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Sunday, 04 July 2021

BBC News

• Green commitment demanded in Scottish freeport talksHolyrood ministers want to adapt UK government plans to deliver freeports in Scotland.
• The HMS Belfast: What's in a name?The new warship follows its namesake, a historic vessel which played a key role in World War Two.

The Guardian

• Scores dead as migrant boat sinks off TunisiaBoat carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh was heading towards Italy from Libya when it sankAt least 43 people have drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, humanitarian organisation the Tunisian Red Crescent has said.The boat had set off from Zuwara, on Libya’s north-west coast, carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh, the humanitarian organisation said. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Ferry fiasco: CalMac summer season delay until 2024AS CalMac’s ferry plans took another body blow this week with talks over the provision of the catamaran Pentalina closing fruitless, the consequences for some island businesses look serious.

The Scotsman

• Scotland's Covid lockdown rules: What’s the difference between a plane and a ferry? – Brian WilsonI flew from Inverness to Heathrow this week on a BA flight with every seat taken.
• Scotland's Covid lockdown rules: What’s the difference between a plane and a ferry? – Brian WilsonI flew from Inverness to Heathrow this week on a BA flight with every seat taken.

London Evening Standard

• Dozens of migrants killed in shipwreck off TunisiaAt least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent told Reuters on Saturday.