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Sunday, 10 August 2008

The Guardian

• Unions and MPs back 'dream ticket'Alan Johnson and Jon Cruddas touted as team to thwart the leadership ambitions of David Miliband

The Telegraph

• Tory MP Tim Yeo in conflict-of-interest row over car tax report Tim Yeo causes row by endorsing the Government's controversial plans to impose extra tax on

Times Online

• Switch to windpower could add £6 billion a year to fuel bills The switch to windpower could see £6 billion a year added to the nation’s power bills by 2020 - equivalent to around £250 per household, the government’s own figures have revealed.
• Oyster name en route to history THE Oyster ticket brand, used by more than 6m commuters in the capital, could disappear after Transport for London (TfL) fired Transys, the company that manages the swipecard system.
• Red faces over British Airways ads British Airways has had to rewrite its terminal five advertising campaign after The Sunday Times pointed out that it made incorrect claims about punctuality.

Daily Express

• BG strikes more Brazil oilOIL and gas exploration giant BG Group says it has struck oil again in the area off Brazil already hailed as possibly the biggest discovery in three decades.

Mail Online

• BA will give up hundreds of U.S. flights to forge American Airlines pactBritish Airways is preparing to surrender its right to hundreds of transatlantic flights in an attempt to win the backing of US authorities for an alliance with American Airlines.

Wales Online

• It’s plane crazy in skies above WalesFROM bomb hoaxes to near crashes, a catalogue of aviation safety blunders in Welsh airspace is today exposed by Wales on Sunday.

New Scientist

• How to green America's gas guzzlersThe US could halve its gasoline consumption by 2035 if the car industry changes its definition of 'improvement'. Consumers should lead the way

Other News Sources

• Ryanair in bookings clampdownA consumer watchdog has said that it is "staggered" by moves by Ryanair to cancel bookings made through price comparison websites.
• Theft causes severe rail delaysRail passengers faced severe delays on Saturday after thieves stole copper wire on one of the UK's major routes. The wire was stolen near Newark, Nottinghamshire, causing delays for about five hours ...
• MOL Holds Table Top Drill to Test Tanker Spill Response ReadinessMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) recently conducted a table top drill based on the scenario of a major oil spill in Japan. MOL frequently holds such drills in order to review and sharpen its response readiness procedures should such a maritime incidence occur.
• EU Sets Deadline for PM10 DerogationsThe EU has set a deadline of 31st October to extend PM10 deadlines.

EIN News Subscription

• Eurostar Ridership Approaches Record ... saying that they are now taking the train rather than flying." A spokesperson for the ... Better Transport, praised the increasing number of rail riders. "It's not surprising that more people ... greener option because going to Paris by Eurostar produces only a 10th of the carbon ...