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Sunday, 17 August 2014

BBC News

• Airport reopens after landing hitchDoncaster's Robin Hood Airport reopens after being forced to close when an aircraft from Belfast had a problem with its undercarriage while landing.

The Guardian

• Heathrow protesters facing eviction breathe easier as bailiffs fail to appearProtesters campaigning against the expansion of Heathrow airport have faced down an attempt to evict them, forming a musical barricade in front of the greenbelt site in west London.
• Tilbury migrant death: murder investigation launchedPolice target suspected people smuggling gang after 35 illegal migrants found on cargo ferry at Thames portPolice launched a homicide investigation on Saturday after the death of one of 35 suspected illegal migrants who were found in a shipping container on board a cargo ferry at the port of Tilbury on the Thames estuary.The stowaways, believed to be 28 adults and seven children, were discovered on board the P&O-owned vessel that had sailed from Zeebrugge in Belgium and arrived at the Essex port at about 6am. They are believed to be from India, possibly the Punjab region. Cont...

The Herald

• Mounting concern about underwater noise pollution harming marine wildlife Marine wildlife is being killed, deformed, injured, traumatised and subjected to dangerous levels of stress by a crescendo of underwater noise from ships and offshore industry, scientists are warning.

The Independent

• Freeze rail fares and win votes, unions tell Ed Miliband Ed Miliband is being urged to make a general election manifesto commitment to freeze rail fares. Union leaders say the commitment, ahead of an expected ticket price rise announcement this week, would be a vote-winner. Labour has already pledged a

The Telegraph

• 35 people found in shipping container in EssexOne man has died and dozens have been taken to hospital after a group of stowaways were discovered in a shipping container in Essex

Daily Express

• Foreign lorry drivers pay UK £17mFOREIGN lorry drivers have paid out more than £17million to use British roads in the past four months – enough to patch up more than 320,000 potholes.

Mail Online

• Rise of the intelligent car and how yours probably has the technology fitted We're talking of automatic braking, cruise control that slows down when the car in front brakes and then speeds up again when it moves on, self-parking and lane recognition.
• Airport pram raiders: Passengers show gratitude for free baby buggies at terminal - by strolling off with scores of them According to border control staff at Gatwick airport just three of the 150 pushchairs bought be the airport remain after parents began walking out of the arrivals lounge with them.

Lincolnshire Echo

• Ric Metcalfe: More people should consider travelling by busComplaints are often made about traffic congestion and parking problems in Lincoln. In a small compact historic city, part of the answer must lie in a wider range of choices about how we travel.

London Evening Standard

• Motorists face travel misery with 13 mile queues on M25 a week before bank holiday getaway Motorists faced travel misery on the M25 as holiday getaway traffic saw drivers stuck in traffic for two hours around west London.
• London tour bus driver ‘mounts pavement in front of cyclists in ongoing row’ This is the moment a London tour bus driver mounts the pavement to confront two cyclists in a road rage row.

Manchester Evening News

• Metrolink says banking error to blame for delayed payments, transport bosses sayTram passengers took to Twitter to complain after up to eight payments left their account at once for journeys made over the last two weeks
• Major disruption at Stockport train station on Sunday because of maintenance workReplacement buses will be provided at major stations including Manchester Piccadilly, Macclesfield, Wilmslow and Stoke
• Government 'lacks plan' for rail network in the north of EnglandThe Department for Transport (DfT) is "forcing fares up" in the North and some services could even be cut, says a report by the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT).

The York Press

• Grand Central voted first class by passengers YORK-BASED Grand Central Rail is the most trusted long-distance rail company in the UK, according to a national survey of passengers.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Anglia: Rail bosses apologise for poor service over the summerRail bosses in East Anglia have apologised for the poor performance of rail services across the region over recent weeks.

Other Regional Press

• Get on board bus debate, urges MPHastings MP Amber Rudd has challenged residents to treble the number of people taking part in East Sussex County Council’s bus service consultation.
• Rail reccomendations from upper valley transport group - in fullThe Upper Calder Valley Renaissance Sustainable Transport Group’s key recommendations for the Calder Valley line in full are as follows:
• Fury at cheap tickets axing by rail operator Northern RailA rail operator has come under fire for restricting the use of cheap tickets during rush hour for journeys around West Yorkshire.
• High Peak rail users face rise in faresHigh Peak rail commuters will face a hike in fares next month, as significant changes to off-peak tickets come into force.
• High speed rail link is neededThe train route between Hastings and Ashford could be at risk of closing in the future without High Speed 1, warns rail action group Marshlink.

Other News Sources

• Improvement works to close section of railwayA section of railway in the North East will be closed for two weeks from Saturday for improvement works.