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P&O ship detained in Larne after being deemed ‘unfit to sail’

The detention of ships is based on concerns over their safety and to prevent them going to sea.

The Independent UK

P&O ferry detained over crew training issues just days after hundreds of UK staff sacked

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson backs calls for shameless P&O boss to quit over illegal sackings

C&O chief Peter Hebblethwaite has been told to sling his hook and walk the plank (you plank) over his firm's illegal sackings of 800 staff - while Grant Shapps suggested he may change law to reinstate axed ferry workers

Daily Mirror

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What do we know about P&O Ferries and how will shipping change?

Prime minister has signalled a pay rise for many crew on ferries and cruise ships using UK ports

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

The Department for Transport said that Mr Shapps was not told about any plans to lay off workers

Wales Online

Tory minister Grant Shapps missed key 'window of opportunity' to help doomed P&O staff

Grant Shapps insisted he was not told of plans for mass lay-offs after minutes of a November meeting with top execs were published, but Labour said the government should have grasped the chance to intervene

Daily Mirror

Zelensky claims 16,000 Russians have been killed in Ukraine war as Moscow hints at scaling back ambitions

It comes after Moscow hinted at the possible scaling back of military operations

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P&O Ferries: questions raised over Grant Shapps’ meeting with DP World

Dubai meeting in November revealed in departmental minutes

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps was warned 4 months before P&O sackings that it planned cost-cutting changes, minutes show

Transport secretary knew ‘commercial decisions’ were looming - and asked DP World to keep him ‘informed’

The Independent UK

Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

New minutes show the Transport Secretary was told a new ‘low-cost competitor’ would cause issues.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson backs calls for P&O chief executive to stand down after admitting sackings broke the law

Peter Hebblethwaite admitted breaking employment law over the sacking of 800 workers without notice.

Chronicle Live

New rail contract award to Go-Ahead branded ‘a sick joke’

Contract to run Britain’s biggest commuter rail network comes a week after £23.5m fine

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street calls for P&O Ferries chief executive to quit after ‘brazen’ comments

But spokesperson refuses to guarantee firm will be prosecuted under planned changes to the law

The Independent UK

PM backs calls for ‘brazen’ boss of P&O Ferries to quit

Peter Hebblethwaite admitted there was ‘no doubt’ his firm should have consulted unions before sacking 800 staff, but it did not.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

£1.5 billion boost for electric vehicles as BP and Government to build thousands more charging points

Energy giant BP and the UK government will now aim for up to a combined 60,000 sites

Wales Online

Half of drivers say it is acceptable to use phone in car despite rule change

40% admit using their phone as a sat nav and one in three young drivers change music manually on their phone while driving

Daily Record

P&O Ferries boss urged to quit after 'brazen' comments about breaking the law

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite has been blasted after he admitted the firm broke the law

Benzinga

BP To Inject £1B In UK Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

BP plc (NYSE:BP) has announced a £1 billion investment for the U.K. electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure over ten (10) years. The investment, which will see a tripling of charging points by 2030, was unveiled during an official visit by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to BP pulse's UK headquarters in Milton Keynes. It…

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Liverpool Echo

Government calls on P&O boss to resign after admitting sackings were 'illegal'

The ferry company sacked 800 workers without notice last week

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps will host Ukrainian refugee family including grandmother, 75, boy, 6, and their dog

Transport secretary said he would learn some Ukrainian to make the refugee family welcome in his home

Nottingham Post

Driving law loophole stopped as new rule comes into place affecting motorists

Drivers could face a fine up to £1,000 and 6 points

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps takes in family of Ukrainian refugees

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday he had arranged to take in a family of Ukrainian refugees who contacted him on Facebook - a six-year-old boy, his mother, grandmother and the family dog, Max.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson backs call for P&O Ferries boss to resign over mass sackings – as it happened

Latest updates: the prime minister supports an earlier call by the transport secretary for Peter Hebblethwaite to step down, his spokesman says

The Independent UK

UK transport chief vows to reverse illegal ferry firings

Britain’s transport secretary has vowed to force a ferry operator to reverse the illegal firing of almost 800 workers, saying the company’s “brazen and breathtaking” decision to intentionally break the law wouldn’t be allowed to stand

Belfast Live

P&O Ferries: Transport Secretary calls for Chief Executive to resign after "knowingly breaking the law"

Chief Executive of P&O said new crews are being paid below the UK's minimum wage apart from on domestic routes

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