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Sunday, 13 October 2024

BBC News

• Why do vehicles keep hitting this railway bridge?On Wednesday a railway bridge - which previously held the title for Britain's most bashed - was hit by a lorry for the 13th time in 2024.
• Why do vehicles keep hitting this railway bridge?On Wednesday a railway bridge - which previously held the title for Britain's most bashed - was hit by a lorry for the 13th time in 2024.
• Plaid wants HS2 cash before helping Labour budgetWelsh Labour needs opposition help to pass its budget, but Plaid says it wants funding reform first.
• Trains to start running from Grand Central StationThe main public transport services in Belfast, including trains to Dublin, are now under one roof.
• Thursday Night Tube still under review, says mayorA Tory assembly member says "Thursday is the new Friday" and the expanded Night Tube is needed.
• P&O owner to attend summit despite row over minister's commentsIt had been feared they might pull out after Transport Secretary Louise Haigh criticised the ferry firm and urged consumers to boycott the company.

Financial Times

• Starmer defuses DP World row in bid to salvage £1bn port dealMinister’s criticism of company’s working practices threatened to overshadow Monday’s investment summit
• Etihad aims to persuade more long-haul passengers to fly via Abu DhabiNeighbouring Dubai airport is very busy and a new airport will not be finished for years

The Guardian

• Starmer steps into cabinet row over P&O to rescue global summit in LondonThe PM has backed transport secretary Louise Haigh after she called ferry firm a ‘rogue operator’, threatening investment summitKeir Starmer expressed his full confidence on Saturday in the transport secretary, Louise Haigh, after an explosive cabinet row cast fresh doubt over his Downing Street operation and threatened to overshadow a key international investment summit in London.Government sources said the prime minister and Haigh had spoken and made up on Saturday after Starmer appeared to rebuke her on Friday for branding P&O Ferries a “rogue operator”...

The Independent

• British Airways cancels more long-haul flights as squeeze on intercontinental capacity intensifiesThe Man Who Pays His Way: Plane problems spell fewer choices and higher prices for passengers

Times Online

• UK staff at risk as Boeing plans thousands of job cuts [subscription]Beset by accidents and strikes, American aircraft maker casts cloud over its 4,000 British employees

City AM

• Labour seeks to balance P&O criticism after Starmer slaps down call for boycott A Labour MP has sought to balance criticism of P&O Ferries after reports the Transport Secretary’s call for a boycott of the company could have jeopardised a £1bn investment in the UK. Keir Starmer has said Louise Haigh’s call for a boycott of the ferry firm was “not the view of the Government”. Liam Byrne [...]
• Boeing to lay off 10 per cent of employees as factory strike cripples production Boeing plans to lay off about 10 per cent of its workers in the coming months as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is crippling production of the company’s best-selling airline planes. New chief executive Kelly Ortberg told staff in a memo on Friday that the job cuts [...]
• DP World to attend government investment summit despite call to boycott P&O DP World will attend the government’s international investment summit on Monday despite reports that a row over calls to boycott its subsidiary P&O Ferries had put a £1bn investment at risk. Dubai-based DP World was reported to have pulled out of the summit and put plans to announce a major investment in the UK under [...]

This is Money

• Rachel Reeves's Heathrow boast causes hilarity in CityReeves claimed that the airport is having to 'expand their VIP section' to accommodate all the high-rollers arriving for her investment summit.

Sky News

• A 1bn DP World investment will go ahead after frantic effort to repair relations following P&O Ferries rowA 1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to repair relations following a row with the Dubai-owned multinational that threatened to overshadow a crucial investment summit.

Birmingham Mail

• Sutton Coldfield £100 car park row as drivers 'using spaces for a few minutes' fined for days-long staysMotorists at The Lanes in Wylde Green reported being fined for overstaying despite saying they left in the allowed free timeframe

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport to include new convenience store in £60m transport hubIt should be open by August next year

Daily Post (North Wales)

• More DIY traffic cops shopping bad drivers like these in North WalesDashcam footage from increasing numbers of drivers, bikers and cyclists is leading to police action

The York Press

• New bus service connecting York with nearby villages and townsResidents near York whose late night buses were under threat are to get a new regular bus service.
• Reminder to drivers in North Yorkshire as major road works get underwayGrosmont Bridge bus crash repairs set to get underway.

Wales Online

• Bus passengers in a Welsh city are being targeted by scammersThose who fall for the QR code fraud will get a virus on their phone
• Important M4 road closure plans drivers need to knowSeveral spots on the network could be affected this week with scheduled repair works

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Tram and gas works set to close various roads over the coming weeksWork connected to the region's tram line, as well as gas repairs, are set to cause diversions and delays for drivers across the borough of Sandwell over the coming weeks.

Cambridge News

• Mill Road Bridge restrictions called both a 'nightmare' and 'fantastic news' by divided localsThe order will see the bridge closed to all motor vehicles, except buses, pedestrians, cyclists, emergency services, and blue badge holders' registered vehicles
• The lost railway station named after one village despite being found in anotherThe two towns shared the station

South Wales Argus

• New rail stations will mean 'millions' more train journeysBuilding work on a series of new railway stations in and around Newport will begin in 2026, the Welsh Government has announced.

Other Regional Press

• Southampton Airport passengers warned as pilot strikes loomPassengers due to fly from Southampton Airport have been warned with strikes looming ahead of October half term.
• Work completed on two new HS2 viaducts near OxfordshireMajor work has been completed on two new HS2 viaducts near the Oxfordshire border in Northamptonshire.
• Drivers fume as 20mph speed limit doubles journey times as 'stress hit the roof'A study found that the introduction of a default 20mph speed limit has resulted in longer journey times - and some drivers are not happy

Other News Sources

• Stand up to save the bus stationI wonder how many Winchester residents realise that, unless they formally object before 11.59 pm on 13th October, there will no longer be a bus station in central Winchester.  Instead, buses may be incorporated into a transport interchange near the railway station.
• Sussex road ranked second worst in EnglandA major road through Sussex has been ranked the second worse in the country.