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Monday, 25 May 2015

BBC News

• Railway work disrupts train servicesTrain services face disruption as work continues to rebuild Rochester and London Bridge stations and maintain the tracks.

Financial Times

• SpiceJet airborne again after cash crunchLow-cost carrier expanding after rescue mission by founder Ajay Singh
• Fastjet looks south for African expansionTanzanian-based budget carrier regroups after turbulent first three years
• Rail unions consider offer in pay fightWalkout suspended after Network Rail make significant concessions

The Herald

• Councils make record profits on parking and fines - but some still lose moneyScottish councils made a record profit from parking charges and fines last year, a motoring lobby has claimed.
• Doubt raised over young drivers shake-up as new Government refuses to confirm plans for Green PaperA MAJOR shake-up of the learner and licensing system that was expected to cut road crashes and insurance premiums for young drivers is in doubt after the new Government refused to confirm it had any plans to publish a long-awaited Green Paper on the issue.

The Telegraph

• Sunshine to make Bank Holiday 'busiest day on the roads this year'More than four millions cars will fill the highways as families make the most of the warm Bank Holiday weather and half-term break

Mail Online

• SNP fury as HS2 team says line will not extend to Scotland The Scottish National Party is reportedly furious at the news that HS2 will not extend to Scotland because those behind the project believe there is 'no business case' for the move.
• Network Rail sparks outrage by admitting staff get £60million in bonuses despite missing targets on lateness and upgrades  The state-owned company, which maintains Britain's 20,000 miles of track, paid out nearly half of its potential bonus pot last year despite falling behind on targets.
• Hidden menace of the drivers high on drugs: Six out of ten motorists are failing new roadside tests Timothy Chan, 30, from Liverpool, (pictured) was one of the first drug-driving offenders to be convicted in England and Wales, after he was caught driving his van while twice the legal limit for cannabis.

The Mirror

• Topless model Ride Me All Day slogan that caused fury replaced by new slogan Bus company that ran sexist “Ride me all day for £3 slogan forced to make a new campaign making light of the gaffe
• Here lie England's oldest tortured souls: Bedlam psychiatric hospital graveyard dug up for new Crossrail stations The gruesome images reflect the brutal way in which the mentally ill were treated in the early days of mental health treatment

This is Money

• Cycle technology firm Blaze on target for sales of more than £1m this year Blaze sells an LED light that projects the image of a bicycle on the road up to 20ft ahead of cyclists to alert drivers to the fact they are coming.

London Evening Standard

• Jeremy Clarkson on Eurostar security checks: If I wanted to cause trouble I'd fly a plane into the Shard Jeremy Clarkson has criticised Eurostar's beefed up security checks, saying if he wanted to cause trouble he'd fly a plane into the Shard or blow up his car on the Hammersmith flyover.

Yorkshire Post

• Traffic upgrade finally finshed after 10 months worth of road delaysA major road improvement scheme to reduce congestion on a major arterial route in west Leeds has been completed.

Blackpool Gazette

• New buses are just the ticket!Passengers will be travelling in style when 10 new Mercedes buses, costing a total of £1.7m, begin operating in Blackpool.
• Rail station’s snap decision leaves Mark feeling dandeA Fylde coast amateur photographer is set to have one of his snaps beamed from screens in some of the country’s busiest train stations, after winning a national competition.

North Wales Live

• Three Queens in Liverpool timetable 2015: Where to see the shipsAs the big day arrives find out what time the Cunard liners will be arriving each day, where they will be, and where to get the best view

Peterborough Telegraph

• £2 million costs for transportNearly £2 million was spent on passenger transport by Peterborough City Council in the past year.
• Nene Valley Railway hosts Steampunk eventScience fiction and fantasy will descend on Nene Valley Railway this weekend with a free family event organised by Steampunk Stamford.

Other Regional Press

• Cabbies’ fears over taxi rank problemsWorried cabbies have voiced concern over issues with cars blocking their ranks.
• Figures show more motorways have been builtNew figures show Britain’s motorway network has grown by just 54 miles since David Cameron became Prime Minister in 2010.