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Sunday, 02 October 2022

BBC News

• Wales' rail services hit as strike action resumesThe majority of train services were suspended in Wales as part of nationwide strike action.
• ScotRail passengers face double strike disruptionA UK-wide strike by RMT members on Saturday could be followed by a ScotRail walkout on 10 October.
• Train strike: Worst rail disruption of year as workers walk outLarge parts of Britain are without train services as rail workers in four unions go out on strike.

The Herald

• Revealed: Ministers intervened to give another contract to Ferguson Marine in new 'rigging' rowMINISTERS intervened to ensure tycoon Jim McColl’s Ferguson Marine, which is at the centre of Scotland’s ferry building scandal, got a contract for another lifeline vessel raising fresh concerns over the firm being given unlawful preferential treatment, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.

The Telegraph

• Train strikes: Worst rail disruption of the year grinds network to a halt

Times Online

• SNP accused of ’omnishambles’ over CalMac ferry delays [Subscription]Ministers have been accused of presiding over an “omnishambles”, as figures reveal that Scotland’s ferries run to schedule on only one in six days.
• Police veering wildly on 20mph limit [Subscription]Tens of thousands of drivers have been penalised for speeding in some areas. But other forces fail to punish a single offender

Birmingham Mail

• We met those living next to UK's busiest motorway where homes have turned 'black'We asked residents what it was like living next to the M5 in the Black Country

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Council 'understands strength of feeling' over Guiseley car park planLeeds City Council says it has noted criticism around the proposing building of a new multi-storey car park in Guiseley.

Wales Online

• The 'dangerous' Welsh road where cars keep colliding because it fools them into thinking it's wider than it isThe road has broken white lines down the middle - but is too narrow to have them according to the Department of Transport, and it's been like that for generations despite calls for something to be done

Bucks Free Press

• High Wycombe: Bus service to Great Missenden reinstatedThe decision to reinstate a High Wycombe bus service was made after an uproar from local residents.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Call for better public transport in Peterborough as electric car drivers will have to pay to charge and park vehicles for first time“We must look to reducing the number of individual vehicles people own and get people using public transport.”

Reading Evening Post

• M4 closure: Diversion route as Reading drivers face travel chaos again this weekendA "strategic diversion route" will be in place due to the road closures

Other Regional Press

• TfL consultation 'leak' shows opposition against ULEZ expansionTwo-thirds of people have opposed plans to restrict drivers anywhere in Greater London who do not meet strict emission standards with a £12.50 daily charge, a leak has revealed.
• Workers show support for rail strikeStrikers in Kent have been on the picket line, as 50,000 rail workers walk out across the country.
• Traffic 'chaos' warning as M2 remains closed after day of gridlockThe weekend closure of the M2 is set to cause more long delays on Kent's roads today, with a 70-mile diversion in place.
• Huge operation to transport part of giant HS2 tunnel boring machine through countrysideThe cutterhead, weighing 160 tonnes and with a 10-metre diameter, forms part of a tunnelling machine called 'Dorothy'