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Sunday, 14 May 2023

BBC News

• Sabotage probe after cables cut on Royal Navy warship HMS GlasgowBAE Systems launched an inquiry into
• Ferrari resists pressure to phase out combustion engineThe boss of the supercar maker said it would be

Financial Times

• Great British Rail: the case for tackling ticket price confusionWhen GBR takes control next year, there is a chance to bring in transparency and uniformity across the network
• Shipping groups press Chinese counterparts for sanctions-proof contracts Measures against Russia and worsening tensions over Taiwan have spooked the sector

Times Online

• Rail nationalisation gathers steam as private sector is shunted into the sidings [Subscription]The nationalisation of the failing TransPennine Express last week has sparked calls from the rail industry to speed up the process of tendering of new contracts for the private sector.
• TransPennine Depressed: The north gets the railways the south thinks we deserve [Subscription] Are you enjoying your new Elizabeth line, you smug, pampered, southern bastards? We up here very much hope you are. That’s exactly what we think to ourselves when we’re standing on the platform at Darlo listening to some bloke telling us over the Tannoy that the TransPennine Express service to Manchester Victoria has been cancelled because nobody half-way sentient could be found to drive it.

Daily Express

• Scotland's green minister charts private boat instead of taking ferryLorna Slater snubbed a Cal Mac ferry for an official visit to the Isle of Rum, instead opting to charter a private catamaran.

Mail Online

• Family fares on budget airlines like Ryanair and easyJet are as pricey as on British AirwaysThe rise of 'money-spinning' add-ons - charging for bags - has meant travelling with low-cost carriers such as easyJet and Ryanair is no longer the cheap option.
• Striking rail workers fighting to keep full pay for time off if they 'use a microwave at work'The nonsensical order from 1980 is one of the outdated 'Spanish practices' union chiefs are desperately striking to keep.

Bolton News

• Northern partner aiming to cut cost of re-booking UK rail ticketsA partner of a railway operator has released research which reveals it has cost people £93m to re-book new seats after missing pre-booked journeys.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• M62 roadworks with 15-mile diversion to start on MondayNATIONAL Highways: Yorkshire has today reminded motorists to prepare for M62 resurfacing works starting next week which will result in drivers taking a 15-mile diversion.

Other Regional Press

• Oxfordshire road closures you need to know aboutOxfordshire's motorists will have a number of road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.
• Contactless scheme stops bus passengers overpaying by more than £5mThe system has been in place for nearly two years and means payments are capped regardless of how many journeys people make