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Sunday, 19 February 2012

BBC News

• Roundabout crash witness appealPolice appeal for witnesses to come forward after four people were injured when a car crashed into a roundabout in Dundee.
• Wave and tidal power 'need boost'The government should step up support for wave and tidal power in order to preserve the UK's global leadership, says an MPs' committee.
• Three in hospital as cars collideThree people have been taken to hospital after an incident involving two cars on the A477 in Pembrokeshire.

The Observer

• 'Fly upstart Virgin, not the fat cats of BA' “ Cameron policy guru's advice to ministerSteve Hilton starts another high-profile public controversy by advising the education secretary to choose Richard Branson's airlineSteve Hilton, the prime minister's director of strategy, has found himself embroiled in a corporate war after privately describing British Airways as
• Olympic VIPs take fast lane leaving patients at riskGames organisers accused of risking health of Londoners by banning ambulances without blue lights on from 'Games lanes'Sick and vulnerable NHS patients will be left stranded in ambulances in traffic jams while dignitaries and sponsors race past in a fleet of expensive cars on specially designated lanes during the Olympics, healthcare providers fear.Games organisers have been accused of risking people's health by banning the routine use by ambulances of the

The Telegraph

• High speed rail link 'at risk of derailment' because of 225mph trainsSecret research ordered into safety of Government's controversial high speed rail scheme amid warnings of catastrophic failures.
• Man charged over Stansted Airport bomb hoaxA 40-year-old man has been charged with making a hoax bomb threat at Stansted Airport.

Reuters News

• UK must not lose lead in marine renewables driveLONDON (Reuters) - Britain must not lose its lead in the development of marine energy like it did with wind power, and should focus on reducing costs and setting ambitious deployment targets beyond 2020, a report by a parliamentary committee said Sunday.

Daily Record

• Sir Richard Branson: The bmi merger plan will give BA monopoly on Scottish routesTHE proposed takeover of bmi by British Airways’ parent company could give BA a “monopoly” on some Scottish routes, Sir Richard Branson warned yesterday.

Mail Online

• Passengers braced for delays of 'several hours' as Heathrow struggles with half-term getaway and immigration staff shortagePassengers at Heathrow airport are facing severe delays this weekend as staff struggle with the busy rush of families returning from half-term breaks to the UK.

The Mirror

• Two more dates added to humorous coach tour of the M25Other landmarks described by the guide will include Heathrow™s terminal 5 and the Dartford crossing

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Parking charge rises win Labour supportArticle

Edinburgh Evening News

• Mystery man is YouTube hit after No 30 Lothian bus sing-alongPASSENGERS tend to sit in silence without even exchanging a glance as they make their way home – unless you catch the number 30, that is.

Journal Live

• Three invites sent Tory Whip Earl Attlee to see the A1A GOVERNMENT peer who suggested motorists use another road in response to calls for the A1 to be dualled is yet to reply to three letters inviting him to the region.

Liverpool Echo

• Sefton Park roads finally set to be repaired after years of potholesTHE pothole-ridden roads around Sefton Park are finally set to be repaired.
• Man suffers suspected spinal injuries after Wirral motorway crashA  MAN was taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after the van he was in collided with a car on a Wirral stretch of the M53 motorway.

Metro

• Iran warships enter Mediterranean amid Britain's 'new Cold War' nuclear fearsBritish foreign secretary William Hague has warned that Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons could spark 'a new Cold War', as Iranian warships entered the Mediterranean Sea for only the second time in more than 30 years.
• Half-term travel chaos hits HeathrowPassengers at Heathrow Airport are enduring long delays as staff shortages take hold of the west London travel hub.
• Heathrow sees half-term travel chaos after 'staff shortages'Passengers at Heathrow Airport are enduring long delays as staff shortages take hold of the west London travel hub.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Charity bike ride ends in big payday for primaryA Deeside dad had a shorter trip than normal yesterday when he dropped into his sons™ school to hand over more than £5,000 raised in a marathon cycle tour.

This Is Local London Network

• Northern line partly suspended this weekend The Northern line will be partly suspended for improvement works this weekend.

Blackpool Gazette

• Helping people to get on cycle trackA CYCLING facility has secured a £27,500 Olympic cash boost.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Suffolk: Police appeal for children to stay away from A14 bridgesCHILDREN have been urged not to play on bridges over the A14 amid fears from motorists items are being thrown onto the carriageway.

Other Regional Press

• Concerns are raised over airport growthLUTON Airport’s operating company says it has a “number of concerns” over Luton Borough Council’s plans to expand the terminal and almost double passenger capacity.
• City chief admits bus station axe is optionDemolishing Preston’s bus station is being considered by the city’s council as it grapples with a black hole in its finances.
• Petition aims to stop more instructors taking to roadsA driving instructor is calling on the Government to ban any new teachers saying that the industry is over supplied.
• Traders concerned camera cars will make no-go areasBusinesses have called for the return of traffic wardens after claiming a mobile CCTV van is ruining their trade. Cars armed with cameras aiming to pick up illegal parkers were introduced by Central
• 80-year history of Leeds Bradford AirportEVERY year, hundreds of Huddersfield holidaymakers fly off to the sun from Leeds Bradford Airport.

C.N.N.

• Asia's airlines on the up but concerns about rate of ascentPlane makers swooped to conquer at Asia's biggest air show but rather than picking up any huge deals, smaller agreements and partnerships were the order of the day.

International Herald Tribune

• Countries Consider Retaliation for Europe’s Airline Emissions FeeChina, the United States and two dozen other countries are looking at measures to squeeze European airlines and other industries if the European Union tries to enforce the new law.

Aviation Industry

• Continental Airlines nears final day of its nameMerging airlines United and Continental will be switching to a single computer reservation system and frequent flier program in March.

Other News Sources

• Four injured in Dundee car crashThe men were taken to the city™s Ninewells Hospital for treatment.
• Motorist left with ˜severe facial injuries™ after road attackPolice hunting three suspects after ˜truly horrifying™ incident say it was not a ˜random™ assault.
• Brown pins legacy to Calif. high-speed rail plansSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Critics have called it the train to nowhere and a $98 billion boondoggle. As concerns mount over the practicality and affordability of California's plan to build a ...
• Port Authority Handled Record Amount of Shipping Cargo in 2011Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey handled a record amount of cargo last year, beating the previous mark set in 2007, before the start of the economic downturn, the ...
• Fire breaks out on two cargo vessels on Dubai CreekDUBAI // At least one man was injured after a fire broke out last night on two cargo boats in Dubai Creek. Civil Defence officials said the fire started around 8pm. Two hours later, firefighters ...
• Blackburn businesses now protected by cctv A CCTV camera covering a crime-hit busy shopping district has finally gone live.
• Two arrested in Blackburn counter-terrorism swoop after 'threat' to Stansted airport TWO Blackburn men were arrested as counter terrorism police swooped on addresses in the town after a bomb threat to Stansted Airport.
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