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Moscow metro hires first female train drivers in modern history
The Moscow metro has hired female drivers for the first time in its recent history, following changes in Russian legislation prohibiting women from many professions.
UK expats travelling to Spain 'barred' from flight as ID documents not valid post-Brexit
BRITONS living in Spain have been refused entry to Spain-bound flights by airline staff, even though both countries have agreed travel for residents remains unaffected amid Brexit and coronavirus measures.
Investors back extra runway at Gatwick
Gatwick will now develop the planning application for the project, including environmental surveys, and hopes to launch a public consultation in the summer.
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- Fiat Chrysler and PSA merger faces final hurdleThe deal will create the world's fourth biggest car maker and lead to major savings for the new group.
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- European airlines demand cuts to landing feesRyanair and Wizz Air want discounts but airports warn they would be unsustainable
The Guardian
- Moscow metro hires first female train drivers in modern historyThe Moscow metro has hired female drivers for the first time in its recent history, following changes in Russian legislation prohibiting women from many professions.
- Tesla almost hits 500,000-car delivery target for 2020 despite pandemicTesla reported record deliveries of its electric cars in the last three months of 2020, coming within a whisker of achieving the half-million target for the year set by its chief executive, Elon Musk.
- UK carmakers have three years to source local electric car batteriesUK carmakers face a three-year scramble to source electric car batteries locally or from the EU to avoid tariffs on exports following the Brexit free trade deal, according to industry analysts.
- US aircraft carrier stays in Gulf after Pentagon claims Iranian 'threats' against TrumpPentagon reverses decision to pull USS Nimitz out of Persian Gulf after recent threats issued by Iranian leaders. The United States has reversed a decision to bring an aircraft carrier home from the Persian Gulf, with the Pentagon saying that due to 'recent threats' by Iran the USS Nimitz would stay in position. The Nimitz has been patrolling Gulf waters since late November. In a statement issued on 31 December the acting US defence secretary, Christopher C Miller, had ordered the vessel to transit directly home to complete a nearly 10-month deployment.
The Herald
- Ex-Ferguson Marine shipyard bosses damaging lost orders and "highly irregular" actions of Scots ministersFORMER management of the shipyard at the centre of Scotland’s ferry-building fiasco have said ministers have lost millions of pounds of valuable orders – projects with “huge opportunities lost” – while condemning “highly irregular” actions which created a secret pathway to nationalisation.
Times Online
- ‘Not enough military pilots’ to maintain airborne security [Subscription]The Department of Defence has been told that the number of pilots available in the Air Corps is below the “critical mass” needed for airborne security, new records show.
- Tesla comes in just short of half a million output target [Subscription]Just under half a million electric cars were delivered by Tesla last year, exceeding analysts’ expectations but falling just shy of the company’s own targets.
- Expats turned away from Spain flights after paperwork confusion [Subscription]British expats trying to return home to Spain have been barred from flights after post-Brexit confusion about the residency documents needed for travel.
- £100 million Brexit boost to revive UK fishing fleet [Subscription]Ministers are preparing the details of a £100 million package to rebuild Britain’s fishing fleet, enabling it to take on new quotas as they are relinquished by the European Union.
City AM
- On track: First passenger trains run on Northern line Tube extensionThe extension to the Northern line came a step closer to completion over the Christmas period as the first passenger The post On track: First passenger trains run on Northern line Tube extension appeared first on CityAM.
Daily Express
- UK expats travelling to Spain 'barred' from flight as ID documents not valid post-BrexitBRITONS living in Spain have been refused entry to Spain-bound flights by airline staff, even though both countries have agreed travel for residents remains unaffected amid Brexit and coronavirus measures.
Daily Record
- Cops warn drivers after car mats with nails in them are left on Scots roadOfficers appealed for information about the discovery which left locals shocked.
Mail Online
- Kent is region with 'most dangerous roads' as 3,844 were killed or seriously injured in five yearsAccording to the latest research, 3,844, people were killed or seriously injured on Kent's roads between 2015 and 2019, closely followed by Essex and Hampshire with 3,770 and 3,561 respectively.
- Stowaway who survived 5,600-mile flight clinging to jumbo jet from Africa to Heathrow has got asylumA stowaway who clung to the undercarriage of a jumbo jet and survived an 11-hour, 5,639-mile flight from South Africa to London has spoken for the first time of his terrifying journey.
- The London Underground stations that are the best value for homebuyersThe Metropolitan line had the cheapest average house price of any tube line, with homes in Uxbridge as low as £292,429 and in Hillingdon reaching an affordable £374,895.
This is Money
- Investors back extra runway at GatwickGatwick will now develop the planning application for the project, including environmental surveys, and hopes to launch a public consultation in the summer.
Sky News
- British expats 'barred from boarding flight as ID documents not valid post-Brexit'A number of British expats hoping to return to their homes in Spain say they have been stopped from boarding their flight at Heathrow Airport.
Belfast Telegraph
- Legal loophole lets 10,000 speeders in Northern Ireland escape punishmentAlmost 10,000 motorists caught speeding on Northern Ireland's roads in the past three years avoided punishment because of a loophole in the law.
Birmingham Post
- Stena Line boss 'relatively positive' on Day One of Brexit but says true test yet to comeHead of UK Port Authorities at Stena Line Ian Davies says smooth start as handful of trucks turned away
- Latest on proposed tram line to East Midlands AirportTram link included in planned £800 million property scheme nearby
Bristol Live
- How the legal fight on Bristol Airport's expansion will play outCampaigners have raised thousands to bolster North Somerset Council's position
- Busy Bristol commuter route to close for five daysThe B3128 at Long Ashton will close to allow drainage work to be carried out
The York Press
- Major delays expected as Wigginton Road junction works start DRIVERS are being reminded to expect long delays as work gets underway on a major road junction in York from today (January 4).
Other Regional Press
- The cheek of it! Cyclists chafe at bum deal on Brexit bike saddlesGreat British bottoms are at risk after being slapped with Brexit bureaucracy on bike saddles, it has emerged. Brooks England, makers of hand-crafted leather bicycle saddles, have had to suspend all new orders for seats from British cyclists, despite their saddles being made at their factory in Smethwick, West Midlands.
- The key Dorset roads that will be repaired across county this JanuaryMULTIPLE roads will be repaired across Dorset in January with some routes set to be partially closed or shut.
Other News Sources
- Region leaders demand end to broken promises on transport investmentThe West Yorkshire Combined Authority has called on the Government to break the cycle of broken promises to the region and give certainty over future rail investment.
- Peugeot, Fiat merger to be sealed by shareholdersThe shareholders of France's PSA and US-Italian rival Fiat Chrysler are expected to approve their merger on Monday (4 January), creating the world's fourth-biggest automaker by volume, Stellantis.
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- U.S. Air Travel Hits Pandemic High, Raising Fears of Another Case SurgeU.S. officials are considering giving people half-doses of Moderna’s vaccine, with one saying that could double vaccinations without compromising immunity. India has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and a local version.
- British Airways denies boarding to UK residents of Spain at HeathrowOn the first weekend since the Brexit transition phase ended, UK residents of Spain seeking to return to their homes have been wrongly turned away by British Airways staff at Heathrow as they prepared to fly home.
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