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Tuesday, 28 March 2023

BBC News

• EV: Wales' electric vehicle charging strategy embarrassing - reportOut of 37,000 public charging devices across the UK, only 2,400 are in Wales, committee hears.
• The tech helping driverless cars see round cornersA trial in London used existing street cameras to help an autonomous car navigate city streets.
• London City Airport: Mayor's office against weekend flightsCity Hall says plans to change flying times at the weekend don't fit with the mayor's London Plan.
• HS2 Euston delays to cost more, National Audit Office warnsDelays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and possibly higher spending, a report says.
• Outrage at new project for firm behind P&O sackingsDP World has been chosen to run a new freeport, despite having sacked 800 workers without notice last year.

Financial Times

• Workers' strikes lead to German transport system chaosMisery for commuters and freight traffic severely disrupted as unions say people are fed up with the cost of living crisis
• Lyft founders step back as ride-hailing company names new chiefFormer Amazon executive David Risher will take over as the company tries to make up ground lost to rival Uber

Times Online

• Paris to switch off transport signs and advertising at night. [subscription]Train stations, underground networks and airports in France have agreed to turn off illuminated signs and advertising when they are closed to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• The flying taxi that’s about to hit the skiesNo one knows what your first trip in an air taxi will look like. But here is one possible scenario.

City AM

• Unions slam government’s ’appalling decision’ to award freeport contract to firm behind P&O Ferries sackings Trade unions have hit out at the UK government over its decision to let the company that owns P&O Ferries run the new Thames Freeport development after the Dubai-owned shipping company chose break the law by firing nearly 800 staff last year.
• North and South agree: we have to build HS2 from Euston to Manchester Delaying HS2 or shortening its railway from Euston will only cost even more money and create another generation of growth stuck behind a red signal, writes John Dickie and Henri Murison, chief executives of BusinessLDN and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership The post North and South agree: we have to build HS2 from Euston to Manchester

Birmingham Post

• Insync Bikes to cut jobs and seek £3m lifeline after 'huge erosion' in demandThe company is also seeking to exit its headquarters

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales should have its own 'Metro Mayor' demand after road schemes haltedAskar Sheibani, Chief Executive of Comtek Network Systems and chairman of Deeside Business Forum, made the call

Cambridge News

• Claims new Luton Airport flightpaths are causing 'increased noise and pollution' over Huntingdonshire There are claims new flightpaths and holding areas are causing 'increased noise and pollution'

Kent Online

• Railway station plan for Hoo Peninsula put on holdA £63 million plan to create a new railway station and passenger service have been mothballed.

Other Regional Press

• Midlands Rail Hub: what you need to know about new rail scheme as Sajid Javid weighs inThe Midlands Rail Hub aims to transform rail travel across the whole of the Midlands - here’s what you need to know
• South Western Railway launches first intersex inclusive trainA Train operator that serves Dorset has launched the UK's first-ever Intersex-Inclusive Pride train to show support for LGBTQ+ colleagues and customers.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 | ’Reset’ needed at Euston as station is £2.2bn overbudget and could worsen with construction pauseThe National Audit Office (NAO) has called for a “reset” at High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Euston terminus as the current plan is forecast to be £2.2bn overbudget and could worsen with the two year pause on construction.
• Why PPE designed for women is as much about safety as comfortAlthough women have been raising the issue of ill-fitting PPE for decades, the availability of such products remains low.

Rail Advent

• TransPennine Route upgrade reaches halfway point in Greater ManchesterThe Transpennine Route Upgrade is celebrating its halfway mark at Stalybridge, bringing passengers a step closer to fully electrified trains.

Other News Sources

• Bus services are needed to conntect with Caersws stationA regular bus service is needed to connect communities to services at Caersws Railway Station. That's the message from a group of residents.
• South Western Railway receives award for their inclusive workforceA HAMPSHIRE train operator has been awarded a leading accreditation for their inclusive workforce.