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Heathrow bosses warn passengers they must book Covid swabs BEFORE heading to the airport
Passengers continued to flood into the London airport today, despite more than 50 countries across the world imposing restrictions on travellers from the UK.
Grant Shapps calls for 'patience' as stranded lorry drivers face forth night of queues after French travel ban
The Transport Secretary has called for
Thursday, 24 December 2020
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BBC News
- Flooding: Heavy rain causes travel chaos across south WalesRoads and rail are badly affected as heavy rain leads to flooding across parts of south Wales.
- Brexit truck stop customs plan dropped for HolyheadNearly 30 jobs could have been lost if the truck stop shut to become a customs check facility.
- Covid-19: Stranded truckers clash with police in KentKent Police said one man was arrested as tempers flared among stranded truckers.
- Putting a jetpack to the testSpencer Kelly meets Richard Browning, the founder and chief test pilot for Gravity Industries Ltd.
- Covid-19: Truckers who tested negative board ferries for FranceThose with a negative test result can now leave the UK, but it could take days to clear the backlog.
- Elon Musk says Apple's boss snubbed takeover dealTesla's founder claims Apple CEO Tim Cook refused talks during the car company's
- Lufthansa airlifts food to the UK amid lorry chaosThe German airline is flying in fresh fruit and vegetables for shops such as Tesco and Sainsbury's.
Financial Times
- EasyJet directors suffer shareholder revoltFounder Stelios Haji-Ioannou votes against re-election of several board members
- Tempers fray as truckers remain stuck in England even as border opensFrance’s decision to let travel resume does not immediately help drivers waiting for Covid tests
- UK faces days of disruption at English Channel crossing Britain struggles to return lorry drivers to France after Paris reopens border
The Guardian
- Eurostar urged to tell customers they are entitled to refunds for cancelled tripsRail regulator intervenes after several buyers claim they were offered e-vouchers insteadCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEurostar has been ordered by the train regulator to make it clear to customers whose trains have been cancelled that they are entitled to a full refund, amid claims it did not disclose this information in an attempt to get customers to accept vouchers instead.After receiving several complaints, London TravelWatch, the passenger watchdog, wrote to Eurostar last week accusing it of “burying” the refund information and being less than transparent abo...
The Independent
- Crowded trains and family meals: The unexpected Christmas festivities we’ll miss in 2020As Britain braces itself for a Christmas unlike any other, the Independent lifestyle desk rounds up the things we’ll be yearning for this year
- Christmas Eve travel news - live: Flooding disrupts festive plans as thousands of lorries still stuck in KentFollow for the latest developments
Times Online
- Coronavirus in Ireland: Dublin city council loses 1m in parking violations income [Subscription]Dublin city council lost more than 1 million income from parking enforcement measures as a result of Covid-19.
- Reasons to be cheerful as connections with Europe are restored [Subscription]Even with half an eye on the clock and a half-day session to come today, investors still found plenty of reasons to trade and even to be cheerful yesterday. True, the FTSE 100 had a slow start, but by lunchtime a handful of losses, a few points at the most, had been pared and the index had moved into positive territory.
- Musk offered Tesla on a plate to Apple [Subscription]Their corporate leadership styles could not be more different, but Elon Musk has revealed how he once asked Tim Cook if Apple would be interested in buying Tesla.
- Slow start to covid testing leaves thousands of hauliers stranded [Subscription]Chaotic scenes continued in Dover yesterday as thousands of hauliers were stranded at the border despite the first coronavirus tests being carried out.
Daily Express
- Heartbreak as lorry drivers stuck in Kent to miss family Christmas after violent clashesMANY of the thousands of lorry drivers stuck in Kent are expected to miss family Christmas celebrations even as the border with France is once again reopened.
Mail Online
- More than 5M people flew from airports in the US between Friday and Tuesday ahead of the holidaysMore than 5 million people passed through the nation's airport security checkpoints between Friday and Tuesday, according to TSA - with millions more expect to travel in the days ahead.
- Heathrow bosses warn passengers they must book Covid swabs BEFORE heading to the airportPassengers continued to flood into the London airport today, despite more than 50 countries across the world imposing restrictions on travellers from the UK.
- Experts fear shortage of E-car charging pointsThe number of public charge points per electric vehicle in the UK has fallen to its lowest ever level, in a sign that infrastructure is failing to keep pace with demand.
The Mirror
- Houses flooded and cars submerged as rain batters Britain days before ChristmasCars have been seen trying to drive through streets filled with flood water, while homes have been submerged across south Wales following heavy rainfall overnight
This is Money
- Car making slips just 1.4% in November despite lockdownCar factories in the UK managed to produce 106,243 units last month, despite most of November being subject to second national lockdown, official figures have confirmed.
