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Sunday, 05 February 2012

BBC News

• Airports fall foul of heavy snowOne-third of flights from Heathrow are cancelled and both Luton and Stansted airports are closed briefly overnight due to snow.

The Observer

• Big chill set to last several days as Britain is reduced to a go-slowHeathrow flights grounded and motorists warned of dangerous driving conditions as Met Office issues severe weather warningAround 400 flights from Heathrow will be cancelled due to snow and freezing fog, while motorists were warned they faced a

The Telegraph

• HS2: unaffordable, unecological and unwanted I wanted to weep this morning, and not from the cold. It was a perfect English winter sunrise, stark, bright and icy, and it found me in one of the loveliest spots in my constituency: Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire.
• Hundreds of flights cancelled at Heathrow as snow and freezing fog forecast to hit BritainTravellers expect to face chaos on Sunday as a third of flights from Heathrow are cancelled.

Mail Online

• Justine Greening: Britain is the whiplash capital of Europe - and I'm going to stop it
• Millions urged to miss work to avoid one-hour Olympic queues on the TubeFirms have been told they should send staff on holiday or let them work from home to ease the strain on London’s Underground as millions of visitors flood into the capital during the Games.
• It's snow-go Heathrow! -27C in Munich, but still every plane flies... meanwhile, despite £32m on new snowploughs, Heathrow cancels flights BEFORE a flake of snow fallsSpanish-owned operator BAA announced yesterday morning that 30% of today’s flights from the world’s busiest airport would not take off.
• 'Terror link' pilot who flew 747s for BA can be identified for the first timeA Muslim pilot arrested over an alleged terrorist plot involving an aircraft was a senior first officer for British Airways and flew Boeing 747 jets.

Birmingham Mail

• New flight school launched at Birmingham AirportA NEW ‘flight school’ for youngsters took off in VIP style at Birmingham Airport – with a high-profile launch by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
• Spanish firm CAF named as preferred bidder for £40m Midland Metro contractA PREFERRED bidder for the next generation of multi-million pound trams on the Midland Metro has been announced.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Britain today: Speed may be behind train crashA FREIGHT train engine which derailed on the west coast main line at Bletchley may have been going too fast, Network Rail has said.

Sheffield Star

• SNOW LATEST: South Yorkshire grinds to a virtual standstill - buses cancelledSHEFFIELD and the rest of South Yorkshire has been brought to a virtual standstill with the first severe snow fall of the season - but weather experts say it should ease after an icy start tomorrow (Sunday), writes Graham Walker.

The York Press

• York ftr workers ˜facing jobs axe™A UNION claims 29 conductors are at risk of redundancy following First™s decision to axe York™s ftr buses.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Misery goes on for train travellers after derailmentRail passengers were continuing to face delays today after a freight train derailment on the main line to London.
• Dozens of new jobs due in Solus repair firm move to WednesburyDozens of new jobs are to be created in the Midlands as an accident repair firm relocates and a new fleet of Midland Metro trams will be built in the region.

Burnley Express

• Burnley's new housing areas imposed with 20mph zonesSEVERAL estates in the heart of Burnley are set to become 20mph zones after speedbusting proposals raised no protests.

Other Regional Press

• Reprieve for Merriott bus services PLANS to maintain bus services in Merriott have been welcomed by Yeovil MP David Laws.
• Leicester Mercury commented Axing free travel will mean a lot of empty busesArticle
• Drive to get more city folk on bikes ONE in four journeys should be made by bicycle under Oxford City Council plans to push people out of their cars.
• UK & World News: Snow brings Britain to a standstillMuch of Britain will wake up to snow after the first widespread big freeze of the winter brought dumps of up to 16cm, grounded planes and raised fears of transport chaos.
• ˜Chaotic™ road will be tackled by councilRESIDENTS who campaigned for new traffic management in a busy road in Luton will be pleased that their petition was successful.
• Elland residents call for Elland Railway Station to re-openCALLS have been made for a railway station for Elland.