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Monday, 02 June 2025

BBC News

• Scrapping bus fare cap 'would hit tourism jobs'High public transport costs are a barrier to employment in the tourism industry, a business group has warned.
• Mass-cycling and raving fills city streetsThe Birmingham party was led by "DJ On The Bike" Dom Whiting, who hosts events all over the world.
• Watch: Tower Bridge lifts for replica Columbus flagshipA full-scale reproduction of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 flagship arrived in London on Wednesday.
• London charity aims to make cycling more accessibleWheels for Wellbeing provides support for disabled people to discover or rediscover the joy of cycling.

Department for Transport

• Redesigned flight paths to deliver quicker, quieter flights and boost growthModernising our airspace will help to reduce pollution from flying and help pave the way for new technologies like flying taxis.

Financial Times

• Ministers to fast-track London airspace redesign in push for growthNew ‘airspace design service’ aims to vastly boost flight numbers but could mean new communities face noise pollution
• A man, a plan B, a canal: Panama port owner charts course to placate Trump and Chinese ireMSC and BlackRock-led consortium behind $23bn deal holds talks with Beijing regulator ahead of expected review

The Independent

• Stirling-London train tickets for fewer pounds? Anglo-Scottish rail rivalry to start in spring 2026'Open-access' operator Lumo will run five trains a day each way on the West Coast main line in competition with Avanti

The Telegraph

• Elon Musk's Starlink lined up to solve train Wi-Fi rage [subscription]Using the billionaire's network of satellites could help rail passengers make reliable phone calls
• Heathrow boss should never have had phone on silent, says Virgin Atlantic chief [subscription]Thomas Woldbye was uncontactable for seven hours during airport's shutdown

Times Online

• Emirates and Virgin slam Heathrow boss who slept through closure [subscription]Executives at Heathrow were 'caught short and floundering around' when the airport was shut down for almost 20 hours in March due to a massive power cut.
• Airline ticket prices 'to come down' as cost of jet fuel falls [subscription]Iata chief Willie Walsh predicts that cheaper oil will counteract the uncertainty caused by Trump's tariffs
• Quicker flights and fewer delays promised in UK airspace redraw [subscription]Airlines have been complaining for years that the existing corridors unnecessarily add time to journeys

i News

• Major flight path shakeup will hit property prices near airports, campaigners warnThe Government insists new 'skyways' will reduce noise and environmental pollution for residents living near airports

The Mirror

• Holidaymakers to enjoy quicker flights and fewer delays after major UK airspace changeThe changes will enable the largest redesign of UK airspace flight paths since it was first formed in the 1950s, when there were only around 200,000 flights per year

The National

• Electric bus service linking Aberdeen Airport and Inverness revealedA NEW electric bus route between Aberdeen and Inverness has been unveiled for this summer.

The Sun

• MONEY BAGS Major toll route used by 150,000 drivers a day could TRIPLE in cost for motorists to help fund £9bn mega projectMOTORISTS who use the Dartford tunnel toll route could face triple the costs - if the upcoming Lower Thames Crossing mega project is built using private finance.

Birmingham Post

• Plan to build new bus interchange as cars are banned 'seems like a good idea'The aim is to make the area greener and prepare for the new University of Bristol campus

Bolton News

• Meet Nya -the newest recruit for TransPennine ExpressA train operator has become the first in the UK to have its own Pets as Therapy dog

Bristol Live

• Bus gate 'will kill neighbourhoods' critic claims as cameras go liveThe East Bristol 'Liveable Neighbourhood' scheme has proven controversial

Liverpool Echo

• Transport links to Liverpool Airport are improving - but one big change is still missingProposals for rail services to the airport have been floated numerous times over the years

London Evening Standard

• Biggest shake-up of UK airspace for 70 years to pave way for Heathrow third runway take-offThe reforms could later lead to flying taxis and more use of drones over the capital and other parts of Britain

Rail Magazine

• Inside Eurostar's Temple Mills depot as operators await next steps in depot access processRAIL has been given a unique insight into the workings of Temple Mills International Depot (TMI).

Railway Supply

• Elon Musk's Starlink Could Transform Wi-Fi on UK TrainsElon Musk's Starlink may soon deliver reliable high-speed Wi-Fi across UK trains, providing passengers with seamless connections where cell towers typically fail.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Franchising favour for SPT bus policy goals questioned by CPTFinancial impact of franchising plans by SPT is also highlighted in draft bus strategy response

The Business Desk

• HS2 tunnel challenge derailed as high court backs Government decisionPlans to extend an HS2 tunnel in the West Midlands have cleared a major legal hurdle after a High Court judge dismissed a challenge brought by North Warwickshire Borough Council.

Aviation Industry

• Government outlines plans for biggest redesign of UK airspace since 1950The UK Government is setting out plans in Parliament today to undertake the largest redesign of UK airspace since it was formed in 1950 when it had to handle just 200,000 flights per year.

Other News Sources

• Hopes That Bus Bill Can Improve Local Services in North YorkshireAs the Bus Services Bill returns to Parliament for its second reading today, David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, has welcomed it as a critical step in reversing years of decline in the region's bus services.
• Elon Musk's Starlink Set to Revolutionize UK Train Travel with Game-Changing High-Speed Satellite Wi-Fi in Rural and Remote Routes, This will Surely Boost Tourism IndustryElon Musk's Starlink is on the brink of rewriting what passengers expect from rail travel in the UK. A revolution is quietly unfolding - one that promises to turn signal dead zones into digital fast lanes. With high-speed satellite Wi-Fi now being trialed across several rural and remote train routes, this breakthrough could be the most transformative change to hit British rail in decades.
• TfL says Blackwall tunnel jams improved by Silvertown tunnelCampaigners opposed to the Silvertown tunnel claim that it has worsened traffic in south London but Transport for London says Blackwall tunnel queues have improved.
• Steel Tariff Set to Dampen Ship Recycling SentimentThe Trump announcement of tariffs on nations currently exporting various grades of the metal to the US is unquestionably set to dampen global steel prices and ship recycling sentiment across the Indian sub-continent, reports cash buyer GMS.

News from Europe

• Virgin's plans for trains to France hit by row over Eurostar depotBritish company Virgin Group's £700million fundraising drive for a 'high frequency' train service between London, Paris and Brussels has been hit by a row over the use of Eurostar's train depots.