- BMW launches Big Brother-style billboards that target owners of older carsThe signs use 'Vehicle Detection Technology' that can trigger 'highly personalised, real time content'.
- Beware the internet car scams: How fraudsters con buyersIngrid Wilkes, from Hertfordshire, recently lost 1,950 to a vehicle scam on eBay. Whilst she was at home recovering from surgery, she began looking for a new car to make it easier to return to work.
Sky News
- Anger among lorry drivers in Dover as COVID testing fails to ease tensionsAround the port of Dover, all you can hear is the almost constant blast of vehicle horns.
- Lorries to travel through Channel Tunnel after drivers test negative for COVID-19About 50 lorries are set to travel through the Channel Tunnel to France after their drivers tested negative for coronavirus.
- England bans travel from South Africa after two cases of 'more transmissible' variantEngland has banned travel from South Africa after two cases of a new "more transmissible" COVID-19 variant linked to the country were found in the UK.
Birmingham Post
- Port delays spell a 'black Christmas' for Scottish salmon exportersThe French travel ban has eased but it comes too late for exporters of perishable goods, warns Scottish food and drink boss
Bolton News
- Multi-million pound overhaul completed at Bolton train station A multi-million pound overhaul has been completed at Bolton train station.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- West Yorkshire Police sets up online portal for dash cam footage PEOPLE in Bradford have been reminded about how they can report examples of dangerous driving at an online portal.
- Met Office issues storm warning for Bradford The Met Office is predicting wind gusts of up to 60mph on Boxing Day which could lead to road closures and disruption.
Bristol Live
- Met Office issues yellow weather warning for wind on Boxing DayDisruption to transport and utilities is expected across the region
London Evening Standard
- Grant Shapps calls for 'patience' as stranded lorry drivers face forth night of queues after French travel banThe Transport Secretary has called for
- Travel ban on South Africa arrivals over another new coronavirus strainThe Government has implemented a travel ban on passengers arriving in England from South Africa after two cases of another new strain of Covid-19 linked to the country were identified in the UK.
The York Press
- Car insurance: Can you decorate your car this Christmas? Will putting Christmas decorations on my car invalidate my insurance?
North Wales Live
- Merseyrail train timetables for Christmas and New Year 2020On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve Merseyrail train services will finish early
Other Regional Press
- Update on roadblock blamed for Middlesbrough rat run woesThe roadblock sparked outcry with residents - with anger over drivers using side streets as a cut-through
- Truckers to be tested at portDrivers stranded at the Port of Dover look set to receive tests despite official guidance insisting they must travel to Manston or the M20.
- Cruise ships on Weymouth Bay likely to remain over ChristmasTHE multi-million cruise ships moored on Weymouth Bay are likely to stay in the Dorset coast over Christmas period.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Covid-19 testing for HGV drivers using the Port of Dover or EurotunnelOn behalf of the Department for Transport Do not travel to Kent HGV drivers should not travel to Kent until further notice. There are major delays and disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. We will let you know as soon as the situation changes. Where to get your COVID-test COVID-19 testing has started for HGV drivers already in Kent. If you are already heading to the Port of Dover, you must go to Manston at this postcode: CT12 5FE. There are welfare facilities at this location. If you are already heading to Eurotunnel you must go to Junction 8 of the M20 and join the queue there....
Aviation Industry
- AEF December Newsletter: Time to stop airport expansionStop airport expansions to help reach 2050 net zero goal, say government climate advisors There should be no net increase in the UK's airport capacity if emissions from flying are
Other News Sources
- Crack down on drink driving as more people booze from home AS part of a county-wide drink and drug-driving campaign launched on December 1, the police have been stationed at check-points across Lancashire, stopping motorists and conducting roadside breath tests.
- Cycle lane consultation is keyTHE recent headline on cycle lanes (Work to begin on more cycle lanes, Argus, December 23) was slightly misleading.
EIN News Subscription
- EU Travel, Border Chaos due to New UK Coronavirus Strain … severe travel disruption in the European Union, where some countries … already been detected in several EU countries, including Belgium, the … on Wednesday the blockade of air, sea and rail passenger … flight ban,” the Ministry of Transport said in a statement. …
- Virus-linked isolation of UK eases but transport gridlock persistsDOVER, England - Gridlock at an English port kept thousands of truckers and travelers stranded Wednesday despite a deal with France to lift a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated Britain and raised fears of
- Global air passenger traffic to drop by 60pc to 1.8bn in 2020 … all countries. The International Air Transport Association data showed the number … in 2019. However, the International Air Transport Association data revealed staggering financial … . Analysed by regions, the European airports are expected to witness the …
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