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Sunday, 30 October 2022

BBC News

• Rhyl to open Wales' biggest electric car charging siteWork is under way to build one of the largest charging sites in the UK, with space for 36 vehicles.
• Is this how Scotland's nationalised railway is meant to look?Public control of railways brings high expectations, but limited prospects of them being met
• Angry drivers remove Just Stop Oil protesters from London roadsScotland Yard say they arrested 33 people during the protests in central London.

Financial Times

• Icelandair to become first flag carrier to fly domestic routes emissions freeAirline aims to exploit abundant and cheap carbon-free electricity in home market

The Guardian

• Uber hopes to hail new era of stability after a wild 10-year rideIf this week's results show a profit like last quarter's, the company may at last be on the road to respectabilityIt has 120 million customers, takes $10bn worth of bookings a month, and, it transpired this year, more or less had the French president on speed-dial, doing its bidding. But can Uber turn a profit?The San Francisco-based ride-hailing giant squealed into “free cash flow”, as it puts it, in the last quarter, after racking up $23bn (£20bn) in losses in its first heady decade or so. On Tuesday, investors will see if it can repeat the trick in its third-quarter results. Continue readin...
• Just Stop Oil activists dragged out of road by motorists in LondonVideos posted by the group show drivers moving protesters, who keep returning to retake their placesMotorists dragged Just Stop Oil protesters out of the way as activists halted traffic flow across four central London roads on Saturday.The group said 61 Just Stop Oil supporters stopped traffic on Charing Cross Road, Kensington High Street, Kennington Road and Blackfriars Road, “demanding that the government halts all new oil and gas consents and licences”. Continue reading...

The Herald

• 'Shambles beggars belief': Scots transport bosses end plans for ’green fuel’ ferries... costing taxpayers millionsTAXPAYERS are set to foot a multimillion-pound bill as transport chiefs have abandoned liquefied natural gas (LNG) ferries designs with new vessels that would be expected to use them.
• 'Shambles beggars belief': Scots transport bosses end plans for ’green fuel’ ferries... costing taxpayers millionsTAXPAYERS are set to foot a multimillion-pound bill as transport chiefs have abandoned liquefied natural gas (LNG) ferries designs with new vessels that would be expected to use them.

The Independent

• National Rail train strikes November 2022 dates Three more national rail strikes have been called by the RMT union, including one rearranged date.

Times Online

• New ferries blow as ship ’will run only on diesel’ [Subscription]Scotland’s ferry construction crisis has deepened further as the nationalised shipbuilder revealed that Arran’s next vessel — five years overdue — will initially have to operate only on diesel.

Mail Online

• Pictured: World's longest passenger train winds through the Swiss alpsThe Rhaetian Railway (RhB) announced it had beat the world record for the longest passenger train, at an event marking the 175th anniversary of Switzerland's famous railway system.

This is Money

• Wheels come off as Peloton loses £81mBut the firm - with bike prices starting at £1,350 - struggled to maintain the momentum once lockdowns lifted.

Bolton News

• Clean Air Zone plans could be pushed back because of 'chaos in Westminster'

Northern Echo

• Hopes Northallerton link road will open within weeksHopes are rising that a bridge dubbed the road to nowhere could be open within weeks after years of delays and frustration - but developers have been unable to give an actual date.

Wales Online

• The surprising reaction to a survey naming Cardiff one of the UK's best airports"Best for not having any flights"

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Missed deadlines and frustration - timeline of Wolverhampton's constantly delayed tram extensionThe long-running saga that is the £35 million Wolverhampton Metro extension continues after bosses said it would not open until next year.
• New 30mph speed restrictions for number of Wolverhampton roadsNew speed restrictions have been brought in on a number of city roads.

North Wales Live

• How Liverpool John Lennon Airport has changed through the yearsThe airport was once an RAF base

Reading Evening Post

• Heathrow set to remove passenger cap as airport sees huge growth over summerHowever, Heathrow doesn't expect to see pre-pandemic passenger numbers for a number of years
• Train strikes 2022: South Western Railway will have just one line running in Berkshire during strike actionThe industrial action is set to cause travel chaos as SWR urges customers to avoid travelling by rail

Other Regional Press

• Rail services in Gillingham to return to full speedTrain services running through north Dorset will be able to return to full speed from the middle of the next month.
• Bournemouth Airport: Where you can fly to in November and DecemberYou can fly from Bournemouth airport to various destinations all across Europe this winter

EIN News Subscription

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