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Monday, 11 April 2011

BBC News

• Saltburn cliff lift carriage refit complete Two landmark water-powered cliff lift carriages are due to be lifted back into place after a £30,000 refit.
• Nottingham expected to save with battery-powered buses A £1.7m scheme will see eight battery-powered buses on Nottingham's roads by the autumn.
• On the trail of the scrap metal crime wave It was a major police operation - over two nights, British Transport Police scoured the West Coast Mainline and Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
• Southern rail crime down by 7.2%Crime on the Southern Railway, which services London, network fell last year by 7.2%, British Transport Police claim.
• Anger over Mayfair's Hanover Square demolition Campaigners have criticised a plan to demolish part of a Grade II listed building in Mayfair to create a public courtyard.

The Guardian

• Pass notes: crash test dummiesAmerican safety campaigners say the dummies in car crash simulations should be bigger to reflect an increasingly obese populationAge: 60 or so.Appearance: Nervous.My favourite Canadian folk-rock group! This must be something to do with last Friday's cover story. Must it?Of course it must. First G2's writers talk about the songs that get their tears flowing, then readers chip with their stories, and finally a consensus emerges that nothing sets off the waterworks like the 1990s hit Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm. How does it go again? Ah yes:

The Herald

• Crossrail renewal would help revitalisation of Glasgow [letter]YOUR correspondents Dougie Jardine and Peter Thomson raise some interesting points on Crossrail (Letters, April 9.)
• Plan to let L-drivers book in at library to sit test DRIVING test centres are to be relocated to libraries, community centres and supermarkets to avoid lengthy journeys by learner drivers to sit their examinations.
• Time to get on the right track and put Crossrail negativity behind us [letter]Alan Findlay hits the nail on the head with his comments on the negativity regarding Crossrail (Letters, April 7).

The Independent

• MOT test changes may cut costs for motorists Ministers are considering reducing the frequency of MOT tests, which would reduce costs for motorists

The Telegraph

• Regional flights to increase as brakes put on Heathrow The number of flights from the regions is set to increase dramatically as the Government looks to ease pressure on the airports in the South East.
• MoTs 'every two years' under proposed changes to systemDrivers will have to put their cars through MoT tests once every two years instead of annually under plans being considered by the Government.

Press Association

• Ministers set to review MOT tests Ministers are considering reducing the frequency of MOT tests in a move that would reduce the financial burden on motorists.
• Heathrow-New York is top air route More than 3.6 million passengers have flown from Heathrow to New York over the last year, figures indicated. The Heathrow-New York run continues to be the world's most popular transcontinental route.

Derby Telegraph

• Sat-navs swamping village with lorries SATELLITE navigation systems are filling a picturesque Derbyshire village with large lorries, according to councillors.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Pulling out of battle of the buses A BUS company is withdrawing from a battle for passengers between Nottingham and Southwell.

Yorkshire Post

• Bumpy roads... partners infuriate driversMany motorists reserve their road rage for their partners while out driving, a survey has shown.

Other Regional Press

• Drivers in Norfolk are making fewer journeys, as rising fuel prices hit home, according to an edp24 survey over the weekend In a survey carried out on edp24 over the weekend, 54pc of people said they had cut back on car use.
• Southampton Airport campaign to appeal to London travellers Southampton Airport has launched a campaign to try to attract customers who currently rely on London airports for their travel.
• KCC pushes for every Kent town to have peak time trains to the West End and the City County Hall’s cabinet has given its backing to a crucial overhaul of rail services which could see every main town in Kent with regular peak period trains to West End and City stations.

Other News Sources

• Tube Row Escalates There are claims delays got worse on the tube at the start of this year.
• London’s Heathrow competitive disadvantages are beginning to hurtIn the fourth in our series on the world's busiest airport, we review an airport that has been more consistently in the news than any other; London Heathrow. For decades the world’s premier international connecting point, virtually every flag carrier on earth has wanted to serve it.
• Amtrak applies for $1.3bn for high speed rail projects Amtrak is applying for nearly $1.3 billion in recently available high-speed and intercity passenger rail federal funding to move forward with a series of infrastructure improvements—including the Gateway Project—as critical first steps to bring next-generation high-speed rail to the Northeast Corridor (NEC).