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Sunday, 11 April 2010

BBC News

• Price hike in London taxi faresBlack cab fares in London will rise by 2.3% in April to manage mounting costs, Transport for London announces.
• Biker killed in Land Rover crashA 41-year-old biker is killed following a crash with a Land Rover on the A886 near Colintraive in Argyll.

The Herald

• ˜Dumb™ tyre dumpers face crackdown as major operation targets waste cowboysThere are millions of them.

The Telegraph

• General Election 2010: Samantha Cameron goes on campaign trail without a car seat belt Conservative leader's wife Samantha Cameron faces criticism from safety campaigners after travelling on a campaign visit without wearing a seat belt.

Times Online

• Keep trains out of my 5,000-acre back yardLORD ROTHSCHILD, the financier and a friend of Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, is leading a revolt against government plans for a 250mph railway line that will cut through swathes of the countryside.
• Bike theft hotspots revealed North London is the area of the country with the highest risk of theft of motorcycles, with four times the national average of claims, says a new survey. Several other London areas also suffer high rates of theft, as do Halifax, Manchester and Aberdeen.
• Light at end of the tunnel for EurostarEUROSTAR will this week shake off memories of the chaos that paralysed cross-Channel services at Christmas with figures showing sales up 5% in the first three months of the year.

Mail Online

• Cruise ship passengers told: Keep your lights off to avoid attracting pirates

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Call to speak out over airport noise People are being urged to take part in a consulation process over noise levels at Leeds-Bradford Airport.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Legal bid to reveal tram costsA LEGAL challenge is set to be mounted to force tram bosses to come clean over the cost of the project after the latest update was branded a "whitewash".

The News (Portsmouth)

• Crane barge brings new units to Warrior to free up her hidden treasuresTHE containers looked bare as they swung into view, but they'll unlock a colourful chapter in a warship's life.

The York Press

• Support for call to train mobility scooter drivers Ž A LEADING York campaigner for the disabled has backed calls for users of mobility scooters to face training before they are allowed onto the streets.
• 6,200 potholes in York™s roads WINTER may finally be over, but highways chiefs are still counting the cost after it emerged that the snow, ice and salt caused more than 6,200 potholes in York™s roads.

Sunderland Echo

• Officers caught speedingHUNDREDS of police officers have been caught speeding on the region's roads.

Other Regional Press

• Devon set to work on damaged roads A NEW £7 million programme of repairs is underway on Devon™s roads.
• Darcey Bussell arrives in Southampton to name Azura It was champagne all the way when former prima ballerina, Darcey Bussell, arrived in Southamton to officially name the city™s newest cruise ship, Azura, today.

The Economist

• Poland mourns: Tragedy in SmolenskPoland's President Lech Kaczynski dies in a plane crashPOLAND’S awful history makes it no stranger to tragedy, grief and shock. But not for decades has it suffered a trauma such as the death of President Lech Kaczynski, along with dozens of other senior Polish politicians and officials, in an air crash on April 10th.The presidential plane was carrying a delegation to Katyn, to commemorate the mass murder of a previous Polish elite: the 20,000 reservist officers murdered by Stalin’s NKVD in 1940. ...

Other News Sources

• Etihad and Emirates both expect to take record cargoesEmirates Airline and Etihad Airways of the UAE are expecting record cargo volumes as businesses seek quicker deliveries.
• Tories to propose 'fair' plan on petrolThe Tories will today pledge to cut fuel taxes when oil pricessoar and raise them when they fall.
• Cheltenham residents come out in force over Residents in St Mark's Cheltenham say the junction at Tennyson Road is a fatality waiting to happen for motorists and pedestrians
• Work will begin to upgrade traffic lights and keep cars movingWORK is being carried out to upgrade traffic lights and reduce journey times for drivers in Cheltenham. Gloucestershire County Council is...