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Sunday, 17 November 2024

BBC News

• Rail operator announces extra trains from DecemberAn extra 220 Southeastern trains will be operating every week, made up of 44 new services per day.
• Cable car hours could be cut due to low usageDocuments reveal the number of trips being made during the first hour of operation each day.
• Lord Blunkett injured in Tube platform gap fallThe Labour Peer, who is blind is urging Transport for London to do more for visually impaired people.
• Bus services across England to share £1bn boostThe government says it wants London-style bus services in every corner of England.

Financial Times

• Car transporters face big costs and fines from German safety standards Industry says new rules on how vehicles are lashed to trailers are latest example of cumbersome red tape
• Air freight groups and airlines rush to increase flights out of China Rate for flying goods from Asia to US has jumped as demand for cheap Chinese imports continue to rise

The Guardian

• Lord Blunkett injured after falling into gap at Westminster tube stationLabour peer, who is blind, calls for TfL to fill the widest gaps and ensure staff presence at ‘death trap’ platforms Lord Blunkett is calling for action on “death trap” tube platforms after he was injured falling into the gap at Westminster station.The Labour peer, who is blind, called on Transport for London to do more to keep visually impaired people safe. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Haigh reveals where funding will go to boost bus services across countrySome rural areas will receive an 'unprecedented' amount of funding.

The Telegraph

• Trains minister: Renationalising rail could add £15bn to national debt [subscription]Lord Hendy admits taking the franchises back into public ownership could create a mountain of extra debt

Times Online

• Britain gears up to relax EV sales rules [subscription]Ministers are in talks with industry as factories are threatened with closure and bringing back subsidies for buying electric cars is not ruled out
• I have a dirty travel secret and it's about Luton airport [subscription]Our head of travel has something to confess: she would choose one of the UK's worst airports over any other. It turns out she's not alone despite its reputation

Daily Express

• The huge new £8.8bn train line linking two major cities - not everyone is happy about itThis rail megaproject has been in the works for three decades but it has gained a reputation as one of Europe's most controversial projects.
• Andy Burnham presses Transport Secretary weekly to fix Northern rail chaosAndy Burnham sends the Transport Secretary a personal text every week complaining about the state of his local rail services.
• Incredible £685m Orient Express sailing yacht is the largest in the worldThe superyacht will offer 54 suites, including a presidential suite spanning 15,230 square feet with a private terrace.

The Mirror

• Buses get £1 billion boost - how much cash each area will get to improve services confirmedTransport Secretary Louise Haigh said it would bring to an end the postcode lottery of unreliable bus services - with funding allocated on need, levels of deprivation and population
• Major UK railway station's £1.5bn expansion scaled back after 'disproportionate' plans slammedAn 'ugly and uninspired' proposal to revamp one of the UK's most historic train stations has been scaled back and redrawn - following thousands of objections.

Sky News

• Lord Blunkett suffers 'terrifying' fall in gap between Tube and platformLord Blunkett has described the 'terrifying moment' when he fell into the gap between a tube train and the platform, badly bruising his legs.

Bolton News

• Greater Manchester Bee Network appoints disability advocateGreater Manchester's Bee Network Committee has announced the appointment of its first-ever disability advocate.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Number of electric vehicle chargers in Bradford rose by nearly a third last yearThe number of public electric vehicle chargers drivers had access to in Bradford rose by nearly a third last year, new figures show.

London Evening Standard

• Haigh reveals where funding will go to boost bus services across countrySome rural areas will receive an unprecedented amount of funding.

Plymouth Herald

• £1 billion boost to get Britain's bus services movingTransport Secretary Louise Haigh is set to announce the allocation of funding on Monday

Other Regional Press

• West Sussex councillors urge Louise Haigh to visit A27A government minister has been urged to come to Sussex to see firsthand the importance of the A27 and the pressures it faces after a multimillion-pound scheme designed to improve it was scrapped.
• First bus passes handed out to Oxfordshire asylum seekers in pilot schemeBus passes have been handed out to asylum seekers in Oxford this week, in a pilot transport scheme to improve the lives of refugees and migrants.

The Business Desk

• National Express increases services to Bristol AirportNational Express has announced plans to expand its services connecting Bristol Airport with Birmingham, Gloucester, Cheltenham Arle Court park and ride, and Weston-super-Mare.

Aviation Industry

• TSA To Soon Allow Passengers To Bring Select Liquids Regardless Of Size In Carry-On BagsTravelers at US airports nationwide could soon sigh a sigh of relief. Changes to the restrictions on the size of liquids passing through aviation security have been relaxed, meaning several selected items can now be taken through, regardless of their size.