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Sunday, 13 June 2010

BBC News

• Motorcyclist killed in 4x4 crashA 42-year-old Wigan motorcyclist dies when his bike is involved in a collision with a 4x4 in North Yorkshire.
• Couple die after crash with busAn elderly couple die after their car is involved in a crash with a single-decker bus on a road in South Lanarkshire.
• New proposals to end BA disputeNew proposals to end the British Airways industrial dispute are unveiled by the arbitration service Acas.

Financial Times

• Pilot strike grounds Spirit AirlinesPilots at Spirit Airlines went on strike, leading to the cancellation of all the ultra low cost carrier's flights on Saturday, in the first walkout at a US passenger carrier in almost five years

The Herald

• Key ferry services face cuts and fare increasesLifeline ferry services are facing cuts and fare hikes over the next 12 years as the Scottish Government struggles to find the £784m it will cost to replace ageing vessels, ports and harbours.

The Independent

• British Airways and Unite to hold fresh talks over disputeNew proposals to end the dispute between British Airways and the Unite union were put forward by the arbitration service Acas, as fresh talks are expected.

Times Online

• Electric Mini just won’t go the distance Driving an electric car is more of a mini adventure than drivers realised, according to a study of hundreds of battery-powered vehicles. Preliminary trials of BMW’s electric Mini have shown that the car’s range is significantly less than previously thought.
• Return Fares: Ministers put supersaver plan to rail bossesMINISTERS have asked train companies for ideas to cut the cost of running the railways ” and have told them they can keep half the savings. The idea is to give the firms an incentive to agree to changes in their contracts.

Reuters News

• Mediator seeks to break BA dispute deadlockLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's industry mediator has put forward confidential proposals to try to end a long-running dispute between British Airways and its cabin crew.

London Evening Standard

• Acas sets out plan to end BA strikeNew proposals to end the dispute between British Airways and the Unite union have been put forward by the arbitration service Acas.

Northern Echo

• On the footplate of married life A COUPLE will make history today when they become the first to be married at the Head of Steam railway museum.

Sheffield Star

• Review puts brakes on £100 million transport plansMAJOR transport schemes around South Yorkshire worth more than £100 million have been put on hold by the Government - and £16 million of grants to the area's four councils

The Shields Gazette

• New cable to thwart Metro copper thievesRAIL bosses are using a new type of cable in a bid to beat metal thieves who are costing them and their passengers millions of pounds.
• Tunnel cash freeze jam fearsTHE boss of the £260m second Tyne Tunnel scheme today warned that the decision by the cash-strapped UK Government to put the brakes on new road schemes is "bad news."
• Nissan electric car grant pledgeA MULTI-MILLION pound grant to support Nissan in building electric cars in the region will go ahead.

Aviation Industry

• Pilot accused of texting seconds before aborted landingOMG, the wheels aren't down. Perhaps that was the text message a pilot on a Singapore -bound plane sent, as air safety investigators in Australia investigate the shocking claims made Saturday.

Other News Sources

• Drivers warned of delays on A47 today Drivers travelling on the A17 and A47 around the west and south of King's Lynn have been warned to expect long delays today. A giant 137-tonne electricity transformer is being transported along the A17, A1101 and A47 between Sutton Bridge and Walpole Bank on an 80m low-loader trailer this morning.
• Refurbished trains on Norwich to Liverpool routePassengers will see more 'new look' trains from Norwich to Nottingham and Liverpool now that a £10m refurbishment programme is finished. The East Midlands Trains route between Norwich and Liverpool is 250 miles long, and the 25 Class 158 trains carry over five million passengers a year.
• We cant afford to keep on striking say BA staffBritish Airways cabin crew have revealed deep splits over their threatened strikes as the cost of the dispute hits them in the pocket