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Government releases new must-read travel advice to avoid airport disasters this summer

Department for Transport sets out check list every passenger should go through before leaving home

Chronicle Live

The Northern Agenda: Beauty pageant results delayed

What's happened to the contest to host the Great British Railways HQ?

Manchester Evening News

I was fined £100 for charging my car at a motorway service station

The time limit for free parking is two hours but I had to wait 30 minutes just to get the use of a charging point

The Guardian - UK

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Jeremy Corbyn joins rail staff at RMT train strike picket at Newcastle's Central Station

The former Labour leader called for an inflation pay rise and job security for train and rail staff, who he points out worked throughout Covid

Chronicle Live

Plans to create transport network in the south east revealed

It is hoped the network would be partially funded by the Department for Transport and be carbon neutral by 2050.

The Independent UK

Eight years since George Osborne's 'Northern Powerhouse' speech... and business leaders still fighting for the railway he promised

“The Government isn’t doing just one thing to upset businesses in Greater Manchester - first it cut NPR to Leeds, now the HS2 station at Piccadilly and the station at the airport."

Manchester Evening News

Home working ‘a problem’ for effectiveness of rail strikes

Many commuters are avoiding disruption to train services by working from home, with major railway stations virtually deserted on Tuesday

Evening Standard

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Last-ditch talks fail to resolve rail row with strikes to go ahead

Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

The Independent UK

New funding to support Aldridge station reopening

Black Country station was closed as part of the Beeching cuts but its resurrection has moved a step closer following DfT funding

Birmingham Post

Government accused of ‘inflaming tensions’ over rail dispute

Train and Tube services will be crippled by strikes this week in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.

The Independent UK

TfL funding row rumbles on as Grant Shapps says savings targets have not been met

The transport funding row between the Government and City Hall picked up on Wednesday as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps accused Transport for London of failing to meet the savings targets imposed as part of its current funding deal.

Evening Standard

Airlines urged to cancel summer flights in advance to avoid more travel chaos

Earlier cancellations are “better” than axing flights on the day of departure, airlines are being warned

Manchester Evening News

Airlines told to review summer timetables to avoid further chaos

They are being told to make services 'deliverable'

Wales Online

Airlines told to review summer schedules after half-term chaos

The Government and the Civil Aviation Authority stated that earlier cancellations are ‘better’ than axing flights on the day of departure.

The Independent UK

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Wales Online

Fear over surge in E-scooter accidents as law is set to change

1,034 riders or passengers were injured last year. Nine people died and 305 were seriously hurt

Chronicle Live

Metro's £33m repair cash shortage could mean slower trains, more delays, and even station closures

Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus had planned £57m of renewal works between 2023 and 2025, but has only been given £23.8m from the Department for Transport

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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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

Birmingham Post

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Wales Online

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

A new national rule has come into force

The Guardian - UK

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

Bristol Post

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

Daily Record

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.

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