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Monday, 06 June 2022

BBC News

• Tube strike: TfL advises people to avoid unnecessary Tube journeysTransport for London says it expects
• ScotRail's scaled back Sunday timetable beginsThe rail operator begins a reduced timetable on Sundays in response to an ongoing driver shortage.
• Easyjet cancels 80 flights as travel disruption continuesAirlines continue to cancel flights as travel secretary says industry must solve labour shortages.
• Mercedes recalls almost 1m cars over faulty brakesThe German carmaker said the brakes of some older cars may be affected by
• Flight cancellations: Children and teachers stranded abroad as school startsThousands of holiday-makers are thought to be stuck in Europe after the weekend's flight cancellations.

Financial Times

• Ryanair forces South African customers to prove ID with Afrikaans testNationals have been barred from flights if they fail general knowledge quiz in language they may not speak
• More air travel chaos looms and UK rail passengers face prospect of disruption Eurocontrol says some of continent's control centres will struggle to handle all the flights scheduled over early summer

The Guardian

• Travellers in London told to avoid tube on Monday as 4,000 station staff strikeTfL warns of severe disruption, while union sources call for entire network to be shut down over safety concerns

Times Online

• FirstGroup bid ’falling short’ [subscription]Some of FirstGroup’s biggest shareholders have told the transport company’s board that a £1.2 billion takeover approach from an American private equity firm would have to be unconditional for them to accept it.
• ScotRail told to rethink alcohol ban after admitting it failed to seek expert advice [subscription]ScotRail has been urged to reconsider its alcohol ban after it emerged the operator failed to consult police or behavioural experts about its decision.
• Tube strike to cripple London for 24 hours [subscription]Passengers have been warned to avoid travelling in London during a 24-hour Tube strike today.
• Air passengers should get automatic refunds for axed flights, says Grant Shapps [subscription]Airline passengers should receive automatic compensation for delayed and cancelled flights, Grant Shapps said as thousands of Britons risked being stranded abroad by travel chaos.

Mail Online

• Travel chaos to continue all SUMMER due to a 'perfect storm' of increased demand and staffing issuesAs thousands prepare to travel restriction-free for the first time since the pandemic, experts warn the industry can't support the skyrocketing demand. Travelers are advised to stay local instead.

The Mirror

• London tube strikes: Workers told to avoid travel - full list of affected linesMembers of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are due to walk out for 24 hours over proposals for 600 job losses, changes to working agreements and pensions

Birmingham Mail

• Spain warning to tourists as those flying face massive queues at airportsPeople have reported massive queues trying to get home

Birmingham Post

• Harland & Wolff's Belfast yard wins £8.5M barge contract with Cory GroupThe 11 barges will be used to transport waste from central London on the River Thames

Liverpool Echo

• Merseyrail warning as unusual fault leads to replacement bus routesThe rail operator has been forced to deal with a recurring problem on its trains

Manchester Evening News

• EasyJet cancels more flights on Sunday as travel mayhem continues for thousandsThe airline apologised for half-term and bank holiday disruption caused to customers

Leeds Live

• Frustrated passenger blames 'adults behaving like toddlers' at Leeds Bradford Airport for queue horror'It's like people have forgotten how to go to the airport'

Other Regional Press

• HS2 begins building Britain’s longest railway bridgeThe Colne Valley Viaduct will stretch for 2.1 miles above a series of lakes and waterways just outside north-west London.
• Bus strike begins across Yorkshire - everything you need to know as Arriva drivers walk outThe strike will involve drivers and engineers from Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Selby and Wakefield
• Completion date on next phase of £1m upgrade of Weymouth railway stationWork is progressing for the next phase of a major £1m upgrade around Weymouth train station.

Construction News

• DfT to amend Integrated Rail Plan as costs become clearerThe Department for Transport (DfT) is set to take an “adaptive” approach to implementing the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), which could see projects “evolve” as costs and future demands become clearer. The DfT confirmed the new approach, which some have feared may see the cost…

New Civil Engineer

• Yorkshire railway track upgrades completed to improve reliabilityHundreds of Network Rail workers carried out key upgrades to the railway in Yorkshire this weekend to boost its reliability. Work centred around track renewal and replacement.
• HS2 minister confirms DfT is ’still looking’ at scrapping Golborne linkThe government is still weighing up whether or not to scrap the hotly-debated Golborne link as part of HS2 Phase 2b, according to HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson.