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Sunday, 13 November 2022

BBC News

• M6 drivers outside Walsall face month-long overnight closuresThe northbound carriageway will be closed from junction seven for Great Barr on weekdays.
• Just Stop Oil protests: Airbags saved motorbike officer hurt on M25Built-in airbags in a motorbike officer's protective clothing saved him from further injuries, police say.

The Herald

• Anger as severe food shortages hit Scots islands after ferry breakdownISLANDERS have faced severe food shortages after a lifeline ferry was sidelined due to steering issues, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.

The Independent

• Call for car control zones across UK to reduce air pollution deathsExclusive: Green Tory joins Labour;s Sadiq Khan and medical experts in plea to government

The Telegraph

• Moment two planes collide in mid-air during Dallas airshow

Times Online

• CargoLogicAir collapses after Russian owner is sanctioned [Subscription]On Vladimir Putin’s state visit to the UK, in 2003, Alexey Isaykin was proud to be the only representative of the Russian aerospace industry to steward the president on his trip.

City AM

• More strikes make it harder for the police to fight crime, says Met chief Strikes could make it more difficult for police officers to fight crime, warned the chief of the Metropolitan Police. The post More strikes make it harder for the police to fight crime, says Met chief appeared first on CityAM.
• RAC urges Government not to raise fuel duty on squeezed motorists Motoring group RAC has called on the Government not to hike fuel duty in the Autumn Statement next week, and put more pressure on motorists. The post RAC urges Government not to raise fuel duty on squeezed motorists appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Train passengers are facing 'worst ever Christmas' amid strikes, ticket mayhem and engineering worksRail expert Ian Baldry, who runs IBPTS travel consultants, said: 'It looks like the worst Christmas there's been on the railways, with numerous problems combined.
• Just Stop Oil eco-zealots are understood to be exploiting a legal loophole to block roadsActivists from Just Stop Oil are reportedly exploiting a legal ruling made by the country's most senior judges more than a year ago that protests can be a 'lawful excuse' to block roads.

Birmingham Post

• Walkers owner PepsiCo UK says new vehicles will cut 1,200 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each yearThe US owned food and drinks giant said it was going to replace diesel with hydrogenated vegetable oil in its trucks

Bolton News

• UK drivers £2,500 fine warning for breaking 7 winter driving lawsYou could be fined £2,500 for driving while wearing gloves, coats or scarves, experts have warned

Bristol Live

• Opinion: Bristol Airport court case is first test for Rishi Sunak's green credentials"The question now is whether Sunak will intervene and rescind the government's support for expanding UK airports"

Northern Echo

• Speed warning signs to be installed in these areas of DarlingtonSeveral speed indicators will be installed as part of a package of measures to tackle speed and traffic.

The York Press

• Scarborough and Whitby car parks could be free to boost high streetsFree parking in council town centre car parks in Scarborough and Whitby is being proposed as part of plans to draw shoppers to high streets ahead of Christmas.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• AA calls for fuel duty cut to be extendedChancellor Jeremy Hunt is being urged to remember the importance of road transport in next week's Autumn Statement.

Other Regional Press

• Drone photos reveal Kent's new £23m Fastrack route taking shapeStunning drone shots show the progress being made on a county-first zero-emission rapid bus service.

C.N.N.

• Cruise ship with 800 Covid-positive passengers docks in SydneyA cruise ship with hundreds of Covid-positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia, after being hit by a wave of infections.

Other News Sources

• Funding agreed to repair and replace Winchester bus sheltersFunding to replace bus shelters in Winchester has been agreed.