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Sunday, 07 February 2021

BBC News

• Yorkshire floods: Rain leads to road and rail closuresFlooding across Yorkshire has led to cars being stranded, roads closed and rail services disrupted.
• Brexit: Trade unions dispute Larne port threats claimThree trade unions ask a council to withdraw remarks attributed to them about

The Guardian

• US billionaires vie to make space the next business frontierTechnological advances mean taking humans to play among the stars is just one of the aims of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and a host of eager investorsLater this year Jeff Bezos, the first person to have led a business from nothing to a trillion-dollar valuation, will step down from his job as head of Amazon. But as you'd expect from a tech multibillionaire, his eyes are on a potentially bigger prize: outer space. Bezos will be dedicating more time to a space race between entrepreneur rivals that hopes to push the frontiers of society – and commerce – beyond planet Earth.Having completed its 14th mis...

The Herald

• Safety concerns raised weeks before "near disaster" near Hunterston nuclear plantPORT officials were warned about the safety of having two huge oil drilling vessels berthed off the North Ayrshire coast two weeks before one broke free from its moorings threatening a "disaster" near a nuclear plant, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
• Safety concerns raised weeks before "near disaster" near Hunterston nuclear plantPORT officials were warned about the safety of having two huge oil drilling vessels berthed off the North Ayrshire coast two weeks before one broke free from its moorings threatening a "disaster" near a nuclear plant, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
• CalMac examines cuts to journeys after coming under fire for running a full service of empty ferriesSCOTLAND'S biggest ferry operator CalMac is reviewing the need to run a full service of empty ferries during the Covid-19 pandemic, after coming under fire for wasting fuel and damaging the environment - a day after promoting its green credentials

The Telegraph

• Hauliers say exports to European Union are down 68pc since Brexit

Times Online

• Ministers may take over railways [Subscription]The government’s in-house train company could be forced to take over some lines because of a dispute with rail operators over new contracts.
• Rolls-Royce in temporary shutdown [Subscription]Rolls-Royce is to temporarily shut down its factories making jet engines for the first time this summer in a dramatic attempt by the FTSE 100 company to save costs in the midst of the pandemic.
• HS2 protesters create trouble for wildlife [Subscription]Activists camping out in a nature reserve have been accused of harming the animals they set out to protect

Mail Online

• HS2 protester locks himself in tunnel below Euston Square GardensThe Euston demonstrator, known as 'Lazer', attached himself to the bottom of a tunnel using a device made of steel and concrete around his arm.

This is Money

• Save our airports Boris... or risk levelling DOWN to a Little BritainWithout action, this Government will be levelling down and creating a Little Britain rather than a global one, airport bosses say.
• Airport chiefs: We need financial support NOWIn a dramatic intervention, the chief executives of Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester Airports Group warn in an article in The Mail on Sunday that they are losing £50million a week.

Bolton News

• Man arrested at Heathrow charged with terror offences A man arrested at Heathrow Airport has been charged with terrorism offences.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford's worst roads for potholes revealed by readersBRADFORD residents have been sharing the locations of some of the worst potholes in the district, after a period of cold wet weather has exasperated the problem.

Bristol Live

• Car park could have clean air zone 'monopoly'You won't need to pay clean air charge to park there

Manchester Evening News

• The fight over closing streets to cars in Manchester city centreCouncillors, residents and campaign groups are pushing for more roads to be closed to traffic - but is everyone on board?

Northern Echo

• Drivers warn others after being hit with £100 charge at Thinford near Durham MOTORISTS are warning others after being slapped with a £100 charge on an 'unmarked' stretch of road in County Durham.

The York Press

• Work to start on £29m York railway station redevelopment this year THE front of York railway station is set for a major revamp costing nearly £29 million - and work could start on the scheme in months.
• Delays expected as Wigginton Road works start in YorkWORK is set to get underway tomorrow (February 8) on a major road junction in York.
• Bike couriers' plea to ride on pedestrian streets set to be refused CYCLE couriers will NOT be made exempt from rules against cycling on pedestrianised streets in York - despite calls from a union for permits to allow riders to cycle through the city centre.

Reading Evening Post

• Heathrow departures board shows how hard pandemic has hit airportThere are ordinarily around 1,303 flights a day at the airport, but T5 had no flights scheduled for three-and-a-half hours
• Lockdown 3 travel latest as bus services changedMore services have been suspended as more evidence becomes available on travel movements

Other Regional Press

• On Yer Bike: Developers must plan better for cyclists and pedestrians James McNicoll asks developers to think more carefully about cyclists when they are building new homes
• Latest notices issued by councils in Oxfordshire NEW affordable homes, plans for a zebra crossing, and several road closures dominate the latest public notices issued by local authorities in Oxfordshire.
• Travel disruption expected as weather warning extendedTrain services in some areas have been cancelled tomorrow and gritters are to take to the roads ahead of the county's weather warning tonight.
• Storm Darcy has already hit Yorkshire roadsYorkshire roads have been closed over the duration of today as Storm Darcy has brought flooding to the region

Other News Sources

• Transport chief's apology for Fownhope road delays I am extremely annoyed and disappointed about the further delay to the re-opening date of the ownhope Road and I apologise sincerely to the residents of Fownhope and the surrounding areas.
• So why did six decline to vote on crucial Hereford bypass issue? A HEREFORD councillor is asking why six members abstained from voting on the decision to cancel the western bypass and southern link road.

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