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Sunday, 13 December 2020

The Guardian

• 'The time has arrived': trucks and planes ready to ship vaccine to Covid frontlineThe most complex vaccine distribution project ever in the United States begins on Sunday morningCoronavirus live updatesTractor trailers loaded with suitcase–sized containers of Covid-19 vaccine will leave Pfizer’s manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday morning – launching the largest and most complex vaccine distribution project in the United States.As the virus closes in on claiming 300,000 American lives, US marshals will accompany the tightly secured shipments from factory to final destination after regulators authorised the vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech for us...
• Any port in a perfect storm: UK container trade is grinding to a haltIn Southampton, delays to the UK retail supply chain may be a taste of what’s to comeAcross the River Test from the port of Southampton is a point called Cracknore Hard. From there you can see the giant cruise liners such as Queen Mary 2 and Norwegian Encore sitting idle, and the hulking cranes of the docks, which are not. At the water’s edge John Fell is fishing for bass and flounder.“I went to the tackle shop yesterday and they didn’t have the stuff I wanted,â€� he complains. “I couldn’t even get a net for my boat. There are shortages everywhere.â€� Continue reading...

The Herald

• ScotRail winter timetable: Changes come into force todaySCOTRAIL will from today run a revised timetable to take account of reduced demand.
• Forth Road Bridge: Delay to works added millions of pounds to repair billSafety works on the Forth Road Bridge have been plunged into chaos with two vital projects having suffered delays of nearly three years – which has added millions to costs, The Herald on Sunday can reveal.

The Independent

• Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to rollThe first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States are getting ready to roll out of a Michigan manufacturing plant

Times Online

• Wave of Brexit uncertainty could see Scottish trawlers reregister in Northern Ireland [Subscription]Scottish fishermen like Tommy Finn are nervous.
• Rolls-Royce hunts for new chairman [Subscription]Rolls-Royce has begun the search for its next chairman as the engineering giant grapples with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Questions for easyJet over Anastassia Lauterbach’s Wirecard role [Subscription]EasyJet could be caught up in the Wirecard scandal after an influential advisory body raised concerns about the role of a former director of the collapsed German financial services company.
• How a no‑deal Brexit could blow the car industry’s doors off [Subscription]Failure to agree terms with Brussels would leave the mass-produced automotive sector facing an existential threat
• Brexit: firms build stockpiles amid no‑deal fears [Subscription]Car giants and grocers are scrambling to create stockpiles in case a no-deal Brexit severs supply chains.

Mail Online

• Thousands of lorries queue through the night at DoverEmergency measures were imposed on roads across Kent - for the third day in a row - to try to manage a tidal wave of trucks now believed to be at 12,000 per day or more.
• Ports chaos hits Christmas toys as Barbies, Baby Yodas and Lego sell outThe surge in last-minute shopping has combined with delays to goods arriving at Felixstowe on the Suffolk coast to severely hit stocks in stores.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Mass transit scheme linking Bradford and Leeds could start by 2030 WORK could start on a new mass transit system for the region as early as 2030, according to the Leeds' latest long term transport plans.

Northern Echo

• Full list of destinations from Teesside Airport for Summer 2021 THE full list and schedule of flights taking off from Teesside Airport next summer has been revealed - and there's eleven destinations to choose from.
• Plans to make walking and cycling safer in DarlingtonPEOPLE are being encouraged to have their say on proposals aimed at improving a walking and cycling route.

The York Press

• Call for York car parks in York to be free after 3pm PARKING should be free in York after 3pm - Conservative councillors say.

Reading Evening Post

• The best places to eat at Heathrow AirportYou're spoilt for choice if you need to grab something to eat at the airport - maybe these reviews will help you decide?

Other Regional Press

• Council slammed in hard-hitting railway report but dispute claimsThe report looks into the Whitby to Middlesbrough train line
• Cycles lanes installed on harbourside after rail tracks removed NEW cycle lanes have been installed on a key Weymouth town centre road following the removal of old railway tracks.
• Easyjet launches FREE home cabin trolley service Cabin crew members will serve complimentary snacks and drinks at your front door including in-flight favourites such as Bloody Marys, G&Ts and prosecco.

Other News Sources

• Shipbuiding: Construction starts on Massive Type 31 ‘Frigate Factory’ in RosythBabcock invests in technically advanced shipbuilding facilityBabcock awarded a £31.5 million contract to Robertson Construction for the development of a new Assembly Hall at its Rosyth site. The construction project will support circa 100 positions…

EIN News Subscription

• Brexit talks continue but UK navy on standby as deadline nearsTrade talks between Britain and EU continued into the night … a red line for the European Union. What we have proposed to … illegal French fishing" when EU access ends, stoking nationalist … prospect of heavy traffic clogging roads leading to seaports in …
• Brussels Reportedly Advises EU Members to Lure UK Into New Talks If No Post-Brexit Deal Comes Along … Minister Boris Johnson meets European Commission President Ursula von … freight, and road passenger transport for 6 months", … continue to apply on EU aircraft without disruption, so that … with no deal whatsoever. European leaders including Dutch Prime …