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Monday, 14 December 2020

BBC News

• Indonesia courts SpaceX as new rocket launch siteThe south-east Asian country is already in talks with Elon Musk about a possible partnership.
• Honda to resume UK output after problems at portsThe Japanese carmaker says it will restart production on Monday after it struggled to import components.

The Herald

• Forth Road Bridge: Delay to safety works adds millions of pounds to repair billSAFETY works on the Forth Road Bridge have been plunged into chaos with two vital projects having suffered delays so far of nearly three years which has added millions to costs, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
• Disabled rail passengers ‘will have to wait decades’ for accessible stationsDisabled rail passengers will have to wait decades for an accessible rail network in Scotland, a charity has warned.

The Independent

• Family kicked off United Airlines flight after toddler, 2, would not ‘comply’ with mask rule'I am still sitting here in confusion, disbelief, disgust and humiliation’ 

The Telegraph

• Potholes still number one annoyance for drivers, RAC finds

Times Online

• Tunnel is floated as alternative to Galloway-Northern Ireland bridge [Subscription]Plans have been drawn up for a floating tube tunnel as an alternative means of linking Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• Potholes are getting worse despite big drop in traffic during lockdown [Subscription]The UK’s pothole-strewn local roads have deteriorated over the past year despite a sharp drop in traffic levels, according to new research.
• Air pollution monitors to boost fight against dirty school traffic [Subscription]Schools, hospitals and community groups will be able to monitor air pollution precisely in their local areas under plans to install more than 100 new monitors.

Mail Online

• Family is kicked of United flight to New Jersey after toddler refused to wear a mask  Eliz Orban shared a video on Instagram showing herself in the airport along with her husband after they were kicked off a United flight when their daughter Edeline refused to wear a mask.
• Drone successfully flies NHS supplies from the mainland to the Isles of Scilly for the first timeA drone has successfully carried NHS supplies from Land's End airport to St Mary's airport on the Isle of Scilly. The aircraft then returned to Cornwall packed with local gin and flowers.
• Councils are slammed for allowing CCTV vehicles to park with engines runningVehicles fitted with number-plate-recognition technology have been seen by residents 'idling' while waiting to catch motorists driving on roads closed to create 'low traffic neighbourhoods' (LTNs).
• Car rental firms cash in on families desperate to reunite over Christmas by hiking prices ski high The cheapest option available at Avis's London Victoria branch from December 23 to 27 is £1,230 while the cheapest car over the same period a week earlier is £165 - a seventh of the price.

This is Money

• Electric car battery giant Britishvolt plans to float in 2021Britishvolt is raising funds to build its 'gigafactory' in Blyth, near Newcastle, creating up to 8,000 jobs by 2027. The firm has initial funding from about 25 private Emirati and Scandinavian investors.

Sky News

• UK car production 'could halt early next year' if there's a no-deal Brexit, union warnsCar production in the UK could be shut down early next year if EU trade talks fail, the Unite union has warned.

Birmingham Post

• Grants of up to £100k to help aerospace SMEs beat lockdownUniversity of Nottingham and an alliance of 300 Midlands companies join forces to provide more than £5 million to help

The York Press

• York rail passengers facing nine days of disrupted journeys in JanuaryRAIL passengers on the York-London route are facing disrupted journeys for another nine days in the New Year, just weeks after the chaos caused by the closure of Kings Cross station for six days over the Christmas holidays.

Bucks Free Press

• Bucks roadworks: 11 roads to get treatment this week - full list This is where Transport for Bucks will be working this week.

Other Regional Press

• Fears of traffic chaos and school pupil safety issues prompt pushback of plans for 250 new homesTRAFFIC chaos worries and fears for child safety have pushed back plans for 250 new homes by a busy Highworth road.
• LETTER - Southampton airport flight path blights lives AMID all the confusion over claims Southampton Airport will go out of business
• Redbridge roundabout scheme due to end on FridayROADWORKS causing major disruption at one of the gateways to Southampton are set to finish a week before Christmas.
• Congestion around ports for months at a timeA 'no-deal' Brexit could lead to traffic mayhem.
• More officers to be on the roads as police launch two new unitsA new roads crime team will focus of villains who travel into the area from other counties on major roads
• Tens of thousands caught speeding on Dorset roads Drivers were caught speeding on tens of thousands of occasions in Dorset last year, analysis shows, writes Bradley White.

C.N.N.

• Japanese airline suggests passengers skip meals to reduce food wasteJapan Airlines (JAL) is asking some travelers to make an

Other News Sources

• Top 5 least used railway stations in Surrey confirmed in 2020 listThe busiest and quietest stations in the county have been revealed
• Heathrow and Gatwick Airport: Full list of flight destinations with no quarantine and test to release scheme The government has updated its list of countries in the travel corridor
• UK readies navy to protect fishing if Brexit talks failBritain on Saturday (12 December) readied armed Royal Navy ships to patrol its fishing waters if tempers flare after a

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