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Sunday, 22 August 2021

BBC News

• Boris Johnson's Irish Sea tunnel vision - roadworthy or pipe dream?A BBC documentary asks how serious is Boris Johnson about a link from Scotland to Northern Ireland?

The Herald

• Revealed: Ministers lose £60m of public funds in bailout of Ferguson MarineMINISTERS have lost over £60m in public money through trying to salvage the shipyard company at the centre of Scotland's ferry-building fiasco, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
• Revealed: Ministers lose £60m of public funds in bailout of Ferguson MarineMINISTERS have lost over £60m in public money through trying to salvage the shipyard company at the centre of Scotland's ferry-building fiasco, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.

Times Online

• Owners face new charge for pets on planes [Subscription]Dublin airport has banned passengers from putting their pets in the hold of an aircraft, which means they must now use a specialist company to transport their animals overseas.
• Time it right to charge your electric car — and travel for 1p a mile [Subscription]Driving an electric car a mile will from tomorrow cost only 1p — a third of the price of boiling the kettle.

Daily Record

• Scottish Government lost £35m following collapse of shipbuilding yardA report from administrators has revealed the eye-watering blow for taxpayers as part of a process to nationalise the defunct ferry builder.
• Car cloning SPT boss oversaw tax-payer funded contracts to firm he became director ofGordon Maclennan was forced to quit his £153,000-a-year job as CEO of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) on Friday after this paper caught him ­driving an illegal cloned VW Passat.

Mail Online

• US helicopters rescued 169 Americans just outside Kabul airport who were  blocked by large crowdThe White House confirmed that the U.S military used three military helicopters to rescue 169 Americans outside Kabul Airport who were unable to get to the gate of the airport.
• Sadiq Khan is spotted using a cavalcade of cars to drive 4.5 miles to walk his dogThe politician was seen being driven with his wife Saadiya and dog Luna in a convoy of three vehicles to Battersea Park to walk his dog. Two days earlier he had criticised car journeys.

Bolton News

• Diamond Bus forced to withdraw services after vandalismA SPATE of vandal attacks forced the cancellation of bus services to and from Bolton.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Flooding blocks train lines affecting Bradford Forster SquareFLOODING has stopped trains running between Bradford Forster Square and Ilkley.

Bristol Live

• Trams vs bendy buses: The debate over Bristol's mass transit plansThe bendy Glider bus has been cited as an option — but trams are not being ruled out
• M32 flooded and blocked both ways after 10-hour Met Office rain warning - live updatesThe motorway after forecastsers warned to expect disruption

London Evening Standard

• Raab under renewed pressure as evacuation situation at Kabul airport worsensThe US embassy in Afghanistan is recommending citizens avoid travelling to the airfield ‘because of potential security threats’.

Northern Echo

• Fury as roadworks in Middleton St George subject to yet MORE delaysA DEVELOPER has been accused of false promises to residents after work to complete a road hit the stumbling blocks again.

The York Press

• Row over York Station exit closuresRAIL users are hitting out over a decision to close an exit to York railway station late at night.

Cambridge News

• No Cambridge to Peterborough trains until Monday at leastThe line between Ely and Peterborough has been closed since a collision between a freight train and a tractor on Thursday (August 19)

Leeds Live

• Leeds leg of HS2 to be 'axed imminently' over catastrophic costsHS2’s costs have ballooned from £32.7billion when the project was approved in 2012 to £107.7bn.
• Live Ferrybridge Power Station demolition as M62 and surrounding roads closedIt will be a landmark moment as the historic power station is pulled down

Reading Evening Post

• Heathrow Airport: When is the next travel review and the 50 changes to rules since start of pandemicThe green, amber and red lists could be adjusted again
• M4 traffic: Weekend closure causing delays in BerkshireDelays of up to an hour are reported and surrounding routes are also busy

Other Regional Press

• Delays warning as buses left with 'no drivers'Buses in a part of Kent are experiencing long delays due to having "no drivers", it has been revealed.
• Cycling cafe to open on former bus depot siteCyclists will be able to visit a new cafe on a former bus depot site after plans were approved by a council.

Other News Sources

• Gatwick and Heathrow: 12 key travel list questions ahead of the next green, amber and red reviewThe next review of the travel lists are due this week
• Govia Thameslink to add 200 more trains to network every weekday with Redhill and Gatwick routes affectedSome individual routes will see a reduction as Govia Thameslink says it is targeting the services most needed

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