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Boris Johnson's COVID response 'a joke,' irked airline chief says

A leading airline industry official on Tuesday blasted British politicians for criticizing long airport lines and canceled flights once COVID-19 cases eased and in turn assailed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's own response to the pandemic.

Reuters

Please choo-choo-choose Stockton for Great British Railways HQ, urges MP

GBR will be a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways.

The Independent UK

Jet2 denies ‘Lazy Brits’ comments attributed to CEO Steve Heapy

‘Reports being circulated are categorically not the views of Mr Heapy or our proudly UK-based company’ said the airline

The Independent UK

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New link road announced for Cornwall to create 6,000 jobs

The Government has said the multimillion-pound scheme will ease congestion in the area

Birmingham Post

Shapps ‘risks travel chaos by ruling out emergency visa for aviation workers’

Industry bosses criticise transport secretary as unions accuse him of being disingenuous

The Guardian - UK

Driving in a bus lane will cost you £10 more from today as new fines set

A new national rule has come into force

Wales Online

Airline trade body blames recruitment approval delays for UK airports gridlock

Iata says approval times for new staff security clearances have more than tripled, driving potential employees away

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Bristol’s plan to get transport to net zero with 250 electric buses and 1,000 cycle hangars

Council transport planners are about to receive a huge boost from the Department for Transport

Bristol Post

Upcoming Highway Code changes after over 1500 fatalities are recorded on UK roads in 2021

The Department of Transport figures showed an increase in the number of fatalities recorded in 2021 when compared with 2020.

Daily Record

All upcoming Highway Code changes as 1,560 road casualties reported

Road deaths went up in 2021, according to data released by the Department for Transport. They are responsible for changes to the Highway Code, designed to keep us safe on our roads

Daily Mirror

All the lines affected as UK set to be hit by biggest rail strike in decades

Members of the RMT union backed strike action after staff 15 train operating companies and Network Rail - spanning the breadth of the UK - were balloted over pay, conditions and cutbacks

Manchester Evening News

Civil servants given £2,000 lesson in juggling and building a miniature railway

Labour blasted the 'waste' of taxpayer cash on an away day for Department for Transport staff

Daily Mirror

Crisis talks amid fears rail strike could lead to empty supermarket shelves

Unions have warned of 'potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history'

Wales Online

Cash-strapped transport bosses shelve plans for permanent anti-terror barriers on London bridges

TfL has shelved plans to install permanent anti-terror barriers on central London bridges due to financial constraints, it has been revealed.

Evening Standard

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Bristol Post

E scooter laws UK: Can I be fined for riding e scooters, are they legal and will law change?

The only way you can legally ride an e scooter in public is if you hire one through the Government trial, which includes Bristol's Voi scooters

RideApart

U.K. Department For Transport Is Now Targeting Noisy Bikes And Cars

The United Kingdom's Department for Transport is starting a noise camera trials program around the country to refine tech to crack down on noisy cars and bikes.

Evening Standard

Crossrail row erupts as Grant Shapps claims Sadiq Khan’s opening date announcement breaks election rules

The Transport Secretary said he would report the matter to the Electoral Commission watchdog

Wales Online

England's loudest streets could get noise cameras to 'banish boy racers'

A new initiative has been unveiled by the Department for Transport

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The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps under fire for bizarre videos and ‘zero interest’ in railways

Transport secretary’s unusual interventions raise eyebrows as well as questions over his commitment to the day job

The Guardian - UK

‘I know they’re exciting – but calm down!’ Britain’s love-hate affair with the e-scooter

There are more than 750,000 private e-scooters in the UK, most of them being used illegally. Why have they become so popular – and so disliked?

The Independent UK

Nationalise the railway and slash fares: Andy Burnham’s plan for transport

Train talk: the Manchester mayor’s attack on train fares is analysed by The Man In Seat 61

The Guardian - UK

A self-driving revolution? Don’t believe the hype: we’re barely out of second gear

The Department for Transport’s breezy predictions about driverless cars transforming Britain into a ‘global science superpower’ are both premature and optimistic

Daily Mirror

Highway Code's bizarre rules for self-driving cars - can I watch TV behind the wheel?

New Highway Code rules proposed by the government's Department for Transport are likely to be in place later this year. They include allowing people to watch TV in self-driving cars

Daily Record

What you can and can't do in self-driving cars - from drinking to using phone

Self driving cars will not be fully automatic, meaning a list of confusing list of rules about what motorists can and can't do - and when.

Chronicle Live

Driverless car rules: Users could watch films behind the wheel under proposed changes

This is everything you can and cannot do in a driverless car under the proposed changes

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