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Friday, 24 November 2023

BBC News

• Could airports make hydrogen work as a fuel?Hydrogen is being touted as a fuel for aircrafts, but handling it at airports will be challenging.
• Nissan to invest £2bn in Sunderland electric car plantThe Japanese firm will build three EV models at the factory, securing 6,000 jobs.
• ScotRail train punctured by fallen tree on railway lineTrains between Glasgow and Oban were cancelled after the early morning incident near Arrochar.
• Glasgow First Bus driver strike halted after new pay offerAbout 1,200 drivers were due to walk out in Glasgow as part of a seven-day strike from Friday.
• Cruise giant Carnival UK accused of plan to fire and rehire 900 crewUnion says plan by Carnival UK, owner of P&O Cruises and Cunard, amounts to a wage cut for staff.

Financial Times

• Tesla strikes in Sweden are 'insane', says MuskIndustrial action at carmaker over collective bargaining sparks wave of sympathy strikes that could spill into other countries
• Nissan to lead £2bn electric-car investment in Sunderland plantDeal would turn North East facility into all-EV factory as Japanese group transitions models to green energy

The Guardian

• P&O Cruises and Cunard threaten to fire and rehire more than 900 UK staffCruise firms could dismiss crew unless they accept salary cuts and flexible working arrangementsP&O Cruises and fellow cruise firm Cunard have made provision to fire and rehire more than 900 UK-based crew unless they accept salary cuts and more flexible working arrangements.The affected crew include officers on the British flagship, the luxury ocean liner Queen Mary 2, and nine other ships operated under Carnival UK, which is part of the $18bn-listed Carnival group. Continue reading...
• Nissan to build three new electric car models at Sunderland plantCarmaker confirms full details of total investments, including battery factoriesNissan will build three new electric car models at its plant in Sunderland as part of a £1.1bn investment by the Japanese manufacturer.The factory will produce three separate crossover models, yet to be named, and the decision will mean that the next-door battery supplier, AESC, will go ahead with previously announced plans to build a third 'gigafactory' nearby. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Scottish Government's great CalMac ferry services planFor anyone who has followed closely what has ensued from the Tory privatisation spree that began in the days of Margaret Thatcher, the Scottish Government’s plans for ferry services operated by Caledonian MacBrayne should be heartening.

Times Online

• Edinburgh to spend £55m to ensure fleet is LEZ compliant [subscription]Council bosses are planning to spend £55 million replacing more than 1,000 vehicles to ensure that its fleet is compliant with the city’s new Low Emission Zone.
• Volta Trucks deal could save jobs at e-lorry centres [subscription]One of the biggest creditors in an electric vehicle startup with extensive British operations is reported to be considering buying the company out of administration.
• Passengers put power back into FirstGroup [subscription]Britain’s largest privately owned train and bus contractor has benefited from a recovery in passenger volumes and an easing in driver shortages over the summer, which helped to lift its underlying profits by more than half.

Mail Online

• Sydney airport branded 'a clown show' after power outage caused chaos by shutting down computers and security screeningSydney Airport's Terminal 2 came to a grounding stop Friday morning after a reported power outage shut down computers and security screening procedures.

This is Money

• Discounts on new EVs rise 323% - these 12 cars have had prices slashed mostWith consumer demand for EVs waning, the average combined cash and finance discount on a new battery-powered car has grown to a whopping £4,399 in the last 12 months, a study found.

Birmingham Post

• Nissan to produce new electric vehicles at its Sunderland plantProduction of all-electric Qashqai and Juke models will safeguard thousands of jobs

Bolton News

• National Express' announces 75 per cent off coach ticketsThis Black Friday National Express and Amazon have joined forces to offer Prime members 75% off coach travel.

Bristol Live

• M49 ghost junction link road to be built 'within 12 months' One councillor compared building the motorway junction without any roads to "building a pub without beer"

Daily Post (North Wales)

• County's roads made worse by recruitment freeze aimed at protecting jobsDenbighshire Council is facing a budget black hole of up to £26m next year

Northern Echo

• Nissan to commit to make new electric car models in SunderlandJapanese carmaker Nissan will announce today a commitment to manufacturing future electric versions of Qashqai and Juke cars in Sunderland.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 update on emergency passage constructionThe construction of vital emergency passages on the HS2 Chiltern Tunnel is well underway.

Cambridge News

• Concerns 20mph zone in Soham will be a 'waste of money'Cambridgeshire County Council is proposing to introduce a new 20mph zone across Soham, but some people in the town are divided over whether it is a good idea.

The Shields Gazette

• Metro set new fleet deadline as delay blame pointed towards 47-year-old trainsThe fleet will become operational in phases and the aim is to have all of the new trains in use by 2025.

Other Regional Press

• Transport for Wales boss faces question over rail serviceMSs questioned representatives of Transport for Wales about passenger numbers, new trains and a review of timetables.
• Bicester may see 20mph speed limits in the new yearA Bicester councillor is keen for the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Bicester after one road has been 'hazardous' for his family.

New Civil Engineer

• Network Rail chair hopes HS2 Euston Partnership can continue under private sector modelNetwork Rail chair Lord (Peter) Hendy of Richmond Hill has said he wants the Euston Partnership Board to continue its work despite the government's decision to develop High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Euston Station with a private Development Corporation.

Railway Technology

• UK Government puts £5m into innovative rail projectsThe government’s innovation agency revealed the seventh group of projects to receive funding through their development stages.

Other News Sources

• Brighton taxis pushed out by day tripping London cab driversA top taxi driver in Sussex has exposed London taxi cabbies using ranks in the city for free parking on days out to the coast.