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Monday, 01 December 2014

BBC News

• Airport reopens after security alertEdinburgh Airport reopens after a security alert early on Sunday saw hundreds of passengers being evacuated from the terminal.
• London 'could get car-free Sundays'Mayor of London Boris Johnson says he will review the idea for car-free Sundays in parts of central London.
• Tube drivers strike over sackingTube drivers on part of the Northern Line start a 24-hour strike over the dismissal of a colleague.
• Lufthansa cancels flights over strikeGerman airline Lufthansa cancels 1,350 flights, as pilots prepare to go on strike after talks between the carrier and pilots collapsed in a row over retirement benefits.
• £15bn 'roads revolution' outlinedA tunnel passing Stonehenge is among dozens of new road schemes to be announced by the government, as part of £15bn of improvements to England's roads.

The Guardian

• £15bn investment in better roads including Stonehenge tunnelRoads strategy comes as RAC Foundation predicts there could be 7m more road users in England and Wales within 20 years

The Independent

• Air pollution to blame for 60,000 early deaths per year, Government to be warned Air pollution, largely from diesel vehicle road traffic, may be to blame for as many as 60,000 early deaths in Britain each year, the Government’s scientific advisors are set to warn it.
• Boris Johnson wants car-free Sundays for London amid warning of congestion Car-free Sundays could be introduced to parts of central London, Boris Johnson has suggested, amid warnings that Britain’s roads will be jammed with an extra seven million drivers within 20 years.

The Telegraph

• Heathrow expansion 'right choice' for whole of UKThe bosses of five regional airports - Aberden, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon and Newcastle - have written to Sir Howard Davies in support of Heathrow's third runway campaign
• Autumn Statement: £15bn for road schemes in Tory and LibDem areas to boost election hopesAutumn Statement: Two thirds of the schemes where construction work has been given the green light are in Tory and LibDem constituencies, including some of the parties' most marginal seats, analysis by The Telegraph finds

Mail Online

• London has four out of five of the most expensive airport transfers in Europe... and Heathrow Express tops list with tickets that cost same as a return flight to MALAGALondon has four out of five of the most expensive airport transfers in Europe... and Heathrow Express tops list with tickets that cost same as a return flight to MALAGA
• Unveiled - £15billion of new roads: Biggest expansion since 1970s will see 100 schemes covering 1,300 miles and holiday blackspots targeted  Ministers will announce a £15billion masterplan to build or upgrade 1,300 miles of roads. The move is an echo of the ‘roads for prosperity’ scheme unveiled by Margaret Thatcher in 1989.

The Mirror

• Think Britain's roads are busy now? Just wait until 2034 when there'll be an extra 20 MILLION driversThe number of road users will leap from 36 million to 43 million if current trends persist, the RAC has said

Birmingham Mail

• New 'platinum' West Midlands buses promise suit-wearing drivers National Express announces huge investment in 58 new top-of-the-range buses as part of £34 million scheme

Birmingham Post

• Workplace parking charges in Birmingham 'will never happen'A senior city Labour group figure said the policy simply would not be introduced unless businesses in particular
• Birmingham cycling boost with millions of pounds en route The funding was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg following the success of this year’s Tour de France stages in Britain

Bolton News

• Northern Rail adds extra trains for Christmas BARGAIN hunters can get their Christmas shopping lists on track thanks to a train operator's early gift.

London Evening Standard

• Boris Johnson keen on car-free Sundays in central London Boris Johnson today suggested that car-free Sundays could be introduced in central London after being "blown away" by the experience in Jakarta.
• Northern Line strike: walkout today over sacking of Tube driver 'who failed alcohol breath test' Tube drivers on a busy London Underground line will strike today, threatening disruption to services.

Manchester Evening News

• Trans-Pennine tunnel between Manchester and Sheffield part of £800m government transport plans for North WestThe proposals will be unveiled as part of a planned £15bn road improvements scheme across England

Northern Echo

• All motorists hit by bridge fines to be offered refunds ALL motorists who were fined for using a city centre bridge when it was controversially closed to traffic are to be offered refunds.

Sheffield Star

• Major roads investment in the North East and YorkshireAn ambitious £15 billion plan to triple levels of spending by the end of the decade to increase the capacity and condition of England’s roads, was announced to Parliament today by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin (pictured) and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander.
• Green experts to meet on Sheffield’s environmental futureFuel poverty, health and transport will be the key issues discussed at a Green Commission hearing to discuss the environmental issues facing Sheffield.

Wales Online

• Row over Welsh Government's transport investment in West WalesMP Jonathan Edwards said South West Wales will see expenditure of £89 just per head, while South East Wales will benefit from £934 per head

Yorkshire Post

• £6bn tunnel plan to reduce delays along Pennine roadONE OF the longest tunnels in Europe could be built under the Peak District to transform trans-Pennine road links between Sheffield and Manchester, The Yorkshire Post can reveal.

The Shields Gazette

• Work under way on Jarrow bus station revampWORK has started on a £120,000 refurbishment project at Jarrow bus station.

Other Regional Press

• M62 to become 'smart motorway' throughout Huddersfield - and viability study for tunnel under Pennines plannedGovernment today will announce £15bn road upgrade nationally.

Aviation Industry

• Lufthansa pilots to start two-day strikeVereinigung Cockpit union to stage ninth strike of the year