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Sunday, 19 November 2023

The Guardian

• SpaceX's Starship reaches space for first time but explodes moments laterElon Musk's next-generation craft reaches space but then explodes, similar to first flight in AprilSpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, reached space for the first time on Saturday but was presumed to have failed minutes later.It was Starship's second test after its first attempt to reach space ended in an explosion earlier this year. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Ferguson Marine: Public cost of ferry fiasco firm at nearly £600mThe cost to the taxpayer of the firm at the centre of Scotland’s ferry fiasco is approaching a "mindblowing" £600m, it can be revealed.

The Independent

• UK spending £1.5m on minibuses and electric vehicles for Albanian prison systemNew details show that part of the multi-million deal is going towards kitting the Albanian prison service out with new vehicles.
• Police to trial use of drones as first responders to emergenciesTrials to begin in Norfolk, Thames Valley and Hampshire next year, following similar moves in the US and across Europe

Times Online

• Train maker warns of 10,000 job losses after orders cancelled [subscription]More than 10,000 jobs are at risk across Britain’s train manufacturing sector as orders dry up following the scaling back of rail projects such as HS2, a top industry executive has warned.

City AM

• More than a third of women sexually harassed on train and Tube journeys - BTP More than a third of all British women who travel by railway are likely to be assaulted during their commute, new data commissioned by the British Transport Police (BTP) has revealed. BTP data also indicates that most assaults occur during the evening rush hour when trains are packed and busy. Unacceptable behaviour such as leering, [...]

Daily Record

• Work at Shetland space port grinds to a halt as bills go unpaidSUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The site in Shetland owes around £1m to a contractor and a rocket launch has been cancelled.

Bristol Live

• Motoring expert on how to secure cheapest car insurance as renewals continue to skyrocketCar insurance is up by around 60 per cent on average as motorists are hit hard by soaring costs

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Drivers warned of A470 delays as road reopens week after partly collapsing into riverA traffic light system in place after a sinkhole opened up
• What Welsh Government say about 20mph 'buffer zones' for roads'In some circumstances it may be appropriate to consider a 'buffer' speed limit'

Northern Echo

• The 24 North East roads that will be repaired by ChristmasA total of 24 roads will be seeing some much-needed improvement in the run up to Christmas as part of the ~~Stockton Council's ongoing road resurfacing programme.

The York Press

• £9m extra to be invested in North Yorkshire's roadsMore than £9m in extra roads maintenance funding for North Yorkshire has been hailed as an 'immense boost'� for the county's network.

This Is Local London Network

• c2c: New trains to run on Saturdays through east LondonAn operator is set to run new trains on one of its routes through east London on Saturdays, it has been announced.

Cambridge News

• Proposed £2.3 million for Cambs buses could see routes at risk of being cut keptFour new bus services would also be added, and recruitment of drivers would be invested in
• Concern raised over 'inaccessible' bus stops in CambridgeThe Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has faced calls to address the problem of bus stops being inaccessible for people using mobility aids.

Other Regional Press

• Huge funding announced to fix potholes thanks to money saved by scrapping HS2The Midlands is getting pot of funding worth more than £2bn
• Council fix nearly 1,000 potholes in one month as part of £1m spendCouncil workers repaired nearly 1,000 potholes in one month as part of a £1 million investment in resurfacing Swindon's roads.
• Benson relief road's latest construction work begins Oxfordshire County Council has begun work on the south westerly section of the new Benson relief road scheme, a different route to the A4074 and B4009.

EIN News Subscription

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