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Sunday, 19 October 2008

BBC News

• Passenger train hits car at 60mphA train carrying 30 passengers hits a car on a level crossing in Cambridgeshire, injuring the motorist.

Financial Times

• Jet in U-turn on plans to axe staffIndia's Jet Airways has reversed course and abandoned plans to lay off 1,900 workers after coming under heavy pressure from the government and powerful state labour unions

Times Online

• Richest business travellers use HeathrowBusiness travellers using Heathrow airport have an average income of £83,000, according to a new survey by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The figure compares with incomes of £69,000 at Luton, £66,000 at Manchester, £64,000 at Gatwick and £40,000 at Humberside.
• Fears mount for Ford as Sir John Bond and Jorma Ollila quit TWO of Ford’s non-executive directors have resigned, reviving questions about the carmaker’s stability.

Mail Online

• Unveiled: The car with a gadget that guarantees every traffic light will be green when you get there A German car-maker has come up with a device that ensures you can always arrive at a traffic light when it is green, making even the shortest journey a stop-start affair.

Liverpool Echo

• Virgin sorry over scally Scousers jibeVIRGIN Trains have apologised to a Liverpool passenger over a scallies jibe in their in-train magazine.

Washington Post

• Worries grow as GM-Chrysler talks gain momentum DETROIT -- In the doomsday scenario raising anxiety around the Motor City, General Motors Corp. makes a deal for Chrysler LLC, keeps Jeep and the minivans, and vaporizes the rest of the company.