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Saturday, 02 August 2008

BBC News

• Gas price rises differ across UKCustomers of the big energy companies have different dual fuel bills depending on where they live in the UK.
• Soaring fuel bill hits BA profitsBritish Airways blames a doubling of fuel costs for an 88% drop in quarterly profits during the

Financial Times

• BA to cut winter flights as profits fall by 88%British Airways' firstquarter pre-tax profits fell 88 per cent as the UK flag carrier announced plans yesterday to cut flights during the coming winter season and to...

The Herald

• Anger as BA cancels Scottish flights and hikes faresNearly 1000 flights between Scotland and London's hub airports are to be scrapped this winter by British Airways, with passengers also facing higher ticket prices.

The Scotsman

• Motorists oppose metric systemMotorists are miles away from wanting speed and distances on the road to be measured metrically, it has been revealed.

The Telegraph

• Gordon Brown planning urgent Cabinet reshuffle to regain popularityGordon Brown is planning to carry out an urgent Cabinet reshuffle in a bid to shore up his position ahead of a Labour party conference that could decide his future.

Times Online

• Britain's first new steam engine for 50 years puffs out of locomotive works The first new steam engine built in Britain for almost 50 years pulled slowly out of Darlington Locomotive Works yesterday to loud applause, a blizzard of camera flashes and a guaranteed future running the length of the national rail network.
• Saltire-themed railway revamp 'being used by the SNP to push independence' There can be no more stirring image for a Scot than the sight of a saltire, fluttering gently in the wind against a sunlit blue sky. Now the distinctive St Andrew's Cross is quickening pulses for all the wrong reasons.
• Recession will be just the ticket, says Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary Airlines have had it. David Cameron prefers pedalling around the lanes of Cornwall to jetting off overseas. Gordon Brown drove to his Suffolk beachhut. As oil prices take off, more people are staying at home.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• British Airways under fire as it axes 1,000 flights in ScotlandBritish Airways has axed nearly 1,000 flights to and from Scotland “ blaming the worst trading environment the aviation sector has seen.
• Flood of demand for Scots diving centreA SCOTTISH commercial diving centre reported yesterday that it continued to work at full capacity to train students.

The York Press

• Poppleton to London directProposal for new rail service wins support.

This Is Local London Network

• 'On yer bike' urges BorisLondon Mayor Boris Johnson is encouraging Londoners to
• BUCKS: Bus fares rise due to fuel costsOne of Wycombe's bus operators has said it has no choice but to raise its fares due to the rising price of fuel.

Peterborough Telegraph

• £2.5bn invested in regionEast Anglia is to benefit from a £2.5bn government windfall which will be invested in housing, regeneration, transport and economic development.

Railnews

• News: First Group Cuts Power IN its drive to achieve carbon emission reductions of 20 per cent in its rail division by 2020, First Group has signed up with independent electricity supplier Opus Energy for a programme of energy management to keep consumption to a minimum at its 600 rail and bus sites throughout the country.
• News: China starts very high-speed train service WHILE the debate continues in Britain whether to build another high-speed line beyond HS1 (the Channel Tunnel rail link), China has opened its first very high-speed line, allowing trains to run at 350 km/h (217 mph) — 30 mph faster than Eurostars.

Other News Sources

• Information for residents - change of runway alternationA lightning strike at Heathrow on the 28 July has caused some damage to runway lights. Until the damage is repaired aircraft heading west will only be able to land on the southern runway after dusk.
• Information for residents - change of runway alternationA lightning strike at Heathrow on the 28 July has caused some damage to runway lights. Until the damage is repaired aircraft heading west will only be able to land on the southern runway after dusk.
• Information for residents - change of runway alternationA lightning strike at Heathrow on the 28 July has caused some damage to runway lights. Until the damage is repaired aircraft heading west will only be able to land on the southern runway after dusk.
• Benefits of electric vans now outweigh concernsElectric vans will soon become more economically viable than their diesel equivalents, thanks to factors such as increased fuel prices and Government incentives to switch to battery power.

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