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Saturday, 26 February 2022

BBC News

• 'The smell disappears' from nappies used for roadsThe pilot could lead to fewer nappies being thrown into landfill.
• Nappies added to roads 'doubles life of surfaces'The trial may help tackle the waste issue, with 140 million disposable nappies used in Wales a year.
• Covid-19: London public transport bailout extended by four monthsAnother government funding extension is agreed to keep public transport running in the capital.
• Russia bans British airlines from its airspaceRussia says the move is a response to the UK's 'unfriendly' decision to ban Aeroflot from the UK.
• IT problems cause BA cancellations and delays at HeathrowBA apologises to customers for what it said had been a

Financial Times

• Volkswagen idles two German plants as supplies from Ukraine run dryCarmaker will halt production after failing to obtain electrical wiring from a Ukrainian supplier
• UK airline recovery dealt a blow as Russia imposes ban on its airspaceMoscow’s retaliation after Aeroflot is prevented from landing in Britain undermines upbeat forecast from BA owner
• Russia/air travel: avoiding the unfriendly skies now a requirementFears of protracted hostility may reset a number of routes, creating a new crisis for airlines
• London’s transport network given temporary funding settlementMinisters grant TfL additional £200mn as post-pandemic passenger numbers remain low

The Guardian

• Flight cancellations and delays as ’tech issues’ hit British AirwaysAirline says cyber-attack is not responsible for problem affecting its website and airport operations British Airways has said ’significant technical issues’ resulted in a number of flight cancellations and disruption across its operation on Friday.The airline said the problem, which was affecting its website, app and airport operations, had not been caused by a cyber-attack. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Anotov An-225 Mriya: Reports world's largest plane destroyed at Hostomel airportThere are fears the world's largest transport plane has been destroyed during fighting in Ukraine.

The Independent

• British Airways ’running on paper’ after suffering major outageFlights were cancelled and delayed at Heathrow due to what BA described as ’significant technical issues’.
• British Airways flights disrupted at Heathrow after airline suffers ’significant technical issues’Carrier denies problem is linked to cyberattack

Times Online

• Bookings to spark a spending spree at British Airways [subscription]The owner of British Airways is set to soar back into the black this year and buoyant Easter and summer forward bookings will prompt the company to embark on a €3.9 billion spending spree to buy new aircraft to replace its ageing, polluting fleet.
• Russia bans British airlines in retaliation for sanctions [subscription]Virgin Atlantic and British Airways cancel and reroute flights
• Heathrow hit by IT failure as British Airways’ website goes offline [subscription]British Airways’ website went offline last night with passengers reporting chaos at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.

City AM

• EV charging provider EO extends deadline for US SPAC mergerElectric vehicle (EV) charging provider EO Charging has extended the deadline to complete a $675m merger with US special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) First Reserve Sustainable Growth. Sources said that, while the agreement is required to be finalised by 11 March, doubts on whether the company will meet the deadline have emerged, Sky News has [...] The post EV charging provider EO extends deadline for US SPAC merger appeared first on CityAM.

This is Money

• VW creates a new Buzz! Volkswagen reinvents its classic camper vanVW's classic T2 bus has been reincarnated in 21st-century guise as a 'green' fully electric zero-emissions model called the ID Buzz.
• UK car production hits 13-YEAR low as outputs slumped by a fifth in JanuaryIt's the worst opening month of a year for motor manufacturing since 2009, with just 68,790 cars rolling off assembly lines in January 2022.
• Bus and rail operator FirstGroup sees improvement in passenger levelsPassenger volumes on First buses across the country were 'more than 70 per cent' of its pre-pandemic levels in the past couple of months.

Sky News

• British Airways suffers major outage, leading to flight cancellations - but says it wasn't a cyber attackBritish Airways has suffered a major outage, causing several flights to be cancelled and leaving passengers stuck on planes after landing at Heathrow.

