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Heathrow third runway 'delayed for 12 months'
The airport claims a decision by the aviation regulator to limit its spending will delay progress.
Prime Minister hints at new transport system for Leeds after Queen's Speech
Leeds could be set for a new mass transit system as Prime Minister Boris Johnson hinted he would address the fact the city is the largest in Western Europe without a light railway.
Friday, 20 December 2019
Financial Times
- Travis Kalanick on course to sell out of UberFounder of ride-hailing app has sold $2.5bn of stock in less than two months
Times Online
- Drivers with poor sight ‘are ignoring warnings’, optometrists say [subscription]New powers are needed to prevent drivers with bad eyesight from getting behind the wheel because millions of motorists ignore warnings to keep off the road, ministers have been told.
- Rea urged to rethink his drive home for Christmas [subscription]If Chris Rea wanted to do his bit for the planet, he should have called his biggest hit Taking the East Coast Main Line Intercity 125 Home for Christmas (Graeme Paton writes).
City AM
- Bridge over troubled waters: Boris backs Scotland to Northern Ireland bridgeBoris Johnson love of bridges has reared its head again as the Prime Minister has suggested he could build a bridge between Scotland and Northern Island.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- £100m road plans scrapped as council reveals airport link plans Plans to build a new link road to Leeds Bradford Airport have been scrapped by Leeds City Council, as the authority prepares to revamp transport links to the facility.
- Bradford has second worst pass rate in England for driving theory test, new figures reveal BRADFORD has the second worst pass rate in the country again when it comes to taking the driving theory test, new figures have revealed.
London Evening Standard
- Londoners hit road again as TfL use slowsSuburban Londoners are getting back in their cars as demand for public transport suffers an
East Anglian Daily Times
- Motorists told to brace for ‘challenging’ period as major route closesMajor improvements to a key town centre junction could see motorists face a “challenging” start to the new year, with a busy section of the route closed for several weeks.
Leeds Live
- Plans for £100m link road to Leeds Bradford Airport scrapped with push for train station insteadLeeds City Council will press ahead with a project to build a parkway train station near the airport
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