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Sunday, 23 May 2021

BBC News

• Royal Caribbean: We expect all cruise guests to be vaccinatedThe boss of Royal Caribbean wants all passengers to have Covid vaccines before getting on his ships.
• Heathrow Airport to open terminal for 'red list' arrivalsThe airport faced criticism after arrivals from countries with a high Covid risk were made to queue with other passengers.

Financial Times

• Virgin Galactic completes flight in step towards space tourismRichard Branson's company had suffered a series of delays as it competes with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
• EU to target aviation in revamp of fossil-fuel levy Finance ministers back proposal to help meet ambitious carbon-emissions targets

The Herald

• CalMac: Tourism reopening hit by ‘collapse’ of ferriesSCOTTISH tourism leaders have said bookings cancellations because of ferry disruption is costing individual businesses tens of thousands of pounds as a further wave of service call-offs has placed more pressure on the sector’s summer reopening.
• CalMac ferries failure hits islands tourismPRESSURE is mounting on the Scottish Government to do more to address the country’s ferries debacle, as CalMac’s depleted fleet stands out as the cause again of yet more backbreaking costs to Scotland’s islands communities and businesses.
• UK travel: Germany to bar Britons amid Covid variant spreadBritons will be barred from entering Germany after the country’s Public Health Institute designated the UK as an area of concern, following the spread of the new Indian variant.

The Independent

• Virgin Galactic rockets to edge of space in first flight since 2019Company's test run last December was aborted because of technical issues
• India's national carrier says hack leaked data of passengersAir India says personal data of an unspecified number of travelers has been comprised after a company that serves India's national carrier was hacked

The Telegraph

• Grant Shapps says green list for foreign holidays to be expanded soon

Times Online

• UK prepares for ransomware attacks on pipelines [Subscription]Britain’s oil pipeline network came under sustained attack last week. Cyber hackers demanded millions of pounds and threatened to turn off systems that run the country’s fuel network, cutting off petrol stations, airports and hospitals.
• Agenda: Aer Lingus signals more turbulence at Shannon [Subscription]For a time, in the 1980s and 1990s, it seemed as though Ireland’s political centre of gravity was in the midwest. Not any more. Aer Lingus, once the national airline, last week announced the closure of its base at Shannon airport, the national shrine of regional economic policy. It prompted barely a murmur.
• What my electric car nightmare taught me about net zero [Subscription]It wasn’t just that I found myself crawling along the M4 at 50mph, being tailgated by lorries flashing their headlights, after being naive enough to believe the range in my borrowed Nissan Leaf electric car.
• Electric-car charging wars: the battle for our pavements [Subscription]We’ve tripped at the first hurdle in the petrol-free revolution. Neighbours are falling out and, as more of us go green, tensions are set to rise
• Drivers rack up £14m in fines in new cycle zones [Subscription]Unwitting motorists are accidentally straying into new ‘low-traffic neighbourhoods’ — and facing £130 penalties

City AM

• More countries could be added to travel 'green list' soon, says ShappsGrant Shapps has hinted that other countries will be added to the UK’s travel “green list” soon, urging people to The post More countries could be added to travel 'green list' soon, says Shapps appeared first on CityAM.

This is Money

• Trainline to meet Government rail revamp officialsThe plan for a rival to the ticket giant wiped £500million, or more than a quarter, off Trainline's share price. Analysts say Trainline may need to focus on season ticket sales.

Sky News

• Queen visits namesake Royal Navy aircraft carrier ahead of its major military deploymentThe Queen has visited a Royal Navy warship named after her ahead of its deployment to the Indo-Pacific region as the UK deepens its defence partnerships.
• Virgin Galactic rocket ship soars to fringe of space as company aims to offer tourist flightsVirgin Galactic has made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle.

Birmingham Mail

• Brits warned over new Europe driving rules - or your car could be seizedInsurance experts explain the new regulations for driving to Europe - and in Europe - and offer top 10 tips for motoring overseas

Bolton News

• UK travellers to be barred from Germany amid Covid variant spreadBRITONS will soon be barred from entering Germany after the country's Public Health Institute designated the UK as a virus variant area of concern.
• Bolton's other railway that served Great Moor Street station Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in 'Worktown Studies' at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history

Bristol Live

• You can now catch a ferry to scenic riverside Bristol barA visit by boat is the perfect way to spend a sunny afternoon
• Bristol Airport Flyer Express bus service resumes But one service remains suspended
• How letting an ambulance pass could land drivers with £1,000 fineDo it wrong and you could be in trouble

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Statement issued on raising Nicola Faith as survey ship spotted in sea above it The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) will use a specially designed barge to raise the ship from the seabed
• Historic Tall Ship Zebu declared 'wreck' after suffering 'horrendous pounding'The 100ft vessel got into difficulties earlier this month at Holyhead breakwater and endured even more damage after 70mph gales hit the North Wales coast on Thursday and Friday
• The '300 pothole' pockmarked road where school taxi 'refuses' to pick up pupil Sionedd Hughes is pleading with Wrexham Council to repair the 'unnavigable' Circle road at Glyn Train after Ysgol Dinas Bran contracted taxi refused to drive down it
• North Wales taxi boss tried to go green but bid ended in failure - this is whySteve Derby spent close to £50,000 on two MG5 electric cars for his taxi firm Busy Bee in Rhyl

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow terminal for red list arrivals ‘step in the right direction’A former Border Force chief said the move would not be a 'panacea' to delays, amid concern about overcrowding at Britain's largest airport.
• Duke of Cambridge takes to the track in pioneering electric race carWilliam drove a car with a 'Prince William' decal and a British flag.
• Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail after royal visitThe Queen flew onboard to wish the crew well

Bucks Free Press

• Buckinghamshire Council to meet with HS2 officials over 'major concerns'The council will meet with HS2 officials to discuss their 'major concerns' over the proposed design of the Amersham vent shaft.

Reading Evening Post

• The covid tests needed for travel to green, amber and red countriesTravel may have reopened, but passengers still need to be careful

Other Regional Press

• 20 dangerous items all drivers should clean out of their cars immediately Drivers are being warned of 20 items that could pose a serious risk when driving
• Southampton Airport runway application criticised in report SOUTHAMPTON Airport has dismissed as 'misleading' a report that says airport operators have overestimated the benefits of their expansion schemes while downplaying the environmental damage.
• Fury over plan to axe cycle lane across Northam Bridge CAMPAIGNERS got on their bikes today to protest at plans to axe a cycleway in the heart of Southampton.
• Revamp set for A34 thanks to new multi-million-pound contract REPAIRS are set to be made to an Oxford road thanks to a multi-million-pound highways contract.
• Transport in the spotlight in cabinet reshuffleA forced cabinet reshuffle at KCC in light of the recent elections has seen a change at the top for roads and transport.
• A338 Salisbury Road closure will lead to 44-mile diversion MOTORISTS are facing a diversion of more than an hour next week as a main road near Ringwood is closed off.
• Train company launches new class of travelIt promises to be all change on the railways

C.N.N.

• Virgin Galactic launches third successful spaceflightVirgin Galactic's rocket-powered plane, carrying two pilots, soared into the upper atmosphere on its third mission to reach space Saturday morning.
• Queen Elizabeth visits UK's largest warship, as it set sails for South China SeaBritain's Queen Elizabeth visited the country's new aircraft carrier on Saturday, giving the UK's biggest warship a royal sendoff before it leads a flotilla of British, US and Dutch ships to Asian waters on its maiden operational voyage.