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Sunday, 19 April 2009

BBC News

• Five dead in 'wrong way' M1 crashFive people are killed in a head-on collision between two cars - one heading the wrong way on the M1 in Bedfordshire.

The Observer

• Crackdown on Antarctic cruise touristsTough new restrictions on the number of people visiting Antarctica are to be implemented as the volume of visitors to the White Continent continues to soar.Cruise ships carrying more than 500 passengers will be prohibited from landing anyone. Only 100 visitors are to be allowed on shore at any given time, in an attempt to prevent damage to the region's unique ecosystem. The limits, agreed by the 28 countries that have signed the Antarctic treaty, including the UK, are to be imposed as figures show that visitor numbers have risen from 6,700 in 1992 to more than 45,000.Such rapid growth has alar...

The Scotsman

• Five die in 'wrong-way' M1 smashFive people died after a car travelling the wrong way up a motorway smashed into another car coming the other way, police said.

The Telegraph

• Revealed: The cost of Britain's roadworks delays Utility firms have been hit with penalty charges of more than £8.5 million for allowing thousands of roadworks to overrun last year.
• Revealed: The cost of Britain's roadworks delays Roadworks are the bane of everyday life even when they are completed on time.
• Environmental benefits of electric cars dismissed as 'fiction'The environmental benefits of electric cars are denounced as
• Five killed as Jaguar hit in wrongway motorway crashFive people have been killed after a car travelling the wrong way up the M1 near Luton smashed into another car.

Times Online

• Firms abandon carbon offsets CARBON-OFFSET PROJECTS in emerging economies, once the darling of British companies keen to address their environmental impact, are becoming the latest casualty of the recession.
• Just call me the minister for speed THE science minister Lord Drayson is to drive in the gruelling Le Mans 24-hour car race at the head of his own team, despite being blind in one eye.
• Tankers to sail off with carbon waste THE global fight against climate change could lead to the creation of a new market: carbon-dioxide shipping.
• Macquarie puts Bristol International airport up for sale MACQUARIE has put Bristol International airport up for sale as the embattled Australian infrastructure giant scrambles to raise cash.

Daily Record

• Dozy workmen take wrong turn - and begin roadworks 200 miles away in wrong countryWORKERS took a 200- mile wrong turn with a roadworks sign - and put it on the wrong road in the wrong country.
• Glasgow underground set for £20m upgrade workA £20MILLION upgrade programme for the Glasgow subway has been announced by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Mail Online

• Speed limit to be cut to 20mph in government bid to reduce number of road deaths The new speed limit will affect residential areas and roads near schools. The plan is also expected to propose new limits for accident black spots.
• Petrol prices motoring towards £1 a litre - despite flat world oil prices Petrol prices have hit a five-month high thanks to an increase in fuel duty and the rising cost of oil.
• Network Rail 'spends millions' to pay off staff in sex and race abuse cases Network Rail 'spends millions' to pay off staff in sex and race abuse cases

The Mirror

• Top Stories: HIT THE ROAD Coach tours have come a long way .. and now offer a world of choice
• Latest News: Five die in 'wrong-way' M1 smashFive people died after a car travelling the wrong way up a motorway smashed into another car coming the other way, police said.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Super Puma helicopters grounded Industry body Oil and Gas UK said 25 helicopters in the UK offshore fleet were affected by the decision.
• Llangollen Railway for the Steam, Steel and Stars FINAL preparations were being made last night for the biggest steam gala in Britain.

Metro

• More time bid on helicopter checksSuper Puma helicopters should remain grounded until union safety representatives give their approval for flights to continue, the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said.
• Five die in 'wrong-way' M1 smashFive people died after a car travelling the wrong way up a motorway smashed into another car coming the other way, police said.

The York Press

• York jobs fears ahead of Network Rail meeting Union leaders have voiced fears about possible job losses at Network Rail after being called to a meeting to discuss the relocation of staff.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Airport wishes surveyedPeople using an East Anglian airport are to be asked which destinations they would like to fly to.

C.N.N.

• 'Somali pirates are getting wilder': Belgian ship nabbedPirates captured a Belgian ship and said they were taking it to the coast of Somalia after the vessel was reported missing early Saturday, NATO and pirate sources told CNN.

Forbes

• America's Car-Theft Hot-Spots These areas have the highest auto-theft rates in the nation.

Washington Post

• Public Perception, Reality Bedevil General Motors The perception gap has been a killer for General Motors. It's the gap between what the public thinks is real and what actually is real. It is a chasm that varies in width and depth, depending on the issue. But it's one into which GM has fallen repeatedly, damaging itself unnecessarily.
• Murtha's Earmarks Keep Airport Aloft JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- The John Murtha airport sits on a windy mountain two hours east of Pittsburgh, a 650-acre expanse of smooth tarmac, spacious buildings, a helicopter hangar and a National Guard training center.
• China Changan Auto eyes overseas acquisitions SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Major Chinese auto group Chongqing Changan Auto Co is planning acquisitions overseas as it prepares to enter Europe and North America where the industry downturn has hit hard, its chairman said on Sunday.

Other News Sources

• Hostages freed but pirates strike again Another ship has been hijacked by Somali gunmen only hours after Nato announced that 20 hostages were freed from a pirate 'mother ship'.
• Five killed in motorway crash Five people have been killed after a head-on car crash on the M1 motorway, police have said.
• Clean Sky fouled by red tape, warns European aerospace industry bodyA European programme aimed at delivering a new generation of more environmentally friendly airliners could fail due to European Union bureaucracy, an industry body has warned
• NASA needs $5 billion extra every year says Congressional Budget OfficeNASA needs to increase its annual average funding by $5 billion to almost $24 billion for the next decade. This sum will be enough for the space agency to...
• Five killed in motorway crashFive people have been killed after a head-on car crash on the M1 motorway, police have said.