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Sunday, 13 February 2011

BBC News

• Father in rail death inquiry callA father demands a new inquiry into the deaths of two teenage girls at an Essex rail station after new evidence is found.
• Flights resume at Cork AirportFull services have resumed at Cork Airport following the clearance of the wreckage of the Manx2 plane which crashed killing six people.

Financial Times

• EU launches Lufthansa code-share probeCompetition officials have opened an inquiry into code-sharing deals between the German group and Turkish Airlines and between Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal
• China's railway chief dismissed China's minister of railways, Liu Zhijun, has been removed from the top position at the ministry and put under investigation for 'severe disciplinary violations'

The Independent

• Cheap cycles benefit us all, says reportAn army of commuters who have rejected cars and public transport in favour of bicycles is saving more than 130,000 tons of CO2 emissions every year, says a new study.

The Telegraph

• Blue badge drivers face new medical tests Disabled drivers face tough new medical tests before they can get Blue Badges for parking, in a Government clampdown on abuse of the scheme.

Daily Record

• Public money was used by Jim Devine to fly to Celtic games, aide reveals EXCLUSIVE: JIM DEVINE used public money to fund flights to see Celtic play in the Champions League - by claiming he was on constituency business.

Belfast Telegraph

• Flybe sees passenger numbers fall Low-cost airline Flybe today said it flew 1.2% fewer passengers in the third quarter as it was forced to cancel nearly 2,000 flights during the pre-Christmas snow chaos. Related StoriesSilotank enjoys double celebrationThe race is on as firms bid to woo retail giant AsdaNorth West entrepreneurs invited to cash inDiageo raises a glass to profits surgeJJB to close 95 stores

Birmingham Mail

• Virgin Trains celebrates 250 million passengers A MAJOR rail route which passes through Birmingham has carried 250 million passengers.
• Aston University staff asked to take 20per cent pay cut - in return for eco-friendly CAR THOUSANDS of staff at Aston University have been asked to take pay cuts of 20 per cent – in return for an environmentally-friendly company car.
• Two-year pay deal vote by West Midland bus drivers THOUSANDS of bus drivers throughout the West Midlands are to get a pay rise worth two per cent a year for two years following a 2-1 majority vote in favour.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Conwy Valley rail line shut for another week after flooding RAIL commuters are facing another week of misery after Arriva Trains Wales confirmed the Conwy Valley line will remain shut for at least another week while vital repairs are carried out.

Derby Telegraph

• Delight as major city centre road opens week earlyA MAIN Derby road has reopened a week ahead of schedule. Abbey Street was closed on Monday between the new car park and Alma Street so contractors could raise the roadway to match the new level of the ring road which dissects it. It was due to be closed for two weeks but the council was keen for it to reopen as soon as possible to prevent motorists from being too severely inconvenienced. It opened yesterday afternoon. Dave Powner, project manager for the scheme, said:

London Evening Standard

• Rail regulator backs deaths inquiryThe rail regulator has thrown its weight behind calls for a fresh inquiry into the deaths of two girls who were hit by a train at a railway level crossing more than five years ago.

This Is Local London Network

• Car crash at busy junction Two cars were involved in a crash in North Cheam last night.

Other Regional Press

• Motorists warned of M5 closure DRIVERS using the M5 tonight are being warned of diversions near Exeter as a stretch of the road is closed while a new bridge is hoisted into place.
• New dad is on a Paris cycle mission WHEN Charles Salter and wife Siobahn were told their child could have cystic fibrosis, they feared the worst.
• Call over shake-up to Aberdeen bus lane finesTRANSPORT bosses were today urged to make up their minds on a scheme which could stop hundreds of Aberdeen motorists escaping fines for driving in bus lanes.

Other News Sources

• Former easyJet boss: Stelios approved £1m bonusAndy Harrison, the new chief executive of Whitbread and former boss of easyJet, has hit back at claims by the airline's founder about his pay package