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Sunday, 19 June 2016

BBC News

• Derailed London Paddington train is finally movedA train that has been stuck on the line at Paddington since Thursday causing disruption has been moved, Network Rail says.
• Bus driver arrested over gay ban claimA bus driver is arrested over claims he abused a young gay couple and banned them from his bus in Glasgow.
• Airlines face review over extra charges for passengersThe Civil Aviation Authority is to investigate whether extra fees charged by airlines to passengers are transparent and fair.

Financial Times

• Virgin Australia deals show China opportunityCarrier’s success attracting mainland investors may put Qantas in focus

The Guardian

• Why build the garden bridge when we could plant trees on Blackfriars?hen is a garden bridge not a garden bridge? When it’s a bridge garden, according to Allies and Morrison, the Southwark-based architects who have come up with a cheap and cheerful alternative to the eye-wateringly expensive, contractually dubious proposal by Thomas Heatherwick and Joanna Lumley for a floating forest across the Thames.

The Scotsman

• Scots pay high price for better road and rail linksMajor Scottish transport projects like dualling the A9 and extending Edinburgh’s tram line could cost up to seven times as much as similar European schemes, experts have revealed.
• Scots transport PC aims to be life-saver on the railwaysIt was a call-out that was to leave its mark on PC Pete McAndie.

The Telegraph

• Transport for London in talks to deliver mobile phone coverage to UndergroundTransport officials in London are in talks to bring mobile coverage to the Tube network, as a project to update police communications underground gets under way.
• Ryanair's hidden airline charges to be investigated by watchdog�

Mail Online

• Ryanair's extra charges to be investigated by aviation watchdog in clampdown on 'hidden fees' Currently, changing the name on a flight ticket costs �110 with Irish-based airline Ryanair, up to �50 with easyJet and �35 for short-haul flights or �50 for long-haul flights with Thomas Cook.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Edinburgh Airport calls police over taxi drivers fare battle Airport chiefs have called in the police to crack down on cabbies who flout the rules.

London Evening Standard

• Ryanair and easyJet airlines face watchdog probe over hidden costsBudget airlines such as Ryanair face a probe over hidden fees that cans see passengers charged up to �160 to change a name on a flight ticket.

Manchester Evening News

• Airline watchdog to launch clampdown on hidden fees when booking tickets Charges for basic services such as changing a name on a ticket will be scrutinised so the overall cost is clear to passengers before they buy the ticket

Sheffield Star

• Night closure planned for M1 near SheffieldA night closure will be in place on Monday (June 20) on the northbound carriageway of the M1 so a ‘superspan’ gantry can be installed.

The York Press

• Mayor goes even greener with new vehicle... YORK'S first Green Lord Mayor turned up to an environmental event on a very different Mayoral limo - a bicycle made for six.

Yorkshire Post

• Which trains will stop at the new Kirkstall Forge station in Leeds from this weekend YORKSHIRE’S newest railway station, at Kirkstall Forge in Leeds, is to welcome its first passengers from this weekend.

Blackpool Gazette

• MP’s pledge over M55 link roadFylde’s MP has pledged that all parties involved in building a much-needed link road are focused on starting work as soon as possible after the latest bout of rush-hour gridlock left drivers fuming.

Burnley Express

• Fears bus service cuts could ‘isolate’ elderly BUS passengers are angry after the Burnley Wood estate has been left without a regular service for the first time since the Second World War.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Council aims to make Newmarket horsewalk road safer after concerns raisedResidents’ concerns over a narrow stretch of Newmarket road has seen highways officers confirm it needs improving.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Trees will cause crash says city councillorA Peterborough City Councillor claims large trees will cause an accident in Haddon Road, West Town, as they are blocking the view of road users.

Other Regional Press

• 'Hullapool' train route linking Hull and Liverpool is key transport priority Creating a "Hullapool" rail route linking Hull to Liverpool and the North West was one of the key priorities presented to transport bosses at a Westminster meeting this week.
• 'People are idiots so make it idiot proof!' - Coventry reacts to latest A45/Broad Lane roundabout crash City drivers have their say after problem-plagued junction saw another accident today