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Sunday, 01 February 2009

BBC News

• New golden age?A look at plans for a major railway construction project
• Insurers warn on car alterationsDrivers who significantly modify their vehicles must alert insurers, otherwise they risk losing cover, insurers caution.
• Porsche scales back worker hoursGermany's Porsche becomes the latest car company to cut back its worker hours amid falling global demand.
• Jaguar falloutHard times at the car plant are being felt elsewhere

The Independent

• Malaria kills BA steward and leaves two seriously ill Britain's largest union demanded an urgent investigation yesterday after a British Airways cabin crew member died from malaria and two others were left seriously ill from the disease.

The Observer

• Climate expert Jim Hansen snubs Heathrow runway protestersHeathrow protestors' hopes of attracting the support of leading climate scientists in their bid to block the airport's proposed third runway have suffered a major setback. Jim Hansen, director of Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, has told anti-aviation campaigners that their protests will not help the battle against global warming and do not deserve support.The news is a serious blow for those opposed to airport expansion. Hansen is one of the world's mostly highly regarded climate scientists and has played a key role in other environmental protests. Last year, he helped ...

The Scotsman

• Nine injured as bus roof ripped offNine people have been taken to hospital after the roof of a bus was ripped off in an accident.

Times Online

• World to dump ’toxic ships’ on Britain BRITAIN is to become a dumping ground for the world’s “toxic ships” after the Environment Agency (EA) granted permission for the break-up of a notorious contaminated vessel.
• A 747 flat bed - for £120 a night It costs up to £3,000 for a night on a business-class flat bed — but I’ve just done it for £120, without compromising one jot on frills.
• Jobs protests put fuel supplies at risk WILDCAT strikes may threaten fuel and power supplies this week with an escalation of protests against foreign workers taking key contracts, despite Gordon Brown’s pledge to secure “British jobs for British workers”.
• Business knights wait in wings to take chair at Easyjet TWO of Britain’s top business knights, Sir Mike Rake and Sir Roy Gardner, have emerged as the leading contenders to be the new chairman of Easyjet.

Washington Post

• Even in These Tough Times, You Can Fare Well on Discount Carriers First, the downer news: The International Air Transport Association forecasts losses in the international airline industry of up to $2.5 billion in 2009 and a 3 percent decline in passenger traffic worldwide, a steeper drop than after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. In turn, many airlines plan to reduce capacity and slash amenities to avoid bankruptcy.
• Will family's 4th generation at GM be its last? LANSING, Mich. -- As a 10-year-old, Rollin Green was awestruck when he saw the line of hulking orange-and-silver robotic arms swinging with rhythmic precision during his first visit to an auto plant. But something impressed him even more:

Other News Sources

• What lies ahead for budget airlines?Alex Thompson speaks to Sir Stelios and asks what the future is likely to bring to budget airlines as the world's oil runs out.