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Sunday, 29 November 2020

BBC News

• Manston airport confirmed as post-Brexit lorry parkLorries will be parked at a disused airport in Kent the event of post-Brexit delays at the cross-Channel ports, the government has said.
• Coronavirus: Suspend peak rail fares over Christmas, says LabourA surge in travel is expected when restrictions across the UK are eased between 23 and 27 December.

Financial Times

• Will Australiaâ's hydrogen road to Japan cut emissions? A joint Canberra-Tokyo effort is designed to create a cost-effective supply chain for an elusive source of clean energy

The Guardian

• Christmas travel tsar appointed to oversee Covid-hit UK networksSir Peter Hendy tasked with minimising transport chaos during five-day festive getaway
• Things are looking up for oil, but Opec can't uncross its fingers just yetDespite good vaccine news and price rises, the cartel could still meet a few bumps in the road – some of them of its own makingWhen oil ministers from the world’s largest fossil-fuel nations meet via webcam this week to make decisions about the global oil market in 2021, they could be forgiven for indulging in a little early festive cheer.Oil prices have more than doubled since tumbling below $20 a barrel and hitting 21-year lows during “black Aprilâ€� – when Covid restrictions brought major economies to their knees, and caused what is thought to have been the worst month in the history of the o...

The Scotsman

• Scotland 'faces being left behind' on HS2Plans for three hour Scotland-London rail trips must be fast tracked so HS2 does not provide “disproportionate benefits” to the south of England, a Scottish Government official has warned.

The Telegraph

• One train operator suspends peak tickets over Christmas amid fears of transport chaos [subscription]Amid increasing fears the UK's rail and road network will descend into mayhem this Christmas a train operator has removed peak restrictions

Times Online

• Two government departments set to move to the Midlands [subscription]The Midlands is set to become the hub for two government departments as part of plans to “level up” Britain and move more senior civil servants — and ministers — outside London. Birmingham has been identified as the possible new second home for the Department for Transport.

Mail Online

• TfL is urged to rename Maryland station because of alleged links to the slave tradeNewham councillors have called for Transport for London to review the name over alleged links to slavery during a discussion over electoral ward names in the borough.

The National

• Free public transport would be progressive – the SNP needs to make it happenON Saturday SNP conference delegates voted in support of a motion on ensuring that a green recovery plan is in place for the end of the pandemic.

Belfast Telegraph

• Royal Mail to trial hydrogen dual fuel vanRoyal Mail is to trial a dual fuel van to determine if hydrogen is operationally suitable for its fleet.

London Evening Standard

• Longer trains planned and roadworks cleared in bid to avert looming Christmas travel chaosThe government will next week announce plans to avoid transport chaos during the festive period with longer trains, more coaches on the roads and fewer roadworks among the measures being drawn up.

Northern Echo

• Teesside Airport made 2.6m loss in last 12 monthsTEESSIDE Airport made a £2.6m net loss in the last 12 months, it can be revealed. The financial performance of the airport, which was taken back into public hands by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen last year, is said to be in line with a previously published ten year turnaround plan.

Yorkshire Post

• HS2 is in a fragile state and may not be built in full, says Labour's Jim McMahonThe controversial HS2 project is in a “fragile state” and may not go ahead as originally planned amid fears the Eastern leg through Yorkshire is to be delayed or scrapped altogether, according to Grant Shapps’s Labour counterpart.
• Labour demands Government plan to avoid Christmas travel 'chaos'Labour has urged the Government to suspend peak rail fares and provide mass coronavirus testing for transport workers to avoid travel "chaos" and ensure families are "kept safe" during the festive period.

Blackpool Gazette

• Lancashire ferry transport specialist launches new app to help hauliers with post Brexit red tapeA Lancashire based freight ferry booking specialist has launched a new service to “revolutionise the way the UK trades with the EU, ahead of the post-Brexit trade deal”.

Leeds Live

• Leeds Bradford Airport's huge '£2bn worth to the city'Latest figures released project what the expansion could be valued at

Other Regional Press

• Work to make M27 'quieter' gets the go-ahead WORK to make a major Hampshire road ‘quieter’ has been given the go-ahead by roads bosses.
• These Yorkshire train stations drop you deep inside fab countryside10 stations where you'll be in spectacular surroundings the moment you alight

Other News Sources

• Manchester Airport offers free landings for first Zero-Emission airlinerThe first airline to operate zero-emission flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) will not pay landing fees for 5 years after the airport set out a series of ambitious commitments to net zero.
• First fully carbon-neutral cargo flight set to take off from Frankfurt airport
• Cornwall Metro train link between Falmouth and Newquay plannedFalmouth could be getting its own metro rail link to connect the town to others in mid Cornwall. Funding has been awarded to investigate the proposal for a Mid-Cornwall Metro rail service further.
• Heathrow and Gatwick: New testing strategy and destinations with no quarantine National lockdown restrictions are set to end on December 2