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Sunday, 21 July 2024

BBC News

• Night buses trial to begin in September Night buses will run across Bolton, Leigh, Salford and Manchester from September.

Financial Times

• Delays in new aircraft deliveries to slow sector's progress on climate ambitionsSupply chain disruptions and labour shortages continue to hamper production

The Independent

• Thousands of passengers face fresh flight cancellations and delays in aftermath of global IT outageExclusive: Tui passengers were worst hit on Friday, with British Airways and easyJet grounding the highest number of flights on Saturday. In total, 75,000 passengers have been affected since Friday

Times Online

• Glasgow subway slower than when it opened in 1896 [subscription]Signalling problems and slow automatic doors blamed for service taking six minutes more after £200m revamp
• Green flying will mean higher prices. Can it take off? [subscription]Airlines are switching to sustainable aviation fuel made from used oils. But we don’t make nearly enough of it — and ticket prices will have to rise
• E-bikes to be banned by employers after dozens of battery fires [subscription]TfL, NHS trusts and other organisations say they do not want the machines parked or charged on site
• Airports make £2m a day from parking charges as prices take off [subscription]With the help of robots and increased drop-off fares, Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted could soon earn more from car parks than NCP

City AM

• Boeing expects 787 suppliers to catch up by year’s end Boeing expects delayed suppliers to catch up on parts that have slowed production of its 787 jets to below a rate of five a month.

Daily Express

• Incredible new plans for £2.3bn bridge in busy city so big it will take six years to buildThe bridge will be nearly twenty miles long when complete and will provide an essential road connection between a key city and a densely populated province.

Mail Online

• Airlines DON'T have to pay for disruption caused by global IT outage that paralysed global transport network leaving thousands of Brits out of pocket and stranded, CAA rulesThe UK's air passenger watchdog wrote to airlines to say that it believed the global meltdown was an 'extraordinary circumstance' exempt from standard refund policies.

Sky News

• What to do if your travel plans are disrupted by IT outage - as some passengers told 'complete nonsense'Travellers around the world are facing a second day of chaos in the aftermath of Friday's global IT outage. 

Bolton News

• Date set for launch of pilot 24-hour bus pilot project in BoltonA date has been set for the launch of a pilot project which will see a bus service run in Bolton every hour of the day

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• More paving laid as pedestrian zones take shape in BradfordPROJECT bosses have provided an update on the Bradford city centre walking and cycling improvements scheme.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Two-week road closure to start just as peak summer season gets underway The work is part of an ongoing programme to help reduce flooding on a road

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport has a 'secret' seating area with runway views and a unique feature Escape the hustle and bustle of the main terminal while you wait for your flight - but keep an eye on that board as there's no announcements here

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Uber seeks to expand into Darlington amid concerns from local taxi firms about market dominanceTaxi firm Uber has applied for a licence to operate in Darlington - where local firms fear it will dominate the market and take business away from them

Northern Echo

• Extra 250 electric charging points set for County DurhamResidents are set to benefit from a major new scheme to improve electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in County Durham.

Wales Online

• TUI plane leaves Cardiff airport five hours late then turns back mid-flight leaving passengers 'disgusted'Cardiff airport blames global IT issue after passengers were told Greek airport was shut so they'd have to fly back to Wales
• M4 road closures to cause weeks of misery for driversSeveral spots on the network could be affected this week with scheduled repair works
• The town where Wales' 20mph law was born and could soon dieIt was a move which sparked national protests, saw Labour Senedd members abused, led to 470,000 people signing a petition, and cost millions of pounds - now in one of the places where it all began locals are very clear where they want things to go

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• 32 evocative photos of the Severn Valley Railway as its own-build station turns 40Over the last 40 years, hundreds of thousands of people of all ages have enjoyed a step back in time and ridden behind a steam locomotive on the Severn Valley Railway.
• Unions back plans to bring West Midlands buses back under public controlUnions have backed plans to bring West Midlands' bus network under public control to help the region 'punch its weight'.

Bucks Free Press

• Buckinghamshire residents encouraged to donate old bikesResidents have been encouraged to donate their unwanted bicycles to Chilterns Lifestyle Centre in Amersham as part of a recycling initiative.

Burnley Express

• Call for coach trips to use Rawtenstall bus station to boost businessCoach trip operators should use Rawtenstall's new bus station to enhance its viability, Rossendale Council has been told.

Cambridge News

• The Cambridgeshire travel projects that could take a step aheadThree more travel schemes focused on walking and cycling could go ahead with an extra £1.1m in funding

Other Regional Press

• The London Underground station in a posh neighbourhood where there are no busesLocated in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, and is served by the Metropolitan line, it has no regular bus services nearby
• Solar car park could be created at Grade II listed outdoor spaceA proposal to install solar carports a popular park has been approved but one councillor fears they will look 'terrible'.
• 'Foreign lorries are causing carnage in our streets - why can't they follow the rules?'A Bulgarian lorry company has hit back at claims its drivers are 'unsafe' after reports of trucks smashing into walls and parked cars.
• Millions of drivers warned of hefty car insurance costs they've overlooked"Sub-standard driving behaviour" is the reason drivers risk expensive car insurance costs

Other News Sources

• Full Farnborough Airshow road closure details and all residents need to know about parkingThe popular event will take place across five days

EIN News Subscription

• Thousands still stuck at Atlanta airport as Delta suffers highest cancellations from outage … airlines must reposition planes and personnel while wrestling with a sprawling information … . Hagen, the passenger who arrived in Atlanta from Europe on Friday night … Pete Buttigieg reminded stranded passengers - and warned airlines - that customers who do …
• Airlines DON'T have to pay for disruption caused by global IT outage that paralysed global transport network leaving thousands of Brits out of pocket and stranded, CAA rules Airlines are unlikely to have to pay out compensation for cancelled and delayed flights caused by the CrowdStrike outage that crippled 8.5million Windows computers across the world. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK's air passenger watchdog, …
• Airlines, governments and businesses rush to get back on track after global tech disruptions Transport providers, businesses, hospitals and … Austria, Meyer said. Britain's transport system is still trying to … LONDON - Britain's travel and transport industry is struggling to get … expect it to take weeks. European airports appear to be getting closer …