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Saturday, 15 November 2014

BBC News

• VIDEO: Aerial view of M25 'collapse chaos'Three lanes of the M25 have been closed after a section collapsed and left a large pothole, following roadworks.
• Airbus profits up amid A400M woesAirbus reports a rise in profits for the first nine months of the year, but warns of potential problems from its A400M military plane.
• Virgin America shares surge on debutShares in Richard Branson's Virgin America airline surge more than 30% in their first day of trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York.

Financial Times

• Etihad cleared for investment in AlitaliaBrussels approves Gulf carrier’s majority stake in Italian airline

The Guardian

• Shipbrokers in merger talks after 30% plunge in oil pricePlunging oil prices have triggered merger talks among London’s shipping and offshore brokers, with key companies including Clarkson, Icap and Howe Robinson all in discussions. With shipping in the doldrums, brokers have been relying over the last couple of years on the offshore oil industry to boost profits but a 30% plunge in the crude price has caused panic.

The Scotsman

• Battle of Britain training plane to go on auctionONE of the last surviving monoplane trainers built to coach new Spitfire and Hurricane pilots in the run-up to the Battle of Britain will be ­auctioned later this month.

The Telegraph

• Uber taxi app launces in LeedsControversial car hire service Uber has launched in Leeds, allowing residents of Yorkshire's biggest city to book and pay for cab rides directly through the Uber app.
• M25 reopens after travel chaos caused by giant potholeThree closed lanes on the motorway reopen after giant pothole causes dozens of punctures and 15 miles of tailbacks

Daily Record

• Edinburgh's trams brought to a halt by major power cut THE majority of the line through the city centre was affected by the power cut which occurred at 10am this morning.

The Mirror

• Road to hell: M25 reopens after huge pothole causes travel chaos Three lanes of the motorway were closed for much of yesterday when heavy rain caused parts of the road to 'collapse'

This is Money

• Jaguar Land Rover confident of Chinese move despite slowdown in country's economy The luxury British car-maker was in bullish mood as another period of strong sales continued to prop up its Indian parent Tata Motors.

Bolton News

• Banned driver's 80mph chase through Bolton A BANNED driver who careered through Bolton's streets at

London Evening Standard

• Commuters make 12 million 'contactless' journeys in two months Twelve million “contactlessâ€� journeys have been made on bus and Tube since paying by bank card was extended to the Underground two months ago.
• Route master: the highs and lows of Eurostar It inched out of Waterloo exactly 20 years ago today, carrying such luminaries of mid-Nineties Britain as Jeffrey Archer, television prankster Jeremy Beadle and ’Allo ’Allo! comedy star Gorden Kaye.

Metro

• Stand-up comedian pens wonderful takedown letter to Network Rail over 30p toilet chargeHe does have a serious, if rather faeces-splattered, point. Are free toilets too much to ask for in our railway stations?

Sheffield Star

• Broken-down bus causes rush hour delays in SheffieldA broken-down bus is causing rush-hour disruption in Sheffield.

Sheffield Telegraph

• £10,000 rolls in from first Ride for EricThe inaugural Ride for Eric – when more than 370 cyclists remembered Eric Codling, the Millhouses man who was killed by a reckless driver on Whirlowdale Road a Sunday morning ride – raised over £10,000.

The York Press

• Green light for scheme to reduce York bus delays A SCHEME to improve a key bus route near York Hospital is set to be given the green light, following a consultation with residents and businesses.
• Fresh plea to dual York's outer ring road - Business groups to take their case to the Prime Minister CALLS to dual York’s ring road are to be taken directly to the Prime Minister as a petition is launched in a bid to seek £200 million of funding.

Blackpool Gazette

• Repaired road to re-openA St Annes road is set to reopen on Monday after being closed for more than a week for sewer work.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Hopes rise for rail investment as minister praises LEP campaignHopes that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will announce a major investment in East Anglia’s main line have been given another boost – this time from rail minister Claire Perry.
• More low flying planes set to cross north EssexMore low flying planes look set to come across north Essex as they leave Stansted Airport following the end of a public consultation.

Other Regional Press

• Answers demanded over traffic lights chaos ANSWERS are being demanded as to why traffic lights at a busy Southampton junction have been out of action for more than three days.
• New road surface for busy bypassOvernight works costing £4.5 million will create a better, longer lasting road surface on the A421 Bedford southern bypass.
• Large quantity of red diesel found in NorthamptonPolice and HM Revenue & Customs officers have carried out a warrant in Southfields, Northampton, and have discovered 1400 litres of red diesel, stored in metal drums and plastic containers.
• Car park expansion is key to developing Leyland sporting siteMajor parking problems caused by the popularity of playing fields in Leyland are set to be a thing of the past, as plans have been passed to create a 128-space car park.
• Passengers win battle to retain key bus services BUS passengers are celebrating after under- threat Witney services were reinstated.
• 12,000 tonne salt stockpile to keep our roads moving IN depots around Oxfordshire huge piles of salt are already being stockpiled to protect Oxfordshire’s roads when temperatures plummet.

Aviation Industry

• European Commission clears Alitalia, Etihad Airways mergerThe European Commission has cleared the merger of Alitalia and Etihad Airways, the two carriers announced Friday. read more

Green Miscellany

• Just another Ferrari-beating bicycleThe last time you felt your ride needed a boost, you probably stopped for a snack. François Gissy strapped a rocket to the back of his bicycle and clocked over 200mph. So fast was Gissy’s run, and so impressive his victory over the Ferrari that was trying to keep up, that over 10 million people have watched the footage on…

Other News Sources

• Suez Canal security boosted after Damietta attackShips transiting the Suez Canal are being shadowed by military helicopters in response to Wednesday’s attack on a naval patrol vessel off Damietta, Egypt.
• Hapag-Lloyd losses climbingGerman container line Hapag-Lloyd saw its net result deteriorate further during the third quarter despite efficiency-raising measures and increased carryings.
• DP World to delist in LondonDP World has announced its intention to delist from the London stock market, where its shares barely trade and focus instead on the emerging Nasdaq Dubai exchange, where it also has a listing