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Saturday, 01 October 2022

BBC News

• Warning over bus fare hikes if Covid grant endedBus operators claim axing the Transport Scotland funding will have
• ScotRail passengers face double strike disruptionA UK-wide strike by RMT members on Saturday could be followed by a ScotRail walkout on 10 October.
• Education Authority: School transport payments delayedThe payments are given to parents to make travel arrangements for pupils the EA cannot provide for.
• South London councils call for tube extensionPlans were halted in 2021 by London mayor Sadiq Khan due to the extension's cost.
• Rail strike: London Marathon runners face chaosParticipants are warned 90% of rail services will not run on Saturday, the day before the race.
• Trains and postal services hit by mass strikesLarge parts of Britain have no train services as rail workers in several unions walk out.

Financial Times

• Strong dollar hits airlines as costs surgePassengers could bear the brunt of rises through higher ticket prices
• Britain's railways face paralysis as unions resume strikesJust 10% of services will run on Saturday after managers and workforce fail to agree deal

The Guardian

• Biggest rail strike in decades will halt most trains in BritainUnions to join forces on Saturday to coincide with start of Conservative party conference in BirminghamThe biggest rail strike in Britain for decades will bring most trains to a halt throughout Saturday, with unions combining industrial action for the first time this year.No trains will run in many areas, with no direct services at all on some intercity routes between London to Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Train strikes: what's happening this month and how will rail passengers be affected?After the rail unions announced a series of 24-hour strikes and vowed to shut down the railway, this is the state of play

Times Online

• Car dealers make £700m profit as they keep £250m Covid bailouts [subscription]Britain’s top five car dealers who took, but have refused to repay, nearly £250 million of taxpayer-funded furlough bailouts during the pandemic made profits of almost £700 million last year.

City AM

• P&O Ferries settles with laid-off chef following unlawful firing of 800 staff P&O Ferries has settled an employment lawsuit brought forward by one of the nearly 800 seafarers it unlawfully fired in March. The ferry operator settled a case with one of its former chefs for an undisclosed sum after the Dubai-owned company admitted breaking the law by firing 800 staff, without consultation, over a pre-recorded video [...] The post P&O Ferries settles with laid-off chef following unlawful firing of 800 staff appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Biggest rail strike in decades brings UK to a standstill: Just one in 10 services will run todayMembers from the militant Aslef, RMT and TSSA unions are striking for 24 hours, leaving just 11 per cent of services operating on what is one of the busiest sporting weekends of the year.

The Mirror

• Ryanair staff demand improved safety after death of 'much loved' flight attendantCinzia Ceravolo was killed when she was hit by a car on Hale Road shortly after leaving work at John Lennon Airport and Ryanair staff union Unite wants the council to act
• Train passengers warned 'do not travel' as rail workers strike in row over pay TODAY Members of four trade unions will strike for 24 hours in the biggest rail walkout so far this year, which is set to cause chaos for Brits heading to sporting events including the London Marathon
• Train drivers' union boss warns 'I won't blink' as he warns more strikes possibleMick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers' union Aslef, told the Mirror that his members are "in this for the long haul" ahead of today's national rail stoppage

This is Money

• Road deaths rise on pre-pandemic levels as e-scooter collisions jump 200%While the overall number of road deaths in 2021 was down on pre-pandemic levels, the fatality rate per billion miles driven increased compared to 2019.

Sky News

• Train services set to be crippled by fresh strike, as Royal Mail staff walk out for second dayRail passengers have been urged to only travel if "absolutely necessary" today as members of four trade unions stage a 24-hour walkout.

Birmingham Mail

• Airline reveals five new flights between Birmingham Airport and IndiaAir India's schedule at BHX will rise from one weekly flight to six by the end of the year

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Arrest and taxi licences suspended after Bradford operationA POLICE operation in a Bradford area resulted in an arrest and several drivers being reported to court.

Bristol Live

• Three new entrances and a new bridge to Temple Meads station plannedIt's likely a new development company will be set up to get the job done

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Snowdonia road shut after being 'completely blocked' by massive landslideDramatic images taken by local residents show large rocks and floodwater obstructing the road
• Fears Wales' biggest charging park for electric vehicles will lie half emptyNew charging points are desperately needed if EV ownership is to increase but many drivers are being deterred by surging electricity prices

Wales Online

• Welsh road 'completely blocked' by massive landslideThe road has been shut in both directions for several hours after being obstructed by large rocks, mud and floodwater

Bucks Free Press

• Buckinghamshire trains to be severely disrupted by rail strikesRail strikes beginning tomorrow are expected to disrupt travel around Buckinghamshire until October 8.

Other Regional Press

• Eastern Airways to start flights between Southampton and ManchesterFlights between Southampton and Manchester are set to restart again next month.
• No more cycle deaths in Oxford say campaignersDr Alison Hill , chair of Cyclox, gives an update on how the campaign group is trying to eradicate serious and fatal cyicling accidents.
• Aerial photos show scale of works at M2 junctionExclusive drone pictures show how flyover work on one of Kent's busiest motorway junctions has progressed in a year.
• Cruise ship MSC Virtuosa is unable to stop at PortlandOne of the world's largest cruise ships due to call in at Portland Port has had to cancel the stop due to high winds.
• Jaguar Land Rover urges suppliers to hit new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsThe Coventry car maker wants suppliers to join it its journey towards net zero

Railnews

• Operators warn against all but essential travel as strikes loom Passengers are being warned by Network Rail and train operators not to attempt to go by train tomorrow, which is the first of several strike days during early October. Tomorrow will see stoppages called by the RMT, ASLEF and TSSA, and the joint effect will come near to closing the network in England. Walkouts by Network Rail signallers will also mean serious disruption in Scotland and Wales.

Other News Sources

• Drivers 'take life into own hands' on Herefordshire roadI AM writing this letter with great concerns that somebody is going to get seriously hurt or a fatal accident will happen on the A4137 at the Old Dry Arch at Marstow.
• UK drivers could face £10,000 fines for simple mistake in colder monthsOf the 10% of MOT fails due to tyres, worn down treads is the number one reported issue.