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Thursday, 10 April 2025

BBC News

• Ferry firm to resume seasonal sailings to FranceA passenger ferry serving the Channel Islands and France is set to resume seasonal sailings.
• Automotive-reliant firms nervous over Trump tariffsBusinesses in Solihull say they are dependent on Jaguar Land Rover, which employs 9,000 in the town.
• Sydenham Bypass roadworks completedLong-running resurfacing work on one of the busiest roads in Belfast is finished, department says.

ITV News

• Government backs £30m plan to reopen Doncaster Sheffield AirportA £30million investment plan to support the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been given government backing.

Department for Transport

• Government backs mayor to reopen Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe South Yorkshire Mayor has announced a £30m devolved funding investment into reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport, in a major economic boost for the region.
• Leisure travel tops charts for reasons people choose railThe railway network connects people across the country, fuelling business, growth and opportunity.

Financial Times

• Doge’s job cuts at US traffic safety regulator hit self-drive expertsMusk’s cull of agency’s workers disproportionately affected staff overseeing tech on which he has staked Tesla’s future
• Starmer shifts focus in US trade talks to cutting 25% tariff on UK carsPrime minister admits he does not know if Trump can be persuaded to scrap 10% levy on all imports
• US to retaliate against international carbon levies on shipsTrump administration warns other members of UN’s maritime body against measure negotiated this week
• Delta Air Lines pulls guidance for record profits due to trade war Carrier says ‘growth has largely slowed’ as evidence of consumer pain mounts
• Eyes on the road convince drivers to hang up the phoneAustralian start-up Acusensus’s cameras have already been linked to a fall in road fatalities

The Guardian

• Price of parking rises steeply due to English councils’ clean-air surchargesAA says ‘cash-guzzling’ councils are adding clean-air levies to parking tariffs and resident parking permitsDrivers are being caught out by hefty price rises to park their cars, as councils across England impose parking surcharges on petrol and diesel vehicles.An estimated one in five councils now add clean-air levies to parking tariffs and resident parking permits to deter polluting vehicles. Continue reading...

The Independent

• UK's longest direct train route cancelled by CrossCountryThe UK's longest direct train journey has been axed after more than 100 years of service.

The Telegraph

• The man whose road rage has cost Britain £200m [subscription]Anti-road activist Chris Todd does''t do sit-ins, he uses 'lawfare' judicial reviews that cost millions and cause agonising delays

Times Online

• Push for greener shipping is welcome but more clarity is needed [subscription]A drive by ministers to cut emissions has left questions unanswered, and significant investment will be needed to hit the required targets

Daily Express

• More tunnels could be built in UK city after £2.2bn project part of Boris Johnson's visionEXCLUSIVE: More river crossings could be completed in the coming years which officials say would benefit drivers.

Network Rail

• Groundbreaking thermal modelling slashes railway heating costsSignificant cost and carbon reductions will be delivered through an industry-leading initiative joint developed by Network Rail, AtkinsRalis, Balfour Beatty and TSO, as the Central Rail Systems Alliance (CRSA).
• Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green stationPassengers are set to benefit from step-free access at Hither Green station thanks to a £28m funding boost from the Department for Transport's Access for All (AfA) programme.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bidding open to West Yorkshire organisations for active travel grantsThousands of pounds in funding is being made available to organisations in West Yorkshire, to encourage active travel.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus unveils ultra luxury first class cabins for its flagship planeThe highlight is the Master Suite for the A350-1000

Wales Online

• 'Most people just ignore 20mph' Anger as countless motorists flout limitThere are growing calls for the limit to be scrapped - but one reporter caught 96 out of 100 drivers breaking it
• Bus service between two popular Welsh seaside towns set to be reduced The bus service reduction, along with a number of other changes to services was discussed at a council's community liaison committee meeting

Yorkshire Post

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening given boost with extra £30m in funds from Mayor Oliver CoppardPlans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been given a huge boost, with Mayor Oliver Coppard set to use £30m of new funding to support the project following Government talks.
• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Extra funding means take-off for reopening but big new question emergesAfter months of uncertainty, the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport now appears to be all-but-confirmed following the announcement of significant additional taxpayer funding for the project.
• Approach to tram network in Leeds has always been fragmented - Yorkshire Post LettersWestminster Correspondent Ralph Blackburn comments on the PM's 'support' for the West Yorkshire (including Leeds) Mass Transit System (TYP, March 29). The Leeds/Bradford route is inevitably still at the talking shop stage.

Bucks Free Press

• Wycombe bus lane camera still not live after council spends £500k on new technologyA camera designed to catch people driving in a High Wycombe bus lane has still not been turned on, it can be revealed.

Other Regional Press

• Government backs investment to support Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopeningA £30m investment plan aimed at supporting the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been given government backing.
• CalMac boss must go to "It is hard to understand the depths of despair that the latest events have caused, particularly in South Uist and Barra, without having been in these places," says MP
• Network Rail guidance on Mauchline station reopening planA steering group is currently working towards plans for a stop to be brought back to the town.
• SELRAP meet with Skipton MP to update on rail campaignSKIPTON MP Sir Julian Smith has committed to working with the group and fellow MPs campaigning for the reinstatement of the Skipton to Colne railway - which could reopen in the early part of the next decade, say supporters.
• Welsh Government questioned over Delyn transport prioritiesAt First Minister's Questions last week, I asked about the Welsh Government's transport priorities for Delyn, taking the opportunity to raise what feels like an attempt to resurrect the 'red route' buried away in Ambition North Wales' draft Regional Transport Plan there is a need for future-focused transport solutions, not outdated proposals like the so-called 'red route'.

New Civil Engineer

• Rail accessibility programme still oversubscribed 9 months into new governmentNetwork Rail's Access for All programme for delivering step-free access at stations is still 'heavily oversubscribed' more than 9 months into the new government, according to a minister.

Rail Business Daily

• MyPeople: Why the rail industry should get on board with behavioural safetyChristian Hughes is Chief Executive Officer of MyPeople. He began his career as a sports psychologist, helping to create environments in which individuals could really perform. Now, he and his team are applying this approach to the rail industry, and have created a new suite of safety profiling products with a focus on behaviour.

Railnews

• New figures say almost one in three rail passengers are commuters The number of railway passengers travelling to work has reached 30 per cent, according to the Department for Transport, which says commuting also tends to be concentrated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The most likely reason for using trains is travelling for leisure, which involved 54 per cent of journeys. Another 15 per cent of passengers were making journeys for business purposes.

The Business Desk

• Government backs £30m investment to reopen Doncaster Sheffield AirportA £30m investment proposal by South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport has received government backing.

Other News Sources

• Government backs £30m plan to revive Doncaster Sheffield airportThe government has backed a £30 million investment plan to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport (DSA).
• Blackburn outer circle buses come back with a winning Ewood extraBlackburn's outer circle bus route scrapped in 2016 will start to run again next month - with a new service to and from Ewood Park for midweek Rovers home games.