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Sex offences against young women up 33% - BTP
Young women and girls are being urged to report sexual offences and sexual harassment that have happened on London's transport network amid a 33% increase in reported offences in the capital.
Transport UK London Bus mobilises route with Electroliners BEVs
Transport UK London Bus now operates over 60 routes in the capital. It has been the fastest-growing operator in London for the last three years.
A bus revolution: driving up prosperity across the regions
Buses remain the most used form of transport across the country and provide customers with a low cost and green option for travel. But recent years have seen passenger decline and routes being cut across the country.
Thursday, 30 May 2024
BBC News
- Bootcamp launched to recruit bus driversA new training programme has been launched in a bid to encourage more people to become bus drivers.
- Sex offences against young women up 33% - BTPYoung women and girls are being urged to report sexual offences and sexual harassment that have happened on London's transport network amid a 33% increase in reported offences in the capital.
- Bookable rural bus service will expandA bookable bus service is expanding into three rural areas. Gloucestershire County Council's The Robin allows passengers to search for a journey and select a pick up and drop off time that suits them
- Singapore Airlines plane jolted up and down for five seconds - reportThis probably caused injuries to those without seatbelts, who rose out of their seats and fell back down.
- Black men sue American Airlines for racial discriminationThe airline is investigating after a lawsuit was filed saying all black men were temporarily removed from a flight.
ITV News
- Sharp rise in reported cases of sexual harassment on London's transport system, police sayThere's been a sharp rise in the number of reported cases of sexual harassment on London's transport system, with police believing the figure could be even higher.
Financial Times
- Passengers on Singapore Airlines flight experienced rapid g-force changesReport on severe turbulence that killed one and injured dozens finds aircraft fell 178ft in under five seconds
- American Airlines modifies revamp of booking strategy amid lower salesThe carrier sought to move reservation traffic on to its own platform but wound up crimping bookings
- Labour to snub Sadiq Khan's suburban London rail proposalParty's plans to renationalise network set up potential clash with UK capital mayor
The Guardian
- Person dies after falling into jet engine at Schiphol airportAircraft operated by KLM was preparing to depart when incident occurred at busy Amsterdam hub. A person has died after falling into the spinning turbine blades of a departing passenger jet at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. The death occurred on the apron outside the busy hub's terminal as a KLM flight was preparing to depart for Billund in Denmark.
Times Online
- National Express owner stuck in slow lane. [subscription]Analysts downgrade Mobico on a another bleak day in the wider market
City AM
- Everyone would benefit from my £100m bonus, says Wizz Air boss Wizz Air's chief executive sits down with City A.M. to discuss the airlines performance, headwinds and that £100m bonus scheme.
Local Government
- Theres a buzz around Devons new bus sheltersNew bus shelters in Devon are taking on a life of their own as part of our Bus Service Improvement Plan and ongoing efforts to tackle the climate emergency.
Manchester Evening News
- Major changes to UK airport security rules: Are you ready for the new liquid allowance?Under the new rules some UK airports will allow passengers to take two litres of liquids onboard planes in their hand luggage, rather than the current 100ml limit
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Leeds Bus Station: £375K temporary repairs approved for leaking roofFunding was approved at a meeting where councillors also warned of similar disruption due to structural problems at Wakefield Bus Station.
Other Regional Press
- Frustration as Stroud misses out on electric buses and 'gets cast-offs' from elsewhere in countyThere are concerns Stroud will miss out on new electric buses and instead be given “better cast offs” from across Gloucestershire. Stroud Town Councillor Adrian Oldman asked transport chiefs at Gloucestershire County Council what was being done to improve bus services in his district.
- Under 25s can now apply for Tiger pass offering bus fares for just £1Under 25s in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough can now apply for a special Tiger bus pass offering £1 fares as part of the Combined Authoritys work to revamp public transport in the region.
- Number of buses and coaches in Gwynedd has fallen by more than a tenth over last nine yearsThe number of buses and coaches in Gwynedd has fallen by more than a tenth over the last nine years, figures show.
- Call for Steve Rotheram to back X1 Runcorn-Liverpool bus returnA CALL has been made for newly re-elected Merseyside metro mayor Steve Rotheram to reconsider bringing back a much-missed express bus.
- Newcastle Airport plants trees to improve air qualityNewcastle Airport has planted more than 40,000 new trees on its land, in an effort to improve air quality in the North East.
- Chiltern Railways to provide extra rush hour trainChiltern Railways passengers are being urged to check their journey before they travel with a timetable change set to come into effect on Sunday.
- Dorchester railway station to get multi-million pound upgradeA community is celebrating following the news that a Dorset train station could become much more accessible in the near future
Bus and Coach Buyer
- Transport UK London Bus mobilises route with Electroliners BEVsTransport UK London Bus now operates over 60 routes in the capital. It has been the fastest-growing operator in London for the last three years.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Stadlers Tyne and Wear Metro fleet nears completionStadlers £362 million programme to supply a new fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro has hit a key milestone, following the completion of 23 of the 46 units.
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- Report: £1 bus fare cap needed as part of five-year plan in EnglandThe next government should introduce a £1 fare cap and bring in a five-year bus revival programme in England within its first 100 days, according to a new report from think tank Green Alliance.
Other News Sources
- A bus revolution: driving up prosperity across the regionsBuses remain the most used form of transport across the country and provide customers with a low cost and green option for travel. But recent years have seen passenger decline and routes being cut across the country.
- Transport Secretary visits Nottinghamshire to support MPsMark Harper, the Secretary of State for Transport, visited Gedling and Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, meeting with Conservative MPs Tom Randall and Ruth Edwards.
- Brighton: Businesses 'all been struggling' since start of red routesBusiness owners say they have
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