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Saturday, 08 July 2023

BBC News

• West End play poster banned by TfL over 'unhealthy' cakeTransport for London said the poster promoted
• Car service resumes on Corran ferry after repairsHighland Council's relief vessel MV Maid of Glencoul has returned to service.
• Irish Rail warns of fake ticket inspectorsMembers of the public are reported as wearing unofficial, hi-vis vests onboard trains in Dublin.
• Enfield train crash: Driver who tested positive for cocaine jailedThe train derailed after hitting buffers at Enfield Town station during rush hour in October 2021.
• HS2: Government unclear on Euston station goal, report findsIn March it was announced that work on the new Euston station would be paused for two years.

Financial Times

• Dutch government wins legal battle to cut flights at Amsterdam airportAppeals court gives green light for The Hague to curb air traffic at Schiphol on environmental grounds
• The airlines versus flight shamingThe burden should be on aviation and governments to cut emissions, not just flyers
• Aircraft owners step up fight against Russia insurance hearingsLessors pursuing claims for stranded planes resist efforts to have case heard in Moscow
• Luxury cruise liner's launch delayed as dozens of ships face potential safety hazardFaulty fire-resistant panels recalled on MSC's newest ship about to set sail

The Guardian

• Three arrested in India over train crash that killed nearly 300 peopleWorkers charged with culpable homicide and destruction of evidence after one of country's deadliest rail accidents Three men have been arrested in India over a triple-train collision that killed nearly 300 people last month, one of the worst rail accidents in the country's history, police have said.The train crash in eastern Odisha state occurred when a packed passenger train was mistakenly diverted on to a loop line and hit a stationary goods train. Continue reading...
• Shipping emissions levy delayed but goals for greenhouse gas cuts agreedInternational Maritime Organization agreement is inadequate to decarbonise sector, say campaignersAttempts to impose a levy on greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, in order to fund climate action, have been delayed but not extinguished at the conclusion of talks among 175 governments.Greenhouse gas reduction goals for international shipping were agreed, in a toughening of previous targets, but were criticised as inadequate by campaigners. Continue reading...
• Britons driving to France warned over clean air finesUK motorists may need to get stickers as more low emission zones spring up in French citiesBritish drivers heading over the Channel have long had to factor in a whole host of extra things to carry, from yellow vests to warning triangles. But how many of those making the trip this summer are aware they will need to display a clean air sticker - called a Crit'Air vignette ' if they plan to drive into several French cities?In a similar move to the clean air and ultra-low emission zones that have sprung up in the UK, the French have at least 12 zones of their own, with more being added all the tim...

Times Online

• A hundred drivers a day fined in Glasgow low-emission zone [Subscription]Motorists face daily penalties of up to £480 for breaching the new rules
• Party’s over for Britain’s long-time favourite the Ford Fiesta [Subscription]It has been the most-bought car in British motoring history, but no new Ford Fiestas will be available to buy once showrooms nationwide clear their stock in the weeks to come.

City AM

• ’End of an era’: Ford Fiesta begins endless siesta The last ever Ford Fiesta will be made today, marking the end of the line for Britain’s best selling car brand. Over four million of the popular cars were sold in total, according to industry estimates, with it remaining the UK’s most popular make in the first quarter of 2023. Ford's £1.6bn Cologne factory is [...]
• Jaguar Land Rover reports sales boost as chip shortage eases Jaguar Land Rover reported a big sales increases for the first quarter on Friday, with wholesale volumes up 30 per cent compared with the same period a year ago as the global chip shortage and supply constraints 'continue to improve.' The luxury car marque said it also expects free cash flow – what a business [...]

Mail Online

• easyJet flight removes 19 passengers flying back to Britain because the plane was TOO HEAVY The flight to Liverpool's John Lennon Airport was due to take off at 9.45pm on Wednesday but did not depart from the Spanish airport until nearly 11.30pm.
• Queues of up to two hours at Dover while BA customers slam 'total pandemonium' at Heathrow AirportThe Port of Dover warned passengers of 'strong volumes of tourist traffic', adding that processing times at the French border are two hours for coaches and 90 minutes for cars.

