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Saturday, 03 September 2022

BBC News

• Six-month closure of busy port reduced to 14 weeksThe Scottish government said it had made extra investment in the project to upgrade Uig's ferry peir.
• Drone footage shows extent of railway flooding in AudenshawFlooding caused by a burst water main in Audenshaw has caused trains to be cancelled.
• Bus fare cap: England charges to be held at £2 for three monthsThe measure will run from January to March and cost £60m, the government announces.

Financial Times

• Megaprojects often end up late and hideously over budget. Why?From the Transpennine line to Brexit, government dithering and waste is everywhere
• Boss of rail operator to step down after chaos on UK’s West Coast lineAvanti managing director Phil Whittingham will leave the company on September 15
• HMRC chases 4,000 taxi drivers for unpaid taxSuspicions over private hire operators who use mobile apps

The Herald

• Speed restrictions on Scottish rail lines as heavy rain to hit this weekendSpeed restrictions are to come in place on a number of Scottish rail lines as severe weather is forecasted for this weekend.

The Independent

• easyJet: how will passengers wrongly denied boarding get the compensation due?How can you tell if you were turned away at the departure gate wrongly - and what can you claim?
• Tube journeys to Heathrow via Zone 1 to be charged at peak rate from SundayTransport for London said the fare increases are expected to generate an extra £27 million per year to help it recover from the pandemic by April.
• All bus fares in England to be capped at £2 during cost of living crisisThe move will see the price of a single bus journey in England capped at £2 for three months from January

Times Online

• Ryanair’s peak summer month is busier than before pandemic [subscription]Ryanair carried 16.9 million passengers in August, more than in the same month before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mail Online

• All bus journeys to be capped at £2 next year to help families cope with the cost-of-living crisisTransport Secretary Grant Shapps said: 'Buses are by far and away the most used form of public transport, so ensuring almost all bus journeys are no more than £2 will assist passengers over winter.'

The Mirror

• UK airport chaos sees boy 'faint and collapse' while passengers face long queuesThe boy, whose age is unknown, was reportedly assisted by airport staff while waiting to get through passport control at Manchester Airport.

This is Money

• The electric revolution: One in five new cars to be electric by 2024Volkswagen's new ID Buzz (pictured), a 21st-century zero-emissions incarnation of the classic VW Camper, shows just how far battery vehicles have come.

Sky News

• Bus fares in England to be capped at £2 between January and MarchBus journeys in England will be capped at £2 between January and March next year to help people deal with the rising cost of living.

Birmingham Mail

• Drivers face fines and arrests as cars set to be fitted with new deviceSources said it could be a “game-changer” in tackling serious driving offences.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Bridge and Baldwin Street junction to see major redesign with new cycle pathPavements will be made wider and a new cycle lane will be introduced on the busy city centre junction
• Bus passengers in England to save money with £2 fare capIt is claimed the new fare will save passengers almost 30% of the price every time they travel

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Bus fares capped at £2 to help struggling families over winter amid cost of living crisisThe price of a single bus journey in England will be capped at £2 for three months amid growing concerns about the cost of living this winter
• British Airways launches huge September sale with discounts on flights and holidaysThe airline is running special offers up to summer next year with trips across Europe, the US, the Caribbean and more

Northern Echo

• Highway Code: UK drivers warned of strict new motoring laws coming into effectDrivers are urged to brush up on Highway Code changes that which could lead to huge fines.
• Teesside Airport Autumn 2022 destinations after Newquay axedThese are the destinations you can still travel to from Teesside Airport after LoganAir cut its services to Newquay and Heathrow this year.

The York Press

• Fresh rail strikes called on York rail routesYORK rail passengers are facing more disruption to their travel plans in September with the news that tens of thousands of railway workers are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

Cambridge News

• 'Cambridge congestion charge is iniquitous tax that unfairly penalises least well off' - council leaders reactCouncil leaders across Cambridgeshire are divided over the Greater Cambridge Partnership's proposals for a congestion charge and bus improvements

Leeds Live

• Call to ban lorries in Leeds from using sat-navs to avoid '38-point turns'HGVs regularly get stuck on Pottery Lane in Woodlesford, after their GPS system takes them down the narrow track

Reading Evening Post

• Ryanair boss says airline will 'never, ever' fly from Heathrow amid industry impact of BrexitThe only time Ryanair aircrafts have been seen at Heathrow was in 2010, when a cabin crew strike prompted British Airways to charter some jets to operate short-haul flights

Other Regional Press

• Figures reveal fewer people are cycling in DorsetFewer people cycled at least once a week in Dorset last year than in 2020, new figures show.
• Work to start on 'ambitious' £26m Portland Port developmentPORTLAND Port is investing £26 million in a massive new deep water berth development so it can welcome even bigger ships.
• New dual carriageway bypass among proposals for traffic-choked A5 stretchA consultation is about to get underway
• Jaguar Land Rover admits car production is being hit by semiconductor shortageThere has been speculation that production of a number of models is being suspended this month

Railnews

• RMT to strike again this month The RMT has declared two 24-hour strikes this month, one of which will coincide with action at 12 operators by ASLEF drivers. The new dates on which around 40,000 RMT members will strike are 15 and 17 September, and there will be additional walkouts in separate disputes at Hull Trains and London Overground operator Arriva Rail London on the 15th, which is when ASLEF drivers will also be on strike. TSSA has already announced a 24-hour strike by its members in clerical and management jobs from midday on 26 September. The Rail Delivery Group’s chair Steve Montgomery said: ‘These strikes are cyni...

Other News Sources

• Pollution Fears Grow as Grounded Ship Leaks Oil off GibraltarGibraltar struggled on Friday to minimize any environmental impact of a fuel leak from a bulk carrier three days after it collided with a tanker, as reports of oiled birds emerged and several beaches in Spain and the British territory flew red…
• Temporary £2 cap on single bus fares in England, Transport Secretary announcesThe cost of a single bus journey in England is set to be capped at £2, but not for long. Find out when you can save.