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Tuesday, 10 September 2024

BBC News

• Gatwick apology after air traffic control delaysGatwick Airport has apologised to passengers affected by flight delays and cancellations due to air traffic control shortages.
• Anger over pupil transport cutsSixteen-year-old Tom, who has Down's syndrome, should have been back at school, but is stuck at home.
• Public transport in NI: Your questions answered BBC News NI puts readers' questions on transport to Translink chief executive Chris Conway.
• Watch: ‘World’s strangest-looking plane’ lands at HeathrowWatch the moment an Airbus Beluga dubbed the ‘world’s strangest-looking plane’ landed at Heathrow Airport.
• More bus services could come under control of councilsTransport Secretary Louise Haigh promises to deliver a "bus revolution" that will save vital routes.

Channel 4 News

• Labour to give English local authorities power to run bus servicesThe government has unveiled plans for what it?s calling a ?bus revolution? that will save vital routes around the country.

Financial Times

• Can LA end its love affair with cars? Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, the city has quietly become the leader in US public transport investment
• England ‘bus revolution’ will need more investment, Labour warnedPlans to give councils the power to run their own services require extra funding, say operators and local authorities

The Guardian

• The Guardian view on a boost for buses: reversing deregulation is the right moveEmpowering councils as well as mayors to run buses is a step towards the transport integration England needs

The Independent

• UK airport chaos live updates: Ryanair boss calls for air traffic chief to resign over Gatwick flight delaysRyanair boss Michael O?Leary has issued fresh calls for the resignation of the chief executive of air traffic control (ATC) provider Nats.
• Hyperloop: Elon Musk backed futuristic tube transport system takes step forwardA futuristic form of travel designed to be more efficient than flights, high-speed rail and freight trucks has taken a step closer, according to the company behind it.

The Telegraph

• Labour refuses to rule out scrapping bus passes for some pensioners. [subscription]Minister says he can?t offer a ?concrete commitment for all time? on the free travel benefit because of the state of the public finances

Times Online

• Boeing ?reaches agreement with union? [Subscription]Troubled aircraft manufacturer must wait until union votes on a 25 per cent pay rise offer this week
• Ryanair calls for dismissal of UK air traffic control boss [Transport]Michael O?Leary urges Martin Rolfe to resign after disruption to services at Gatwick airport caused by staff shortages
• Why traffic lights could give cyclists the priority over cars [subscription]Council tests AI system that detects cyclists and pedestrians to give them green lights ahead of cars

Daily Record

• MSP raises council changes to school transport at First Minister?s QuestionsOver 400 children at schools in Wishaw and Motherwell no longer qualify for local authority transport.

Mail Online

• Rachel Reeves 'could target pensioner and driver taxes' in the Budget to raise more than £20 billion, think tank warnsIn a new report today, the Resolution Foundation says tax rises in next month's Budget are a 'dead cert' - and suggests the Chancellor could raise 'tens of billions'.

The Mirror

• Ryanair boss demands resignation of air traffic control chief after flight disruptionNats has said it is 'working in line' with a staffing plan agreed with Gatwick bosses when it took over the provision of air traffic control services at the airport in October 2022

Birmingham Post

• Michael O'Leary calls for dismissal of NATs boss after repeated disruptions at UK airportsThousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports due to bad weather and staff shortages at the National Air Traffic Service (NATs)

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport announces airlines moving from Terminals 1 and 3 to T2, including Jet2An alert has been issued to passengers to check the dates

The York Press

• 'I know this decision came as a shock' - MP secures child bus pass reviewA REVIEW is undwerway into controversial changes to child bus tickets in the city.

Wales Online

• Every driver would save £50 if UK followed Wales with 20mph speed limit, says top insurerThe insurance company said they had seen a 20% drop in claims for car accidents in Wales since the nationwide limit was introduced a year ago

Carlisle News & Star

• ?10 million Border Railway study put on hold by governmentTHE Border Railway feasibility study has been put on hold whilst the government undertake their capital investment review, it has been confirmed.

Lancashire Telegraph

• Potholes and public transport top of Andy MacNae's agendaKeen mountaineer Andy MacNae has been reflecting on the challenges of scaling his latest political peak, as he returns to Westminster as the new MP for Rossendale and Darwen.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Watch as Secretary of State for Transport arrives in Peterborough to explain news plans to overhaul city's bus servicesPeterborough residents are to get more say in the design of routes for bus services that serve the city and county.

Other Regional Press

• The major Kirklees transport schemes getting underway in the next 12 monthsWhile some projects have been "pipelined" due to financial pressures, others will benefit from a ?180m boost
• Passengers braced for disruption as rail line to close for a weekThe Heart of Wessex line between Weymouth and Bristol will be closed between Weymouth and Castle Cary for "vital" track replacement work by Network Rail from September 23-29

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• 'Bus revolution' promised as Buses Bill announced to grant local authorities expanded powersTransport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has announced new legislation that will allow local leaders to take control of their bus services. The new ‘Buses Bill’ being laid before parliament today will grant all local transport authorities across England new powers previously limited to mayoral combined authorities. Under this legislation local leaders can deliver services in a way that suits the needs of their communities, the government says. Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, said: “Buses are the lifeblood of our communities, but for too ...

Construction News

• Kier has been appointed to deliver the Quieter Neighbour Support Scheme at Heathrow Airport to reduce the impact of noise pollution on local communities.Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) appointed Kier to the major works programme, which is set to take place over the next eight years, and aims to improve the wellbeing of surrounding communities.

Railway Gazette

• TransPennine Express makes progress with driver training and staff recruitmentUK: TransPennine Express Managing Director Chris Jackson says good progress is being with tackling the operator?s backlog of driver training, which was a key issue behind the service reductions brought in with the December 2023 timetable. However, it will not be completed until next year.

Other News Sources

• MP backs plans to deliver better buses across AylesburyAylesbury MP Laura Kyrke-Smith has backed the Government's plans to streamline the process for local communities to take back control of local bus services from unaccountable private operators.
• Work towards ?brighter future? for Swansea Airport takes big step forwardWork towards a "brighter future" for Swansea Airport has taken a big step forward.