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Sunday, 20 March 2022

BBC News

• P&O treatment of workers a disgrace says Sir Jeffrey DonaldsonThe DUP leader says his party will do

The Guardian

• Car-free Sundays? IEA sets out 10-point plan to reduce global oil demandEnergy watchdog says measures could help cut oil usage by 2.7m barrels a day within four monthsDriving more slowly, turning down the air-conditioning, car free Sundays and working from home should be adopted as emergency measures to reduce the global demand for oil, according to a 10-point plan from the International Energy Agency (IEA).Such measures and changes to consumer behaviour would allow the world to cut its oil usage by 2.7m barrels per day (bpd) within four months equivalent to more than half of Russia's exports the global energy watchdog said.

The Telegraph

• Baggage and flight chaos for British Airways passengers at Heathrow

Times Online

• Ministers face a rough ride over catalogue of CalMac ferry blundersRepeated design changes, poor decision making, a now-nationalised yard lacking experience, sub-standard work, government interference and Covid have all been identified as factors in Glen Sannox, earmarked for the Arran crossing, and an unnamed sister vessel being about five years late and costing more than double the original £97 million contract. Despite ministerial assurances, there are doubts that either vessel will ever come into service.
• Rail industry set for union clash over jobs [subscription]Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, said the Treasury was piling pressure on train operating companies to tackle a bloated workforce, setting up a clash with unions as the sector moves to new contracts between the government and rail firms.

City AM

• Shell hopes to woo regulator with fresh plans for major North Sea gas fieldShell has revived its efforts to develop a major North Sea gas field after previous attempts were shut down by regulators over environmental concerns. The fossil fuel firm has published an amended plan for the development of the Jackdaw field,  at the Shearwater hub in the central North Sea. It is hoping to launch production [...] The post Shell hopes to woo regulator with fresh plans for major North Sea gas field appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Record

• Transport chiefs throw money behind £3.8m worth of Renfrewshire projectsBosses at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport have ploughed £3.8 million into Renfrewshire projects in the past five years.

The York Press

• Train operators offer free travel for Ukrainian arrivalsTRAIN operators are working together to provide support to Ukrainian arrivals by offering free onward travel to their final destinations in Britain.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• No trams on Sunday as West Midlands Metro suspension is extended across whole weekendNo trams will run between Wolverhampton and Birmingham on Sunday after the West Midlands Metro suspension was extended.

Kent Online

• End of the line for historic Sheppey dockyard railway at Blue TownHalf of residents on the Isle of Sheppey are celebrating now that unwary cyclists will no longer run the risk of being thrown into the path of thundering lorries.

Other Regional Press

• Harrogate transport boss 'confident' over funding for park and ride trial and more electric busesThe transport boss for Harrogate says he is "confident" that the town will still be able to trial a park and ride service and get dozens more electric buses despite government funding cuts.
• Group set up to review transportA panel of independent commissioners will recommend how to build a sustainable and integrated transport system for north Wales.
• Bluestar offering people chance to retain as bus driversSOUTHAMPTON women over 50 who have been left unemployed due to the pandemic are being encouraged to retrain as bus drivers.
• Solar panels electricity for Oxford Bus CompanyOxford Bus Company has produced one million kilowatt hours of green electricity from solar panel arrays at its depots.
• Train passengers in Yorkshire told not to travel on Sunday as rail union set to strikeThis will be the sixth strike by Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union
• We took the train from one side of Yorkshire to the other and could have got to London quickerIf you ever travel from Todmorden to Scarborough by train be prepared to wait

Rail Advent

• GB Railfreight and Porterbrook announce production of 50 new wagonsGB Railfreight (GBRf) and rolling stock company Porterbrook have announced the production of 50 new Greenbrier box wagons because of sharp growth in demand for rail freight.

Other News Sources

• Plans for Wellington train station to be led by Network RailEFFORTS to restore Wellington’s railway services will now be spearheaded by Network Rail rather than the local authority, councillors have agreed.
• Bus travel discount aims to tempt drivers into trying public transportDRIVERS can switch to travelling by bus for half the cost of regular weekly tickets.
• 'Reckless' rural speed limits to be slashed in Surrey with 60mph roads reduced in Waverley, Guildford and Mole ValleyReducing limits on 60mph roads will cut collisions and casualties, councillors were told
• The Net Zero Business podcast: Talking EVs with Evri and E.ON UK In response to the accelerated pace at which corporates are setting net-zero targetsd, edie's monthly Net-Zero Business podcast was created. Up next, we talk low-carbon fleets with Evri and E.ON UK.