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BBC News
- Snowdon: North Wales Police turn 60 cars away before 8amMotorists thought police were
- Coronavirus: Motorbike accident spike fear on Welsh roadsAlmost 50,000 motorbikes were clocked on roads in one weekend after restrictions were eased, police say.
- Motorway roadworks speed limit to be raised in EnglandThe increase from 50mph to 60mph in England is intended to ease driver
- Coronavirus: GPs to prescribe cycling in new obesity strategySurgeries will also provide access to bikes and ministers promise cycling infrastructure will improve.
- NI motorbike testing: Learner riders still waiting for testsEmails are sent to learners saying tests have not restarted, two weeks after they were due to.
- Coronavirus: Bad week for aerospace, glimmers of hope for aviationAerospace facing the full blast of a pandemic-induced slowdown but some hope for aviation industry.
Financial Times
- How Farnborough air show went from physical to virtual success With Hampshire’s famous airfield silent, 14,000 watched aero experts on 96 video panels
- Wealthy switch to private jets to avoid coronavirusSector recovers some lost ground as passengers opt for seclusion of charter planes
The Guardian
- UK imposes 14-day quarantine on travellers from SpainGrant Shapps, who drew up air corridor plans, caught up in move as he is holidaying in SpainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage The UK imposed restrictions on holidaymakers returning from Spain on Saturday night in a bid to curb the surge in coronavirus infections.The decision means those coming back from Spain will have to selfÂisolate for two weeks upon their return. The move, a blow to the government’s travel corridor scheme, followed a dramatic increase in the virus in Spain where nearly 1,000 infections have been reported in the past two days. Continue reading...
The Herald
- Big changes on ScotRail trains from tomorrow — what you need to knowMAJOR changes are coming into force on ScotRail trains as of tomorrow.
- Big changes on ScotRail trains from tomorrow — what you need to knowMAJOR changes are coming into force on ScotRail trains as of tomorrow.
The Independent
- Grant Shapps: Transport secretary on holiday in Spain and will have to quarantine, government saysMadrid has announced its highest national coronavirus figures since lockdown easing, forcing UK to reimpose self-isolation rule
- What new Spain quarantine rule means for holidaymakersJust when the travel industry thought 2020 could get no worse, it has
The Telegraph
Times Online
- Ryanair poised to sue Irish government over travel green list [Subscription]Ryanair has threatened to take the government to the High Court if it does not expand the so-called green list of safe countries to include Britain and the 27 EU member states.
- Foreign affairs department spent €1.3m on flights for stranded Irish citizens [Subscription]The Department of Foreign Affairs has spent €1.3m on repatriation flights since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to briefing materials prepared for minister Simon Coveney, writes Colin Coyle. The unanticipated costs are described as one of the reasons why the department has spent more than expected this year.
- Jaguar Land Rover’s bailout dilemma shows the strings attached to state aid [Subscription]Sometimes saying no is the hardest thing to do. Britain’s biggest car-maker, Jaguar Land Rover, faces just such a dilemma in its drawn-out efforts to obtain government cash: does it gratefully accept, or refuse due to the onerous conditions attached?
- Predators circle Rolls-Royce’s £1bn ITP Aero division [Subscription]American buyout giants are vying to grab a £1bn division put up for sale by the struggling jet engine-maker Rolls-Royce.
- Tax break for MPs and 3,000 staff to get on £2,500 e‑bikes [Subscription]MPs have been given a tax break to buy electric bikes — and will be entitled to claim 20p a mile if they use them for official business.
- Post-coronavirus rules let families trapped in rat runs reclaim their streets [Subscription]It is a summer afternoon on the streets of an inner-city neighbourhood, and it feels as though we never left the 1950s. Neighbours stop to greet one another as they stroll to the shops, and children cavort in the sunshine.
- 20mph limit puts brakes on motorists in a third of UK towns [Subscription]Police crackdowns and a huge increase in fines are forcing drivers to obey a lower speed limit ‘five times safer than 30mph’
- Inside the anti‑HS2 campaign: my bed is high up in the trees at the protesters’ base camp [Subscription]The activists’ stronghold evokes Return of the Jedi, but our reporter finds them deadly serious about stopping the rail line
- Coronavirus holiday misery for British tourists in Spain as quarantine returns [Subscription]The country is back on a ‘red list’ following a Covid spike, leaving travellers facing 14 days’ isolation when they come home
Daily Express
- Grant Shapps forced to quarantine: Transport Secretary must isolate on return from SpainGRANT SHAPPS will have to quarantine for two weeks when he arrives back in the UK from Spain, the Department for Transport has confirmed, after coronavirus travel advice was changed by the Government.
