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Tuesday, 26 October 2021

BBC News

• Police seize e-scooters being used on roads and pathsIt is illegal to ride an e-scooter in public unless it's part of a government trial.
• Rail prices: Transport for Wales warned over pricing claimsSeventeen rail companies are warned about making misleading pricing claims in adverts.
• Tesla withdraws self-driving beta over software issuesElon Musk says Tesla is rolling back its latest self-driving car software after a series of issues.
• Glider: New route not orange or green issue, Translink saysTranslink says the north Belfast route is a transport-related rather than a political issue.
• ULEZ: London pollution charge zone not enough, campaigners sayThe larger zone, which covers all areas inside the North and South Circular roads, is now in place.
• Bus strike called off after pay deal agreedThe industrial action affecting Stagecoach West Scotland services has been cancelled after a pay offer was accepted by staff.
• Council and rail unions step closer to COP26 strikesRefuse and recycling workers, along with ScotRail staff, could all be taking industrial action during the summit.
• On the Beach accuses Ryanair of market abuseThe online travel agent claims Ryanair is preventing it from making bookings and withholding refunds.
• Tesla surpasses $1 trillion valuation after Hertz orderThe electric carmaker becomes the fifth such company to reach the milestone after its shares rise 12%.

Financial Times

• Jeffrey Sachs: I see no financial obstacles to getting to net zero by 2050With COP26 looming, the expert in sustainable development explains how we can have both decarbonisation and robust growth
• Tesla soars past $1tn in market valueFirst carmaker to reach milestone after major order from Hertz for electric vehicles
• Governments need to fix supply chain crisis, top shipping boss warnsThe head of Ocean Network Express warns that disruption to the global economy could stretch into 2023

The Guardian

• Tesla breaks $1tn valuation barrier after Hertz orders 100,000 vehiclesMilestone comes after firm's Model 3 became first battery-powered electric car to top Europe's monthly sales chart. UK battery gigafactory plans expansion as EV demand soars. Tesla's market value has broken through the $1tn mark for the first time after the US electric car pioneer received an order for 100,000 of its vehicles from the rental company Hertz.
• Blue plaque for Britain's first black train driver unveiled at King's CrossWilston Samuel Jackson, who died in 2018, dedicated his life to railway despite facing racism during career. A blue plaque has been unveiled commemorating Britain's first black train driver at King's Cross station in London.

The Independent

• Lumo: Passengers left behind in low-cost London-Edinburgh train launchThe first northbound passenger service aboard the new low-cost rail link set off from London for Edinburgh three minutes late – and with three disappointed passengers left on platform 10 at King’s Cross station.
• Ports of LA, Long Beach to fine firms over container backlogIn an effort to ease congestion at the nation’s busiest port complex, officials say they will start fining shipping companies whose cargo containers linger for too long at marine terminals

The Telegraph

• Britain's new road rage: how traffic rules are tearing our neighbourhoods apart

Times Online

• Petrol prices hit record high in ‘dark day for motorists’ [subscription]Petrol price hits record of nearly 143p a litre

City AM

• London's hospitality sector to lose £2.3bn as commuter numbers lagThe slower return of commuters aboard trains could cost London’s hospitality sector £2.3bn, warned membership body Rail Delivery Group.

Mail Online

• Drivers facing winter of record fuel prices: Cost of petrol could soar to 150p a litre it is warnedMotoring group RAC has warned drivers they could face a winter of rising fuel prices as petrol hit an all-time high of 142.94p, meaning the cost of filling a family car is £15 more expensive than last year

Birmingham Mail

• First HS2 train from Birmingham to Euston may not depart until 2036The recent launch of the year-long restoration of the Old Curzon Street Railway Station offered a glimpse into the future of high speed rail... but it might take 15 years to get passengers straight into London Euston

Birmingham Post

• Hull Trains to hit record service levels as passengers return after pandemic pausesMid-December will see 94 trains run on the Hull to King's Cross route

London Evening Standard

• ULEZ: Stealth tax to ˜It's a win win- Londoners react to Ultra Low Emission Zone expansionLondoners have given their say on the expansion of the ULEZ which came into force on Monday across the capital.
• Rail commuters making slower return in LondonRail commuters are returning to London at a slower rate than the rest of the country, it emerged on Monday.
• Christmas crisis could be avoided if PM acts now, warn haulage bossesThe HGV sector has said that it faces a shortage of 100,000 drivers, which has already contributed to supply chain disruption

Other Regional Press

• Dorchester West station platform finally gets disabled accessDisabled people and those with buggies will no longer need to go via Weymouth to reach one of the platforms.
• £804m bus revolution planned for North EastAn £804million bid to radically upgrade the North East’s bus services has been unveiled.
• Kirklees Council U-turns over £1.5 billion rail upgrade set to close Huddersfield Railway Station for 30 daysThe council had previously raised an objection regarding concerns over how much disruption residents would face as part of Network Rail's Transpennine Route upgrade

New Civil Engineer

• Network Rail’s Crossrail station works now ‘largely complete’Network Rail’s station works on Crossrail’s western section are now ‘largely complete’ Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild has said.
• 5 bridge strengthening options for National Highways if controversial infilling is reversedNational Highways has assessed five different bridge strengthening techniques should its controversial infilling of a masonry arch bridge in Great Musgrave, Cumbria be reversed.
• HS2 | New Leeds Station to go ahead despite expected cuts to eastern legThe creation of a new train station in Leeds is still part of the government’s plans for High Speed 2 (HS2), despite reports that the eastern leg of the railway will be significantly scaled back.
• HS2 under fire from ‘disappointed’ steel industry for using non-UK approved steelThe UK steel industry has hit out at HS2 Ltd and its contractors for its use of a non-UK approved steel reinforcement fabricator.

Aviation Industry

• AEF Newsletter: Questionable economic case for airport growth and night flightsInsufficient evidence of economic benefits of night flights In September, AEF responded to Part 2 of the Government's consultation on night flight restrictions and wider night noise policy.