next month.

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  • Getting back behind the wheel? Here’s some useful adviceSome cars have been rarely used during lockdown, so its essential to make sure theyre fit for purpose. Drivers may also feel out of practice if they havent been in a car for a while. So if youre getting back on the road for a day trip, Highways England has issued helpful advice to help you stay safe. Richard Leonard, Highways England Head of Road Safety, Safety, Engineering & Standards, said:
  • Government releases new research reports for travel and ageing populationThe Department for Transport (DfT) has released three new social research and evaluation reports for travel and the ageing population. The reports helpshape policy and operational delivery across the department. The three reports released on Tuesday 7th July are: Impact of health and disability on travel behaviour of older people Perceptions and experiences of driver assistance features amongst older drivers Changing working patterns of older people and implications for transport Government social researchers provide fit-for-purpose, timely evidence and technical expert...
  • Boris Johnson: TfL driverless trains 'should be funding condition'Allowing driverless trains should be a condition of any future funding of Transport for London (TfL), Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. In May, TfL secured 1.6bn in emergency funding to keep Tube and bus services running until September. There are currently no driverless trains on the London Underground. Train drivers' union Aslef dismissed Mr Johnston's call saying: As always, Boris Johnson is talking nonsense about driverless trains.

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  • 14m depot facility opened in Doncaster After work began back in 2015 to transform the site at Marshgate, on Tuesday (July 7) Network Rail opened their new £14m depot in Doncaster. The site aims to bring highly skilled teams across the area together and to boost the economy in the town which is renowned for its railway...
  • Network Rail backing revolutionary rail ideas Network Rail is supporting 11 of the 25 winning entrants of the Government’s £9.4m First of a Kind (FOAK) 2020 competition to deliver a better, more dependable and efficient railway for passengers and freight users. Funded by the Department for Transport and managed by Innovate UK...

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  • Business Updates: United May Furlough up to 36,000 Workers … employees. “The United Airlines projected furlough numbers are … people went through federal airport security checkpoints, about a … slightly in early trading. European indexes were lower. … Amnesty International identified major security flaws with a mandatory …
  • Nicola Sturgeon announces list of places Scots can fly to in EuropeNicola Sturgeon has confirmed a list of countries which will be exempt from Scottish quarantine restrictions. The First Minister revealed that 39 nations will form so-called air bridges with airports in Scotland - meaning Scots can travel there and not …
  • Deadly crash, fake pilots expose Pakistan’s broken airline … licences revoked or denied, data from the regulator showed. … pilots with suspicious licences, information minister Shibli Faraz said Tuesday … a Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 carrying 118 passengers and 9 … with no flights to Europe and possibly to other countries …
  • Etihad Airways to resume flights to 58 destinations worldwide as UAE eases travel restrictions … travel restrictions Etihad Airways plans to resume operating passenger services through July … introduced by the airline to provide essential travel health information and care … JFK, Toronto, Washington, D.C. Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Belgrade, …
  • The uncertain future of Russia's airlines after Covid-19 … of subsidies the air transport ministry allocated to airlines stood at 9 … any fears of bankruptcy. EU flights (im)possible this summer … to tell when the EU will allow Russian tourists to … the EU and others. Despite the grim forecast, some Russian airlines have …

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