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Sunday, 27 August 2023

BBC News

• Superloop: West London express Heathrow to Harrow bus service launchedThe fast service doubles the service frequency of pre-existing routes around outer London.
• Rail services across England hit as 20,000 staff stage strikeRMT members walk out over pay and working conditions, disrupting many people's bank holiday travel plans.

Financial Times

• 'Super aggressive' Riyadh Air to focus expansion on Saudi marketChief executive says airline will avoid head-to-head clash with Gulf neighbours' hubs

The Herald

• Ministers face court action over motorist fines over Scots LEZsTHE Scottish Government is to face a court challenge to stop motorists being fined for entering Scotland's major centres through Low Emission Zones following concerns the penalties unfair.
• Labour slams SNP record on Scottish ferry servicesLabour has accused the Scottish Government of incompetence as figures revealed "spiralling" cancellations impacting lifeline ferry services to many island communities.

The Independent

• Train strikes 2023: Everything you need to know about September rail industrial action RMT and Aslef unions are planning fresh strikes as disputes appear deadlocked
• The great car insurance con: Soaring cost of premiums driving motorists to sell upEmma Parsons-Reid is among the many drivers considering ditching her car after her premium rocketed by 83 per cent

Times Online

• The real cost of that budget flight [subscription]Ever changing charges for bags, boarding and seats mean that the price of cheap trips can soar, says Lily Russell-Jones
• The revolt against Ulez: meet the people fighting back [subscription]The words Uxbridge and Ulez will forever be associated. It was in this corner of west London that the Tories inflicted a surprise by-election defeat on Labour. The reason for their win? Opposition to Ulez, the ultra-low emission zone that London mayor Sadiq Khan is proposing to extend to outer London — and due to come into force on Tuesday, despite a flurry of protests, pamphlets and legal injunctions.
• Drivers in cities should pull over for cyclists, says Jeremy Vine [subscription]The presenter, a social media crusader against bad motorists, says cars are holding up commuters on two wheels
• Sadiq Khan: I’ll be on the right side of history over Ulez [subscription]Accused of waging a war on motorists, the Mayor of London won’t back down over his £12.50 anti-pollution charge

City AM

• RMT rail union boss Mick Lynch sets out 'road map' as services hit by fresh strikes The biggest rail workers' union has suggested a 'road map' to a negotiated settlement in the deadlocked dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has written to the Rail Delivery Group saying the two sides needed to navigate a way through the row. The move was made as 20,000 [...]

Daily Express

• Sadiq Khan and Labour deny planning pay-per-mile scheme for drivers after ULEZA national newspaper claims it has seen plans to charge drivers by the mile - and that ULEZ is just the start of Labour's plan for a carless society

The Mirror

• 'We live next to one of Britain's busiest roads - it's not the noise that makes it hell'With so much traffic from commuters and delivery drivers to university students driving up at all hours, it's actually the parking that's causing most of the issues

Birmingham Mail

• Most notorious roads for potholes near you as reason why they could be getting worse is revealedIf you think you've noticed crater-like pits going unmaintained recently then you might be right

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New stealth speed cameras could be rolled out nationallyNew stealth speed cameras which caught more than 3,000 drivers in a two-week trial could be rolled out across the country.

Wales Online

• Red Arrows pilot describes moment he hit a bird at 400mph at Welsh airshow - 'I pretty much closed my eyes and ducked' Squadron Leader Gregor Ogston had to fly the aircraft with his knees at one point as his mask had been ripped off

Cambridge News

• Preferred route for Cambridge busway announced - with new Park and Ride siteThe busway would connect Waterbeach and Cambridge

Get Surrey

• Three weeks of road closures on busy route in Addlestone to save historic oak nominated as tree of the yearCrouch Oak is 'iconic' and almost a thousand years old

Other Regional Press

• Watford Road, Croxley Green, parking changes consultationExpanded double-yellow lines and pay and display areas could be set for an area beset by parking woes.
• Oxfordshire: Potholes 'out of control' and risk to cyclistsOxfordshire councillors and Oxford city councillors have warned that the pothole situation has got 'out of control' and they are a 'danger to cyclists'
• The 8 cruise ships sailing into Southampton this weekendFour cruise ships have arrived in Southampton today, with four more to arrive on Sunday
• August Bank Holiday 2023: UK drivers issued parking warningCar leasing comparison site MoneyShake has reminded drivers to check the Bank Holiday parking rules when they head out for the Auguest Bank Holiday.

Other News Sources

• Plans to close train ticket offices should be scrappedI AM writing to highlight the proposed closure of rail ticket offices that will have a devastating impact on blind and partially sighted people's ability to travel independently, stopping people getting to work, health appointments, and seeing and visiting friends.

EIN News Subscription

• Air India Passengers Can Travel Entire Europe By Train/Bus Using Single Ticket! … partner affiliated with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which facilitates intermodal … into an extended array of European destinations but also effectively addresses … and other European cities on a single journey. Dutch airline KLM began …