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Wednesday, 08 October 2014

BBC News

• VIDEO: Taking a ride with Uber founderRory Cellan-Jones talks to Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, about his firm's business model.
• VIDEO: Test driving the electric 'carbike'BBC Click looks at a prototype electric vehicle that combines elements of a car and a bike.
• Planes' wingtips hit at airportThe wingtips of two Ryanair planes, one bound for Edinburgh, hit each other on a taxi-way off the runway at Dublin Airport.
• VIDEO: Airport vote: We are party of democracyBusiness Minister Jo Swinson on the issues raised at the Lib Dem vote on possible airport expansion around London.
• Lib Dems reject airports U-turnThe Liberal Democrat leadership is defeated over a plan to allow possible expansion at Gatwick Airport.
• Talks planned to avert Tube strikeTalks are to be held on Wednesday in a bid to avert a 48-hour strike by London Underground workers.
• Blackpool Airport closure confirmedBlackpool International Airport announces that it will close on 15 October, after failing to find a buyer.
• First 'to lose ScotRail franchise'Industry sources tell BBC Scotland that First Group is set to lose the franchise to operate ScotRail services.

The Guardian

• Lib Dem conference diary: no Gatwick expansion, but no one updated the appAs delegates down plan for more runways, advert painting the airport an obvious choice illustrates partys political plane crash Major plane crash on Tuesday for lobbyists who stalk Lib Dem conferences nowadays, sponsor events and seek to whisper in David Laws powerful ear. At fringe meetings they even have the cheek to demand more accountability from public bodies without providing much themselves. Alas, a wasted effort: delegates noisily rejected the Cleggsters bid to reverse the partys opposition to more runways, especially near London.Shame then that the Lib Dem conference app opens with a ...

The Herald

• Blow for leader as members reject runway planNICK Clegg has suffered a humiliating blow after Liberal Democrat activists refused to bow to leadership pressure and relax their opposition to airport expansion.

The Telegraph

• It's not just cyclists who behave like idiots on the roadA Welsh teenager has been jailed for cycling through a rail tunnel and causing 14-hour delays. But it's not just cyclists who are lunatics
• Smallest cars 'worse for fuel economy'Cars with the smallest engines are not necessarily the most efficient, as road tests contradict manufacturers' claims

Mail Online

• Ryanair jet has top of wing ripped off after planes collide at Dublin Airport The Boeing 737s heading to Edinburgh and Brussels ran into eachother in the darkness at Dublin Airport early this morning.

The Mirror

• Blackpool Airport to close NEXT WEEK after owners unable to find buyer Shock announcement leaves passengers who booked flights looking for replacement flights

Network Rail

• Residents invited to first drop-in event about the electrification of the railway through BathLocal residents are invited to find out more about the electrification of the railway through Bath city centre by attending the first in a series of monthly drop-in events.
• Local residents invited to drop-in event about the reconstruction of Uffington bridgeMembers of the public are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about the reconstruction of the bridge over the railway line at Uffington in Oxfordshire.

Birmingham Mail

• Virgin Trains passenger almost faints when charged £1K to travel to LondonThe man, in his 40s, was travelling to London Euston with 38 family and friends who had each purchased London Midland only tickets

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford lobbying groups throws weight behind calls for more powers for northern cities A GROUP representing local business and civic leaders has thrown its weight behind calls for more powers to be handed to northern cities.

London Evening Standard

• Lib Dems in row over plans for airport expansion in South EastA blistering row erupted today among Liberal Democrats over a move backed by Nick Clegg to ditch the party’s ban on airport expansion in the South East.
• Huge queues at Brixton Tube station 'caused by broken escalators' A huge crowd of people was forced to wait outside Brixton station during this morning's rush hour when it was closed amid reports of broken escalators.
• London Tube strike: Underground bosses slam RMT for 'pointless' walkout in ongoing job cuts dispute Transport chiefs today condemned the RMT for “pointlessâ€� Tube strike action after the union ordered a 48-hour walkout next week in its dispute over ticket office closures.
• First look at artist's £600m plan for an eight mile floating cycle path on the River Thames This is the first picture of an ambitious £600 million floating cyclepath on the Thames.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published 175th year for Beeston railway stationArticle
• Nottingham Post commented HS2: Plans for high-speed rail link at Toton Sidings close to...PLANS for a high-speed rail link at Toton Sidings are close to being abandoned, the Post understands.A report later this month is expected to say the HS2 station for the East Midlands should be moved into Derbyshire.Sources say the move is being made to try to link HS2 into existing rail lines to Nottingham and Derby.It is believed that the proposed new site will be somewhere between Long Eaton and Breaston.It could remove the need for an expensive tunnel underneath East Midlands Airport,...

Yorkshire Post

• Clegg defeated on airport plansBLOCKING AIRPORT expansion could see the Liberal Democrats forced into another tuition fees style policy U-turn, Nick Clegg has warned.

Blackpool Gazette

• Blackpool Airport WILL closeBlackpool Airport has confirmed it will be closing next Wednesday.

Burnley Express

• MP welcomes action on speeding trafficPendle MP Andrew Stephenson has welcomed police action against speeding motorists in Brierfield and Reedley. Over the past year County Coun. Christian Wakeford, who represents the Pendle West division, and Mr Stephenson have been raising residents’ concerns about speeding on roads across Brierfield and Reedley with Lancashire County Council and the police.

Other Regional Press

• Council houses, parking spaces and railway footbridge planned for Sleaford More than 100 new long-stay car parking spaces are set to be created for the south end of Sleaford. The plans are for the old Marque Technology depot site between Grantham Road and the railway line, which is also expected to host 40 new council houses and a new footbridge over the railway
• Plans for railway line from Oxford to Cambridge announced by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg A railway line through the "brain-belt of Britain" from Oxford to Cambridge will be built to serve new garden cities, Nick Clegg has announced.
• Penistone Line rail timetable changes mean you'll need to leaf earlier due to autumnal problemTrains on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield have started running to an amended, leaf-fall timetable this week, adding up to 10 minutes each journey
• HS2 Select Committee conduct Warwickshire site visits The people who have the greatest sway over the HS2 line meet local campaigners on two-day visit to Warwickshire

Aviation Industry

• Malaysia Airlines CEO appointment imminent Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is close to announcing a new CEO to steer the airline through a major restructuring following years of negative financials and the loss of two aircraft this year. read more
• Lufthansa Cargo to operate ‘all flights’ despite two-day strikeLufthansa Cargo said Tuesday it plans to “operate all of its flightsâ€� after Lufthansa pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced another strike Oct. 8 and 9 in its ongoing protest over transition payments for early retirees. read more
• Eastern boosts capacity on Southampton and Aberdeen routesAirline now offering additional 900 seats a month
• Lib Dems reject U-turn on airport expansionSenior party members voted in favour of supporting a new runway

Other News Sources

• On-board device helps prevent volcanic ash damage to aircraftNew technology could help alert airlines to dangerous build-ups of volcanic ash in aircraft engines – potentially saving millions of pounds in unscheduled repairs.