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Minister insists zero carbon future still needs good roads
Infrastructure minister Michael Matheson says projects such as the A9 dualling were not incompatible with climate targets.
How a Belgian port city inspired Birmingham's car-free ambitions
Ghent’s transformation produced shorter journeys, cleaner air and a cycling explosion
Tory MPs in the North call on Boris Johnson to scrap HS2 and fund upgrades
Move comes as major doubts have been cast over the future of the rail project after the cost of the scheme ballooned from £88bn to £106bn
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
BBC News
- Minister insists zero carbon future still needs good roadsInfrastructure minister Michael Matheson says projects such as the A9 dualling were not incompatible with climate targets.
- HS2: Give me the facts, says ShappsTransport Secretary Grant Shapps faces a
- New UK housing 'dominated by roads'Roads are dominating new housing developments, a report says, despite more people wanting to drive less.
- Glasgow taxi driver who charged £25 for four-mile trip suspendedHe refused to let a couple leave his car until they paid the flat rate from Glasgow Central to Bellahouston Park.
- Uber sells its India food delivery business to ZomatoThe deal is likely to give Zomato an edge over its rival Swiggy in a fast-growing market.
ITV News
- HS2 to make "a couple of hundred" redundanciesITV News Central's business correspondent, Mark Gough, has been speaking to HS2, who have confirmed that they will be making people redundant.
Channel 4 News
- Cancelling HS2 would be one of most extraordinary things possible to imagine new government doing – Lord AdonisLabour peer Lord Adonis speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about what the future might hold for HS2.Â
Financial Times
- Uber sells Indian food delivery business to ZomatoRide-hailing group exits market after failing to win against domestic competitors
- PM under pressure to put brakes on HS2 after latest cost riseRail project critics bewildered by price but many MPs and regional leaders back scheme
- Stagecoach says UK rail franchise system in crisisGroup is suing government after being disqualified from bids last spring
- HS2 to cut jobs amid doubts over project's futureContractors told to slow down as Treasury examines soaring costs
The Guardian
- How a Belgian port city inspired Birmingham's car-free ambitionsGhent’s transformation produced shorter journeys, cleaner air and a cycling explosion
- HS2 costs could rise to £106bn or more, warns government reviewReport calls for work on second phase of high-speed rail project to be put on hold for six months
- Can the troubled HS2 project get back on track?We answer the key questions about whether the scheme is likely to be scaled back or axed
- Transport secretary ‘was not told of plan to settle rail dispute’Court hears of mistakes by DfT as train operators seek compensation in bidding row
The Telegraph
- Thousands of rail staff trained in suicide prevention as attempts on railways rise sharply since 2014
- Sat Navs to tell electric car drivers were nearest free charger is, under Government plan
City AM
- Uber boss Khosrowshahi met with TfL commissioner to discuss London banUber’s chief executive reportedly met privately with TfL’s boss in recent days amid a brewing legal battle over the US ride-sharing firm’s future in the capital.
- HS2: Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to make decision on schemeBritain’s business groups have demanded Boris Johnson press on with the HS2 rail line as soon as possible, as the pressure mounts on the PM to make a decision on the divisive project.
- Q&A: What is the HS2 route, how much will it cost and when will it open?Today’s forecast that the cost of HS2 could soar as high as £106bn will come as no surprise to close observers of the project.
i News
- Tory MPs in the North call on Boris Johnson to scrap HS2 and fund upgradesMove comes as major doubts have been cast over the future of the rail project after the cost of the scheme ballooned from £88bn to £106bn
Sky News
- Driverless transport pods begin UK public trialsAutonomous pods, which could be used to provide mass driverless transport, will be tested on the public for the first time on Tuesday.
Birmingham Post
- BAE Systems set to buy two US military firms in $2bn takeover dealThe business has reached deals to buy Collins Aerospace and Raytheon
- "You must fix HS2, Boris" plead bosses of Midlands Connect and the East Midlands ChamberComes amid concerns cost of high speed line between north and south could escalate to more than £100bn
- New designs revealed for West Midlands' HS2 stationsArchitects have been back to the drawing board for Curzon Street and Interchange and have launched a new round of consultation
London Evening Standard
- More than half of women in London are 'victims of sexual harassment on Tube, trains and buses'More than half of women say they have suffered sexual harassment on public transport in London, a survey revealed today.
- New homes near London's next major railway station upgrade projectRoll out of bed, on to the train and be part of Clapham Junction's bright new future.
The York Press
- Young mum tells of shock as bus windows smash in crash A YORK bus operator has apologised to passengers after several windows on a double decker smashed when it dropped into a pothole, tilted and struck a parked removals van.
Yorkshire Post
- 'Duplicitous' - HS2 review panel member accuses No 10 of spinning press reports on the schemeA senior economist who was a member of the review panel into HS2 has slammed the Government’s failure to release the report into the project and said the finished document is favourable to the scheme.
Bucks Free Press
- HS2 could cost £106 BILLION, says leaked reviewHS2 could cost up to £106 billion, according to a widely leaked government review.
Cambridge News
- Cambourne to Cambridge off-road busway route is revealed through flyover videoIt plans to cut congestion times into the city - but not everyone is on board
- Cambridge is set to get an electric bin lorry worth £375,000The council have set the money aside
East Anglian Daily Times
- Details of £150,000 Bury road improvement project revealedDiversion details for a £150,000 six-week road improvement project in Bury St Edmunds town centre have been revealed.
Other Regional Press
- Power cut at Huddersfield railway station - as it happenedTicket machines, information boards and cash machines are not working
- HS2 unveils new environmentally-friendly station design for SolihullThe design has a focus on open space and landscaping
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Aviation minister visits Liverpool John Lennon Airport to launch UK tour of regional airportsThe Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard, has visited Liverpool John Lennon Airport to launch his UK tour of regional airports, as part of the Department for Transport’s Regional Air Connectivity Review. The review was launched last week as part of a series of measures to support regional connectivity across the UK, to ensure that people in all corners of the country benefit from prosperity and economic growth in years to come. The Department for Transport will work closely with the aviation industry, local regions and devolved nations, to identify how it can support connectivity, starting ...
- PD Ports achieves prestigious energy management system standardPD Ports has become one of the first UK port operators to achieve certification to the Energy standard ISO 50001 across all of its 13 operations nationwide. After previously achieving ISO 14001 in 2012, the port operator successfully achieved ISO 50001 accreditation for reaching the international standard for energy management without incurring any non-conformances during the seven-day audit process. The ISO 50001 standard specifies an organisation’s requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system (EnMS) that will help the organisation...
Other News Sources
- HS2 costs could rise to £106bn, says government reviewThe Prime Minister's plans to boost growth in newly-won Northern and Midlands constituencies is being put under pressure - by questions over the cost of the HS2 rail project.
- More frustration over Valley Garden road plansCampaigners fighting plans to change road layouts in the city centre were left frustrated when an in-depth look at the scheme was nodded through.
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