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European lorry drivers 'will not want to come to UK', warn haulage chiefs
Emergency visa plan will not resolve Britain's road transport crisis, says industry as majority blame Brexit in pollThe government's emergency programme to issue temporary visas to thousands of lorry drivers is far too little to resolve Britain's supply-chain crisis and is unlikely to attract them to the UK, haulage chiefs have warned.Downing Street on Saturday night confirmed hastily compiled plans to add 5,000 HGV drivers and 5,500 poultry workers to a visa scheme until Christmas, to help the food and fuel industries with shortages. Continue reading...
5,000 aviation jobs lost – while £1.2bn public money spent saving buses, trains & Scot Gov airports
MINISTERS have presided over a 'tsunami' of nearly 5000 job losses in aviation across Scotland after failing to provide direct pandemic support, while using over £1.2 billion of public money to support buses and trains and its own airports, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
Handbrake turn over lorry drivers splits Brexit backers [Subscription]
A chronic HGV driver shortage has forced Boris Johnson to extend EU visas after months of claiming higher wages for Britons would fill the gap. Some Leavers insist it’s proof Brexit is working after all
Letters sent to a million HGV driving licence holders in desperate bid to solve crisis
The Department of Transport has announced a series of measures which it aims will solve the road haulage problem. It will include letters sent to people with HGV licences to encourage them to return
Sunday, 26 September 2021
The Guardian
- At least three killed in Amtrak train derailment in MontanaThe cause of the accident was not immediately clear and federal safety authorities will investigate At least three people died and other passengers were injured after seven cars of an Amtrak train went off the rails in north-central Montana, an official at a local sheriff's office said.People trapped on board soon after the derailment on Saturday had all been taken off the train, said the official of the Liberty County sheriff’s office, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading...
Sky News
- At least three people killed after passenger train derails in US state of MontanaAn Amtrak passenger train has derailed in the US state of Montana killing at least three people.
Birmingham Mail
- All aboard! - the old Birmingham tram network from over 60 years agoNews of four new tram routes in Birmingham and the West Midlands has got a mixed response from readers - but they used to be a regular fixture on your streets
Bristol Live
- Train passengers in Bristol can expect more disruptions to services tomorrowBus replacements will be place, though customers are being advised to plan ahead and check journey times before travelling
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