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Sunday, 19 April 2015

The Guardian

• Wi-Fi on planes opens door to in-flight hacking, warns US watchdogModern aircraft increasingly connected to internet, which could potentially lead to hackers seizing control of a plane mid-flight, says GAO
• Brompton Bicycles – the unfolding saga of a two-wheeled success storyA growing army of urban devotees has transformed the folding bike from a niche product into a cult classic boosting turnover 15-fold in just 13 yearsAbdul El Saidi peers over the shoulder of a young trainee as he delicately traces the white-hot tip of his welding torch across copper wire that glues the joint of a bicycle frame.The braze training manager at Brompton Bicycle is one of a dying breed of craftsmen in Britain whoturn the copper scars knitting together the steel frame into things of beauty. Continue reading...

The Herald

• UK Government under fire over missed air pollution targets in cities including GlasgowCAMPAIGNERS have called for illegal air pollution in Glasgow and other UK cities to be tackled as they took their case to the UK's highest court.

The Independent

• Zac Goldsmith: 'I'll trigger a by-election over Heathrow' Zac Goldsmith is a charmer. Yes, he has good looks, a huge personal fortune and an open, easy way with people, but he also knows what they want to hear today.

The Telegraph

• Transport for London accused of being 'in bed' with UberTfL has been accused of

Mail Online

• Parents of teenage friends killed at level crossing slam bonuses of Network Rail bosses worth hundreds of thousands as 'excessive'  The parents of teenagers Olivia Bazlinton and Charlotte Thompson, who died after being hit by a train in Essex, were shut out of a meeting where they hoped to challenge Network Rail bosses.

The Mirror

• Germanwings plane crash: Airline boss calls for single pilots to get married 'to prevent a similar tragedy' Turkish Airlines chief also said he wants more women in the cockpit of his planes as he looks for ways to increase safety

Birmingham Post

• Low-cost lampposts cast shadow over Bournville City to allow cheap replacements for heritage lamps, locals claim.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Travellers set up camp on Flintshire cycle path The charity that owns the land says it has launched a legal bid to get the convoy of caravans removed from the site which lies on the Welsh side of the border

London Evening Standard

• Hundreds of cyclists clad in their finest attire cycle through London for The Tweed Run Hundreds of cyclists donned their finest tweeds, flat caps and brogues for a stylish race across London.

The York Press

• Safety crackdown at Haxby Road level crossing - 25 serious incidents reported in past year PEOPLE are regularly putting their lives at risk by crossing tracks at a York level crossing as trains are approaching.

Yorkshire Post

• Sir David Attenborough backs campaign to have HS2 threat estate designated at heritage siteTHEY MAY have been born 150 years apart, but Charles Waterton and Sir David Attenborough are both arguably among Britain’s most celebrated naturalists.

Doncaster Free Press

• Vandals wanted for Mexborough station graffiti spreeSneaky vandals covered CCTV cameras before causing graffiti damage to part of Mexborough Railway Station.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Bus firms angry over new stopStagecoach will not use a new bus stop in Whittlesey which was developed as part of a £500,000 scheme.

Other Regional Press

• Surgeon claims bypass will carve up a rural landscapeA consultant surgeon has claimed a new road would leave a scar on the idyllic rural landscape in front of his country mansion.
• Coventry's London Taxi Company produces first overseas vehicle in six yearsFirst Coventry-built taxi to be exported since 2009 destined for Melbourne

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