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Monday, 14 June 2021

BBC News

• Man critically hurt in e-scooter crash with car in WolverhamptonThe 20-year-old suffered a serious head injury in the collision, police say.
• Covid: Cardiff Airport saw biggest drop in passengers in UKIt had a further blow after Aer Lingus' operators Stobart Air went into liquidation on Friday.

Financial Times

• Korean shippers to raise billions of dollars as global trade reboundsShipbuilders and sea freight groups prepare stock listings as demand jumps following Covid-19

The Guardian

• UK airport passenger numbers drop 75% to 74m in 2020The number of passengers travelling through UK airports fell by 223 million last year, an annual decline of 75%, as governments imposed travel bans and restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic.
• Monsters or a must? Venice tussles with return of cruise shipsThe arrival of the MSC Orchestra has rekindled tensions over the pros and cons of the giant vesselsFrom his booth facing the gondola station at St Mark's Square, the photographer Maurizio Torresan is as much a witness to the ebb and flow of Venice's high tides as he is to its tourists.

The Telegraph

• Rename Grant Shapps 'Secretary of State for No Transport', says furious airline chief [subscription]Willie Walsh says travel approach is politically, rather than medically driven, and based on a belief that it will garner votes from public
• Boris Johnson approved HS2 based on 'garbage data', Dominic Cummings says [subscription]Downing Street officials reportedly highlighted the 'absurdities' of the evidence presented to the Prime Minister

Times Online

• Britain must put words into action over emissions, CBI warns [subscription]The director-general of the CBI has urged the government to put its green rhetoric into action so companies can reap the benefits of moving to net zero.
• Air passengers can beat queues with Uber-style private jet service [subscription]Cut-price private jets are being introduced to the UK with the creation of an Uber-style network for luxury travel.
• Ex-vicar’s legal threat casts doubt on smart motorways [subscription]A retired vicar’s threat of legal action has stymied proposals for 19 miles of smart motorway and raised new doubts over the future of the scheme.
• Traffic heavier than before pandemic [subscription]Traffic on British roads is exceeding pre-pandemic levels, fuelled by a reluctance to use public transport and a big rise in internet shopping.

City AM

• Transport for London is ready to herald the return to workWhen the nation entered the first lockdown in March last year, many Londoners put away their Oyster or travel card The post Transport for London is ready to herald the return to work

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Communities call for new cycle and walking path linking two Gwynedd villagesDespite welcoming plans for new multi-use pathways linking both Bethel and Llanrug with Caernarfon, a lack of options linking both villages with each other have prompted calls for a rethink

Northern Echo

• TransPennine rail service extended to Saltburn from ManchesterTEES Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has hailed the news that TransPennine Express is extending its Manchester rail service all the way to Saltburn as a “major victory for local people”.

Wales Online

• Two new train stations planned for Cardiff as city tries to improve public transportNew details have been revealed about major upgrades to public transport in Cardiff including new train stations, express bus services and potential tram routes.
• Irish air operator collapses weeks before starting Cardiff Airport serviceAll 480 staff at the airline have been informed

Cambridge News

• Lucy Frazer sets out opposition to northern route for East West RailCurrently East West Rail's 'preferred' route enters Cambridge via the south, but some have called for a northern option

Other Regional Press

• Plans revealed to connect Rhondda Cynon Taf with north west CardiffSignificant future plans to improve travel connectivity between communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf and north west Cardiff have been announced, following the first stage of a Welsh Government-funded transport study.
• Loughborough secures £17 million to boost economy with better transport links and new jobsA £17 million funding package has been secured to create jobs and boost the economy of Loughborough.
• Momentum grows for re-opening of a train stop at Evanton in Easter RossTHE proposed reopening of a rail stop serving a fast-growing Easter Ross community has stirred excitement amongst locals.
• The plans for 50 new Glasgow subway stations and where they were going to beIt's a common complaint that the Glasgow Subway should be extended - but where would it have gone, if these brilliant plans had been given the green light?

C.N.N.

• Airplane discovered at the bottom of a California lake could be from 1965 crashWorkers testing underwater surveying equipment say they found the wreckage of a small airplane deep underwater in California's Folsom Lake -— and they may have solved a 56-year-old aviation mystery.

New Civil Engineer

• Highways England announces £218M roads investmentMillions of road-users in the east of England are set to enjoy safer, quicker and easier journeys, as Highways England reveals a £218M package of improvements to roads, pavements and bridges across the region over the next 12 months.
• Regional transport bodies should have role in setting rail investment budgetsSub-national transport bodies in England should have a "formal advisory role" in setting rail investment priorities and budgets, according to a new report from transport thinktank Greengauge 21.

Other News Sources

• Brighton city leaders join Bricycles for cycle ride to find issuesCITY leaders rode their bikes across the city to find the problems facing cyclists.