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Sunday, 15 August 2010

BBC News

• Quirks for saleHow to buy a prison, toilet or railway station...
• Dock go-ahead for collision shipOne of two bulk carriers involved in a collision off the south Wales coast is examined and will be able to dock at Port Talbot
• $6m target for Diana Dors' curvy sports carA sports car once owned by British actress Diana Dors is expected to fetch up to £4 million at auction in California.
• Passengers hurt as coaches crashTwenty-two people are injured as two coaches and a car are involved in a collision on the A170 in North Yorkshire.
• Special Pcs in train death probeThree special constables pursued a car before a passenger fled and was hit by a train, a watchdog says.
• KLM holds out on ash cashHundreds of British families are still waiting for compensation from Dutch airline KLM for delays caused by the volcanic ash cloud earlier this year.

The Herald

• Peter Vardy gears up for Glasgow outletCar dealer Peter Vardy looks set to open its first dealership in Glasgow following the £2.5 million acquisition of land to the west of the city.

The Independent

• Not stopping at the next station “ there's no driver A runaway train brought chaos to London Underground yesterday as it hurtled through six stops on the Northern line.

The Mirror

• Cowboy car clampers face new crackdown Cowboy wheel clampers are to be outlawed from operating on private land.
• Santa sets sail for UK One of the world's biggest ships has set sail for Britain loaded with 45,000 tonnes of Chinese-made Christmas presents.
• KLM ASH PENALTY Airline Klm could face European court action for failing to fully compensate passengers stranded in the volcanic ash crisis.

London Evening Standard

• 'Runaway' Tube train rolls four miles down Northern Line - with no driverTube disaster was narrowly averted this morning when a driverless train careered down the Northern line for almost four miles

The News (Portsmouth)

• Bus firm makes clear wheelchairs are the priority NEW SIGNS are to be put on buses following complaints by a disabled passenger.

The York Press

• Council admits trialled road resurfacing method failed A PARISH chairman claims an experimental road resurfacing operation in York was œbotched after workmen had to return for a second time to carry out further repairs.
• A170 in North Yorkshire reopened following coach crash POLICE have reopened the A170 in North Yorkshire following a crash between two coaches and a car.

Wales Online

• Pressure mounts on KLM over ash cloud compensation PRPressure was mounting today on Dutch airline KLM to fully compensate British travellers stranded earlier this year during the volcanic ash cloud crisis.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Wakefield bus rampage joyrider jailed for robberyA woman who escpaed jail after taking a bus on a joy ride through the streets of Wakefield, causing £500,000 in damages, has been jailed for other offences.

Washington Post

• Children buy tickets, fly alone without permission; airport security questioned JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Bored on a hot summer day, three Florida youngsters were just sitting around when one sent a text message to another with an adventurous idea.

Railnews

• News: Union alleges 'near miss' during Underground runaway The RMT union is claiming that a failed engineering train which ran out of control for 6km on the Northern Line early on 13 August had a 'near miss' with a passenger train. The incident led to the closure of the Charing Cross branch for much of Friday.

Other News Sources

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