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Saturday, 09 March 2024

BBC News

• Landslip forces railway line closureTrains are not expected to run between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury until the end of the day.
• Trial lets bikes on trams after 32-year banA pilot scheme will let a group of volunteers take their cycles on the Metrolink.
• Off-peak Friday fares trial begins on TfL networkThe trial aims to boost the number or workers commuting into the office on Fridays.

The Herald

• Ministers intervene in Scots ferry fiasco row over Islay FestivalMinisters have intervened in a row over one of the world's most famous whisky festivals being put at risk after being left "high and dry" by Scotland's ferry fiasco.

Times Online

• LTN delays for emergency services ’could risk lives’ [subscription]Government review told that low traffic neighbourhoods could add ’precious seconds and minutes’ to response times

City AM

• Sadiq Khan: TfL in the black but no hope of tube extensions without Whitehall deal Transport for London still needs more funding despite expectations it will report its first operating surplus this month, Sadiq Khan has said.
• Why there’s no hope of a Bakerloo Line extension or Crossrail 2 without government cash Transport for London (TfL) is set to report its first-ever operating surplus later this month after years of financial struggle.

Daily Express

• Famous UK city to get new £93.4m train station as thousands more move inIt's one of the UK's fastest growing cities and by 2031 it's estimated that 4,000 new homes will have been built there.
• The abandoned European airport stuck in the 1970s with planes still rotting on the tarmacThis airport was once a thriving hub of air traffic but soon fell into decay and has sat dead and empty for decades.

Mail Online

• Boeing's year from hell: After SIX travel disasters involving 737 Max and other jets, following two deadly crashes, will Americans continue to fly on beleaguered planes?The Boeing 737 MAX 8 which veered off a runway after landing in Houston on Friday is the latest in a series of at least nine major incidents involving the company's aircraft in recent years.

The Mirror

• MH370 pilot theories explained - two ways Malaysia Airlines pilot could have depressurised cabinThere are several theories about what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in 2014, but the plane's fate remains unknown to this day and families are still looking for answers

This is Money

• Some Chinese electric cars are 'almost uninsurable' in BritainA new report found that drivers of BYD and GWM Ora vehicles are facing extremely steep quotes for cover because only a few insurance providers will underwrite them due to the difficultly to fix them.
• Drivers' traffic nightmare: Delays on motorways and A-roads are LONGER than they were pre-pandemicDfT statistics show the average hold-up on the country's busiest roads last year was 10.5 seconds per vehicle per mile. This is up from 9.5 seconds in 2019, before the coronavirus crisis.
• New CT scanners at airports could slash baggage costs - but which airline charges most?New CT scanners at airports are set to end the 100millilitre restriction on packing liquids in hand luggage - a move which could not only save travellers hassle, but also money.

Birmingham Mail

• What Birmingham Airport reviews say as passengers share must-know hacksGetting through the airport can be stressful but this checklist, provided directly from BHX travellers, will help you run smoothly if you are travelling
• New speed camera warning issued to Midlands drivers as more roads to be added to listPolice chiefs and Mayor determined to ensure more speed cameras are added to region's roads to tackle reckless driving

Birmingham Post

• Radical shake up of bus network in Wales takes step forwardThe Welsh Government has released a roadamp for bus reform

Bristol Live

• Expert says potholes are 'most dangerous' for cars in MarchYou may have thought spring would mark the end of the worst of the potholes - but you'd be wrong...

London Evening Standard

• London St Pancras reveals expansion plans with train services set to reach more countriesAdditional services needed to meet Eurostar goal of doubling international departures
• Streatham Wells: Sadiq Khan 'applauds' suspension of LTN but says it is not precedent for other removalsThe mayor said Lambeth Council had created ’brilliant’ LTNs elsewhere, but the Streatham Wells scheme had ’unintended consequences’

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle Council confirms it will consider Coast Road bus lane despite denialThe installation of a bus lane on a section of the Coast Road as it enters Newcastle will be considered among measures to mitigate the impact of the Tyne Bridge's restoration

The York Press

• Cycling in York: Top tips on how to keep your bike safeOur cycling agony aunt Sara Robin offers some top tips on how to keep your bike safe in York

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Trains between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton cancelled after landslip at OakengatesTrain services through Telford are cancelled after a landslip blocked the tracks at Oakengates.

Burnley Express

• Lancashire's road resurfacing schemes unveiled for the year aheadCOUNTY highways chiefs have revealed the 88 road resurfacing schemes they plan to carry out over the next year.

Other Regional Press

• Final track laid for EWR line between Bicester and BletchleyThe final piece of track has been laid for the EWR railway line connecting Bicester with Bletchley as part of a larger project to link the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Railnews

• Railway 'not good enough', says National Audit Office The Labour Party has criticised delays to rail reforms which have been highlighted in a new report from the National Audit Office, and has repeated its pledge to fully renationalise the remaining private sector passenger operators if it is elected. The NAO has concluded that the railway's performance 'is not good enough and has not been for some time'. It points out that the Department for Transport knows what the problems are, but has not been able to use this knowledge effectively.