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Sunday, 31 August 2014

BBC News

• Tallship grounded on rocks near ObanOban Coastguard and the local lifeboat go to the rescue of a tallship, which grounded on rocks just outside the town.

The Observer

• The great Boris bus stopBoris Johnson’s public transport priorities are a guide to his beliefs about politics, progress and humankind. His lobbying of George Osborne to keep Crossrail and the Tube upgrades on track surprised some during his first mayoral term, prompting coinage of the terms “Red Boris” and “Ken-lite”. A truer picture, though, emerges from the difference between his attitudes to rail and to the bus.
• Railways: when the franchises lapse, let the state take the trains back | the big issueRenationalising the railways is the way to goWill Hutton is bang on the money "Stop fleecing passengers: bring the trains back under public control" (Comment). He will be pleased to know that the Green party has as its policy exactly what he is calling for: renationalising the railways. We favour bringing the railways back into public control by the economical means of simply waiting for the current franchises to lapse and then taking them at that time back into state hands. That way, the surplus that the East Coast Mainline is delivering for taxpayers will be replicated acr...

The Telegraph

• Will Boris Island finally be buried?It has been described as “eerie”, “spooky” and “not exactly Britain’s finest landscape”. Many Britons would struggle even to locate the Hoo Peninsula on a map, yet this remote, desolate area, 30 miles east of London on the north Kent coast, could be a strong contender for the most talked about area of the UK in the coming days.
• Fly 11 days non-stop? Now that's long-haul Airbus has moved a step closer to introducing a new class of unmanned solar-powered aeroplanes with unlimited range after one of this new breed of aircraft completed an 11-day non-stop flight. The company’s defence and space division has just finished the test of its High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (Haps) Zephyr 7 vehicle for the Ministry of Defence, paving the way for a new range of capabilities for the military.
• RAC gears up for £2bn listing with offer for members Car breakdown business RAC is hoping to cash in on its base of loyal motoring members by including a retail offering when it pushes the button on a stock market listing in the coming weeks. RAC, founded as the Royal Automobile Club in 1897 by motor enthusiasts, has 8.2m total members, with 6m having bought policies directly from it.
• Tractors speed up (slightly)Plans from the Department for Transport could see the limit for most tractors rise from 20 to 25mph by next spring

Mail Online

• Look, no hands! I'm in Google's driverless car (and it could be finding its way to YOUR street) Caroline Graham becomes the first non-American to get into the passenger seat - in fact, they're all passenger seats - of Google's first driverless car... and she settles down to do some work.

This is Money

• How to drive down the high cost of motoring From finance to fuel and car clubs, our road map for a better deal on wheels. Megan Rowe had a tracking device installed by insurer Hastings Direct to help lower her premiums.
• 'I ride a Boris bike when in London': How to stay fit and save money Commuting cyclists can avoid paying income tax and National Insurance contributions on the purchase of a bike under the scheme.

Bolton News

• Final stage of new Bolton cycle route gets green light THE final stage of a new cycle path through Darcy Lever and Breightmet has been given the go ahead.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Taxi trapped on canal bridge as it swings out over the waterway MOTORISTS have been warned to always obey warning lights after a Bradford taxi driver became trapped on a swing bridge over a waterway.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Deadline for M1 services planThe Woodland Trust is urging objectors to a proposed motorway services station in Smithy Wood near Chapeltown to respond before the council deadline of September 5.

The York Press

• Cyclists to honour tragic football fan A FOOTBALL fan who died on his way home from a York City game is set to be honoured by supporters.

Blackpool Gazette

• Investors sought for airport futureHopes are high a new owner will be found for Blackpool Airport who will invest in the future of the air hub.

Burnley Express

• Burnley road closure for resurfacing TRAFALGAR Street in Burnley will be closed for two weeks from tomorrow as Lancashire County Council carries out resurfacing connected with the Weavers Triangle regeneration project.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Ipswich: Rail travellers face major disruption on main line after person hit by train – 35 trains cancelledPassenger services on the Ipswich to London rail line have been disrupted this morning after a person was hit by a train.
• Bury St Edmunds: Bus service axed after low usageA bus service in parts of Bury St Edmunds will be cut due to insufficient passenger numbers.

Other Regional Press

• Arriva bus service times changing from next week Bus routes and time schedules will be altered from Sunday onwards, particularly affecting Watford and South Oxhey.
• Council leaders taking call for direct Middlesborough-London rail links to corridors of powerNorth council leaders are taking their call for a direct train between London and Middlesbrough to the corridors of power. Bill Dixon, leader of Darlington Borough Council, will meet with senior civil servants in the capital city on Tuesday to lay out plans for six daily trains to run between London and Teesside.
• Major works will close road for eight weeks WORKS are due to start on a rural through-road to replace a Victorian water main.
• Free cycle event along a Roman road YOU can ride a Roman road in a free cycling event in Hampshire tomorrow.
• Southampton-bound ship is the future of cruising DAILY Echo reporter James Franklin travels to the German shipyard where the spectacular Quantum of the Seas cruise ship is being built.
• Lorries may face ban on Kidlington road MOVES to declare part of a Kidlington street a pollution hot spot could bar lorries from driving around the village, it is hoped.

Aviation Industry

• 'Legroom war' rages as planes grow more...To recline or not to recline? Airplane

Other News Sources

• It’s relief on the railways TRAIN services for thousands of Sussex commuters will return to normal on Monday as a major station fully reopens.