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Sunday, 24 January 2021

BBC News

• Smart motorways are dangerous, says Yorkshire police chiefThe claim comes after a coroner ruled two deaths on the M1 motorway were avoidable.

The Guardian

• Boeing says it will make planes able to fly on 100% biofuel by 2030Aviation giant already staged the world's first commercial flight using 100% biofuel in 2018Boeing says it will begin delivering commercial airplanes capable of flying on 100% biofuel by the end of the decade, calling reducing environmental damage from fossil fuels the “challenge of our lifetime.'Boeing's goal ' which requires advances to jet systems, raising fuel-blending requirements, and safety certification by global regulators – is central to a broader industry target of slashing carbon emissions in half by 2050, the US planemaker said. Continue reading...

The Independent

• US reaffirms Taiwan support after China sends warplanesThe U.S. has reaffirmed support for Taiwan following China's dispatch of warplanes near the island in an apparent attempt to intimidate its democratic government and test American resolve

Times Online

• Government divided over quarantine for foreign travellers [Subscription]The taoiseach is expected to meet resistance from the Fine Gael and Green Party leaders tomorrow to his plan for a five-day hotel quarantine for anyone entering the country without a negative test for Covid-19.
• Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easyGroup grounded by easyJet’s problems [Subscription]EasyJet’s woes have taken their toll on Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easyGroup business, tipping it into a loss.
• French plead for Whitehall’s help to avoid Eurostar ‘catastrophe’ [Subscription]France is piling pressure on the British government to back Eurostar via export credit guarantees, as the cross-Channel operator struggles for survival.
• Travellers from virus hotspots face UK ban [Subscription]Visitors from Covid-hit countries could be forced to pay for their stay in quarantine or be barred from Britain altogether
• Shapps steers Britain towards being first country to allow hands-free driving [Subscription]Britain aims to become the first country to let drivers take their hands off the wheel on motorways. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, is pressing ahead with his ambition to clear the way for driverless cars.

City AM

• Two rail lines closed in 1960s to receive £800m investment boostTwo railway lines closed to passengers more than 50 years ago will be brought back to life with almost £800m The post Two rail lines closed in 1960s to receive £800m investment boost appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials pledge £800millionThe DfT said £760 million will support the next phase of East West Rail to reinstate services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley, Buckinghamshire for the first time since 1968.
• Are pilotless planes the future for domestic flights?British passengers could be flying on aircraft piloted by autonomous systems within the next decade according to an ambitious new scheme being developed by a UK aircraft manufacturer.
• Travellers returning to the UK blast long queues at Heathrow on another day of chaosHundreds of Heathrow Airport travellers - including children and the elderly - waiting in lines with several people not wearing their face coverings properly.
• Boris Johnson will 'force travellers from high-risk Covid countries to quarantine in hotels'Sources said Prime Minister Boris Johnson favours a more targeted approach than making all air passengers quarantine. Travellers from Brazil and South Africa will be escorted to hotels.

The Mirror

• Flight MH370 'could have been shot down by missile by accident', new book claimsThe Malaysia Airlines plane mysteriously vanished from the sky and crashed into the sea with 239 people on board flight MH370 nearly seven years ago

This is Money

• Electric cars will kill off changing gear, so should you ditch manual driving?Aren't automatic cars just for lazy, rubbish drivers? I think not - and with the push for electric, which will spell the death of manual driving anyway, it's time to embrace it.
• Gatwick increases its Government borrowing by £75mAccording to documents seen by us, the latest financing means Gatwick has borrowed £250million under the Bank of England's Covid Corporate Financing Facility scheme.

Birmingham Post

• Rail re-opening projects in South and North East get funding of almost £800mThe next phase of the East West Rail line gets £760m while a project in Northumberland receives £34m
• Devon cliff railway makes another engineering first with ultrafast broadbandProblem-solving engineers install ultrafast broadband at Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway

Bristol Live

• Major project under way inside Temple MeadsPassengers passing through during lockdown will notice some new additions

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Full list of roads and rail services still affected by Storm Christoph floodingThe severe weather system arrived in North Wales earlier this week and led to flooding

Northern Echo

• Trains: £34m for revival of 50-year-old North-East railway line A £34 MILLION investment to reopen a North-East rail route that closed more than 50 years ago has been announced by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
• MPs continue to press for improved junction safety on the A19 THIRSK and Richmond's MPs have stepped up their campaign to secure safety improvements to the A19 in North Yorkshire.

Wales Online

• The impact Brexit is having on the port of HolyheadTraffic through Holyhead port is down by over 50% - but what do businesses think?

North Wales Live

• Liverpool bus routes through city changing from todayOverhaul of road network leads to alterations

Peterborough Telegraph

• City council netted over £428,000 in parking fines last yearPeterborough City Council is revealed to be netting thousands from parking fines.

Reading Evening Post

• Heathrow crowds with no social distancing 'incredibly worrying'Pictures and videos circulated on Twitter and other social media channels showing people crammed together
• Warning for passengers who use Oyster cards on London trains and busesA passenger watchdog has raised concerns about a change to the cards

Other Regional Press

• Secure parking planned to crack down on East Oxford bike theftsNEW 'secure' bicycle parking is being rolled out across East Oxford in a bid to crack down on bike thefts.
• £760m will lay new track for trains to CambridgeA £760m fund will be spent to break ground on a new railway link between Oxford and Cambridge.
• Gritters head out in freezing temperatures that forced road closureTemperatures are set to drop to -2C overnight