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Sunday, 09 November 2025

BBC News

• Traffic wardens to begin industrial actionEnforcement officers for car park operator APCOA say workers elsewhere in south London earn more.
• More than 1,400 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second dayThousands more flights have been delayed or cancelled as the reduction of air travel capacity continues during the federal government shutdown.
• Residents fear being stranded if bridge demolishedResidents in a North Yorkshire village say they will be left stranded if a railway footbridge is removed before a new road bridge is finished.
• Farewell event for fleet of 40-year-old trainsA farewell event for commuter trains which are being phased out in Surrey is set to benefit three charities.
• Busy ferry route left with passenger-only service after car deck faultCalMac has suspended all weekend vehicle traffic to Stornoway following a problem with the car deck of MV Isle of Lewis

The Guardian

• Electric cars: could leasing a used EV help you afford one?With more secondhand cars available and salary sacrifice schemes offering extra savings, the lease option is taking offWhen Anthony Santos was looking for a car to replace his Audi Q3, a diesel SUV, he felt reluctant about making the switch to an electric car.“I was considering it, but I probably wouldn’t have,” says Santos, a sales manager at RWinvest, a property investment company in Liverpool. But when he started looking at his options the ability to lease a used electric vehicle (EV) caught his eye. Continue reading...
• Nearly 1,500 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdownCharlotte, North Carolina, has the most cancellations – at 120 – as industry experts say other sectors might also feel effectsUS airlines canceled 1,460 flights on Saturday, the second day of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) order to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown.So far, the slowdown at many of the nation’s busiest airports hasn’t caused widespread disruptions. But it has deepened the impact felt by what is now the nation’s longest federal shutdown. Continue reading...

The Herald

• CalMac fined £21m before getting £4bn ferry dealThe Scottish Government-owned ferry operator CalMac was fined more than £20 million for failing island communities then handed a new £4 billion contract by ministers, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
• The Future of Edinburgh's Trams – what's the next stop for the capital's trams?A decade on from a troubled launch, Edinburgh's trams have become a success, carrying a record number of passengers. Now, a proposed £2 billion extension has sparked new debate, forcing the city to choose between two controversial routes for a new north-south line.

The Independent

• Over 1,500 flights canceled and 6,500 delayed as FAA forced cuts continue to cause havoc for travelersThe FAA has plans to ramp up reductions in the coming days

Times Online

• UK investigates remote 'kill switch' on Chinese-made buses [subscription]The Department for Transport is working with the National Cyber Security Centre to understand whether vehicles made by Yutong can be remotely deactivated
• Vans swerve pay-per-mile EV tax raid but other vehicles to be hit [subscription]More details are emerging of the budget plan to levy charges on electric vehicles and it may prove to be a ?bureaucratic nightmare? for drivers

Daily Express

• UK drivers hit with six points and £200 fine over common actionThe issue is very common in drivers under the age of 25, according to the motoring study

Mail Online

• Boeing bosses should be in JAIL over crash, says grieving mom as firm ordered to pay out more than $1bnNadia Milleron, mother to a young woman who died in Boeing plane that crashed in Ethiopia, was outraged that the US government dropped its criminal prosecution of Boeing.
• Air India grounds three Boeing planes for 'extensive investigations' after crash that killed 260The silent suspension of three long-haul Boeing jets comes after four serious in-flight incidents in the past six months.

This is Money

• Transatlantic troubles wipe £2bn off IAG's valueShares in International Airlines Group slumped 11.6 per cent to 366.2p after reporting lower demand for economy-class seats over the popular summer months.

Birmingham Mail

• 320,000 drivers warned to park cars 'away from structures' immediately2020-2025 Jeep Wrangler 4Xe and 2022-2026 Grand Cherokee 4Xe vehicles are being recalled as the high-voltage battery may fail internally

Bolton News

• Second bus crash in less than a year at railway bridge 'clearly marked low'Questions have been raised after a crash last night, which tore the roof off a bus - the second incident of its kind in less than a year.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Welsh Government report backs new road for North Wales village whose bypass was scrappedThe price has now surged when compared to the quoted cost of the last bypass plan

Manchester Evening News

• The North Wales railway that’s ‘the most picturesque in the UK’ It transports passengers through dramatic valleys, rolling hillsides and past rugged mountains

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Moment 125-tonne cutterhead of TBM removed after HS2 Birmingham tunnel breakthroughA video shows the 125-tonne cutterhead of a tunnel boring machine being removed following HS2’s recent tunnel breakthrough in Washwood Heath, Birmingham.

Cambridge News

• Quiet Cambridgeshire train station only used by 70 people each yearIt's so quiet, it is the second least used in Great Britain with only 70 passengers using the station each year.

North Wales Live

• Ryanair announces new boarding rule change coming into force on November 12The airline has confirmed it will make the change next week with many passengers already doing it