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Sunday, 10 August 2014

BBC News

• Safety fears at Beatles' crossingThe use of a lollipop lady is being considered at London's Abbey Road crossing as tourists flock to create the scene made famous by the Beatles.

The Herald

• £600,000 in fines for bus gate violationsMORE than 10,000 motorists have been caught driving through a city centre bus gate in just over a fortnight.
• Passengers face delays as work starts on key rail linkTrain passengers will today have to contend with the first of three August weekend part-closures of a key London to Scotland rail route.

The Observer

• Air traffic growth rates will outpace emission reductions, research showsEfforts to reduce aviation carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will be outweighed by the growth in air passengers, according to new research. Plane ticket prices would need to rise by at least 1.4% a year for emission levels to fall, the research by the University of Southampton said.
• Cycle race co-operation is no model for society | lettersCycling in a group makes sense when you have one goal and one direction, but in a social context it ignores role of the individualWhile someone as unfit as I am might be in awe of Will Hutton's achievement at riding a bicycle 700 miles at a rate of 70 miles per day, his claim that the peloton offers a reminder of the benefits of co-operation ought not to go unchallenged ("What my 700-mile bike ride taught me about togetherness", News). True, it draws attention to the fact that we can frequently achieve more as a group than we can as individuals, but it does so by providing us...

The Telegraph

• If there are seven ages of man, there are surely seven gears of bicycle ownershipAn impulse test-ride led to the realisation that all my bicycle relationships have been sentimental, says Rowan Pelling
• Fuel stolen from pipe under Nick Clegg's country residenceAn investigation is launched after a gang siphoned fuel from a pipeline that passes through Chevening House estate, the Deputy Prime Minister's country home

Daily Express

• EXCLUSIVE: New proposals to put drivers over the limit after one pintA SINGLE pint of beer could soon be enough to put you over the drink-drive limit and get you banned from the road under a tough clampdown proposed by MPs.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

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

Daily Post (North Wales)

• A483 traffic: Missed weddings, events, and ferries on a day of roadworks misery - with more to come Motorists held up for hours by roadworks at the Posthouse roundabout that result in tailbacks for miles

Derby Telegraph

• 'Why did it take so long to finish Little Eaton island work?'How on earth was it possible for the pathetic little changes made to the Little Eaton roundabout to take more than six months?Excuses such as crayfish (a few hours delay at most) and weather simply don't stand up – just compare the period with the bad weather a year previously. Consider the impact for thousands of road users, with all the additional pollution of standing traffic, frustration, lost appointments and a cumulative cost to individuals and transport businesses which must have...

London Evening Standard

• Malaysia Airlines to be nationalised after MH17 and MH370 disasters Malaysia Airlines is to be nationalised after the company was left reeling from two disasters in the space of a few months, it emerged today.

Metro

• ˜Dear Douchebag Bike Thief': Student's hilarious letter to bike thief goes viralA student whose bike was stolen looks like they'll be having the last laugh after writing a hilarious letter to the thief politely informing him that the bike has a tracker.

Northern Echo

• MP called in to help over school bus row A MOTHER who criticised Darlington Borough Council for not allocating her daughter a school bus seat has asked the town’s MP to look into the matter.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Alleged pothole injury victim exposed as a fraudAn attempt by a Wakefield man to con his local council into compensating him for a finger injury unravelled when he revealed the true cause of the damage on Facebook.
• Leeds Tour de France landmark to be auctioned offA LANDMARK from along the Tour de France’s route in Yorkshire is being sold off to give a lasting memento for the race’s hugely successful Grand Départ in the region.

Bucks Free Press

• B&B owner takes a stand over potholes A FRUSTRATED bed and breakfast owner in Marlow Bottom has become so fed up with potholes outside his business he decided to stop paying his council tax.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Suffolk: County pressed to make stronger demands for A12 four villages bypassCouncil chiefs have been called upon to “raise their game” in negotiating a better transport solution for villagers in east Suffolk.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Walking bus world record attempt at Ferry MeadowsChildren are needed to take part in a world record attempt in Peterborough in August.

Other Regional Press

• Cyclists criticise ‘rough and hard’ new cycle path at Salterns promenadeWORK to improve a promenade worth £240,000 has been criticised by cyclists.
• Newport cabbie fined for illegal trading A NEWPORT taxi driver has been fined £600 and ordered to pay £925.60 for illegally plying for hire as part of the councils ongoing efforts to tackle the problem in the city.
• Pot holes 'not deep enough' to be fixed More than 50 large crater-shaped potholes litter a city road, making it a miserable drive for motorists.
• UPDATE: Funding announced for 20mph zones in Weymouth and Dorchester - but it's not enough COUNCIL chiefs have missed out on funding to introduce 20mph traffic calming zones in Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester.
• Record breaking year for passenger numbers at Portland Port IT HAS been a record breaking summer at Portland Port with record numbers of passengers disembarking.

Railway Gazette

• Improving regional passenger rail servicesBook review.
• Rail industry news in brief - August 2014 VIA Rail, Island Corridor Foundation and Southern Railway of Vancouver Island have signed an agreement to revive Victoria – Courtenay passenger services which ceased in 2011. Funding of C$21m for...

Other News Sources

• 23 MH17 victims identifiedThe Dutch-led forensic team working on the remains of the passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 has identified 23 victims so far.
• New road layout too narrow for most cars A road restriction which took nearly two years to put in place is causing chaos for drivers and cyclists.
• Moorings to benefit from £228k boost THE Environment Agency (EA) has secured funds to carry out improvement works to upgrade the Harbour of Rye’s moorings.
• Man on railway track brings trains to a halt RUSH-HOUR trains were disrupted after a man was caught trespassing on the line.
• Safety concerns over Brighton Speed Trials SAFETY concerns over a popular motoring event have remerged – just weeks before it is due to go ahead.
• Car crashes into security barrier at Gatwick Airport A car crashed into the security barriers of Gatwick Airport in the early hours of this morning.
• Brighton railway pioneers awarded with blue plaquesTwo men who helped put Brighton on track to becoming a tourist haven have been honoured.
• Italian ports decamp over reform delayItaly’s long overdue ports reform programme is in disarray as two major ports – Genoa and Ravenna – announced they were leaving Assoporti, the national ports association.