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Sunday, 12 June 2022

BBC News

• Rail strike: Agency staff could cover future disruptionThe transport secretary says he is preparing to overhaul rules, as rail workers prepare to walk out.
• Forecourt fuel thefts rise as petrol prices soarThere has been an increase in motorists driving off without paying or claiming they have no wallet.

The Guardian

• UK rail unions dismiss claim that usage is in decline and cuts are neededTransport secretary says Covid has’changed travel habits’ but Aslef cites data showing use above 90% of pre-pandemic levelsRail unions have dismissed the government’s claim that big savings are needed because of a permanent decline in use since the pandemic, citing official data that showed demand creeping above 90% of pre-pandemic levels during some days late last month.Aslef, the train drivers’ union, is demanding a meeting with transport secretary Grant Shapps to discuss the future of the industry, stating that ministers are opting for ‘grandstanding’ over an acceptable, gradual plan to mo...
• Record UK petrol price risks a mass exodus of essential workersCommunity health workers, cab drivers, couriers and van drivers are ‘paying to go to work’The record increase in fuel prices could spark a mass exodus of staff who rely on their vehicles for work, trade unions and drivers have warned.On Thursday, the price of a litre of unleaded petrol hit 182.31p, meaning the cost of filling an average family car hit £100 for the first time. Some employees who need to drive for their jobs are spending as much as £350 a week on fuel and others are ‘paying to go to workâ’ Continue reading...

The Herald

• CMAL seek £1.5bn to attempt to fix Scotland's ferry fiascoSCOTLAND'S ferries fiasco will cost an 'eyewatering' £1.5bn to attempt to fix over ten years, as the state-controlled ferry owners admit the lifleline network has suffered from "many years" of under-investment.

The Independent

• - Boris Johnson news - live: PM warned of ‘political annihilation’ if he fails on levelling upChair of Northern Research Group says Conservative leader could lose support of Red Wall Tory MPs
• Agency workers could fill in for striking staff under potential legal changesIt is understood Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has not ruled out reversing a legal restriction to ease chaos from industrial action.

Times Online

• Ministers are to blame for airport chaos, says IAG chief Luis Gallego [subscription]The boss of British Airways owner IAG argues Covid and Brexit play a role in airport disruption
• Readers’ poll: should the government cut tax on petrol and diesel? [subscription]The sharp rise in fuel prices has led to a bonanza for the Treasury. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the government has made an estimated £7.9 billion from taxes on petrol and diesel, 12 per cent more than in the same period last year.
• PM wants to rip up union laws to let agency workers beat strikes [subscription]Boris Johnson is backing plans to rip up trade union laws that prohibit employers from breaking strike action by drafting in temporary workers.
• Who’s making the money on fuel — and how high could prices go? [subscription]While drivers suffer, the chancellor is quids in, and oil companies have ‘more cash than they know what to do with’

City AM

• EasyJet pilots say travel chaos could get worse this summerTravel chaos could worsen during the summer, easyJet’s pilots have told the airline. Members of the French SNPL pilots’ union working for the low-cost carrier sent a letter to chief executive Johan Lundgren arguing the situation will continue to worsen, as easyJet reported “unprecedented chaos” and “operational meltdowns” over the last few weeks, the i [...] The post EasyJet pilots say travel chaos could get worse this summer appeared first on CityAM.
• Fuel pump theft on the rise as petrol reaches £100 for first timeThefts at fuel pumps have soared as Britons are increasingly struggling to pay for the petrol and diesel to fill up their cars. According to data from Forecourt Eye, non-payment methods such as driving away or pretending not to have a a wallet have gone up 39 per cent since January. “This is not a [...] The post Fuel pump theft on the rise as petrol reaches £100 for first time appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Record

• Scots Government urged to give drivers petrol price checker site to cut costsThe price of litre of petrol and diesel in parts of Scotland passed £2 mark last week while motorists in Northern Ireland pay 35p less.

Sky News

• Agency workers could be called in to replace striking rail staff - reportAgency workers could be called in to replace striking rail staff, according to a report.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Petrol filling and EV charging station plan for Canal Road approvedA NEW electric vehicle charging hub, petrol station and 24-hour-shop can be built on a former car showroom site on one of the city’s busiest roads.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Northern councils forced to fight it out in levelling up 'Hunger Games' Labour's Lisa Nany blasted the Government's flagship levelling up plan.

Northern Echo

• Queues of traffic greet vehicles travelling to Teesside AirshowGRIDLOCKED traffic and long congestion queues have greeted those that are travelling to Teesside Airshow on Saturday (June 11) morning - as visitors look to battle miles of other cars to get to the event.

Reading Evening Post

• The airlines at Heathrow Airport that will let you change your flight for free including British Airways and TuiWe've all had some travel panic, and with covid still lingering around, sometimes a last-minute flight change is necessary, but which airlines will let you do it at no extra cost?

Other Regional Press

• Teesside Airshow organiser says 'it's one of them things' amid fury over roads gridlockChris Petty said 'if we could change things and fly everybody in then we would' after the event was marred by huge delays
• Cost of living: price of petrol exceeds £100 per tankThe average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol has exceeded £100 for the first time.
• Teesside Airshow traffic chaos as thousands caught up in gridlock and cars abandoned as 20,000 go to see Red ArrowsAround 20,000 people at Teesside Airshow, held at Teesside International Airport - but many didn't make it due to traffic chaos

Other News Sources

• Airports told to address 'unacceptable' failings for disabled people after Gatwick incidentAIRPORTS have been told to address ‘unacceptable’ failings affecting disabled people or face enforcement action, the aviation regulator has warned.

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