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Monday, 15 December 2014

BBC News

• Independent inquiry into flight chaosAn independent inquiry is to be set up to investigate the air traffic control computer failure which disrupted flights at UK airports last week.
• Newport's new £3.5m station opensNewport's new £3.5m Pye Corner railway station welcomes its first train on Sunday.
• Minister faces MPs over flight chaosTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is due to be questioned by MPs about why the UK's national air traffic control centre went down last week.
• Air service 'skimped on investment'The UK's national air traffic service is accused by Vince Cable of

Financial Times

• Cable accuses Nats of under-investmentMinisters to receive report on Monday of computer problems that stopped flights

The Independent

• Peterborough named the ‘worst place to be without a car in UK’ It has excellent rail links to major cities, and is the location for the headquarters of Thomas Cook, the world’s best-known name in travel.

The Mirror

• Flight MH370: Search for missing plane 'could finish by May 2015' The hunt for the vanished Malaysia Airlines jet could be completed in five months assuming there are no delays with vessels, equipment or the weather

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham no longer UK's motor city, poll claimsBrum now rated among the easiest locations to live without a car

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford cabbies threaten City Hall blockade over driver suspensions ANGRY minicab drivers are threatening to blockade Bradford City Hall this week over claims council regulators are suspending cabbies unfairly.
• Bradford among most car-dependent places in England, survey claims BRADFORD is among the hardest places in England to live without a car, according to a survey published today.

London Evening Standard

• Nats glitch: Strip boss of his bonus after error which grounded flights, MP says An MP has called for bonuses to be "stripped" from a top boss after an unprecedented systems failure at the UK's national air traffic control centre.

Yorkshire Post

• Rail firms reject ‘bizarre’ buffet car axe protestsA leading rail union will today stage protests to fight plans it claims will lead to an “upstairs-downstairs” service on some inter city trains in Yorkshire.

Blackpool Gazette

• Capital effort to be back on track“This Monday will mark a special day in the history of our railways: we’re putting Blackpool back on the Virgin Trains map,” says Gary Iddon, Virgin Trains’ general manager for Anglo-Scottish services.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Icy roads catch motorists out on one of the chilliest days of the season so farPolice are warning motorists to take care on frosty mornings after a spate of incidents where vehicles have skidded off roads.

Sleaford Standard

• Children join in police speed crack downPolice in Ruskington have enlisted schoolchildren in a crack down on speeding motorists.

Other Regional Press

• It’s snow joke - how to keep safe on the roads in bad weatherThe IAM’s chief examiner, Peter Rodger is offering weekly motoring tips to riders and drivers. This week he is advising drivers about travelling in snow. While there is no snow forecast at the moment for most of Britain, the unpredictability of our weather means it could come at any time.
• Keeping Pacer trains on North rail routes would be 'nothing short of scandalous', says MPThe Government is backtracking on drive to replace outdated Pacer trains - which were introduced in 1985 - on Trans-Pennine routes, MP claims
• Newport's £3.5m Pye Corner rail station opened in record time A NEW £3.5 million rail station was officially opened in Newport today.
• WBEsme commented ​Planned roadworks in Cornwall next weekThe Highways Agency has released a list of the planned roadworks in Cornwall between Monday, December 15 and Sunday, December 21.All works are subject to changes due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.A 24hour contraflow and 40mph speed limit is in place on the A38 at Dobwalls for while resurfacing takes place. Works are expected to finish in May 2015.One lane of the A30 will be closed between Carminnow Cross and Innis Down, near Bodmin for drainage works. A 50mph speed limit is...
• Grimsby Telegraph published Humberside Police deal with more than 40 road accidents in icy...Police revealed they were forced to deal with more than 40 road accidents across the force area yesterday as motorists struggled with the icy conditions. The most serious saw a child airlifted to hospital after a crash on the M180 - an accident which saw a woman and second child taken away in an ambulance. The road was closed for several hours westbound as a result. There were also accidents around Barton on the A1077, and the A15 near Barnetby, while the north bank of the Humber also saw...
• Council’s Christmas gift is no roadworks SWINDON Council has called a halt to roadworks in the next few weeks to make travelling around the town smoother during the festive period.

Other News Sources

• Independent inquiry into air traffic control failure announcedThe UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and NATS have agreed to the establishment of an independent inquiry following the disruption caused by the failure in air traffic management systems on the afternoon of Friday 12th December 2014.
• Taxi run-offs in Hereford happen weekly REPORTS of customers running from taxis without paying are now a weekly occurrence in Herefordshire, figures show.
• People wait at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport as dozens of flights were cancelled nationwide due to a computer glitchPeople wait at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport as dozens of flights were cancelled nationwide due to a computer glitch

News from Europe

• EU funds help Poland build 'ghost' airportsThe European Union has given Poland more than 100 million euros to build at least three "ghost" airports in places where there are not enough passengers to keep them in business.