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Thursday, 17 March 2022

BBC News

• P&O Ferries sacks 800 workers but crew refuse to leave shipsP&O Ferries has sacked 800 seafaring staff with immediate effect, but some crew are defying orders and refusing to leave their ships in protest.
• Tube signs honour Bengali contribution to east LondonThe Bengali language signage has been installed at Whitechapel Station in Tower Hamlets.
• Diesel rises again to hit a record £1.76 a litreRussia's invasion of Ukraine has rocked global oil prices and pushed up the cost of fuel in the UK.

Financial Times

• UK focuses on green tech as it seeks to revive shipbuilding sectorGovernment commits over £200mn to fund research and development in how to cut emissions in shipping

The Guardian

• P&O Ferries halts sailings before ’major announcement’Firm says all ports will experience serious disruption on Thursday as it denies going into liquidation

The Independent

• P&O Ferries: all sailings halted ahead of ’major announcement’The leading ferry firm between Dover and Calais, P&O Ferries, has suspended all its sailings ahead of “a major company announcement”.

The Telegraph

• Live Turmoil at ports as P&O Ferries suspends operations – latest updatesFerry company P&O Ferries has halted operations this morning, leaving ships stranded at ports across the UK pending a “major company announcement” later today.
• British Airways post-9/11 safety procedures gave us a pain in the neck, say pilots

The Mirror

• National Rail's new YouTube channel shows Brits train journeys from drivers' cabsThe National Rail channel launched on YouTube gives high definition views filmed from drivers’ cabs. The footage is set on a nine-hour continuous loop with music

Belfast Telegraph

• Flybe selects Belfast City Airport as its second base of operations in UKAirline Flybe has announced it is to make Belfast City Airport its second main base of operations in the UK.

Birmingham Post

• Return of railway station to town after 60-year wait 'tantalisingly close'The £9m scheme is set to be reviewed by the government

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Leeds Bradford Airport set for summer boost after two years of record low flight numbersLeeds Bradford Airport is hoping 2022 will see a return to normality after two years of the lowest flight and passenger numbers since records began.

Bristol Live

• First Bus passengers fume as buses to Thornbury and Yate axedOne woman says she is considering an early retirement from the NHS due to struggles getting to work on the bus

Wales Online

• 'It's only going to get harder': The taxi drivers desperate for a rise in tariffs to help with soaring fuel costsIt could be the only way to keep many of the local taxi services running

Other Regional Press

• North Somerset Council will not appeal Bristol Airport expansionNorth Somerset Council has decided 'with a heavy heart' not to legally challenge the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to allow Bristol Airport's expansion.
• Bristol Airport expansion appeal set for High CourtA campaign group has lodged an appeal to the High Court against the ruling to allow Bristol Airport's expansion.
• Dorset taxi fares to increase as petrol prices soarDORSET taxi drivers say they can no longer afford to absorb the rising costs of keeping their vehicles on the road.

New Civil Engineer

• Campaigners to challenge Bristol Airport expansion in courtCampaigners opposing the expansion of Bristol Airport will take their fight against the plans to the High Court.
• Transport minister ’concerned’ as HS2 cost pressures rise to £1.7bnThe cost of civils work, designs combined with slow construction progress have pushed HS2’s cost pressures up to a point that has transport minister Andrew Stephenson has admitted that he is “concerned”.

Railway Gazette

• DB Cargo UK trials ’combi-consists’ combining two trains in oneUK: DB Cargo UK is trialling the use of ’combi-consists’ combining two trains to improve efficiency.

Other News Sources

• Council submits bid to bring railways ’home’ to SwindonSwindon Borough Council has submitted what it hopes will be a first class bid in the competition to find the new home of the nation’s railways.
• Virgin Atlantic, KLM, British Airways flight sales to jet off for less this SpringAs Covid travel restrictions continue to ease, more travellers are ready to take to the skies once again.