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Sunday, 19 March 2023

BBC News

• Limited West Midlands bus services after drivers reject offerMore than 3,000 drivers of local West Midlands buses are set to take part in indefinite action.
• Heathrow security to strike for 10 days including EasterThe airport says contingency plans will be in place when 1,400 guards walk out in a pay dispute.
• Rail strikes: Transport ministers should follow health lead, says RMTMick Lynch says ministers must offer

The Guardian

• Aviation chiefs rejected measures to curb climate impact of jet vapoursAirline industry claimed science not 'robust' enough to implement new controls to combat climate warming caused by vapour trailsAirlines and airports opposed measures to combat global warming caused by jet vapour trails that evidence suggests account for more than half of the aviation industry's climate impact, new documents reveal.The industry argued in government submissions that the science was not 'robust' enough to justify reduction targets for these non-CO2 emissions. Scientists say the climate impact of vapour trails, or contrails, has been known for more than two decades, with one accu...

The Herald

• Ferguson Marine: Finance chief embroiled in bonus payments row quitsTHE chief financial officer of Ferguson Marine who is engulfed in a row over £87,000 in bonus payments to managers has left the nationalised shipyard.
• Scotland's use of public transport drops by up to halfUSE of public transport including buses, trains and ferries is up to 50% down on pre-pandemic levels - leading to new concerns over the ability to meet stiff Scottish Government targets over climate change.

Daily Record

• Jet2 flight sends out distress signal as it flies towards Scottish airportThe plane took off from Geneva in Switzerland at roughly 12.20pm and was expected to touch down at Edinburgh Airport at approximately 1.50pm

Mail Online

• Father sends BAILIFFS to Luton Airport to collect money owed to him by Wizz AirRussell Quirk, from Essex, revealed how he was forced to buy new flights for the following day after the cancellations which on top of other expenses cost £4,500.
• Fresh holiday strike chaos as fast-track passport services sellout ahead of five-week strike Pricey appointments for fast-track services were quickly snapped up ahead of expected delays caused by the walkouts. By yesterday afternoon, only Belfast's passport office was offering the service.
• Councils raked in £1.2million EVERY DAY in parking fines last year, figures showTown Hall coffers have been boosted by a near record haul of parking fines - which almost doubled in the last year as Covid lockdowns lifted and motorists got back into their cars.

This is Money

• The sub-£40,000 electric cars with the longest rangesWe've set a price ceiling of £40,000 for the EVs that can make it into this countdown. This is the 'premium tax' benchmark for Vehicle Excise Duty.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford bus services impacted by new First timetablesCUTS to a vital bus service connecting Bradford to Leeds and Halifax is going to

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• West Midlands bus strike: Routes running from Monday and refund plans as drivers strikeNational Express West Midlands bus drivers will start their walkout on Monday after rejecting their employer's latest pay offer.

Get Surrey

• Surrey drivers face overnight A3 closures near Guildford as diversion route releasedThe A3 southbound will be closed overnight from Monday to Friday (March 20-24)

Other Regional Press

• Heathrow Airport to face strike action over Easter 2023More than 1,400 security guards will stage a 10-day walkout at Heathrow during Easter 2023
• Bus strike chaos awaits Coventry after drivers reject pay deal offerStrikes will cause limited services across the region
• Quarter of a million pound roadworks in Exhall given green lightIt includes a new ghost island and footway near to the new development

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