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Monday, 29 September 2014

BBC News

• Air France pilots end long strikeAir France pilots call off a strike that has lasted for two weeks and cost the airline hundreds of millions of euros.

ITV News

• New £100 fines for nuisance parkers at railway stationsDrivers who park illegally at railway and Midland Metro car parks across the West Midlands will be handed a fine of up to £100 from today

Financial Times

• California takes aim at ride-sharing appsUber, Lyft and Sidecar accused of ‘unlawful business practices’
• Air France pilots halt strike actionUnion to continue negotiating with management over Transavia plan

The Guardian

• EasyBus was anything but – we were stranded at Stansted airportI had booked tickets for the last bus to London, but it failed to turn up and the taxi cost nearly £80

Nottingham Evening Post

• Reader's letter: Cattle class on the Manchester train TWO trips on trains to Nottingham in the past ten days have raised issues about both the timekeeping and space available on these services.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Passenger told to leave Leeds bus mid-journey over £50 noteA jobseeking commuter wants answers after he was turfed off a bus halfway on a journey into Leeds when a driver refused to accept his £50 note.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Travel: Forget ‘leaves on the line’ as swan delays rail servicesRail services through Stratford have been delayed by up to ten minutes after a swan strayed onto the tracks.

Other Regional Press

• Extra 3 minutes for bus route 'impossible', says company A BUS company's "refusal" to extend a route by three minutes is having a detrimental effect on elderly and disabled people, a councillor has claimed.
• Experts question Stoke-on-Trent's bid for HS2 station STOKE-ON-TRENT could still benefit from a proposed high-speed railway even if the line bypasses the city, according to a new report.
• SIGNAL BOXES: More of our heritage to be demolishedAnother piece of our heritage is to be demolished before the end of October. Please object to South Holland District Council if you want to save the Winsover signal box for our community.
• £300 bus bill to pay for Northamptonshire parent before ChristmasA frustrated parent believes people will be left out of pocket by the county council in the run-up to Christmas after an error led to delays in invoicing school bus travel payments.
• Northampton mini-bus service gets brand new look thanks to empowerment fundNorthampton Door-to-Door service has unveiled a brand new look to its fleet of buses thanks to a £4,000 boost from Liberal Democrat county councillors.
• New rail service will benefit train passengersRail users travelling to London from Preston will benefit from a new service that has been given the green light.

Aviation Industry

• Etihad unveils new livery designEtihad Airways has unveiled its new livery design which will be introduced across its fleet