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Sunday, 03 April 2022

BBC News

• Cambrian Line rail services to restart after flood repairsStorm Franklin damaged tracks and dumped three tonnes of debris on the line.
• Plane crashes into block of flats near Bicester, OxfordshireAn eye witness describes seeing the pilot's parachute opening, before the aircraft nose-dived.
• Manchester Airport: More delays blamed on lack of staffA lack of staff and surging demand are blamed for long baggage queues for arrivals.
• Diesel delivery highlights UK dependence on RussiaRussia supplies nearly a fifth of UK diesel - the UK says it will stop imports by the end of the year.

Financial Times

• Tesla’s vehicle deliveries rose despite ’exceptionally difficult’ quarterUS electric car producer bucks trend of carmakers reporting lower sales on supply shortages
• Electric vehicle start-ups face their toughest challenge: making cars Investors have bet heavily hoping to find the next Tesla, but many EV groups are struggling to make the production process work
• Electric bikes: battery technology changes proposition for two-wheelersSales and venture capital investment will accelerate as quality and reliability improve

The Guardian

• Rescuers search for light aircraft with two onboard missing in ChannelP-28 plane took off from airfield in Warwickshire and was bound for Le Touquet in northern FranceRescue teams have carried out a search in the Channel after a plane flying from the UK with two people onboard went missing.The French coastguard told Sky News the aircraft is the “subject of a worrying disappearance” and a search for the plane was carried out “all afternoon”. Continue reading...
• Light aircraft destroyed after crashing into property in OxfordshireThe plane crashed in Upper Heyford near Bicester soon after midday on SaturdayA small plane has been destroyed and the pilot injured after crashing into a block of flats in Oxfordshire, emergency services have said.Oxfordshire fire and rescue service said it arrived at the scene of the collision in Upper Heyford, near Bicester, at 12.18pm on Saturday. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Taxpayers lose £80m after ministers' gave £100m carrot to ensure ferries deal went to Ferguson MarineTAXPAYERS have lost over £80m after ministers provided a £106m special incentive to ensure that a ferry fiasco contract could go through without the normal financial safeguards, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
• Scotland's road haulage industry caught in a ’perfect storm’THESE are exceptional and testing times as various factors have combined to create greater levels of volatility in all aspects of the road haulage industry than most of us have ever seen.

The Independent

• Plane destroyed and pilot injured after crashing into unoccupied block of flatsOxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service shared a photograph of the crash while the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched an investigation.
• Traffic chaos at Port of Dover eases slightly, though delays likely to continueGridlocked roads in the area on Saturday were caused by disruption to cross-Channel ferries and bad weather.

Times Online

• The Sunday Times view: Delays show Dublin airport is unprepared for the long haul [subscription]A record 32.9 million passengers passed through Dublin airport in 2019, making it the fifth largest airport in Europe for transatlantic connectivity. It supported 130,000 jobs and contributed €9.8 billion in gross value added to the Irish economy. This was a 4 per cent increase in passenger numbers on the previous year, and the ninth consecutive year of passenger growth. It was an extraordinary achievement by any standards.
• New ferries ’will be worse for climate’ [subscription]The Ferguson ferry fiasco has taken another turn for the worse after an environmental think tank criticised the Scottish government for building vessels powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
• Toyota threatens to pull out of UK manufacturing over net-zero plans [subscription]Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, has warned Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, that it may cease manufacturing in Britain after 30 years unless the government waters down its “green” policies mandating a rapid switch to pure electric vehicles.
• Carnival sails into investor row over boss’s $15m pay [subscription]Carnival, the owner of P&O Cruises, Cunard and Princess, is on course for a blazing row with shareholders after the company ripped up its rules on pay to award its chief executive a $15 million (£11.4 million) bonus.
• The self-driving cars are coming — and they’ll flash you an emoji [subscription]Whether it is the flick of a hand to say thank you, or swearing at the window in frustration, communicating with others on the road is no easy task.

City AM

• Not just electric cars: Super SOCO and the rise of e-mopedsElectric cars have dominated the discourse around sustainable mobility for some time now. Not only did the UK Government recently pledge to ban the sale of all fuel cars from 2030, but manufacturers have also jumped on the bandwagon and started mass producing electric vehicles.  According to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and [...] The post Not just electric cars: Super SOCO and the rise of e-mopeds appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Express

• Search operations underway as plane crashes into English Channel for 'unknown reason'A PLANE carrying two people has crashed causing a widespread search in the English Channel, a news report has claimed.
• M25 speed trap: Motorists hit by 14 MILLION tickets in 2 years after new cameras installedBRITISH motorists have been slapped with £14million in fines in just two years owing to new speed cameras placed on M25, a news report has claimed.

This is Money

• Cruise giant Carnival in storm over £11m pay dealCarnival's boss Arnold Donald was given a package that could pay out as much as $15million (£11.4million) including a $6million bonus

Sky News

• Long queues at Dover as ferry services to Calais and Dunkirk disrupted by weather and ship shortagesFerry passengers heading to France have faced long queues amid disruption to cross-Channel services from Dover to Calais and Dunkirk.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Exhausted Manchester Airport staff warn queues and delays 'carnage' is only going to get worseBaggage handlers say they’re 'under more stress than ever'

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Chaotic scenes at Manchester Airport as passengers 'jump over barriers' and people fear 'someone will get hurt'The chaos at Manchester Airport has prompted concerns that 'someone will get hurt'

Bucks Free Press

• Little known Tesco petrol station rule sees 'embarrassed' man stopped from filling up cansThe motorist has complained to retail giant Tesco after a staff member threatened to report him to police at a petrol station.

Cambridge News

• A47 project: First stage of major A47 overhaul completed to improve the busy route The Guyhirn junction roundabout is the first stage of six major projects to improve the A47 between Peterborough and Great Yarmouth
• Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2, TUI: Spain's extension of Covid rules to disrupt UK tourists' Easter Holiday plansThere will be restrictions in place in Spain until the end of April
• Drivers unaware of special SOS button in cars that could save your lifeNational Highways is now joining forces with vehicle manufacturers to raise awareness of the tool

Other Regional Press

• Southampton has 'substandard' bridges, RAC Foudation findsSOUTHAMPTON had several substandard bridges unfit for the heaviest vehicles on its roads at the end of 2021.
• Transport changes including Zero Emission Zone will benefit cyclistsRobin Tucker, Co-Chair of the Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel, looks at developments in Oxford after councils introduced a Zero Emission Zone.
• 'Absolute carnage' at Manchester Airport with huge queues, angry passengers and exhausted staffEmployees at Manchester Airport said they were 'under more stress than ever' - and that it would only get worse
• Sign installed to stop 30-year parking headache in Weymouth streetMOVES have finally been made to solve a 30-year issue of buses getting blocked by inconsiderate parking.
• Amazing pictures show military aircraft coming into Birmingham AirportThe RAF Hercules was at Birmingham Airport as part of a training exercise

C.N.N.

• Tesla bucks trend again to report increased car salesTesla once again bucked auto industry trend and reported an increase in car sales, despite the shortages of computer chips and other logistical woes that have forced other carmakers to significantly scale back production.

Other News Sources

• A49 closures in Hereford: drivers face four weeks of disruptionTHE A49 in Hereford will be closed overnight from Sunday, National Highways, which manages the trunk road, has said.
• Switching to an electric vehicle can help save you over £3k per yearThere are a number of benefits to switching over to an electric vehicle if you are looking to save some money.

EIN News Subscription

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