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Sunday, 16 January 2011

BBC News

• One person dies in A470 incidentOne person has died in a road traffic incident on the A470 in Gwynedd on Friday night.
• Rail delay after city bridge hitMainline rail services between Cardiff and Newport are disrupted for a short period after a vehicle hits a road bridge.
• Tube strike hits weekend travelPart of the Tube network is affected as workers walk out in support of two

Financial Times

• London mayor criticised for train driver remarksBoris Johnson was under attack after he suggested signalling new tube systems would mean anyone could be trained as a driver in 'a matter of weeks'

Reuters News

• Can driverless trains solve Tube strike problem?LONDON (Reuters) - Many more trains on London's underground rail system will soon be run by computer, the mayor has warned strike-prone drivers' unions.

Daily Express

• Airline deals set to soar as oil risesRISING oil prices will help trigger even more airline merger activity in 2011 than last year, British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has said.

Liverpool Post

• Merseyside petrol prices CHEAPEST unleaded is 123.9p/litre at Asda Hunts Cross, Morrisons Belle Vale and Shell Maghull; then 124.9/litre at garages including Shell Aigburth Road, Shell Aintree and Sainsbury's Rice Lane. Cheapest diesel is 128.9p/litre at garages including Shell Bootle, Shell Aintree, Shell Fazakerley, Morrisons Belle Vale, Sainsbury's Rice Lane and Asda Walton.

Manchester Evening News

• On the right track?: Plan to build train station instead of Leigh busway could save £20m Telecoms boss Ged Tyrrell has called on transport chiefs to abandon plans for a £76m ˜guided busway™ linking Leigh to Salford and Manchester city centres. Instead he has identified a site for a new train station for the town and even got experts from Stobart Rail to work out how much it would cost.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Airport user numbers badly hit by weatherWintry weather is being blamed for airports in the Highlands and islands losing more than 10,000 passengers in December, compared with last year.
• Rail passengers warned to expect disruption Rail passengers are being warned to expect disruption while work is carried out to upgrade the track between Aberdeen and Dundee.

Carlisle News & Star

• Cumbrian MP demands Government action over rising fuel prices A Cumbrian MP is demanding Government action over escalating fuel prices to ease the burden on struggling families and businesses.

Sunderland Echo

• Cameron: Sunderland can be electric car capital of EuropePRIME Minister David Cameron says Wearside can be the electric vehicle manufacturing capital of Europe – and pledged support to make it so.

Other Regional Press

• Bus firm to axe 100 services MISERY and confusion may be in store for bus passengers as a timetable shake-up sees morning, evening and weekend services slashed.
• Devon shows commitment to public transport DEVON County Council has outlined its commitment to improving public transport and other green forms of travel.
• Didcot Railway Centre whistles up some money DIDCOT Railway Centre is launching a £125,000 fundraising drive so it can steam ahead with future development plans.
• Bus passengers tell how they cheated death in 7/7 blasts ONE minute, bus passenger Antonio Cancellara was opening a magazine.
• Changes to road policing may cost lives claims West Yorkshire Police insider CHANGES to road policing could cost lives, claims an insider.
• Bus, rail firm™s profits slide £7m in big freezeGlasgow™s largest train and bus operator has said that last month™s severe weather cost the firm £7m.
• Car catches fire on drivewayA car caught fire on a Watford driveway this afternoon (Saturday).

Washington Post

• 2011 Kia Optima SX - If Korea can do this, watch out for China DETROIT The traditional global automobile industry has two three-letter threats. One is Kia. The other is BYD. Kia, the other half of South Korea's Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, poses an immediate threat. BYD, a China-based energy company aspiring to produce the world's most efficient and afforda...

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Report points to rising threat of global piracyThe risk of international piracy is growing, with the greatest threat coming from Somalia, a new report has warned.According to the study, the maritime problem costs the world between $7 billion and $12 billion annually in security equipment, ransom, lost trade and rerouting vessels to avoid trouble spots.UK-based organisation Chatham House concluded there has been a rise in acts of piracy reported in spite of international efforts to improve patrolling of the seas.The think tank explained around 1,600 incidents have taken place since 2006, with more than 54 people killed as a result.One Earth...

Aviation Industry

• BA, Iberia ups airline consolidationA merger next month between British Airways and Spanish national airline Iberia Airlines, both of which fly to this country, is the latest move in an increasing consolidation of the international airline industry.
• Airlines enter 2011 with uplifted hopes, but also worriesIn 2008, soaring fuel prices quickly destroyed a promising year for airlines. In 2009, a crashing economy wiped out the benefit of falling fuel prices.

Other News Sources

• Digital tools keep road users up-to-speed during the big freeze Switched on drivers and public transport users have been flocking to Transport Scotland™s digital media tools to keep on the move this winter. read more
• S.Korea says chemical cargo seized by Somali piratesSomali pirates have seized a South Korean chemical cargo in the Arabian Sea, two months after an oil supertanker belonging to the same firm was freed after seven months in captivity, the government an
• South Korean cargo ship hijacked in Indian OceanA South Korean cargo ship with 21 crew was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, the Yonhap news agency reported Saturday citing a foreign ministry official in Seoul.
• Unite confirms fuel tanker driver strikes will occur if demands aren't metTrades union Unite is demanding that fuel tanker drivers receive fixed national terms and conditions (T&Cs), or a strike will be on the cards.
• Holidaymakers flown home on emergency flights About 1,800 Britons are being flown home on emergency flights from strife-torn Tunisia, after trouble on the streets escalated.Related StoriesEasyJet says sorry for fuel errorHoliday Britons evacuated from TunisiaTunisia calm after day of violent clashesBritons flee Tunisia after coup topples presidentUN calls for aid to help Sri Lanka flood victims
• Lack of Action on London Air Pollution a 'Threat to Public Health'Continued inaction on air pollution will have impact on health of Londoners.
• Defra Release UK Emissions of Air Pollutants “ 2009 ResultsUK now on course for NECD compliance
• Which? lists top cars exempt from Congestion Charge