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Sunday, 24 October 2021

BBC News

• Scottish government 'perplexed' at RMT over ScotRail strikeThe Scottish government says the union is
• COP26: Disruption forecast in Glasgow as busy roads begin to closeKey routes near the SEC in Glasgow will close over the weekend and some commuters are expecting
• Budget 2021: English city regions to get £6.9bn for public transportThe chancellor will announce increased funding for tram, train and bus services in England.

Financial Times

• Airbus blasted by leasing companies over plans to lift jet production Avolon and AerCap warn aircraft maker’s ambitions are not justified by demand as industry emerges from pandemic

The Herald

• COP26 Glasgow: Traffic, travel, strikes and businesses prepareWith just a week until the COP26 summit, preparations are intensifying as Glasgow prepares to welcome up to 30,000 people for the UN climate change conference.
• High-powered ScotGov-formed ferry advisory group fails to meet for two years as lifeline services wiltA SCOTTISH Government formed group set up to advise on key issues affecting lifeline island services in Scotland has not met for two years despite the nation's ongoing ferry fiasco, it has emerged.

The Independent

• New rule comes in for holidaymakers to use lateral flow tests instead of PCRRule change comes just in time for half-term holidays

Times Online

• Retrofits making some diesel buses even dirtier [Subscription]A pollution-busting technology fitted to older vehicles is not without flaws, Scottish transport officials admit
• Motorists to be driven from city centres in Scotland under plan to cut emissions [Subscription]Scottish motorists face the prospect of tight restrictions on where they are allowed to drive, under plans to cut emissions drawn up by advisers to the SNP government.
• Hydrogen cars and boilers spark hopes of a green revolution [Subscription]Prettau is as picture perfect as the Alps can be. The hamlet in northern Italy sits in a concertina landscape of mountains. Cliffs plunge into the lush green valley below, where houses cluster around a white church. In the middle of the village is a 300-year-old chalet that would not look out of place on the lid of a chocolate box. Yet the home’s rustic charm belies a very modern experiment: it is hooked up to an innovative hydrogen-power battery, which keeps the lights on when Prettau’s local network falls off.

City AM

• Car reliance hits 15-year high as Londoners commute less and switch to drivingReliance on cars has reached a 15-year high despite a drop in commuting, according to a new survey. More than The post Car reliance hits 15-year high as Londoners commute less and switch to driving appeared first on CityAM.
• Sunak set to hike long-haul flight costs through air passenger duty Budget 'overhaul'Chancellor Rishi Sunak is plotting an air passenger duty hike for flights to long-haul destinations like Australia, Japan and South The post Sunak set to hike long-haul flight costs through air passenger duty Budget 'overhaul' appeared first on CityAM.
• Transport, research and skills: £20bn of investments announced ahead of BudgetWhen Rishi Sunak delivers his second Budget in a year this Wednesday, there may not be many surprises left after The post Transport, research and skills: £20bn of investments announced ahead of Budget appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Record

• Glasgow TUI protest planned as holiday giant allows charter flights to be used for deportationsA demonstration will take place this afternoon outside TUI offices in Gordon Street, Glasgow.

Mail Online

• Heathrow's flying taxis will shuttle passengers between UK citiesPassengers arriving at Heathrow could take an electric air 'taxi' to London's Canary Wharf in just 13 minutes for about £50 per passenger. A Uber journey costs £46.

The Mirror

• Fully jabbed arrivals in England can take lateral flow instead of PCR from todayFrom 4am today fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving from countries not on the red list can use a lateral flow test on or before day two of their arrival in England

This is Money

• Flying taxis set to shuttle passengers from HeathrowPassengers arriving at the airport could take an electric air 'taxi' to London's Canary Wharf in just 13 minutes for around £50 per passenger

Sky News

• 'They're leaving in droves': UK faces bus driver shortage as HGV industry offers better payA shortage of bus drivers in the UK is being caused by better pay being offered to drive HGVs, according to a union.
• Travel rules relaxed as cheaper lateral flow tests replace PCRs from todayCoronavirus travel rules have been relaxed for those returning to England, allowing fully vaccinated holidaymakers to take cheaper lateral flow tests instead of PCRs.

Birmingham Post

• £800m plan aims to revolutionise bus travel in the North EastBus operators would make "commercial compromises" if the plan gets the go-ahead, the new plan says

Bristol Live

• Travellers no longer require expensive PCR tests from todayCheaper lateral flow tests will be available instead

London Evening Standard

• What to expect from Sunak's £20 billion Budget The Chancellor is also expected to preach the importance of having strong public finances.
• Billions to be handed to metro mayors to deliver transport overhaulThe investment will be confirmed at the Budget and spending review next week.

Northern Echo

• Go North East drivers in County Durham and Tyne & Wear could end up on strikeA BUS company which was accused of

The York Press

• Works set to start at Malton Road junction in YorkDRIVERS are being reminded that works are set to get underway on a main route in to York.

Get Surrey

• Final decision on M25/A3 Wisley upgrade delayed again to allow further consideration of 'environmental matters'It is the third time the decision on the proposed multi-million pound scheme has been pushed back

Reading Evening Post

• Heathrow Airport: Passengers could need booster jabs to go on holiday next yearCare Minister Gillian Keegan said the definition of "fully vaccinated" could evolve to meaning three doses

Other Regional Press

• Station plans welcomed by Hartlepool businesses - who urge 'any measures' to improve footfallThere's plans to reinstate a platform at the busy station before summer 2023
• Huge DVLA rule changes set to benefit motorists on camping holidaysDrivers looking to tow a caravan or trailer could see big differences next month

Other News Sources

• £6.9bn to be unveiled for public transport in next week's BudgetEnglish regions will be given a total of almost seven billion pounds to improve urban transport, to be unveiled in next week's Budget.

EIN News Subscription

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