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Monday, 01 September 2014

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  • CBI appears to back Heathrow over Gatwick for airport expansionReport triggers controversy after press release appears to have been sent to Heathrow and back before being issued to rivals
  • Terror attack warning text messages a hoax, police sayText messages and social media posts claiming the London Underground was to be targeted circulated across the weekend
  • Boris Johnson: third runway at Heathrow would be a 'disaster'Johnson is calling for new Thames estuary airport, saying Heathrow expansion would cause too much noise pollutionBoris Johnson has rebuffed calls to back a third runway at Heathrow, saying it would be a "disaster".The London mayor said the expansion plans were "desperately short-sighted" and "barbarically contemptuous of the rights of the population", whose health he said would be put at risk.
  • Will the north follow Scotland and search for greater power?The most remarkable thing about the fast train between Liverpool and Leeds is that it doesn't exist. Sure, some trains move more swiftly than others, but there's none that even the most hucksterish rail operative would call fast. Not in 2014, between two of England's leading cities, both with aspirations to have futures as well as pasts.

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  • Network Rail is on a new track POLITICIANS will have a direct say in the level of bonuses for Network Rail bosses after changes to the company's structure.
  • Drivers' worst habits at 70mph revealed in surveyDRIVERS' worst habits on the nation's fastest roads have been revealed in new research, which shows that motorists admit to eating, drinking and reaching into the footwell at speeds of up to 70mph.

The Independent

  • CBI hints at backing for expansion at HeathrowThe CBI has dropped a heavy hint that it favours an expanded Heathrow airport as it called for “spades in the ground” by 2020 to tackle the UK’s shortage of runway capacity and boost trade with emerging markets.

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  • Cambrian Coast railway up and runningThe train service between Harlech and Pwllheli is open for business again today (Monday, 1 September) following the successful rebuild of Pont Briwet viaduct.

Sky News

  • Boris: Heathrow Third Runway Plan 'Barbaric'Boris Johnson has issued a last ditch appeal in his battle to prevent a third runway being built at Heathrow, insisting it would be "barbarically contemptuous" of local residents.

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