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HS2 wood clearance to go ahead as Chris Packham legal bid fails

High court has decided there was ‘no real prospect of success’ for judicial reviewThe clearing of ancient woods for HS2 is to proceed this month after the high court refused an emergency injunction and judicial review of the government’s decision to proceed with the high-speed railway.HS2’s felling of woodlands in spring when birds are nesting has been widely condemned by wildlife charities but the conservationist Chris Packham’s attempt to halt “enabling” works was rejected after the court decided there was “no real prospect of success” for a judicial review. Continue reading...

Airlines including BA and Easyjet are selling tickets for flights in April and May despite lockdown

Airlines including British Airways and EasyJet are selling tickets for flights in May despite health officials warnings a global lockdown could last for months (stock photo of a woman on a beach).

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  • Almost £400 million to keep England’s buses runningEnglands buses will continue to serve those who rely on them thanks to a funding boost totalling 397m for vital bus operators, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The package, agreed jointly with the bus industry, will keep key routes running to provide a lifeline for those who cannot work from home, including those travelling to jobs on the frontline of the UKs fight against Covid-19, such as NHS staff. New funding of up to 167 million will be paid over twelve weeks under the new Covid-19 Bus Services Support Grant. As a condition of...

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  • 397m funding package for Englands busesNew funding, totalling 167m over three months, comes on top of pledge to guarantee existing 200m investment Shapps: This multi-million-pound investment will protect crucial local transport links The government has today announced a 397m funding package, agreed jointly with the bus industry, to keep Englands bus services running in England during the coronavirus pandemic. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the package would keep key routes running to provide a lifeline for those who cannot work from home, including those travelling to jobs on the frontli...
  • Stagecoach too early to estimate impact on busesBritains biggest bus operator says it remains difficult to reliably estimate and forecast the effects of the Covid-19 situation on its business Commercial sales at Stagecoachs local regional bus operating companies are now at around 15% of “normal” levels Stagecoach today offered an update on the impact that the Covid-19 outbreak is having on its business. But the Perth-based group said it was too early estimate the impact on the groups financial position. Stagecoach said it was helping with the national effort to deal with the COVID-19 crisis where it can, i...

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