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Sunday, 14 March 2021

BBC News

• Sheffield: 120-year-old signal box to be demolished in rail upgradeA 120-year-old signal box is being demolished as part of a £23 million rail line upgrade.
• Would you scrap your car for public transport credits?A scheme in the Midlands is encouraging people to scrap their cars to get public transport credits.

Financial Times

• Carnival chief anticipates at least two more tough years for cruise industryArnold Donald admits sector will have to try harder to attract new customers following on-board outbreaks last year
• Nigerian pirates rampage across west African watersShipping industry calls for more action to curb attacks as Gulf of Guinea accounts for majority of world’s kidnapped sailors

The Guardian

• Angel of the North views at risk from road planA £250m scheme to ease congestion on the A1 may blot out the UK’s most recognisable landmark
• Road pollution affects 94% of Britain, study findsExclusive: Roads make up 1% of the country but the pollution produced may harm wildlife everywhere

The Telegraph

• How Branson's dream of taking Virgin Trains to America came off the tracks [subscription]Inside story of how Sir Richard's plan to launch the first privately funded passenger rail service in the US for a century hit the buffers

Times Online

• Forget the Med’s race to reopen — it’s Shapps and his pals who hold the keyGreece, Cyprus and Spain’s overtures are all academic without a thumbs up from the April 12 travel review. And it’s not a done deal

City AM

• Virgin Atlantic set to raise £160m amid ongoing travel restrictionsVirgin Atlantic is in discussions to raise £160m from shareholders and creditors as the airline seeks to shore up its The post Virgin Atlantic set to raise £160m amid ongoing travel restrictions appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• British Airways boss urges Boris Johnson to end 'heart-breaking' restrictions on foreign travelBA chief executive Sean Doyle called for Britons who have been vaccinated to be able to fly along with those who have not had a jab but can demonstrate a negative test result.

The Mirror

• Train derails at station and smashes into bridge causing massive damageThe smash happened in Kirkby, Merseyside, at around 7pm, when 12 passengers were onboard. The driver was being assessed by paramedics in the aftermath of the crash

This is Money

• Are the dangers of e-scooters too high a price to pay?What most people do not know is that it is illegal to ride an e-scooter on a road, pavement, bus lane or even bike lane. Pretty much anywhere in fact, unless you are in a 'trial' area. But this may change.
• Revealed...how EU red tape is robbing our airlines of tradeBritish airlines have lost as much as 70 per cent of their business. Some have been so badly penalised by the EU's response to Brexit rules that they have been forced to move half their operations to Malta.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Councillors claim taxi industry ignored in Clean Air Zone plans COUNCILLORS have claimed Bradford’s taxi industry have been ignored when drawing up the District’s Clean Air Zone proposals.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Ministers warned that extending Abellio's ScotRail franchise would be 'humiliating U-turn'Scottish Labour said any extension of Abellio’s ScotRail operation would amount to a “kick in the teeth for passengers” amid industry speculation the Scottish Government is considering the option.

Lincolnshire Echo

• Massive damage at Kirkby station after train derailment and bridge smashUp to 12 passengers on board the train managed to walk off the Merseyrail service and appear to be uninjured, emergency servicess said

London Evening Standard

• BA urges UK to take ‘leadership’ in resumption of international travelThe airline claimed the UK’s ‘great progress’ in tackling the pandemic means ‘we can pursue this opportunity in a way that others could follow’.
• UK coronavirus live: British Airways to roll out digital vaccine passports British Airways will introduce digital vaccine passports in time for the planned reopening of international travel in May.

Wales Online

• The story of Newport's famous Brynglas Tunnels The Brynglas Tunnels opened in 1967 and were the first of their kind in the UK

Cambridge News

• Villagers 'can't escape the noise' of A14 despite Highways barriersThe Histon and Impington community have taken tree replanting into their own hands

Doncaster Free Press

• Bus and tram fares for under 21s set at 80p across South YorkshireBus and tram fares for young people in South Yorkshire will be set at 80 pence a journey and this will now extend to those up to the age of 21.

North Wales Live

• Train driver taken to hospital after derailment at Kirkby stationThe derailment was caused by the train hitting the buffer stop

Other Regional Press

• Decision time on Southampton airport runway plans A MEETING to discuss plans to extend an airport runway is set to take place this month.
• Stapleford Parish Council argues that light rail is a better option for the Cambridge South East TransportLight rail would be more energy efficient and better for the environment than the £130million off-road busway planned for the Cambridge South East Transport corridor, a parish council has argued.

Train Operators

• Extra trains to help vaccine roll-outGreat Western Railway is providing 17 extra trains a day to Newbury Racecourse to help with the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine.

Other News Sources

• Will Bitcoin Be The Future Of Flying And Aviation?Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, are becoming well established in many industries. So far, though, not so much in aviation, with just limited use from charter firms and a few airlines. But the aviation industry loves new and emerging technology. Challenges remain with Bitcoin, but there is huge potential if airlines (and airports) choose to adopt it.
• Gatwick Airport station set for Easter weekend upgradeGatwick Airport railway station is set for more upgrade works on Easter weekend.
• Bid launched to restore Newcastle's lost rail connection after more than 50 yearsNewcastle is known as the second largest town in England without its own railway station
• Fears that revisions to HS2 construction works could lead to long delay in re-opening of major road from Southam to LeamingtonPotential revisions to the HS2 construction work programme is set to lead to a long delay in re-opening a major road in the Southam area.
• Huge plus is the £40m to get Okehampton to Exeter rail service up and runningRecently the Chancellor delivered his budget. It included £40 million of investment in our constituency for a new passenger rail service between Okehampton and Exeter. The first services, running every two hours, should begin this year and then double to every hour in 2022.