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BBC News
- Ford Bridgend closure: 'Journey into the unknown'Bridgend contemplates its future as the car maker ends production after 40 years.
- Harley-Davidson to exit world's biggest bike marketThe iconic motorcycle company is pulling out of India as it struggles to sell its two-wheelers.
- Shetland Super Puma crash: 'Pilot error main cause' of helicopter hitting the seaAn inquiry into the crash off Shetland in 2013 hears a failure to monitor instruments was the principal factor.
- Haulage boss facing 'substantial' sentence over drug traffickingThomas Maher was arrested after the bodies of 39 Vietnamese people were found in a lorry in Essex.
- Croydon tram crash: Victims' families want apology from driverSeven people died and more than 50 were injured when the service left tracks in November 2016.
- Free parking scheme extended at three Scottish hospitalsCar parking charges are scrapped until January at hospitals in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
- EasyJet 'hanging by a thread', says union officialThe airline disputes the claims made in a leaked recording obtained by the BBC.
Financial Times
- Time for a carbon levy on shipping fuelFee of $250-$300 per tonne of CO2 will drive users to low emission fuels, says Trafigura
- On their bikes: how to cycle with childrenCovid-19 fears and ecological concerns have led to more families travelling on two wheels
- Hydrogen/aviation: coming cleanFuel has the potential to halve aircraft emissions, Airbus says
The Herald
- Jeane Freeman confirms no parking charges at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary until January 2021Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has said that car parking charges will be lifted at three major hospitals until the new year.
Times Online
- Network was neglected after recession and now significant funding required, minister told [Subscription]Many roads are in need of significant and costly rehabilitation because of a lack of maintenance during the last recession, the Department of Transport has said.
- Yodel calls for recruits to meet home demand [Subscription]Yodel is the latest delivery company to put the call out for more drivers as the economy shifts to shopping online. The group said that it needed 3,000 more staff as it expected business to increase before Christmas and particularly as the government has signalled tighter restrictions on people going out. Yodel says that 2,500 of the couriers or parcel sorters it is recruiting for its 50 centres nationwide will be self-employed. Another 450 new recruits will be offered full-time posts. It has a workforce of about 10,000 and is owned by the family interests of the Barclay brothers, the billionaires who own the Telegraph group. Yodel came out of their takeover of Littlewoods in 2002.
- Boeing 737 Max may fly again by end of the year [Subscription]Boeings grounded 737 Max jet could be back in the air by the end of the year, according to Europes aviation safety regulator. The aircraft has been grounded since March last year after two crashes that killed 346 people.
- Kuwait joins Rolls-Royce cash talks [Subscription]The sovereign wealth fund of Kuwait has joined its Singaporean counterpart in talks to shore up Rolls-Royce, the jet engine-maker that investors fear could run out of money next year.
- Electric scooter race craze causes havoc on streets of Rome [Subscription]Centuries after it hosted the gladiators the Colosseum has become the backdrop to a new dangerous sporting event as hundreds of teenagers gather on Friday nights for electric scooter races.
- At least 22 people killed in military plane crash in Ukraine [Subscription]At least 22 people were killed and two others seriously injured in a military plane crash in eastern Ukraine yesterday evening, the interior ministry announced.
- New petrol and diesel cars could be banned within a decade [Subscription]Free parking and a VAT cut on electric cars are being considered by ministers as Boris Johnson prepares to ban the sale of new combustion engine models within a decade.
The Mirror
- Ukraine plane crash kills 25 as military aircraft bursts into fireballThe aircraft, believed to be carrying cadets from Kharkiv Air Force University, came down near the city of Kharkiv as it was landing
This is Money
- Is it worth buying a dashcam? How footage could help insurance claimThe popularity of dashcams has sky-rocketed in recent years, with motorists using the devices to protect themselves on the road, deter thieves and capture unusual driving behaviour.
- Expensive Land Rovers and Teslas are the most UNRELIABLE cars, says watchdogLand Rover's poor reliability record is well documented, but Tesla has joined it at the bottom of the rankings in a driver survey, with even the latest Model 3 causing issues for its owners.
