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Saturday, 07 November 2020

BBC News

• Swansea cycle path protesters 'tree-chain' threatOpponents say they will chain themselves to trees due to be cut down, claims a councillor.
• Coronavirus: TfL will need future bailouts, says credits agencyMoody's recently downgraded TfL's long-term ratings, making it more expensive to borrow money.
• Bentley reveals plan to go fully electric by 2030The luxury carmaker will scrap petrol engines within a decade and become carbon neutral.
• Covid-19: Lockdown 'opportunity' to fix England's roadsThe AA urges councils in England to deal with potholes and junctions while fewer cars are in use.

Financial Times

• The fossil-fuel Ferrari is running out of roadElectric sports cars accelerate fast, even if they lack the throaty roar of the traditional luxury coupe

The Guardian

• Travel to UK from Denmark to be banned amid worries over Covid in minkChris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, understood to be concerned by new strainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAll travel to the UK from Denmark is being banned amid mounting concern over an outbreak in the country of a mutation of coronavirus linked to mink, the Guardian understands.Downing Street had already taken action to remove Denmark from the travel corridor, forcing arrivals to quarantine for two weeks from Friday at 4am. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Coronavirus: Denmark removed from Scotland's quarantine exemption list after outbreaksThe country was added to the register of quarantine-free destinations less than two weeks ago.
• 'Scrooged': CalMac strike threat as anger erupts over pay dispute talks breakdownCalMac are to be balloted for strike action after as talks over a pay dispute have collapsed.

Times Online

• Hard times force Easyjet to cut more flights [Subscription]Fresh coronavirus lockdowns across Europe have prompted Easyjet to further cut future capacity.
• Baltic prefab tunnel to link Germany and Denmark [Subscription]The longest underwater road and rail tunnel ever made from prefabricated sections lowered on to the seabed is to be built between Germany and Denmark after a court gave it the go-ahead.

City AM

• English airports will close without government support, AOA warnsThe Airport Operators Association (AOA) has written to the Prime Minister to call for urgent support to help protect airports The post English airports will close without government support, AOA warns appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Heathrow Airport passengers can pre-order booze to pick up and drinkIt comes after joksters claimed to buy a £9.99 ticket for a flight they 'had no intention of getting on' to get themselves into an airport bar for pints as England was plunged into Lockdown 2 on Thursday.

This is Money

• New Highway Code rules will 'increase conflict between road users'Drivers of vehicles who are likely to do the most harm would have the biggest responsibility to reduce road danger. This would see vulnerable road users have priority over motorists at junctions.

Birmingham Post

• Rolls-Royce urged to use furlough extension to safeguard UK jobsChancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the Government's Job Retention Scheme until 2021
• Bentley Motors expects to 'break even' in 2020 after axing hundreds of staffThe luxury car maker expects to achieve sales of 10,000 this year which is 'in line' with a regular year

Bolton News

• East Lancs Railway hits buffers due to Covid-19BOSSES at the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) have confirmed services have again hit the buffers for the second national lockdown.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Petrol price wars: second supermarket chain SLASHES pump prices PETROL and diesel prices are falling as supermarkets do battle over who can offer the cheapest fill up.

Bristol Live

• How council will put right major bus route it "totally messed up"A permanent bus lane and cycle lane will be installed but there will also be a temporary fix after 20 buses ended up gridlocked

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport set to shut two terminals following lockdownIt comes as the airport announced it would be cutting 465 jobs

The York Press

• Councillors set to back one way system in Leeman Road tunnelCOUNCILLORS are being urged to press ahead with turning York's Leeman Road tunnel into a one way carriageway controlled by traffic lights - despite claims it could cause long queues.
• Petrol price wars: second supermarket chain SLASHES pump prices PETROL and diesel prices are falling as supermarkets do battle over who can offer the cheapest fill up.

Wales Online

• Residents opposing new cycle path 'threaten to chain themselves to trees'A number of trees could be cut down, but Swansea Council has said they are either diseased or dying and will have to come down anyway

Bucks Free Press

• Pleas for 'extremely bright' HS2 floodlights to be removed from Jones Hill Wood amid fears it's disturbing neighbours and wildlife“EXTREMELYâ€� bright lights that have been set up in an ancient woodland by HS2 have been criticised by the Chiltern Society for disturbing neighbours and roosting bats.

Cambridge News

• Drivers warned as part of M11 to shut completely this weekendSections of the road will be closed every weekend this month - here are the diversion routes you should follow
• Huge sinkhole shuts Cambs village high street Villagers were surprised to see the sink hole open up on Haddenham High Street

Peterborough Telegraph

• New motorway cameras catch 10,000 tailgaters in just two weeksAlmost 10,000 drivers were caught tailgating other vehicles during a trial of new traffic cameras on England’s motorways.
• New motorway cameras catch 10,000 tailgaters in just two weeksAlmost 10,000 drivers were caught tailgating other vehicles during a trial of new traffic cameras on England’s motorways.

Other Regional Press

• Oxfordshire council has no money left to repaint 'dangerous' Botley InterchangeTHERE is no cash available to repaint road markings at a ‘dangerous’ junction in Oxford, according to the county council.
• Oxford Zero Emissions Zone: Survey into fossil fuel ban delayed A CITY-wide survey into plans to ban fossil fuel emitting cars from central Oxford will be delayed again.
• NHS staff and care workers can park for freeNHS staff and care workers will be able to park for free in Dorset Council-run car parks during lockdown.

Railnews

• ˜Largest ever™ departures screen goes live in London The ˜largest and clearest™ single passenger information display screen in Britain has been switched on at London Victoria.
• Croydon tram derailment inquest delayed An inquest into the deaths of seven people who were travelling on the tram which overturned on a sharp curve near Croydon almost four years ago has been postponed until next year because of the pandemic.

Other News Sources

• Please repair our potholesIt is nice to see so many stretches of main roads such as the A44 getting resurfaced, improving safety and comfort for travellers, but many minor roads seem to get forgotten – for example here in Pembridge many of the minor closes off the main roads, such as Parsons Walk and Curl View, consist of potholes from one end to the other, making it difficult for residents to move their cars, and I’m sure that this problem is replicated all across rural Herefordshire.
• Trains from Hereford cancelled as track needs 'urgent repairs' TRAINS to and from Hereford have been cancelled as the track to Worcester needs
• London Underground: Weekend closures for November 7 and 8Only essential travel is permitted during lockdown 2.0
• Air travel’s date with sustainability draws nearerAviation is gearing up for big changes in how the industry is regulated, as climate targets bite. The options available to decarbonise planes are plentiful and the challenge now is to invest enough resources in tech upgrades and regulatory tweaks to get the job done.
• Lufthansa to debut virus-free flightsGerman airline Lufthansa will offer customers on select flights the option of a free coronavirus test prior to departure, as part of a pilot scheme aimed at perfecting new hygiene protocols and operating
• Should cycle lanes be removed in Brighton and Hove? WITH controversial cycle lanes due to be removed across Sussex, should Brighton and Hove follow suit?

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