The Mirror

• Calls to ban huge SUVs from built-up areas grow after school horror that left girl deadResearchers have claimed that children are eight times more likely to die if they are hit by an SUV compared to a normal passenger car
• Train driver jailed after falling asleep at the wheel causing crash and derailmentErkan Mehmet, a driver of a London Overground train who fell asleep at the wheel causing it to derail and was later found to have cocaine in his system has been jailed

This is Money

• Used electric cars have nosedived in value in 2023Exclusive figures shared with This is Money show that all 20 second-hand cars that have deflated in price across all fuel types are EVs - while not a single one appears in the list of the 20 biggest tisers.

Sky News

• British lorry that only emits water starts trialsBritish trials have started of a heavyweight truck powered by a gas that's lighter than air - and emits nothing but water.

Birmingham Mail

• Traffic delays 'a joke' at top beach destination as cars drive wrong way down new underpassA30 in Cornwall near beaches and Truro suffering lengthy traffic delays over Chiverton Cross roundabout changes

Birmingham Post

• International electric car brand opens first showroom in WalesGWM ORA has partnered with Sinclair Group to open the showroom in Swansea
• North East hauliers Fergusons Transport hail strong performance after two tough trading yearsThe company - owned by the family behind the Ad Gefrin whisky distillery in Wooler - says it will benefit from the levelling up agenda
• Transport giant Arriva Group wins £80n deal to run trains in the Czech RepublicThe new train services are due to start operating in December 2024

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Air traffic control strike: Europe summer flights at riskThe European air traffic management body Eurocontrol has shared its members will walk out this summer, potentially impacting thousands of flights
• £3.8m to protect under threat bus services in West Yorkshire£3.8 MILLION is to be spent by West Yorkshire Combined Authority on protecting and reinstating bus services that are under threat due to cuts by private opera-tors.
• Northern to boost train services to Headingley for The AshesTrain operator Northern has boosted its services for customers travelling to and from Headingley for The Ashes this weekend.

Liverpool Echo

• Drivers urged to hit little used button in car to use less petrolUsing the button will help reduce the vehicle's fuel consumption

Northern Echo

• Newcastle Central Motorway reopens after fire as 8 arrestedSections of a road that has been closed for nearly ten days due to heavy fire damage have re-opened today.

The York Press

• City of York Council warns of 'cliff edge' threatening bus servicesRISING costs and reduced passenger numbers are putting bus services at risk, unless City of York Council plugs gaps in declining government funding.

Wales Online

• Welsh Government issue major update on plans for new Cardiff train stationThe Welsh Government called in the planning application in October 2022

Other Regional Press

• New roundabout and cycle lanes in plans to transform town’s road layoutA raft of proposed changes to a town's road network have been unveiled - including a new roundabout, bicycle lanes and several pedestrian crossings.
• Fears Oxford Botley Road works 'discovery' may cause delaysNetwork Rail has revealed it will have to ask Oxfordshire County Council for an extension to the Botley Road working hours after a 'discovery' on site.
• Oxford cycle group tweet car making industry is problematicA comment from Oxfordshire's cycling campaign group Cyclox led to a Twitter pile-on.
• Mapped - proposed train ticket office closures in your areaUp to 1,000 train station ticket offices are set to close down permanently under new plans announced this week
• Hundreds of Porsches set to take over Weymouth seafrontA popular car event that attracts hundreds of vehicles to Weymouth will return this summer. Porsches on the Prom will return to the seaside town next week on July 14 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
• Bournemouth Airport apologies after passengers miss Ryanair flight'MAYHEM' at Bournemouth Airport has been blamed on a problem with a baggage handling system. 

Railnews

• RMT to stage six days of Underground strikes The RMT has warned that it will stage a 'week of action' on the London Underground from 23 to 28 July. Different grades and sections of the staff will strike during those six days, but details of the planned stoppages have not been released. The walkouts are part of the continuing dispute between the RMT and Transport for London over jobs, pensions and working conditions.

Other News Sources

• Gatwick Airport second runway plans slammed by CPREA countryside charity has launched a petition joining the opposition to plans for a second runway at Gatwick Airport.