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Monday, 27 April 2015

BBC News

• Bus firm trio deny £800,000 fraudThree people will go on trial accused of an £800,000 fraud at a north Wales bus firm.
• M60 motorway junction shut overnightA section of the M60 motorway is closed overnight as part of the £208m
• VW chairman resigns in power struggleFerdinand Piech, the chairman of VW, Europe's biggest carmaker, resigns after a power struggle with his chief executive.

Financial Times

• Piëch departure leaves VW with large voidChairman and key figure leaves amid power struggle at top of carmaker

The Guardian

• Should I buy an electric car?I’d like to change my fossil fuel car for a pure electric one. Will this make a difference? Ideally we’d sit down together and pick you out a lovely green car, like the passive consumers we’ve been taught to be (car dealership Motorparks has a handy guide to alternative vehicles). But electric vehicles (EVs) are never that simple.Instead we need to look deep into your soul. Who are you? Why are you too grand for mass transit, where you can share the emission burden? What type of driver are you? Do you drive the short journeys EVs can cope with? After all, “range anxietyâ€� (worrying about runnin...
• Cremated human bones in pot found in Crossrail dig suggest gruesome ritualDiscovery deepens mystery of scores of Roman skulls found near site close to Liverpool St station and may confirm theory they are from Boudicca’s rebellionAlmost 2,000 years ago somebody neatly packed cremated human bones into an old cooking pot, put the lid on, and set it by the banks of a smelly little urban river, the Walbrook in London. The discovery has deepened the mystery of scores of Roman skulls found nearby, polished till they gleam by tumbling among the pebbles of the riverbed.It had been suggested that the skulls ended up in the river – which vanished into culverts centuries ago – ...

The Herald

• British Airways engineer wins £25,000 for constructive dismissalAN AIRCRAFT engineer has been awarded almost £25,000 after winning his case for constructive dismissal against British Airways.

Mail Online

• Rail firms under fire for planning fare hikes of up to 87% despite election promises The planned changes have caused David Cameron to write to First Great Western, asking them to 'urgently review' their decision to hike up prices on trains operating in his Witney constituency.
• Holiday car hire chaos as paper part of your driving licence is axed: Britons heading to Europe face nightmare of being unable to pick up hire car upon arrival  The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is scrapping the paper counterpart that accompanies all UK plastic photocard licences.

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar's Ian Callum lands top design accolade The judges declared Jaguar’s director of design this year’s most influential UK designer finishing ahead of Waitrose’s Maggie Hodgetts and Burberry’s Christopher Bailey

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford bus strike to go ahead tomorrow after talks break down - list of routes to be affected A 48-HOUR bus drivers strike in Bradford will go ahead from tomorrow after talks broke down.
• Work to drain flooded cutting is 'next step' in plan to create underground cycleway WORK to drain a flooded tunnel in Queensbury would be the first stage of an ambitious project to create a new underground cycleway.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• WATCH: Airbus A380 marks a decade in the skiesThe aircraft, which uses wings made in a specially designed factory in Broughton, took its first flight on April 27, 2005

Manchester Evening News

• Pace picks up at £800m Airport City scheme Chinese IT and e-commerce firms showing strong interest in Airport City, says executive director of BCEGI Construction UK Wang Weibo
• Metrolink Park and Ride passengers hit out at 3am fines for leaving car overnightPassengers have been caught out over £100 fines for parking overnight to use Metrolink – and they're not happy

Wales Online

• 'So how will we get to the station?' Row over lack of drop-off point at Cardiff Central when new BBC HQ is builtSerious concern has been expressed about the plans which are due to go before council planning committee this week

Daventry Express

• New minibus unveiled by Daventry transport charityDaventry Area Community Transport (DACT) has unveiled the latest addition to its fleet of minibuses after a marathon fundraising effort.

Doncaster Free Press

• Get on your bike scheme in DoncasterA new bike scheme has been launched to support residents to access employment, training or college.

Other Regional Press

• Gatwick Airport accused of using 'scare tactics' against rivals HeathrowLeaflets distributed by Gatwick Airport claimed 683,000 people would be affected if Heathrow expanded compared to 36,000 if they were to expand
• Network Rail accused of 'abuse of power' at Ashtead level crossing NETWORK Rail stands accused of "abusing its power" to keep the level crossing barrier in Ashtead lowered while allowing several trains to pass through the station.
• The ‘luxury’ future of our Brighton mainline THE Brighton Mainline is set for bigger and better trains with more seats and more services for customers, rail bosses have promised.
• Commuters call for more rush hour trains and carriages when they quiz Abellio representativeCOMMUTERS have called for more rush-hour connection trains to Frinton and more carriages for off-peak services.
• TfL’s Crossrail chief says commuters will see difference after Greater Anglia takeover next monthBut commuters are hoping to see improvements sooner, with the news Transport for London (TfL) will be taking charge of the Liverpool Street to Shenfield line in just a few weeks.
• New road link ‘urgent’ to tackle accident blackspotWorried local councillors have called for a rethink over the postponement of a new relief road aimed at reducing accidents on a notorious stretch of highway.
• On track for the Macmillan CyclettaMacmillan Cycletta, the UKs leading series of Women Only bike rides, is on track to make a significant contribution to British Cycling’s plans to get 1 million women cycling by 2020. The Bedfordshire event which is open for entries, takes place on Saturday 20th June at Woburn Abbey.

Global Rail News

• Milan unveiling for Europe’s fastest trainItalian president Sergio Mattarella was in Milan over the weekend for the debut of Europe’s fastest production train, the Frecciarossa 1000.

Other News Sources

• 42 Technology wins in ‘Tomorrow’s Train Design Today’ competition42 Technology has been named as one of three winning companies to receive a share of £2.2 million to continue developing its innovative design concept for a new generation of passenger rolling stock for use on the UK rail network.