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Sunday, 06 July 2025

BBC News

• Motorway 50mph speed limits set to be removedThe 50mph zones were implemented in 2023 due to bridge replacement works.

Financial Times

• Japan’s shipbuilders look to consolidation to take on ChinaUS ally mounts most ambitious push in decades to revitalise sector dominated by Chinese and South Korean groups
• Britain’s HS1 rail link was ‘poor value for money’, report finds [subscription]Government-backed study into high-speed project published as HS2 scheme is hit by delays and mounting costs

The Herald

• Almost 11,000 CalMac ferry crossings cancelled due to technical faultsAlmost 11,000 sailings were cancelled due to technical faults with ferries in Scotland since 2023, new research can reveal.
• First Bus reveals major update on 'axed' Glasgow serviceFirst Bus has revealed a major update regarding an 'axed' Glasgow service.

Times Online

• Airport staff paid bonuses to catch passengers with oversized cabin bags [subscriptionA leaked email reveals gate agents are offered £1 for ‘every bag taken’ from easyJet passengers - who are then charged to put their carry-on luggage in the hold
• The HS2 money train revealed - who’s made billions? [subscription]The Sunday Times breaks down the £38bn cost of the project, from billions given to construction giants to digging up graves and running sewing classes

Mail Online

• Ryanair passengers take to plane's wings to escape 'fire' onboard as 18 are reported injured in Majorca airportEighteen people have been injured after a 'fire' was said to have broken out on a Ryanair plane at Majorca airport.
• easyJet exposed 'paying £1 bonus to airport staff who catch out passengers with oversized baggage'The email, sent to employees of Swissport, which runs passenger gates in several airports in Britain, confirmed that staff would receive £1.20 (£1 after tax) for every 'gate bag' deemed too large.
• To passengers for the maiden voyage of a new luxury sleeper train, we're sorry to announce this service has been cancelled! Rail fans who paid up to £55,000 for three-day trip to Cornwall have journey cannedTo the dismay of the refurbished Britannic Explorer's passengers, its maiden voyage has hit the buffers. Some passengers paid upwards of £50,000 for a three-night stay in its 'grand suites'.

Birmingham Mail

• Motorway habit faces crackdown with drivers in England facing £100 fineNational Highways is launching a new campaign to highlight the dangers of tailgating and encourage drivers to keep their distance.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Next phase of changes to major roundabout and bypass due to startThe next phase of a major roadworks scheme is set to get underway this July.

Bristol Live

• Bristol's trams were once the envy of the world - now they could return to our streetsThere are still remnants today of the city's pre-war tram network

The York Press

• Concern over 'lack of transparency' in setting up first fixed speed cameraA councillor has said there was a “lack of transparency” in the process of setting up North Yorkshire’s first fixed speed camera on the A64 between Malton and Scarborough.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• £3.6m extra funding to fix potholes in Dudley as roadworks continueCouncil chiefs have attracted an extra almost £4 million to fill potholes across the Dudley borough as the roadworks programme continue.

Burnley Express

• Council proposes scrapping school buses and increasing fares in shocker for parentsBlackburn with Darwen Council is to scrap some of its dedicated buses to four of the borough’s biggest secondary schools and increase fares to pupils on those that remain.

Other Regional Press

• Extra 2,000 cars went down 'rat run' road each day of bus gate trialOver 2000 cars drove down residential road Brookvale Road each day during the Portswood bus gate trial, Southampton council data has revealed.
• ‘We don’t need parking permits - the commuters aren’t the problem’Residents have blasted proposals to introduce restrictions on 24 streets in a busy town to crack down on commuters using them as “free car parks”.
• 'Get off the plane' Ryanair staff shouted at passengers after bang saw screaming mums jump from wingPassengers told what happened as 18 passengers were injured - with some 'mums' suffering broken bones
• Road safety charity calls for 20mph speed limit near schoolsA road safety charity is calling on government to lower speed limits near schools in a bid to make journeys safer for children.
• Battery-powered trains could soon be running on branch linesGreat Western Railway’s battery train trial on the Greenford branch proves fast-charging tech can cut diesel use and emissions on UK branch lines.
• TV star Anneka Rice joins campaign to get Weymouth's over 60s on the busAnneka Rice teams up with First Bus to promote concessionary bus travel for older adults in Weymouth and UK, highlighting freedom, adventure and wellbeing.
• A classic of British roads is making a comeback - and it's unrecognisableYour mum or dad might have had one back in the day, but the 2025 version is totally new

Other News Sources

• Winchester group takes part in nationwide rail survey on women's safetyMembers of Winchester Soroptimist International are participating in the initiative, which covers railway stations across the country.

EIN News Subscription

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