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An Independent Scotland 'would lose its HS2', warns minister
Expensive plans to speed rail commuters from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh in under three hours would be scrapped if Scotland votes for independence, a cabinet minister has warned. The Department for Transport agency overseeing High Speed Two is currently examining options for a third phase of the much criticised railway, which would pour billions more on to a budget that has already topped £40bn.
'Heathrow key to trade opportunities’
Lack of capacity at Heathrow costs the British economy £14bn a year, says chief executive
Sunday, 13 April 2014
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- Manston Airport: Charter flight operator moves to LyddA tour operator which runs charter flights from a Kent airport at risk of closure is moving to another location.
- Bus company sorry for 'sexist' tweetA bus company on the Isle of Wight apologises after an employee's tweets about
Financial Times
- Nanjing Tanker to delist after lossesA unit of one of China’s largest state-owned shipping groups will be delisted from the Shanghai Stock Exchange after a fourth consecutive annual loss
The Independent
- An Independent Scotland 'would lose its HS2', warns ministerExpensive plans to speed rail commuters from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh in under three hours would be scrapped if Scotland votes for independence, a cabinet minister has warned. The Department for Transport agency overseeing High Speed Two is currently examining options for a third phase of the much criticised railway, which would pour billions more on to a budget that has already topped £40bn.
The Observer
- Road safety: bad planning and reckless driving imperil pedestrians | The big issueThe car always comes first, to the detriment of walkersNick Cohen asks why pedestrians are overlooked when our towns and cities are built ("I love to walk, but why is Britain such a dangerous place for walkers?", First Person). Part of the answer is that governments have predicted ever-increasing traffic volumes that authorities scrabble to meet. To do this, pedestrian crossings are made scarce and slow. And the easier it is to drive quickly from A to B, the more we want to drive and the harder it is for people to cross roads.The engineers largely responsible for our roads ar...
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh Airport meltdown apology on busiest daySCOTLAND’S busiest airport came “close to the edge” when record passenger numbers threatened to overwhelm it, its boss will reveal this week.
The Telegraph
- 'Heathrow key to trade opportunities’Lack of capacity at Heathrow costs the British economy £14bn a year, says chief executive
- Hard shoulder plan criticised as getaway beginsOpening hard shoulders to traffic could lead to worse tailbacks when accidents occur, experts claim as Easter getaway begins
- Penalty rates low for tailgaters and middle lane hogsPolice forces are penalising just a handful of motorists for tailgating and middle lane driving each month, figures suggest
Daily Express
- MH370 Mystery: Who killed the pilot's FINAL call?THE co-pilot of the missing Malaysian jet may have made a frantic mid-air phone call that was abruptly cut short, it was claimed last night.
The Mirror
- MH370 live: Maritime expert says three pings have to have come from missing Malaysia Airlines planeThe search, which includes the Royal Navy, is up against the clock as the device is expected to run out of battery by tomorrow
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Council staff get electric car for business travel in district Staff at Bradford Council will be getting their first electric pool car.
- Airline may quit Leeds Bradford Pakistan International Airlines could be on the verge of pulling out of Leeds Bradford Airport – leaving the area without any direct flights to the sub- continent.
Derby Telegraph
- 'Give us a pick-up point at Derby railway station, you money-grabbersI SEE the greedy council mandarins are trying to get even more money out of motorists ("Drivers blocking bus stops will be caught on camera", April 1).
London Evening Standard
- Malaysia Airlines MH370: Australian prime minister warns jet search could drag onAustralia's prime minister has said the massive search for the missing Malaysian jet is likely to continue "for a long time" as electronic transmissions from the dying black boxes are fading fast.
Other Regional Press
- South Yorks: Airport announces continued growth as a cargo handlerRobin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield has seen a 23 per cent increase in the amount of cargo it transports.
- £30m bid to tackle congestion in Cooper Bridge areaPlan form's part of 'early wins' list for the new West Yorkshire Transport Fund
- Huddersfield criminologist studies crime on London UndergroundNew study of rail crime by Huddersfield expert
Forbes
- Search For Malaysia Airlines 777 May Still Hinge On Surface DebrisWith a dearth of new pings and the black boxes' batteries inevitably fading, the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 may be forced to re-emphasize finding surface debris. While recent attention has been on detection of the two black boxes' individual signal beacons, Erik van Sebille, an oceanographer at [...]
Airportwatch
- Call for used Borders-bound diesel trains to be upgradedCampaigners have called for the used Class 158 diesel trains earmarked for the new Borders railway to be refurbished to a high standard.
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- There's a time and a place to watch TV - and it's not on the trainThe other day I had a dreadful journey home on the train. Right in front of me a heavily armed women wielded a machete and burrowed it into another woman's skull. This was accompanied by spurting blood and terrible screams. No one in the carriage said anything, of course, and I certainly wasn’t going to cause any trouble so I kept reading my book.
- Hampshire airport's extension plans will increase Winchester air traffic A HAMPSHIRE airport has sparked controversy by pursuing ambitious expansion plans which would add to air-traffic over Winchester if they go ahead.
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