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Sunday, 23 May 2010

BBC News

• Helicopter pilot injured in crashA helicopter pilot suffers head injuries after crash landing in a training flight at Liverpool John Lennon airport.
• Plane diverted over burning smellAn Isle of Man-bound pilot was forced to divert his aircraft to Manchester because of a burning smell, a report says.
• Double-decker bus crashes on M77A double-decker bus carrying 85 passengers is involved in a crash with another vehicle on the M77 in Ayrshire, injuring four people.

Financial Times

• Talks to avert BA strike end in chaosTalks between British Airways and Unite have been abandoned after protesters stormed the building where Willie Walsh and union leaders were meeting

The Independent

• Police called to BA strike talksPolice were called to the negotiations between British Airways managers and union leaders yesterday after demonstrators disrupted the talks. A second series of strikes by cabin crew appeared likely to start tomorrow after the two sides failed last night to hammer out a last-ditch deal.
• Union ready to restart BA talks after disruption The union representing British Airways cabin crew said it stands ready to continue talks

The Observer

• Protesters break up BA strike talksUnite union calls Socialist Workers Party members 'idiots' for storming Acas, ending negotiationsTalks to avert a series of strikes by British Airways cabin crew ended in chaos last night as more than 100 leftwing demonstrators stormed the building where the talks were being held, forcing BA chief executive Willie Walsh to leave under police escort.Officers were called to the headquarters of the conciliation service Acas after members of the Socialist Workers Party managed to get to the 23rd floor where leaders of the Unite union were conducting 11th-hour talks with BA's senior management. Uni...
• More than 150 dead in India jet crashRelatives weep beside the smouldering wreckage in south India but eight passengers on budget flight surviveMore than 150 people died in an air disaster in southern India on Saturday. There were eight survivors from the Boeing 737 that overshot a

The Telegraph

• BA strike talks disrupted by protestersLast-ditch talks between British Airways and Unite union bosses came to an abrupt halt after protesters stormed the Acas building.

Times Online

• Ministers eye plan to sell motorwaysMINISTERS are planning a far-ranging sale of assets and are considering a radical proposal to privatise the roads network.
• EU crisis may hit carbon targets The European Commission is under pressure to shelve plans to raise its target for greenhouse gas emission cuts from 20% to 30% amid fears that further uncertainty would be too damaging to fragile world markets.
• Bosses hit the road at top car dealerThe salesman gestured at the walls. œInside here, he said reassuringly, œnothing ever changes.
• Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou puts £3m price on peace with EasyjetThe founder of Easyjet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, offered to settle the long-running dispute with the budget airline over use of the Easy brand in return for £3m a year of royalty payments.

Daily Express

• More mergers for BABRITISH Airways boss -Willie Walsh expects the -airline to be involved in more mergers once its tie-up with Spanish rival Iberia has been completed.

Mail Online

• The aviation 'amateurs' who gave job to man who closed skiesAndrew Haines, 46, whose actions left thousands of passengers stranded and cost airlines £1.3billion, got the job as head of the Civil Aviation Authority.

Liverpool Post

• Man walks away from helicopter crash at Liverpool JLA A MAN was taken to hospital suffering minor injuries after a light helicopter crash-landed at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

London Evening Standard

• Lawnmower cuts through speed recordA British lawnmower cut the world land speed record to ribbons with a trail blazing new top speed of more than 86mph.
• GP star charged over driving anticsLewis Hamilton has been charged over a 'boy racer' stunt he allegedly performed on a public road in Australia.
• Cables theft delays Eurostar trainsEurostar trains travelling between London and Paris were hit by delays after thieves stole copper cables used for signalling.

Sunderland Echo

• Have your say on the busesDeals on wheels has attracted more than 6,000 people to take part in a huge consultation exercise looking at the future of bus links in Sunderland.

Other News Sources

• U-turn over fuel price safeguardA fuel tax plan to protect motorists against volatile oil prices has been 'dumped' despite the Government vowing to keep the manifesto pledge
• British Airways builds up £1.7bn war chestBritish Airways has amassed a £1.7bn 'war chest' with which to fight 15 days of strikes by its 12,000 cabin crew and any future walkouts
• Hammond backs rail at Kings Cross eventTransport Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed that the new government will move ahead with plans to build a high-speed rail line in England and to electrify the Great Western main line. He has also given guarded support to Crossrail.
• Protesters disrupt British Airways strike talksTalks to avert the planned strikes at British Airways broke up abruptly on Saturday evening after protesters burst inside the building where they were taking place. Benjamin Cohen reports.