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Saturday, 23 August 2014

BBC News

• Cardiff Airport chief to stand downCardiff Airport chief executive Jon Horne will stand down from the role on 1 September, it has been announced.
• VIDEO: Lorry blaze forces M25 to closeA section of the M25 in Essex was closed and there were
• Delays warning for rail travellersRail travellers are warned of long delays as £45m of work to redouble the line between Swindon and Kemble is completed.
• Three bids remain for bust shipyardAdministrators consider three bids for Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow, which went bust last week.

Financial Times

• Rail fares, a third payroll taxThe current system sees taxpayers and passengers both paying too much

The Guardian

• Two charged over migrants in shipping containerTwo men have been charged in connection with the death of a man found in a container at Tilbury Docks. Stephen McLaughlin, 34, of Limavady, Derry, Northern Ireland, and Timothy Murphy, 33 of Elmgrove, Derry, are both charged with conspiring to facilitate illegal entry into the UK.
• Don't hold out for driverless cars - we need to prevent road accidents nowTransport related accidents are now one of the most common causes of death and injury in the UK. On average, over 200,000 traffic casualties are reported each year at an estimated cost of £19bn to the economy. Last year the number of motorway deaths increased by 14%, the first increase in nine years.

The Herald

• Airport firm fined after worker diesAN Edinburgh-based aviation services company has been fined more than £45,000 in the United States after an investigation into the death of a baggage handler found the firm had broken safety rules.

The Telegraph

• English company launch mini hoverbikeDeep in the English countryside, aeronautical engineers are perfecting a new generation of hoverbikes

Reuters News

• Norwegian Air to set up London long-haul baseOSLO (Reuters) - Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle will establish a long-haul base at London's Gatwick airport and plans to move many pilots currently based in Bangkok to the British base, it said on Friday.

Daily Record

• Tragic dad killed in motorbike crash was supposed to be serving four-year driving banJAMES Bryson, 28 - who was serving a ban following a drink-drive police chase - died after his high-powered Kawasaki Ninja collided with a car on Wednesday.
• Ferguson Shipbuilders: Former shipyard worker is frontrunner among three bidders to take on stricken yardDuncan Wilson, who worked on a host of ships at Clydebank-based John Brown Shipbuilders, is the frontrunner for the Port Glasgow site - which went into administration last Friday.

Bristol Live

• The Bristol Post commented Is Bristol's transport system working? Transport chief Peter...THE last five years have been a turbulent time for Bristol's roads and railways. But the man attempting to steer us through all the arguments, train delays and roadworks thinks he has made good progress.No, it's not our famous mayor, it's Bristol City Council's transport services director, Peter Mann.It has been five years since the council advertised his job – £89,205 a year for a person with enough vision to solve Bristol's congestion problems, commanding a budget of millions of...
• The Bristol Post published Hi-tech bridge for Frampton Cotterell, near Bristol, will be...A NEW road bridge made from the same hi-tech materials used for making aircraft wings is due to be dropped into place in Frampton Cotterell this weekend.The bridge, which will cross the River Frome in Church Road, is one of the first in the UK to be made from advanced composite materials, making it lighter, stronger and more resistant to corrosion than traditional materials.It was assembled at the National Composites Centre in Emersons Green, and is due to...

London Evening Standard

• Notorious Elephant and Castle roundabout to be revamped in £25m bid to cut accidents London’s most dangerous roundabout will be ripped out and revamped in a £25 million scheme designed to cut accidents by at least one third.
• Road test: Jeep Grand Cherokee Think Jeep, think rugged off-road vehicles, boisterous overseas US military campaigns, canvas roofs and knobbly tyres. But, of course, the cars have moved way beyond all that, none more so than the aptly named Grand Cherokee, flagship of the UK range.
• Student facing jail after he took explosive flares and terrorist manual on to plane at Stansted airport A student is facing possible jail after admitting taking eight explosive flares and a terrorist manual on to a plane at Stansted airport.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• RAILEX NE: Model railways bonanza for North Shields as miniature railway display arrivesForty rail modellers show their skills at Bank Holiday show RAILEX NE, at The Parks Sports Centre in Howdon Road, North Shields

The York Press

• Cyclists urged to join Heart of York Bike Ride A RECOVERING heart attack patient is urging others to join her on a charity bike ride to raise funds for pioneering heart failure research.

Blackpool Gazette

• Call for more rail servicesRail users have called for a more frequent train service and better ticket collection in south Fylde.
• MP calls for better rail services serving resortA resort MP has joined calls for improvements to be made to rail services in and around Blackpool.

Bucks Free Press

• Bus and taxi drivers compete for charity BUS drivers and taxi drivers in High Wycombe competed against each other in a one-off cricket match this month to raise money for the mayor’s charity.

The Shields Gazette

• Bus company thanks loyal staff for 2,555 years’ serviceLOYAL staff members at a bus company have been driving South Tynesiders for a combined 2,555 years.

Other Regional Press

• Luton Airport labelled worst in the UKLuton Airport has been named the worst in the UK for customer satisfaction for the second year running.
• Traditional ship heads off for major regattaA TALL ship from the city is heading off to take part in a major regatta.
• Newport Bridge to remain closed for almost a month longer than expectedDelays caused after damage found to structure
• Speeding crackdown catches over 200 motorists MORE than 200 people were caught carrying out motoring offences during a day-long police speed crackdown.
• Car crash shuts lane on A31 A lane of one of Hampshire's busiest roads has been closed after a car crash this morning.
• Investigation after teen dies in crash POLICE are investigating the cause of a head-on crash between a car and a lorry in Hampshire that left a teenager dead and a man in hospital.
• Ugly station named as worst in countryPreston’s controversial bus station has been named as the ugliest building in the country by the Independent newspaper.
• Plan for cyclists to share pavements with pedestrians in Frideswide revamp Frideswide Square could become “shared spaceâ€� between pedestrians and cyclists, transport officials have said.

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair’s corporate sales head Lesley Kane steps downKane confirms she will leave her position in September
• Germanwings to launch Dusseldorf-Stansted routeService to start on August 22
• Finnair: joining British Airways in IAG would need an Act of ParliamentPresident and CEO of Finnair Pekka Vauramo rules out membership of BA parent company IAG œin the near future

Other News Sources

• £150m bid to transform Guildford railway stationWork could begin in late 2015 to reshape the
• MH17 victims returned to Malaysia The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia Airlines jet that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July have been returned to Malaysia.