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Sunday, 26 November 2023

BBC News

• Birmingham woman loses £2k after coach delays causes missed flightPassengers say they have lost thousands of pounds after a series of problems on a National Express coach.
• The Ferguson shipyard ships that nobody talks aboutThe shipyard at the centre of Scotland's ferries saga has a longer story that is seldom told.

Financial Times

• EU states call on Brussels to rethink shipping emissions chargeSouthern European shipping nations say measures risk diverting business away from European ports
• Sunak's private funding plan for HS2 tunnel set to fail, warns adviser [subscription]Chair of National Infrastructure Commission says government will have to pay for tunnel under London

The Guardian

• Frequent flyers are rewarded for polluting. Let them pay the full price | Martha GillA progressive carbon tax on flying would protect poor people far more than simply abandoning green policiesIs net zero a 'luxury belief' A strange assumption seems to have become knitted into the climate debate: that the burden of cutting carbon emissions will - must, inevitably - fall hardest on the poor.This is the logic by which climate activists are sometimes deemed snobby, classist virtue-signallers – and the principle on which, earlier this year, Rishi Sunak signalled a tactical retreat on green policies. “It cannot be right for Westminster to impose such significant costs on working pe...

The Independent

• Flight data recorder recovered from US Navy plane that overshot the runway near HonoluluOfficials have recovered the flight data recorder from a U.S. Navy airplane that overshot the runway near Honolulu

Times Online

• How I rescued Rolls-Royce cars from being a ’national embarrassment’ [subscription]Torsten Müller-Ötvös is stepping down from the BMW-owned carmaker, after revamping the marque with bespoke Phantom cars, better reliability and electric models
• Brexit critic Nissan shrugs off impact of leaving EU [subscription]Vocal opponent of EU departure says energy prices have bigger effect

Mail Online

• Just Stop Oil protestors spared from road obstruction charges - as police arrested them while the green man was showingFive eco-zealots from Just Stop Oil have dodged charges for obstructing a road near London 's Trafalgar Square- because police arrested them while the green man was showing.
• Now 10,000 'dangerous' food delivery bikes on Scotland's streets' and pavements!A staggering 10,000 cyclists are operating across Scotland's towns and cities delivering fast food, prompting calls for an urgent crackdown on the massively expanding

Sky News

• Almost half of women transport workers sexually harassed, survey suggestsNearly half of women transport workers have been sexually harassed at work, according to a new survey.

Birmingham Mail

• Little-known rules about when speed cameras can catch you that every driver needs to knowThe Department of Transport issues guidelines to police forces around the use of speed cameras

Birmingham Post

• Vehicle manufacturers employing hundreds of people go into administration after 'supply chain issues'Teneo has been involved in a number of high profile administrations in the North West in recent years, such as Studio Retail Group and Missguided

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford sees rise in electric car charging pointsThe number of electric car charging points has risen by more than a third in Bradford, new figures show.

Northern Echo

• 14 County Durham Go North East routes back with 'reduced' serviceSeveral bus routes are due to be reintroduced next week at a reduced rate despite ongoing industrial action from workers.

Wales Online

• How £27 million worth of Levelling Up funding will be spent in Neath Port TalbotThey are two of the seven successful projects in Wales that were given a share of £111 million
• Traffic chaos in Cardiff as Christmas shoppers pack city centreShort journeys are taking up to an hour

Other Regional Press

• Oxford East MP visits depot to find out about electric busesZenobÄ“, the leading specialists in EV fleet and battery storage solutions, has highlighted the EV fleet policy developments required to support the electrification of fleets and public transport, during a visit by Anneliese Dodds MP for Oxford East to Oxford Bus Company’s Cowley Depot on Thursday 23rd November
• Coventry e-bikes and e-scooters are making city centre 'too dangerous'Charles Bloch has welcomed the ban which came into force on Monday, November 20

Other News Sources

• Let's turn off Hereford's traffic lights to stop trafficTHE Asda traffic lights went out this weekend was there chaos on the roads? No!

EIN News Subscription

• European cities demand new rules to fine foreign drivers over low-emission zones … have written to the European parliament transport committee to complain that drivers … low emission zones to limit air pollution, increase road safety and … included in the directive, EU member states and their cities … parliament plenary and the EU Council too.