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Government inaction contributed to airports crisis – industry boss

Government inaction contributed to airports crisis – industry boss

Government inaction contributed to airports crisis – industry boss

11 July 2022

The aviation industry is suffering major disruption as a surge in demand for travel coincides with staffing issues.


Britain could see hottest day of year ahead of scorching weekend weather

Britain could see hottest day of year ahead of scorching weekend weather

Britain could see hottest day of year ahead of scorching weekend weather

11 July 2022

The Met Office said highs of 33C are expected to reach in some areas on Monday afternoon, ahead of a warm weekend.


Wizz Air to cut summer flight schedule amid travel chaos

Wizz Air to cut summer flight schedule amid travel chaos

Wizz Air to cut summer flight schedule amid travel chaos

11 July 2022

The Hungarian-based airline plans to trim its summer capacity by another 5% as part of efforts to avoid flight cancellations and delays.


Uber secretly lobbied ministers to influence London’s transport policy – report

Uber secretly lobbied ministers to influence London’s transport policy – report

Uber secretly lobbied ministers to influence London’s transport policy – report

11 July 2022

Leaked documents show lobbyists for the ride-sharing app company met then-chancellor George Osborne and other ministers, according to the BBC.


Heathrow to ask for more flight cancellations if chaos continues

Heathrow to ask for more flight cancellations if chaos continues

Heathrow to ask for more flight cancellations if chaos continues

11 July 2022

Airlines have been ordered by the Government and the Civil Aviation Authority to make sure their timetables are ‘deliverable’.


Post Office workers staging 24-hour strike in pay row

Post Office workers staging 24-hour strike in pay row

Post Office workers staging 24-hour strike in pay row

11 July 2022

More industrial action is due later this week.


What the papers say – July 11

What the papers say – July 11

What the papers say – July 11

11 July 2022

The Tory leadership contest continues to dominate the front pages.


Government inaction contributed to airports crisis – industry boss

Government inaction contributed to airports crisis – industry boss

Government inaction contributed to airports crisis – industry boss

11 July 2022

The aviation industry is suffering major disruption as a surge in demand for travel coincides with staffing issues.


Tory MP Jamie Wallis to go on trial over late-night crash

Tory MP Jamie Wallis to go on trial over late-night crash

Tory MP Jamie Wallis to go on trial over late-night crash

11 July 2022

The 38-year-old was due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court.


Bonfires to be lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland

Bonfires to be lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland

Bonfires to be lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland

11 July 2022

The annual ‘Eleventh Night’ preparations have been overshadowed by the death of a bonfire builder in Co Antrim.


Aslef set to announce ScotRail ballot results

Aslef set to announce ScotRail ballot results

Aslef set to announce ScotRail ballot results

11 July 2022

Some 700 services were slashed from timetables on May 23, when Aslef members started their action.


Parents of brain-damaged 12-year-old boy set for latest stage of legal battle

Parents of brain-damaged 12-year-old boy set for latest stage of legal battle

Parents of brain-damaged 12-year-old boy set for latest stage of legal battle

11 July 2022

Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee are hoping a High Court judge will rule that doctors should keep providing treatment to Archie Battersbee


£1 billion in funding announced for the Francis Crick Institute

£1 billion in funding announced for the Francis Crick Institute

£1 billion in funding announced for the Francis Crick Institute

10 July 2022

The investment is set to fund the centre for the next seven years.


Runners and riders – the full list of Tories fighting to replace Johnson as PM

Runners and riders – the full list of Tories fighting to replace Johnson as PM

Runners and riders – the full list of Tories fighting to replace Johnson as PM

10 July 2022

There are now 11 candidates in the running for the top job as the Tory leadership race picks up momentum.


Energy prices will continue to rise if oil fields like Cambo are halted – Hands

Energy prices will continue to rise if oil fields like Cambo are halted – Hands

Energy prices will continue to rise if oil fields like Cambo are halted – Hands

10 July 2022

The UK Government minister said Britain will need to import more oil if the development does not go ahead.


Britain could see hottest day of year with temperatures of 33C ‘very possible’

Britain could see hottest day of year with temperatures of 33C ‘very possible’

Britain could see hottest day of year with temperatures of 33C ‘very possible’

10 July 2022

The Met Office has said the mercury in central, southern and eastern England will soar on Monday afternoon.


Wimbledon attendance bounces back from Covid after sluggish start

Wimbledon attendance bounces back from Covid after sluggish start

Wimbledon attendance bounces back from Covid after sluggish start

10 July 2022

Figures from the All England Club show that 515,164 people attended the SW19 grounds during the two-week championships.


Vigil held for bonfire builder killed in fall

Vigil held for bonfire builder killed in fall

Vigil held for bonfire builder killed in fall

10 July 2022

John Steele was helping to construct a bonfire in a loyalist estate in Larne, Co Antrim, when the accident happened on Saturday night.


Birth control plan to cut grey squirrel numbers ‘shows promising signs’

Birth control plan to cut grey squirrel numbers ‘shows promising signs’

Birth control plan to cut grey squirrel numbers ‘shows promising signs’

10 July 2022

Laboratory trials have been looking into an oral contraceptive.


Liz Truss declares leadership bid with pledge to reverse tax hike

Liz Truss declares leadership bid with pledge to reverse tax hike

Liz Truss declares leadership bid with pledge to reverse tax hike

10 July 2022

The senior Cabinet minister promised to ‘start cutting taxes from day one’ to help with the cost of living.


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