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Sunday, 25 April 2021

BBC News

• Cisco says computer chip shortage to last six monthsThe semiconductor shortage is affecting firms from carmakers to smartphone manufacturers.
• Cars deliberately set on fire in Kilmarnock prison car parkThe vehicles were
• Encouraging Muslim women to get on their bikesA London cycling club is set up to teach skills and boost Muslim women's confidence on the road.

Financial Times

• Shipping looks to hydrogen as it seeks to ditch bunker fuel Discord within oil-reliant industry over how to power the workhorses of global trade in the net zero era
• China private jet use soars as economy hits pre-pandemic levelsFlights in country almost double for first three months of 2021 compared to same period two years earlier

The Guardian

• Elon Musk’s SpaceX delivers new crew to International Space StationTech boss 'proud' to be working with space agencies as astronauts begin six-month missionFour astronauts on board Elon Musk's SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft have successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month mission.Frenchman Thomas Pesquet is the first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to fly in the billionaire tech entrepreneur’s space capsule, alongside Nasa’s Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, and Jaxa’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Akihiko Hoshide, who is on his second mission to the space station. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Interview: Lotus boss Matt Windle wants back on pole - with the help of a £2m car [Subscription]Fuelled with Chinese cash, slow-coach Lotus is revving up. Now Matt Windle, its new boss, wants to sell you a ‘hypercar’
• The pothole pimpernels filling in for the council [Subscription]Britain’s worn-out roads are costing drivers thousands in car repairs. Now vigilante residents are taking matters into their own hands
• How can Britain reach net zero carbon emissions? [Subscription]The UK has made a world-leading pledge — but how will we achieve our ambitious target and how will it change the way we eat, heat and travel?
• Sadiq Khan interview: Abandon your cars to clean up the air [Subscription]Thousands of motorists face a £4,500 annual bill to drive in London

The Mirror

• Highways England warned over smart motorways years before 8 fatal deathsEXCLUSIVE: Fears were raised in 2013 by Police and Fire services but since then eight people have lost their lives in nearly 200 accidents, figures show

Birmingham Post

• Airbus secures order as Delta passengers 'ready to reclaim the joy of travel'Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 25 A321neo (New Engine Option) aircraft
• Cruise holidays in UK set to serve up boost for North East businessesHays Travel has taken thousands of calls about cruise holidays and Port of Tyne is seeing unexpected demand from operators

Bolton News

• You could be permitted to travel to up to 30 countries from May 17 Under Boris Johnson's current roadmap out of lockdown travel abroad could be permitted as early as May 17.

London Evening Standard

• SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully docks at International Space StationThe 'recycled' capsule was designed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Northern Echo

• Transport Minister visits Weardale railway to back expansion AN MP has hosted the Minister of State for Transport in North West Durham.
• Disbelief over 30mph limit proposal in remote villageTHOUSANDS of pounds of taxpayers money looks set to be spent halving the speed limit on a no-through road in a remote farming village, despite a study revealing average speeds are already less than the proposed 30mph limit.

North Wales Live

• Drivers could be fined £1,000 for swearing on the road Drivers face a hefty fine and three points on their licence if they succumb to road rage
• Major overnight closure due on the Strand for the next four weeksThe work will start on Monday and mean the southbound section of the road is shut for 11 hours a day

Peterborough Telegraph

• What next for Peterborough’s transport network? Fewer cars and better bus servicesAhead of local elections on May 6, which will see 23 seats on Peterborough City Council being contested, the Peterborough Telegraph is offering party leaders the chance to have their say on some of the biggest issues. This is part 2 of a spotlight on what the city’s transport issues and how each would tackle them...

Other Regional Press

• GWR train named after Captain Sir Tom Moore visiting 100 stops on 101st birthday Great Western Railway will send the Captain Tom Centennial on an epic journey as part of the Captain Tom 100 challenge.
• Car insurance change could mean your policy is invalid - what you need to know The move could make your cover invalid if you don’t know about the new change.
• Stagecoach bus windows smashed by Bicester vandals means bus route could stop 'VANDALISM at its worst' has led to uncertainty about whether a bus service will continue to serve a community.
• Latest roadworks and closures in OxfordshireA SERIES of roads across Oxfordshire will be closed in the coming weeks for varying reasons.
• Convoy of classic cars set to descend on The Esplanade this Sunday A CONVOY of classic cars is set to descend on Weymouth Esplanade this weekend.
• The Dorset streets with the most recorded car crimes AN interactive map shows how many car crimes have been reported across Dorset.
• Capacity of domestic cruises limited to 1,000 passengers New rules announced by the Department for Transport mean MSC Cruises will only be able to use 20% of the 4,888 capacity of its ship Virtuosa.