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Saturday, 20 August 2022

BBC News

• Transport secretary under fire for train timetable mistakeThe transport secretary clashes with a BBC presenter over reduced Manchester-to-London services.
• ScotRail passengers set for weekend of disruptionThe operator will only run a limited Saturday service on 11 routes as Network Rail staff take more strike action.
• Train and Tube strikes: What are the dates and where is affected?Thousands of transport workers are striking in an ongoing row over pay, jobs and conditions.
• Rail strikes: Only 20% of rail services expected to runThe sixth one-day strike of the summer will see football fans and festival-goers make other travel plans.

Financial Times

• Soaring rental car costs make taxis a better travel optionCustomer patience is being put to the test by high prices and outdated technology
• Air travel chaos begins to ease but is there more trouble on the horizon?Carriers have struggled to scale up for soaring demand, while staff shortages range from pilots to ground staff and air traffic controllers
• Ministers unveil further subsidies for UK bus industry Extra £130mn announced to support 'vital services' in wake of pandemic as transport faces more strike action
• P&O Ferries escapes criminal prosecution over mass sackingsUK Insolvency Service concludes 'no realistic prospect of conviction' over treatment of crew

The Guardian

• Further disruption on rail and bus services as transport strikes continueRail services will be much-reduced, and buses in west and south-west London and Surrey also affectedTravellers are facing a further day of disruption on Saturday as thousands of transport workers go on strike in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.Network Rail, several train companies, and bus services in London and parts of Surrey will be hit by industrial action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), TSSA and Unite unions which will also affect Sunday morning train services. Continue reading...

The Huffington Post

• Transport Secretary Grant Shapps Gets Current Train Timetables Completely Wrong

The Independent

• P&O Ferries escapes criminal prosecution over sacking of 786 workersLawyers advised Insolvency Service there was 'no realistic prospect of a conviction'

The Telegraph

• London transport strikes: Tube and bus services grind to a halt
• How your car's wing mirrors could leave you vulnerable to theft

Times Online

• Sceptics voice doubts over new age of supersonic air travel [Subscription]Years since the demise of Concorde it appears that three-and-a-half-hour flights from London to New York could be on the horizon. There are snags, Charles Bremner reports

Mail Online

• Rail passengers in Britain pay the second highest fares in Europe, despite enduring strike chaos Rail passengers in Britain pay the second highest fares in Europe, despite enduring continuing strike chaos. They pay more than double their Italian counterparts.

The Mirror

• Sports fans and holidaymakers set for travel chaos with more strikes on SaturdayTens of thousands of transport workers will go out on strike again this Saturday which is set to cause travel misery for rail passengers including those heading to sporting events and going on holiday

Sky News

• Rail strikes continue today - with only 20% of train services expected to runOnly around one in five trains across the UK will operate today, as tens of thousands of workers go on strike again in the latest round of industrial action to hit the rail network.

Belfast Telegraph

• More travel misery for rail passengers as strike action continuesRail passengers will suffer fresh travel misery on Saturday as tens of thousands of workers go on strike again in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
• Insolvency Service says P&O will not face criminal action over mass sackingsThe Insolvency Service has determined P&O Ferries will not face criminal proceedings over its actions in firing almost 800 workers earlier this year.

Birmingham Post

• Airbus and BAE Systems supplier bought by Italian aerospace groupThe holding company of Nu-Pro and Stanmar has been acquired by Magnaghi Aeronautica Group
• Welsh haulage firm collapses in face of spiralling fuel costsBegbies Traynor has been appointed liquidators to Ebbw Vale firm Scott Commercials
• Arriva North West industrial action called off after vote to accept 11.1% pay offer Union bosses at Unite say that the dispute is officially settled
• Heritage train company launches first class service in competition with Avanti West CoastSay goodbye to packed commuter trains and hello to luxurious legroom and cushioned comfort says operator Locomotive Services Group

Bolton News

• Highway Code: Drivers could face £5,000 fine for driving with dog in their carThe Highway Code contains advice and rules for people on Britain's roads, including pet owners.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Relief in West Yorkshire as lifeline bus funding extended until March 2023LOCAL bus services still reeling from the pandemic have been given a vital lifeline after Government agreed to extend emergency funding.

Bucks Free Press

• Chiltern Railways warning over strikes this weekendChiltern Railways is urging people not to travel unless it is absolutely essential this weekend amid further strike action.

North Wales Live

• Two 'pocket-sized' cruise ships to visit Liverpool for the first timeBoth the cruise liners carry around 200 passengers each and are described as 'small expedition ships'

Other Regional Press

• Plans to build main road as part of Oxford North approvedCOUNCILLORS have unanimously approved plans to build a main road as part of a major overhaul of northern Oxford.
• How Quickways make roads safer for cyclists in OxfordAlison Hill, chair of Cyclox, tries out the new Quickway on Morrell Avenue in Oxford and explains how it benefits cyclists.
• Self-driving cars: UK motorways change sparks AA warning amid new government plansThe Government has unveiled new plans which could see self-driving vehicles on UK roads by 2025.

Railnews

• Shapps denies he is not involved in rail pay talks London Underground services are being seriously disrupted by another RMT strike today, in a dispute over job security and pensions. Other TfL trains and trams are running, but London Overground started later than usual, DLR services to Bank will not run after 18.30 and Elizabeth Line trains are also likely to be affected after 22.30. On the roads there are fewer trams than usual, but buses are very busy. The unions have warned that the walkouts will continue for ‘as long as it takes’, but transport secretary Grant Shapps is denying that he is not involved in the negotiations.

Other News Sources

• Stansted Airport issues travel warning as train network to be brought to standstill by rail strikesIt comes as the UK continues to experience what is being called a 'summer of discontent' following a raft of strikes
• London brought to halt by transport strikesToday it was Londoners who were stopped in their tracks by industrial action, with strikes by both Tube workers and bus drivers.
• Company offering free bus journey from London to Brighton amid rail strikesA COMPANY is offering free bus travel from London to Brighton to help travellers avoid the rail strikes.