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Saturday, 09 August 2014

BBC News

• Carlisle Council spends £440,000 in airport rowNearly half a million pounds has been spent by a council on legal advice in a five-year planning row over an airport.
• VIDEO: Airport weapon check 'can be hacked'Airport security screening technology is vulnerable to hacking, a security researcher has warned at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
• Grant awarded to quayside projectA £4m grant is given towards the cost of developing a new deepwater quayside at the Port of Cromarty Firth.
• Near miss on Derry railway lineTranslink warns that lives are at risk if
• Ban for risky level crossing driverA driver who sped across a south Wales rail crossing as the barriers closed is banned from driving for 12 months.

Financial Times

• Malaysia Airlines to be taken privateRescue plan will see carrier, which has been teetering on the edge of collapse, delisted by sovereign wealth fund Khazanah and restructured
• Malaysia Airlines: Going privateAccidents can happen to any airline, but should national flag carriers ever be listed?
• Insurer reviews war zone cover for flightsFounder of key Lloyd’s of London is ‘quite shocked’ that a split has emerged between airlines about which routes are safe

The Guardian

• In-flight meals take off as airlines give more thought to foodTired of mystery meat or the vegetarian alternative to cake rubbery melon? Well, from fish and chips to chia seeds with mango, airlines are overhauling their onboard catering. Soon you may be able to upgrade your food along with your seatMany things are frowned on at 35,000ft. A flying chippie might well be considered one of them. But last week, British Airways threw caution to the wind and unveiled its "Flying Fish and Chip Supper", complete with vinegar and tartare sauce (though sadly no word on mushy peas).Remarkably, the result has not been the flabby-battered disappoint...

The Telegraph

• Do you know your penalty points?As it's revealed that as many as a third of young drivers have taken a selfie at the wheel, do you know your penalty points?

Mail Online

• The Great Diesel Scandal: Obsessed by CO2 emissions,our politicians bullied and bribed us to buy diesel cars when they knew their toxic fumes were killing us. And guess what, those drivers are now being hit with extra taxes After hearing diesel cars are bad for the environment, JAMES DELINGPOLE decided to investigate them and found out that they are an out and out scam.

Network Rail

• Henry Moore sculpture unveiled at King’s Cross SquareNetwork Rail and the Henry Moore Foundation have today officially unveiled the first piece of public art to be exhibited at King’s Cross Square, the new public square in front of the redeveloped King’s Cross station.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Public asked if they want new-style bus in BradfordA BUS based on London's new Routemaster vehicle could be coming to Bradford's streets - if the public wants it.

London Evening Standard

• Andrew Neather: Boris Johnson must make cycling his major legacy to London Another month, another major cycle race in the capital: on Sunday 150 top riders will set off on the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic. As at last month’s London Tour de France leg, the city’s cyclists will be able to reflect on the extraordinary growth of cycling’s profile in the capital — and, as they follow the route themselves on miles of roads closed to traffic, see the contrast with their daily experience on two wheels.

Sheffield Star

• Chaos as South Yorkshire hit by flash floodingFlash flooding caused chaos across South Yorkshire on Friday evening with homes, businesses and roads all swamped by torrential downpours.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Cycle event to seal off SheffieldMuch of Sheffield city centre will be sealed off to traffic for four hours on Sunday with thousands of people expected to saddle up for a major cycling event.

Wales Online

• Watch: The moment a man drives over rail crossing as barrier comes downSion Ramson, 26, was driving to see his grandmother when the barrier started coming down across the road over a major rail line
• Cardiff Bus diversions for Nato Summit 2014 to run for almost a monthMore than 40 Cardiff Bus routes will be hit by diversions and bus stop changes

Western Daily Press

• No free bus in the mornings, Wiltshire council chiefs tell the pensioners and the disabled Council chiefs at the West’s biggest local authority told 86,000 pensioners and disabled people last night that they could no longer afford the £4.6 million bill for their free bus passes, and that they should have to pay to travel in the mornings from now on.

Other Regional Press

• West Yorkshire bus boss announced as new chief of Reading BusesMartijn Gilbert, 31, will take over James Freeman's role as chief executive from November
• Manston Airport: Why I shut it by owner Ann GloagMANSTON airport was closed in May, just months after it was sold to a group including millionaire Stagecoach boss Ann Gloag.

Forbes

• Airport Retail: The Golden Hour and 4 Missed OpportunitiesOnce I’ve put my shoes back on and taken a few deep breaths post-security, I check the time and realize that I have a full hour before I need to board my flight. As a working mother who travels frequently for both business and pleasure, it is rare that I have an hour to dedicate solely to shopping off-line and I am ready to spend.

Aviation Industry

• Regional airports under threat from Heathrow expansionGatwick says future of UK airports would be threatened by third runway