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Saturday, 17 June 2023

BBC News

• New £30m rail project gets government backingDetailed planning work can now start on restoring rail passenger services to the town.
• Landslide damaged road near Glencoe will take weeks to repairTonnes of mud and rock came down on the B863 near Glencoe on Monday during thunderstorms.
• Ruffian 23: Portaferry-built yacht celebrates golden jubileeThe Ruffian 23 is thrown a party by residents of its hometown to mark its gold jubilee.
• Ryanair apologises for 'Tel Aviv in Palestine' flight rowPassengers on a flight to Israel reacted angrily after a member of cabin crew made the announcement.
• Richard Branson: Virgin Galactic commercial space flights to start this monthIt comes just weeks after a separate space firm owned Sir Richard, Virgin Orbit, was shut down.

Financial Times

• Green shipping: mooted carbon tax set to make wavesLevy, coupled with generous US subsidies for renewables, could close the cost gap with bunker fuel

The Guardian

• Rail regulator to investigate station food and drink pricesOffice of Rail and Road to 'scrutinise the market' after customers complain of prices far higher than on high streetThe price of railway station food and drink is to be investigated by the rail regulator amid reports that passengers are being charged much more than on the high street.The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said its intended to 'scrutinise the market, its structure and dynamic, and examine if it is working well' after customers had complained that prices for food and beverages sold at stations were often far higher than their high-street counterparts and that they were not satisfied ...
• Warning of floods over weekend, with storms set to hit parts of UKSome settlements may be cut off by flooding as warm, humid air causes storms to develop, says Met OfficeThunderstorms set to sweep across the UK this weekend could cause flash flooding, forecasters have warned.Parts of the UK could face train and bus delays and some communities may be cut off by flooding as warm, humid air causes storms to develop, the Met Office said. Continue reading...

The Herald

• 'Eyewatering' £620,000 taxpayer cost of 'ignored' ferry fiasco studyMINISTERS have come under fire for spending £620,000 of public money on an 'ignored' study to find out if proceeding with the ferry fiasco vessels was value for money.
• Scots airports staff get more protection to combat rise in air rageAirport check-in staff are to get more protection from abusive passengers before the summer rush begins at Scotland's biggest airports.

The Independent

• London-Sydney nonstop flights move a step closer as Qantas reveals 'anti-jet lag' measures20-hour-plus trip will come with a high financial and environmental price tag

Times Online

• Heat is on for rail station catering [Subscription]Britain’s rail regulator has put caterers on notice to ensure consumers get a fair deal as it announced a market study of railway station catering.
• Railway watchdog to investigate food and drink prices [Subscription]The price of food and drink at railway stations is to be investigated by the regulator to ensure consumers are getting a fair deal.

Daily Express

• Spy plane to patrol English Channel round the clock to catch migrant smugglersJoint venture to be launched despite French minister's claim Britain 'should be grateful' for France guarding its borders

Daily Record

• Flooding wreaks havoc across Glasgow with cars stuck and roads submergedDownpours have battered parts of Scotland, leaving some roads submerged and drivers stranded.

Mail Online

• Train drivers on £60k a year announce new rail strike: Avanti West Coast passengers will be hitThe announcement comes just days after union barons at Aslef said train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue taking strike action for the next six months.

Birmingham Post

• Avanti West Coast drivers announce new strike date over sick pay rowSeparately, drivers at LNER will refuse to work overtime from July 1 until further notice
• Rolls-Royce to test engines which could one day compliment electric motors in flying taxisSmall gas turbines could add extra power to electrical vertical take-off taxis and commuter aircraft

Daily Post (North Wales)

• The Airbus cabin for the world's longest flight - including dedicated wellness zoneQantas has today unveiled the entire cabin design of its specially designed Airbus A350s that will fly direct from Sydney to New York and London
• Ship skeleton emerges on Abersoch beach a century after Pen LlÅ·n's very own 'Whisky Galore'Shifting sands revealed one of the many casualties of the peninsula's rich maritime past

Manchester Evening News

• "Manchester needs more cycle lanes - and bigger ones"This week's 'I Work in Town' features Neil, a bike shop worker

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle Council says over 2,000 less vehicles are using Osbourne Road due to controversial Jesmond traffic measures A new report released by Newcastle City Council shows the impact of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood since it was implemented in March

The York Press

• York: Get Cycling nominated for Community Pride Award 2023A York community organisation that helps all people - no matter how mobile they are - access cycles has been nominated for an award.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Major Wolverhampton road to get temporary traffic management as much-needed water works beginSevern Trent Water has warned that a major Wolverhampton road will be subject to hold-ups as crucial water works begin.
• £30 million project to restore rail services to Aldridge for the first time in nearly 60 years takes major step forwardThe £30 million project to restore rail services to Aldridge for the first time in nearly 60 years have taken a major step forward after securing Government backing.

Cambridge News

• Environmental activists deflate tyres of 'gas guzzler' SUVs in CambridgeNotes left on the vehicles appeared to attribute the action to The Tyre Extinguishers

Other Regional Press

• Ryanair introduces bans for poor behaviour on Spanish flightsRyanair has said anyone flying to certain Spanish airports is now at risk of being banned over their behaviour in airports

Railnews

• Scottish fares increase lower than English rise Fares on ScotRail will rise by 4.8 per cent on 3 July, having been frozen since January last year. The prices of season tickets and flexi-passes will not be going up, however. In addition, ScotRaiil, which was renationalised last year, is planning to abolish peak time fares for six months, in a pilot scheme. The unions and opposition politicians have criticised the increase.

Other News Sources

• Heathrow head appointed MBE in King's Birthday Honours: 'My husband opened letter by mistake'Epsom's Kelly Stone's career spans 35 years and she said she could not believe she had received the "incredible honour"

EIN News Subscription

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