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Monday, 01 February 2021

BBC News

• Airbus staff in Flintshire vote on work-hours cut plan to save jobsStaff at the Flintshire wingmaker will find out later if their working week will be reduced by 10%.
• Groundbreaking biofuel rocket could be 'Uber for space'Stardust 1.0 has become the first commercial launch of a rocket powered by bio-derived fuel.
• HS2 underground protest: Activists 'being forced out' of tunnelActivists have burrowed under London's Euston Square Gardens in protest over the HS2 rail project.

The Guardian

• ExxonMobil and Chevron held merger talks in 2020Preliminary meetings could have created world's second biggest oil company amid crude price crisis during pandemic The chief executives of American oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron held preliminary talks in early 2020 to explore combining the two largest US oil producers in what would have been the biggest merger of all time, according to people familiar with the matter.The discussions, which are no longer ongoing, are being seen as having tested the waters for the huge corporate marriage after the coronavirus pandemic shook the world last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. ...

The Telegraph

• Ruling due in Heathrow’s dispute with watchdog over landing fees [subscription]The Civil Aviation Authority is set to reject Heathrow's demand for a £1.7bn hike on passenger and airline levies
• Public 'should be told to consider face masks in some outdoor spaces' [subscription]Scientists urge ministers to draw up stronger messages on wearing of coverings in outdoor areas where people are close together

Birmingham Post

• Humber freeport bid goes to government this week with green growth at its heartEnergy Estuary's submission is described as the most compelling bid for freeport status that the UK government will get to consider
• Developer hits out over M49 junction 'responsibility' Delta Properties owns the land on which the new access road is going to be built

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Robbie Moore backs Leeds Bradford Airport for £8m government grant KEIGHLEY and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has welcomed Leeds Bradford Airport now being able to apply for a Government grant worth up to £8 million.
• Cyclist urges Council to improve road surfaces to get people on bikesA FORMER councillor has again urged a West Yorkshire authority to keep roads in a good repair – a must if it is to achieve a goal of encouraging more people to get on their bikes.

Wales Online

• Heathrow Airport to roll out rapid test trial to prevent spread of new Covid variantsScheme aims to discover how routine testing might be used to help identify and isolate asymptomatic cases of Covid

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Homes plan as part of major development at city airportPlans have been submitted for a sprawling scheme at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport in Bobbington, which will see 112 homes built alongside three new aircraft hangars.

Other Regional Press

• 'It's disappointing': transport groups on Haverstock Hill cycle lanes callTransport groups in Camden say they are “disappointed” with the withdrawal of the Haverstock Hill cycle lane scheme – but campaigners opposed to low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) welcomed the move.
• Warrington councillor says transport cuts 'make no sense'LOCAL politicians have expressed anger after a report suggested the North could miss out on much-needed rail infrastructure because London schemes were going over budget.

C.N.N.

• Homeland Security gives TSA workers authority to enforce Biden's mask mandateThe Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe Biden's transportation mask mandate

New Civil Engineer

• Crossrail engineers leaving for HS2 is ’a big risk’ for London projectCrossrail chief executive Mark Wild has conceded that specialist engineers leaving the project to work on High Speed 2 (HS2) is “a big risk”.
• Former armed forces personnel to work on HS2Ex-armed forces personnel will be supported finding roles on High Speed 2 (HS2) in a collaboration between the project and military programme BuildForce.
• Trans-Pennine tunnel should be droppedPlans for a twin-bore trans-Pennine road tunnel between Sheffield and Manchester should be shelved, according to Transport for the North (TfN).

Other News Sources

• Railway Station plans set for approvalThe proposed transformation of York Railway Station is set to move forward with plans recommended for approval later this week (4 February 2021).
• Thousands call for rethink on approach of East West Rail line into CambridgeThousands of people are calling for a rethink on the approach the new East West Rail line will take into Cambridge.
• Dave Hill: We need a big, clear re-think about transport on London’s streetsThe problems the Streetspace programme has run into provide lessons about how best to make streets greener, safer and more tranquil
• What the last London Underground stations on Central line actually look likeThe Central line is one of London's largest and busiest Underground lines. The line includes 49 stops, crosses boundary Zone 1-6 and is the longest Tube line on the London Underground by some distance.
• Croxley Green: The abandoned railway station hidden in the undergrowth and the plan to revive itWatford is one of the best connected areas in our county. There's the West Coast Main Line into Euston, the Metropolitan and Overground lines also into London and the Abbey line to St Albans.
• Hereford needs an integrated transport system I CONGRATULATE the democratically elected Coalition controlled Council for cooperatively producing an intelligent Transport Strategy, taking into account the needs of the whole population, not only car and lorry drivers.
• Hove trains not stopping at Worthing due to subway flooding EASTBOUND trains are not stopping at Worthing Station due to flooding.