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Sunday, 16 March 2025

BBC News

• TfL offers bystander awareness training over abuseIt's part of plans to help deal with harassment on London's transport network.

ITV News

• Work to reopen Bristol to Portishead railway line to start this summer after £27m cash boostWork to reopen a disused railway line between Bristol and Portishead can begin this summer following a £27 million cash boost from the West of England Combined Authority.

Financial Times

• Captain of container ship charged over North Sea collisionVladimir Motin accused of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship struck the Stena Immaculate tanker on Monday

The Guardian

• SpaceX capsule docks with ISS to bring back stranded Nasa astronautsThe arrival of four astronauts will allow Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return to Earth after nine months on the International Space StationA SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) early on Sunday in a Nasa crew-swap mission that will allow a pair of stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to return home after nine months on the orbiting lab.About 29 hours since launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday evening, the Crew-10 astronauts’ SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked to the ISS at 4.04am GMT on Sunday. Contin...

The Herald

• CalMac's MV Glen Sannox to resume sailing on Sunday after crack repairThe newly-launched Glen Sannox ferry will return to service on Sunday after a crack discovered in its hull was repaired.

Times Online

• Tesla has hit the skids since Elon Musk turned right. Can he ride it out? [subscription]The billionaire's support for Donald Trump has provoked a furious backlash from those who used to be his electric cars? biggest fans

City AM

• Elon Musk: Protesters outside London Tesla dealership call for boycott Protesters gathered outside a Tesla dealership in London have called for people to boycott the Elon Musk owned electric car maker. Organisers are encouraging Tesla owners to sell their cars and for people to dump stock. The electric car giant has already seen shares plunge since the start of the year as the firm comes [...]

Daily Record

• TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 passengers could be owed up to £1,300 eachIf you've flown with TUI, easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2 or other airlines, then you could be entitled cash if things have gone wron
• CalMac ferry MV Glen Sannox returning to service after crack found in hullServices on the newly launched ship, which only entered service in January, had to be halted last Friday because of a crack on a weld seam on the hull.

Mail Online

• Electric cars too heavy for Britain's motorways could smash through outdated barriers, government warnedThe Vehicle Restraint Manufacturers Association says the metal fences that line roads and bridges are designed to 1998 standards, and capable of stopping only traditional petrol or diesel cars.

The Mirror

• EU country's new incredible high-speed trains leaves Brits saying the same thingBoasting a two-storey bar, spacious seating, and touchscreen kiosks - a new series of high-speed trains has sparked debate online, leaving swathes of Brits angrier than ever
• Huge cross-country train line through Spain could stop in British territoryA potential new train line in Spain could see it stop off at some of the countries most popular destinations, as well as a town just 20 minutes from a UK territory

Sky News

• Russian captain of ship in North Sea crash appears in courtThe Russian captain of a ship involved in the North Sea crash has appeared in court.

Birmingham Mail

• The year Birmingham had its very own working 'metro' as trains ran undergroundFascinating pictures show a subterranean world from 1957
• Secret way drivers of these cars can put off paying vehicle tax until 2026Motorists urged to act fast before new rules come into force in April

Bristol Live

• Paddle steamer Waverley to have extra West Country cruises in 2025Paddle Steamer Waverley is the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Material start' on new road for clogged up North Wales village that lost its bypassRoads review saw village lose its £14m bypass

Wales Online

• Airline adds extra summer flights from Cardiff AirportThe number of flights available will go up into the autumn

Burnley Express

• Virgin Atlantic joins forces with Joby to launch air taxis for UK flightsVirgin Atlantic and Joby Aviation will launch electric air taxis for short haul flights in the UK.

Cambridge News

• Business case to transform transport in Cambridgeshire cityThe railway station as well as routes into the city centre could see improvements
• Drivers warned of traffic delays on major Cambridgeshire roadsDrivers should allow extra time for their journeys

Other Regional Press

• New rail service plans to link Swindon to Oxford and BristolA new regular rail service connecting Swindon to two big cities could be added to train timetables in the near future.
• Anti Elon Musk 'swasticar' protest targets St Albans Tesla dealershipProtestors have targeted a Tesla dealership off Hatfield Road, St Albans, overnight with anti-Elon Musk posters.
• 40mph speed limit announced on stretch of major dual carriagewayThis decision comes as contractors prepare to carry out junction improvement works, with the restriction in place "in the interests of road safety".
• 'If cyclists need to be held accountable, shouldn’t MPs be too?'I was thrilled to hear that Sir Julian Lewis has finally tackled Britain’s biggest problem: bikes without bells. At last, pedestrians will be safe from the silent menace of cyclists who dare to use roads and paths without a polite ding-ding.
• Ryanair passengers turned away at airport gate over little-known rulePaul Mason, 59, and his partner, Zoe Rooney, 47, were due to fly with Ryanair on a three-day trip to Athens in the European Union but were stopped at the gate
• AI speed cameras that can see inside cars to be rolled out in more UK postcodesOne of the latest initiatives for this has been the piloting of Artificial Intelligence (AI) speed cameras which mean drivers can be snapped for speeding over the limit.

Other News Sources

• Big spend promised for county's damaged roads£13.5 million has been allocated for road improvements throughout Herefordshire by the council.
• £13m funding to improve lighting and CCTV at bus shelters in HampshireA fresh injection of cash to help bus services across Hampshire is to be spent on better lighting and CCTV at shelters, real-time passenger information and infrastructure improvements at colleges.