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Tuesday, 20 April 2021

BBC News

• Stonehaven derailment: Driver was told 'everything fine' for normal speedThe driver was only four seconds from impact before the debris could be seen and the emergency brake was too late, a report says.
• Brexit: Dublin Port trade down 15% compared to last yearTrade in goods between Ireland and GB is now more difficult due to Brexit-induced checks.
• Car insurance sees biggest price drop in six yearsThe average cost of car insurance has fallen by £87 in 12 months, according to new data.

The Guardian

• Carbon emissions to soar in 2021 by second highest rate in historyCarbon dioxide emissions are forecast to jump this year by the second biggest annual rise in history, as global economies pour stimulus cash into fossil fuels in the recovery from the Covid-19 recession.

The Scotsman

• Edinburgh's Menzies Aviation hails 'one of most significant wins' in history of cargo businessMenzies Aviation has hailed a five-year contract at a major US airport as “one of the most significant wins” in the history of its cargo business.

The Telegraph

• Britain's roads resemble 'surface of the moon', RAC warns [subscription]The RAC revealed it had seen a record rise in pothole-related callouts this winter

Times Online

• Britain is riding a green wave back on to the world stage [subscription]when, in September 2019, the UK was chosen to host the United Nations Cop26 climate change conference, it is fair to say that expectations were low.
• MPs insist on careful review of freeports [subscription]The likely economic impact of eight new “freeports” in England must be properly evaluated by the Treasury, MPs will say today.
• Drainage for Stonehaven rail crash site ‘had not been fully inspected’ [subscription]Poor drainage may have been a cause of the Stonehaven rail disaster that killed three people, accident investigators say.
• Vehicle pothole damage rises by 40% in a yearThe number of cars damaged by potholes has risen by more than a third in a year, prompting criticism that roads resemble the “surface of the moon”.
• Covid paperwork will be linked to passports under plans to speed up travel this summer [subscription]Holidaymakers will have their coronavirus paperwork digitally linked to their passports under Border Force plans to cut lengthy queues by the middle of the summer.

City AM

• Rail union gears up for strike action amid fears of 10,000 job cutsThe UK’s rail union is preparing for industrial action over fears that thousands of rail workers lose their jobs in the coming months.
• United Airlines dives to $2.4bn loss as fuel prices soarUnited Airlines plunged to a $2.4bn adjusted loss for the first quarter of the year, dragged down by a plunge The post United Airlines dives to $2.4bn loss as fuel prices soar appeared first on CityAM.

Sky News

• Potholes: UK's roads like 'the surface of the moon', after record rise in breakdowns, RAC saysSome are in a "desperate state", the firm says, and councils may be "patching up potholes rather than fixing them properly".

Birmingham Post

• M3 wins West Midlands Metro campaign briefAdvertising agency has been appointed for two-year project which will support recruitment drive

Bolton News

• Bolton taxi drivers call for CCTV after spate of attacksTAXI drivers are growing more worried over the number of attacks they are facing behind the wheel and are calling for more action to be taken to protect them.

Yorkshire Post

• Pothole hotline needed as damage to cars soars – The Yorkshire Post saysIT is nearly 30 years since John Major instigated the ‘cones hotline’ to enable exasperated motorists to report locations where roads were being unnecessarily blocked.

Cambridge News

• The 'toilet roll' roundabout near Cambs with an unfortunate nicknameSome think the sculpture resembles an unfurling roll of Andrex
• New dual carriageway planned between Peterborough villagesHighways England's plan to better connect Peterborough and Norwich is through to the next stage

Hull Daily Mail

• Record rise in pothole-related breakdowns on UK roadsA record rise in pothole-related breakdowns on UK roads has been recorded.

Other Regional Press

• London Mayor candidates speak out against Heathrow expansionThe four leading candidates running to be Mayor of London have unanimously opposed the expansion of Heathrow Airport. Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Sian Berry and Luisa Porritt have all spoken out against plans to add a third runway.

New Civil Engineer

• Northumberland line station to be axed in Project Speed cutsA proposed station on the planned Northumberland rail line between Newcastle and Ashington is likely to be axed as part of the Project Speed drive to cut costs.
• Carillion’s ‘French drain’ at centre of fatal Stonehaven derailment probeThe construction and maintenance of a nearby drainage system is under review as part of the investigation into the Stonehaven rail tragedy which killed three people in August 2020.
• How Britain could upgrade its rail network to replace domestic flightsBritain should “think along the same lines” as German and French transport planners who are aiming to drive a shift from domestic flights to rail, according to Expedition Engineering director Alistair Lenczner.

Other News Sources

• Reduced rail services from Weymouth to London WaterlooCUTS to summer rail services between Weymouth and Waterloo will do little for the area’s economy as it struggles out of pandemic.