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Calls to ban cars from Manchester city centre as part of council's new transport strategy
The council wants 90 per cent of city centre trips to be made on foot, by bike or public transport by 2040
Prime Minister denies 40 per cent cut to Transport for the North's budget despite board papers claim
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied that a northern transport body will be subject to a 40 per cent cut in its budget, despite official documents claiming the opposite.
Thursday, 25 February 2021
BBC News
- Heathrow passenger numbers fall to 1970s' levelsHeathrow Airport has reported a £2bn annual loss after passenger numbers during the coronavirus pandemic dropped to levels last seen in the 1970s.
ITV News
- Covid: International travel could resume from May 17, Transport Secretary tells PestonTransport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed there is a chance foreign travel will go ahead from May 17.
The Telegraph
- Heathrow takes drastic action on £20bn debt mountainBritain's biggest airport could still default on debts despite restructuring its interest bill under "severe but plausible scenarios"
Times Online
- Covid-19 in Scotland: Arrivals ‘are avoiding hotel quarantine’ [subscription]International travellers appear to be dodging Scotland’s quarantine hotels as only one in seven has checked into the country’s “managed isolation” facilities.
- Air traffic reform ‘vital to rural prosperity’ [subscription]Scotland’s transport minister has claimed that rural and island communities would be devastated if plans to reform air traffic control across the Highlands did not proceed.
Aviation Industry
- Open letter: Government must include aviation and shipping in net zero legislationWe believe that a decision on inclusion of international aviation in the UK’s carbon budgets and net zero legal target is a crucial test of the Government’s confidence in its …
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