- UK car production crawl to a 45% decline in AugustJust 51,039 new motors left UK assembly lines last month compared to 92,153 in the same month of 2019. That's despite a predicted surge in sales in September.
Belfast Telegraph
- 'Unlawful' Wrightbus rescue loan from Invest NI is probed Wrightbus may have gone under if Invest NI had not pumped in Ł2.5m of rescue funding that was later ruled to be unlawful state aid, the auditor general has said.
Birmingham Post
- Hull cruise terminal plans still being charted despite Covid impactConsultants appointed and procurement progress being readied for site beside The Deep
Bolton News
- Future of town centre shuttle bus being considered THE future of Bolton's free hop on, hop off bus which takes market shoppers to the interchange hangs in the balance.
- New plan will solve traffic delays outside Bolton train stationPlans have been revealed to transform Bolton's main train station and improve access to all.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Bradford Council on rise in parking and bus lane fines year on year BRADFORD Council has responded to accusations that bus lane and parking fines are
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Airbus battle to avoid compulsory job cuts could be boosted by chancellor's winter economic planThe aerospace giant is 'looking at the details' of Rishi Sunak's Job Support Scheme
- A55 bridge roadworks to last 11 weeks - this is why they are happeningWelsh Government has started the major infrastructure project on the junction 27 bridges at St Asaph
- Pilot battles strong winds to land Airbus Beluga on second attemptThe first landing was aborted due to weather conditions at Hawarden Airport
- Final Airbus A380 jumbo assembly marks end of an eraThe final Airbus A380 fuselage has been assembled at the Airbus plant in Toulouse
London Evening Standard
- Advice warning motorists not to stop at petrol stations unless 'you really need to' withdrawnTransport chiefs today withdrew advice telling motorists to only stop at petrol stations or motorway service stations if you really need to as Covid-19 cases rise.
Manchester Evening News
- Almost half of Manchester's city centre car parks are set to disappearA question mark hangs over parking provided by the council - and development is expected to continue claiming land
The York Press
- 'How will 7,000 lorries queuing at Kent help our fishing industry?' This week Michael Gove announced that from January lorry drivers will require permits or passports to enter Kent. He advised road hauliers to expect queues of 7,000 vehicles.
- Baroness takes a ride on York zero emissions bus fleet TRANSPORT minister Baroness Vere visited York to take a ride on one of First Bus's fleet of zero emissions vehicles.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Metro extension six months behind targetThe Ł450 million extension of the Midland Metro line in the Black Country is running six months behind schedule because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cambridge News
- All the ways Cambridge could be transformed under huge new development plansA new railway station and secondary school are among the dramatic proposals made by developers
East Anglian Daily Times
- Bid to boost cycling in Bury St Edmunds â but critics call it âridiculousâA plan to ban motorists from using a busy Bury St Edmunds road for at least six months to prioritise walking and cycling has been described as ridiculous and a waste of money.
Other Regional Press
- Full steam ahead as Swindon & Cricklade Railway reopens next weekend THE Swindon & Cricklade Railway will be back in business from next week.
- Free electric car charging in Test Valley to end next monthELECTRICALLY powered motorists will have to pay to charge their vehicles from next month.
- Map shows Oxfordâs most dangerous roads for cyclists Have you ever wondered where the most dangerous roads for cyclists in Oxford are?
- Major Doncaster road hit by more delays and closures for bridge workWork started on the A18 Thorne Road in July 2019
- Listed: The most dangerous roads in Weymouth for cyclists Do you think you know the most dangerous for cyclists roads in Weymouth?
- Petition for changes to 'absolute nightmare' roadsIt has been launched online
The Economist
- Britainâs experiment in radical rail privatisation is overA new franchising system could follow
Other News Sources
- London Underground: Weekend closures for September 26 and 27 Engineering work will close some lines on most London modes of transport
- Grounded Boeings set to get all clear from EU regulatorThe European Unionâs Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is gearing up to give Boeingâs 737 MAX aircraft a clean bill of health in November, the regulatorâs executive director indicated on Friday (25 September).
- Brighton's worst roads for cyclists revealed in new map THESE are the most dangerous roads in Brighton for cycling.
EIN News Subscription
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