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Sunday, 15 February 2015

BBC News

• VIDEO: Hairdresser cleared of car deathsTaylor McDonnell is cleared of causing death by dangerous driving after knocking down and killing an elderly couple as she used her mobile phone.

The Guardian

• Coach driver arrested after M1 crash leaves three dead, with separate fatal pile-up on M40Four reported dead in separate incidents on two motorways, with scores injured and long delays on roadsA coach driver has been arrested after a crash on the M1 early on Saturday morning left three men dead.Bedfordshire police said the three men, who were travelling in an Audi A3 that had stopped on the hard shoulder, were pronounced dead at the scene near Flitwick in Bedfordshire. Awful crash on #M1 in Bedfordshire involving a coach and a car - several people very seriously injured. pic.twitter.com/kWUBFg0RCEMajor delays #M40 between J9-J10 northbound due to multi-vehicle accident. Please avoi...

The Scotsman

• More commuters, fewer seats for squeezed ScotRailCOMMUTERS face being crammed into fewer carriages because ScotRail is set to lose a number of trains.

The Telegraph

• 30-car pile-up on M40 leaves at least one person deadSeparate crashes on the M40 in Oxfordshire and M1 in Bedfordshire leave at least four people dead
• Three dead in coach crash with car on the M1 near FlitwickThree people have been killed in a crash involving a coach and a car on the M1 in Bedfordshire
• Train company gives its stations new romantic Valentine's Day namesSouth West trains has given its stations a makeover, renaming them with humorous Valentine's Day themed puns

City AM

• When Harry Met Salisbury: South West Trains just won Valentine’sA train company just got something right for once.It’s not often they can be given credit for getting something right, but on Valentine’s Day, South West Trains have done it and even revealed a romantic side.We thought Tesco was doing it well, but the folks over at South West Trains, usually embattled by grumpy and angry commuters, have gotten creative.Instead of bringing news of delays on departure boards, journey destinations have been replaced by love themed names and romantic movies. Basingstoke becomes beautiful and Dorking is darling and there’s our personal favourite m...

Daily Express

• EXCLUSIVE: China sells fighter jets to Argentina which are able to attack Falkland IslandsARGENTINA is to purchase sophisticated Chinese fighter jets able to attack the Falkland Islands as part of a “strategic partnershipâ€� with Beijing.
• Sturgeon’s dream of a Scots ‘bullet train’ is derailedFIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s hopes of a high-speed railway between Scotland’s two largest cities by 2024 have hit the buffers.

Mail Online

• The secrets of flight attendants revealed They greet you with a smile, serve you seriously questionable food and take care of all those little in-flight problems. But there's a lot more to the average flight attendant than meets the eye.
• M40 and M1 crashes leave four dead and nearly 50 injured As families hit the roads for the half-term holidays two horror crashes left four people dead and nearly 50 injured in separate incidents on the M40 in Oxfordshire and the M1 in Bedfordshire.

This is Money

• Founders of open-top bus sightseeing company in line for a £300m windfall City sources said Exponent is in ‘exclusive’ discussions to buy Big Bus Tours from the Maybury family for up to £400million.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Gwynedd council to scrap free parking in drive to bring in cashBid to change 68 free car parks to pay-and-display as authority tries to balance books

London Evening Standard

• Four people killed in separate motorway horror crashes during half-term getaway Four people have died in separate horror crashes on major motorways during the half-term getaway.
• easyJet flight from UK to Spain diverted after medical emergency on board An easyJet flight from the UK was forced to divert after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
• London 'Waterlove' to 'Gorgeous Guildford': Rail operator's stunt leaves passengers cold A rail operator has embraced the spirit of Valentine's Day - by 'romantically' renaming stations.

Metro

• A jumbo jet was spotted on the motorway this afternoonFly us out of this traffic jam!

Northern Echo

• Arriva bus services in Darlington are improving, depot manager tells councillors THE manager of Arriva buses in Darlington has said the company is providing a much better service to people in the town than when he took on the job two years ago.
• Motorists warned of Durham bridge disruption COUNCIL chiefs are warning of “lots of disruptionâ€� when a bridge that carries 48,000 vehicles a day shrinks from four lanes to two during a major refurbishment this summer.

The York Press

• Four people survive this crash on A64 - 'incredible', says police officer: Update 8.20pm FOUR people in this car survived after it came off the A64 near York and crashed into a ditch.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Parking fines lined up for beauty spot in bid to make £20kParking charges could be brought in at a beauty spot which attracts 150,0000 visitors each year, it has emerged.

Carlisle News & Star

• Residents fear planned new flats will cause car parking chaos Parking chaos will be created if a block of flats is built in a Cumbrian town centre, nearby residents claim.
• Fears Lake District road closure will hit half-term business Tourism businesses in Cumbria say they are furious at non-essential roadworks which they claim will drive away visitors during half-term.

Reading Evening Post

• Forty vehicles involved in fatal M40 collisionThe M40 northbound in Oxfordshire is closed after one person died and around 50 were injured following a collision involving around 40 cars

Sleaford Standard

• Concerns over speed 
of vehicles 
in villageThe results of a speed survey have caused concern among villagers.

Other Regional Press

• Crawley News published Gatwick bosses explain why Hackney Carriage taxi drivers can't...GATWICK bosses have given their reasons why Hackney Carriage drivers cannot pick passengers up from the airport.The issue was raised by Amin Mirza, chairman of the Crawley Hackney Carriage Association, at a Crawley Borough Council licensing committee meeting last November.Mr Mirza asked why the 122 Hackney Carriage drivers in Crawley could drop passengers off at the airport, but not pick anyone up.He put a request to the council to ask for a five or six-vehicle rank to be set up at Gatwick for...
• Work starts on major Portsmouth junction to improve safetyWORK is to start on roads to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
• Cycleways set to be painted on busy roads in PortsmouthA RAFT of new cycleways are set to be created on major roads in a bid to get more people cycling.
• Rail passengers face disruption on Waterloo line RAIL passengers on the Weymouth Waterloo line are facing disruption this weekend as the railway is closed for engineering work.
• Temporary car park eyed in Osney Lane for Frideswide Square work A PLAN has been submitted for a works compound for the major scheme to revamp Oxford’s Frideswide Square.

Rail Magazine

• First Great Western shows some Valentine’s day teddy lovingTrain operator trying to reunite lost cuddly toys with their owners as part of their Teddy Rescue campaign.

Aviation Industry

• JetBlue Drops AmEx as Card Partner for Barclays, MasterCardAirline deals are coveted in the credit card business and closely watched by points junkies. The JetBlue news will make waves in a small but passionate crowd.
• United says it has tentative deal to outsource airport jobsUnited Airlines said Friday that it has a tentative agreement with a union to outsource about 1,150 airport jobs while sparing another 800 positions. The airline said that it plans to hire contractors to provide the work at 16 airports but will continue to use United employees for some or all of the work at 12 others.

Other News Sources

• Obama to Intervene in West Coast Ports Strike U.S. President Barack Obama has asked his labor secretary, Tom Perez, to travel to California in order to help spur an agreement in talks between port operators
• Train commuter attacked after verbal disagreement turns violent A COMMUTER was attacked after a verbal disagreement turned violent.
• Man, 21, dies after being electrocuted on train tracks A MAN has died after being electrocuted on a railway line.
• Driver caught at 128mph in 30mph A DRIVER caught speeding at 128 mph in a 30mph-limit in West Sussex was one of the worst examples in the UK.