Mail Online
- Air passengers from commercial hotspots could be made exempt from quarantine to boost economy The proposed testing scheme would mean arrivals from 'red' countries would not have to isolate for two weeks if they test negative for coronavirus.
- Speed limits will be raised on sections of motorway affected by roadworks to cut journey timesHighways England said that typical 50mph restrictions where roadworks are taking place will increase to 60mph after trials over the past 18 months found safety could be maintained.
- Minister Grant Shapps faces quarantine over Spanish holidayTransport minster Grant Shapps will have to endure a two-week quarantine after returning from Spain, just days after securing an air corridor with the country.
- Boris Johnson tells fat Britons to get on their bikes and lose weightThe Prime Minister intends to put daily exercise front and centre of his new 'Better Health' drive targeting the 35 million Britons estimated to be overweight.
This is Money
- From easyJet to Easy Power: Stelios moves into green energyCity sources said Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is in talks with a group of entrepreneurs about licensing his 'easy' brand to a company set up as Easy Power International.
Sky News
- 'Absolutely devastated': Holidaymakers angry and confused over Spain travel U-turnThe news that people coming into the UK from Spain will have to isolate for 14 days has left thousands of holidaymakers angry and disappointed.
- Tui axes flights to Spain and Canary Islands as travel firms criticise quarantine timingThe UK's biggest tour operator, Tui, has suspended all flights from Spain and the Canary Islands scheduled to leave today.
- Thousands of Britons in Spain will have to quarantine for 14 days after shock rule changeBritons arriving back from Spain will have to quarantine for 14 days - after the government added it to the list of at-risk countries with just a few hours' notice.
- Boris Johnson plans 'on yer bike' crusade to help overweight Britons get fitBoris Johnson is to tell millions of overweight Britons to get on a bike to shed the pounds and survive COVID-19.
- Motorway speed limits past roadworks will rise to cut journey timesSpeed limits past motorway roadworks will be increased to cut journey times and ease drivers' frustrations, Highways England has announced.
Birmingham Mail
- Watch as we hire new Brompton folding bicycle around city centreBrompton bicycles are available to hire from several 'docks' located in key city locations - we put one to a day-long test to find out if they are any good
Birmingham Post
- Automotive firm Unipres swings to loss as challenges face sectorThe Sunderland firm has warned that revenues will fall again this year due to a two-month coronavirus shutdown
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Station's lift work from August 3 and will take eight weeks WORK to install new lifts at Bradford Interchange bus station will begin next month.
Bristol Live
- Giant 210-tonne transformer convoy set to fill M5 and M4 around BristolYou do NOT want to get stuck behind this
London Evening Standard
- Holidaymakers 'shocked and confused' at Spain's removal from UK's safe countries listQuarantine changes are
- German cruise ship tests water amid coronavirus pandemicA German cruise ship is due to set sail for the first time since the industry was shut down months ago to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
- Foreign Office warns against 'all but essential travel' to mainland SpainThe Transport Secretary is among those who will have to quarantine for 14 days upon returning to the UK
Manchester Evening News
- Anger over new Spain travel rules - just days after Brits had jetted offThe decision was taken so swiftly that Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will be among the thousands forced to self-isolate on returning to the UK
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Easyjet issues flights advice after new travel rules to SpainThe Government announced people arriving from Spain will need to self isolate for two weeks
Wales Online
- Dozens of cars turned away from Snowdonia following chaotic scenesDrivers have been warned their vehicles could be towed away - at their expense
Bucks Free Press
- Buckinghamshire Council car park charges return August 1Free parking in all 84 Buckinghamshire Council-owned car parks is set to come to an end on August 1.
Cambridge News
- Work on major route that will close busy level crossing starts months earlyIt is hoped the £32m project will reduce the journey time and spark growth in Cambridgeshire
North Wales Live
- Airlines respond after government changes Spain travel rulesA number of UK airlines said they were 'disappointed' by the UK government's decision to reimpose a quarantine on people arriving from Spain
Other Regional Press
- TfL calls for second bailout amid coronavirus pandemicTransport for London (TfL) will need an extra £2 billion in this financial year to balance its books amid the ongoing financial hit from coronavirus.
- Oxfordshire cyclists can now track real-time traffic A NEW 'experimental' website that tracks cars, bikes and people across Oxford in real-time has been launched by Oxfordshire County Council.
- People power sees bus service re-routed after concerns raisedThe number 62 service had been revised to run via Grewgrass Lane, but that will now be re-routed
- JLR round-up: Keir Starmer on the future and Range Rover upgradesA selection of the latest news on Britain's biggest car maker
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