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Andy Burnham wants a London-style system for Greater Manchester as part of the levelling up strategy.
Privatisation may be on its knees, but ministers can make a mess of the railways too
Whoever owns the rail companies, they work best when they are under one management with no meddling
Sunday, 03 October 2021
BBC News
- Andy Burnham makes £1bn transport bid for ManchesterAndy Burnham wants a London-style system for Greater Manchester as part of the levelling up strategy.
- Petrol deliveries: Visas for foreign lorry drivers extendedThe government is issuing 300 visas to overseas fuel tanker drivers
- United Airlines CEO: Insisting on vaccines Around 300 of the airline's 67,000 US based staff are yet to comply with the strict Covid policy.
Financial Times
- Military to begin delivering petrol to UK garages from Monday Visa rules for overseas tanker drivers to be loosened amid week-long fuel supply crisis
The Guardian
- Need support levelling up, prime minister? Let Manchester help youLevelling up must be a unifying force so the right towns receive the right resources to help narrow the north-south divide
- Privatisation may be on its knees, but ministers can make a mess of the railways tooWhoever owns the rail companies, they work best when they are under one management with no meddling
The Telegraph
- Drone owners face drink-fly ban [subscripton]Ministers are consulting on new blood and breath alcohol thresholds as part of a planned overhaul of airspace laws
- How Cazoo became Britain's fastest 'unicorn' [subscription]Serial entrepreneur Alex Chesterman aims to continue the success he achieved with past projects LoveFilm and Zoopla with used car website
Times Online
- Speed limit may spell the end of fun, fun, fun on the autobahn [subscription]If Olaf Scholz forms a coalition government, speed limits may be introduced on Germany’s motorways
- Which airlines have fared best in the pandemic? [subscription]Covid-19 has been catastrophic for airlines, but have all suffered equally? With international travel beginning to take off again, we provide a snapshot of the key carriers in the industry
City AM
- Petrol bosses warn fuel shortage is 'getting worse' in London and south-eastFuel shortages are getting worse rather than improving, especially in London and the south-east of England, the chairman of the The post Petrol bosses warn fuel shortage is 'getting worse' in London and south-east appeared first on CityAM.
Mail Online
- Robert Goodwill is asked to get back behind a lorry wheel to help solve the HGV driver shortage Ex-Transport Minister Robert Goodwill, who holds an HGV licence, was surprised this week to find he was being asked to get back behind a lorry wheel and help solve the driver shortage.
- Experts warn fuel crisis is WORSENING amid price hikes that see garages charging almost £3 per litreGarage bosses were charging almost £3 for a litre of petrol amid warnings that motorists could be hit by 5p price rises as the fuel crisis continues to grip London and the South East.
- Half-term holidays here we come! Boris Johnson is set to slash red list 'to just nine' countriesSouth Africa, Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia are among the countries where fully vaccinated travellers will no longer have to stay in quarantine hotels upon their return to the UK.
The Mirror
- Red travel list to be cut from 54 to just nine countries in time for half-term holidaysBoris Johnson is set to announce that the the list of countries on the red list, where quarantine is still required, will be be cut dramatically from 54 to just nine
Birmingham Post
- Work starts on £135m improvement to South West's A303 bottleneckConstruction begins on three-mile stretch of dual carriageway from Sparkford to Ilchester
Daily Post (North Wales)
- North Wales named among UK's most biker friendly placesThe region is officially a hit with motorcyclists after public vote
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Tyne and Wear Metro cancel 13 trains due to driver shortageTrain operator Tyne and Wear Metro have had to cancel 13 trains today (Saturday October 2) due to lack of drivers.
The York Press
- 'Council has NOT given up on road improvements' - transport bossI would like to respond to a couple of points in recent readers’ letters.
Wales Online
- I went to see if people are wearing masks on public transport and in shopsThe legal requirement to wear face coverings is still in place in Wales, but how many people are following it?
Bucks Free Press
- Video shows what the first mile of the HS2 Chilterns tunnel looks likeThe first 2,000 tonne tunnelling machine passed the one mile mark this week during the construction of the first tunnels for the controversial HS2 line underneath the Chiltern hills.
Burnley Express
- East Lancs bus firm warns of cancellations from driver test delaysEAST Lancashire's main bus operator has warned of service cancellations because of a delay in testing its trainee driver.
Other Regional Press
- Revolutionary leaf-busting trains start today preventing autumn rail delays across the West MidlandsTHE SPECIAL fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains have now taken to the tracks across the West Midlands and Chiltern mainline and will be keeping the rails this autumn.
- Network Rail reopens train line from Brighton to HoveTHE train line from Brighton to Hove has officially reopened today following a restoration project.
- More trains set to stop at DunbarMORE trains travelling from Edinburgh to Newcastle will stop off at Dunbar before the end of the year.
- Heathrow Airport: Bracknell MP's frustration at 90 minute waitBracknell's MP got stuck for an hour-and-a-half at Heathrow Airport after the e-gates failed.
- 'They are putting lives in danger and damaging their own cause'The government has taken out another injunction targeting climate protesters who block main roads.
Rail Magazine
- Rail Wellbeing returns to your screensRail Wellbeing Live (RWL) will return in a virtual format on November 17-18.
Other News Sources
- Passengers on new London train face pollution 13x worse than busiest roadsSome new trains in London have 13 times higher pollution levels onboard than one of the busiest roads in the capital.
- 'Barrow looked on with envy' - MP Simon Fell speech on 175 years of Furness LineA SHORT ceremony was held at Barrow railway station to mark a special anniversary.
- Network Rail reopens train line from Brighton to HoveTHE train line from Brighton to Hove has officially reopened today following a restoration project.
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