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Sunday, 22 January 2023

BBC News

• Swansea Airport: Spring hope for new passenger flightsAirport officials hope the first passenger flights for almost 20 years will take off in March.
• Cheshire needs bus franchising deal, says MPChester MP Samantha Dixon says missing out on £37m government funding is a

The Guardian

• App reveals most polluted London Underground routes to travel onA young innovator has won a top award for developing software to map the tube routes with the cleanest airLike most Londoners, Tanya Beri has mixed views of the city's vast underground rail network that carries millions of passengers every day on its 11 lines and through its 272 stations. The tube keeps London moving, though often in cramped, uncomfortable and unhygienic conditions.However, Beri believes she has found a way to improve travel for concerned commuters. She has developed a phone app that can direct passengers to routes that offer minimal air pollution. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Comp claims against CalMac over ferry fails double in a yearTHE AMOUNT being paid out each month in compensation over service failures has more than doubled in a year as it can be revealed that one of nationalised ferry operator CalMac key vessels will be expected to be on the sidelined for over a month.

Times Online

• Asda tycoons line up £12bn merger with petrol stations [Subscription]Issa brothers plot to combine grocer with EG Group as refinancing looms

Daily Record

• Former ScotRail operator Abellio paid boss £740k after receiving £850m of taxpayers' cashThe huge sum was paid to businessman Dominic Booth - a £143,000 increase on the previous year - for running the UK arm of the Dutch government-owned firm.

Mail Online

• Private plane used by Rishi Sunak to be replaced with new jet that boasts upgraded 'XXL lavatory'The Prime Minister and members of the Royal family lease an RAF Voyager (Airbus A330) and an Airbus A321 from Titan Airways.
• Drivers warned about identity theft after car dealers giant Arnold Clark is hit by cyber attackArnold Clark customers have had information including addresses, passports and national insurance numbers leaked on the dark web by criminal gang Play.

This is Money

• Two in five supermarket electric car chargers found not to be workingEXCLUSIVE: Half of chargers at the Tesco and Morrisons stores reviewed across the country were not working, while two in five at Lidl were displayed as having a fault.

Sky News

• Freezing fog warning across much of England - as conditions trigger air pollution alert for LondonFreezing fog will create dangerous driving conditions in England on Sunday, the Met Office has said, as the London Mayor warned the weather would exacerbate air pollution in the capital.

Bristol Live

• First Bus changes coming into force today including new routeSome services have changed operating routes

Northern Echo

• A690 Durham: Traffic lights for 'carnage' junction after fatal crashesA busy County Durham major road branded as 'carnage' by residents is finally getting a new set of traffic lights.

The York Press

• York-based LNER launches new 'Deal Finder' for customersA RAIL firm, based in York, has launched a new 'Deal Finder' - offering customers inspiration, ideas and value getaways at their fingertips.

Wales Online

• The crazy ways people have been taken to court for riding electric scooters in WalesE-scooter riders have been caught coughing in police's face, injured in an ambulance and riding on 60mph roads

Bucks Free Press

• Chiltern Railways to introduce new higher penalty fareA TRAIN company has warned fare dodgers ahead of penalty fare rise set to take effect soon.

Cambridge News

• New anti-congestion charge rally planned for FebruaryLast November, a similar rally brought together hundreds of people from all over the city who opposed the introduction of a congestion charge

Get Surrey

• Met Office freezing fog warning for Surrey towns including Guildford, Reigate and Woking as drivers warned of 'difficult conditions'There will be freezing fog in parts of Surrey on Sunday

Other Regional Press

• 'Give us our bus back': Stranded OAP's plea to council after loss of vital transport serviceSome elderly residents in Easington have complained they are effectively stranded, unable to make trips to the shops or the local hospital
• Change to MOT tests could make cars 'death traps on wheels'Under new plans the time between MOT tests could increase from one year to two, and from three years to four for new cars
• Bellway residents 'out of options' amid parking 'frustration'
• Comparing the use of bikes and e-scooters in OxfordAndy Chivers, a trustee for cycling campaign group Cyclox, compares using bikes to e-scooters.
• Redbridge Causeway roadworks give boost to threatened Hythe FerryRoadworks that have caused misery for motorists has been a