Birmingham Mail

• A long walk home - The cars seized by cops and taken out the hands of dangerous driversFrom abandoned bikes and stolen cars to those risking the roads without insurance

Birmingham Post

• Refurbishment of Transport for Wales diesel trains completed ahead of time and under budgetIt is investing £40m upgrading diesel trains on the Wales and Border network
• Aer Lingus notches up another loss but Belfast-to-London shuttle service remains busyDomestic holiday makers saw Aer Lingus's domestic services, which includes the Belfast service, record the highest load factor for parent IAG

Bolton News

• Family buses firm is still really motoring after 50 yearsA WELL-known bus company which started life with just one coach transporting workers to and from Ince B Power Station in Ellesmere Port is now celebrating 50 years of business growth.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Delays and cancellations to Bradford Interchange trainsNETWORK Rail have confirmed why a number of Bradford Interchange trains going to and from Leeds were delayed or cancelled this morning.

Bristol Live

• The M4 Prince of Wales Bridge pictured nearly 30 years ago during constructionArchive images document the extraordinary engineering that spanned the river and mudflats between Bristol and South Wales

Reading Evening Post

• Heathrow Airport: What to do if you had a flight booked with Russian airline AeroflotThe airline has been banned from flying to the UK as part of a number of sanctions against Russia in response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine
• Heathrow Airport: Russia bans UK flights as Aeroflot banned from Britain following Ukraine invasionRussia has banned UK flights after the British Government banned Aeroflot from flying to the country following the invasion of Ukraine
• M4 closures: Motorway shut to traffic near Slough, M25 and Heathrow Airport this weekendThe M4 motorway will be shut throughout the weekend - with traffic set to be busy on surrounding routes
• Heathrow Airport: British Airways website down as airline works to resolve 'technical issue'Passengers are unable to check in online and BA has said it is 'working hard to resolve' the issues
• Remembering the day Heathrow Airport almost disappeared into a holeTunnel collapses, sinkholes and buildings crumbling near the runways - 1994 almost brought disaster to Heathrow and a tube line

Other Regional Press

• Road width raises concerns for A361 Hilperton Road cycleway schemeWiltshire and Trowbridge councillor Edward Kirk says he is ’extremely concerned’’about the width of the A361 Hilperton Road following the installation of a new £480,000 cycleway and footpath.
• When will train services return to normal in Oxfordshire?TRAIN services are yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.
• Southampton could see 30 per cent fewer buses without Government helpSOUTHAMPTON could see 30 per cent fewer buses in the city, a local political group has warned.
• Plans to bring UK's first lithium hydroxide plant to Teesside Freeport edge closerThe six-month exclusivity deal - worth £50,000 - means Tees Valley Lithium could establish a facility to process chemicals used in electric vehicles batteries
• Brompton bikes reveals plans for huge factoryBike maker Brompton has revealed plans to move its global headquarters to Kent and build a multi-million pound factory, creating thousands of jobs.
• Dorset's A354 could be getting an electric vehicle charging stationA SECOND electric vehicle charging station could be built on the road between Dorchester and Blandford.

Railnews

• ScotRail reprieves ticket offices for at least two years FRIDAY BRIEFING: ScotRail reprieves ticket offices for at least two years ++ Work to lay double more of Ebbw Vale line to start in April ++ Welsh Class 158 refurbishments completed ++

Other News Sources

• Trains on Hereford route get big refurb to improve comfortPEOPLE who travel from Hereford to Cardiff or Manchester on the train should now be able to in more comfort, Transport for Wales has said.
• Heathrow and Gatwick: Russia bans British airlines from airspaceRussia has said the ban was in response to the UK preventing Russian aircraft from entering UK airspace
• Heathrow and Gatwick Airport: British Airways website down as airline deals with 'technical issues'BA has said it is dealing with a technical issue - while Heathrow Airport has moved to say its own systems are working normally
• Airbus turns to hydrogen to assist zero-emission flight vision Airbus has agreed to a new partnership with engine manufacturers to enable the use of hydrogen in combustion engines, with an overall aim of integrating it into a zero-emission aircraft by 2035.
• Network Rail share progress of Brighton mainline worksTHESE pictures show that major work on the Brighton mainline is well underway, as nine consecutive days of closures come to an end.

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