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Saturday, 03 July 2010

BBC News

• Major fire tackled on cargo shipFirefighters are tackling a major fire on a 100,000 tonne cargo ship on the west coast of Scotland.
• Bus firm fined over service lapseGreenock-based bus operator McGill's is fined £60,500 by the traffic commissioner for failing to operate local services.

Financial Times

• Tube works to miss Olympics deadlineWork to speed up trains on the Northern Line will not be completed in time for the 2012 Olympics and planned work on the Piccadilly Line has been put off indefinitely, according to London Underground™s new managing director

The Guardian

• BA dispute 'is trashing reputation'Unite staff representatives have written to Willie Walsh saying they want to restore the airline's positive reputationBritish Airways will not achieve

Chester Standard

• Road delays to cause traffic chaos across cityMOTORISTS are being warned about major road resurfacing works which are set to cause traffic delays across Chester this month.

Other Regional Press

• Roads in Coventry and Warwickshire safest in country ROADS in the region are the safest in the country, according to a national report.

Aviation Industry

• Budget Airline to Offer Standing Room Only Vertical SeatingRyanair, a budget airline based in Ireland, is planning to sell tickets for as little as $6 -- if you're willing to stand.
• Are standing seats a standing joke?Low-cost airline Ryanair has a plan for standing seats on its planes, but airline experts say it will never happen.

Green Miscellany

• Electric car subsidy is parked It seems likely that the £5,000 grant for electric vehicles pledged by the last government has been shelved after business secretary, Vince Cable, failed to confirm in the recent emergency budget that it will go ahead in January 2011. read more

Other News Sources

• Competition launched for Forth Crossing Intelligent Transport System Transport Scotland has begun procurement for an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on the M90 in Fife as part of  the Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) project.read more
• Britain's most reliable car: Honda top againJapanese cars are still the most reliable, despite recent safety scares involving Toyota and Lexus models, according to a new study
• Motorway closure tonightPART of a busy motorway will be shut overnight.
• Google enters travel search market after $700m acquisitionGoogle has set its sights on the multibillion pound travel market after buying travel search specialist ITA Software for $700m (£461m).
• Colas knocked out of race for £1.4bn Hounslow roads contractJust three teams are left in the race for the London Borough of Hounslow™s £1.4 billion, 25-year highways maintenance PFI contract - with Colas understood to have been knocked out.
• Amey buys WYG rail businessAmey has beefed up its rail consulting business with the acquisition of the national rail consultancy of WYG Engineering, for an undisclosed fee.

Other Subscription Services

• Hendy and TfL chief officers waive 09/10 bonusesLondon's transport commissioner Peter Hendy has agreed to forfeit a bonus of £132,409 and other senior staff at Transport for London have declined similar performance-related payments for 2009/10....