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Sunday, 10 July 2011

BBC News

• Events for Dyke trail's 40th yearEvents are to be held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of Britain's most popular walking trails.

The Scotsman

• Bus hijacked as rioting eruptsRioting has erupted in Northern Ireland, with a bus hijacked and petrol bombs thrown at police.

The Telegraph

• First trucks, now trains: how EU rules kill off our industriesTory transport ministers Philip Hammond and Theresa Villiers were furious, they told us last week, at having to award a £1.5 billion contract for 1,200 carriages for the new Thameslink railway to a German firm, Siemens, instead of a British-based one, Bombardier of Derby. This not only entails the loss of 1,400 jobs in Derby and thousands more across the east Midlands, but threatens the survival of the last train-making firm in the country which gave the world railways.

Daily Express

• How the EU railroaded British train workers Ministers are to review how major rail contracts are awarded after the Bombardier fiasco left 1,429 British workers facing unemployment. Staff at Bombardier in Derby were devastated last week when a £1.4billion Thameslink contract went to German firm Siemens.

Mail Online

• Dizzee Rascal faces BA life ban for abusing stewardessThe singer, whose single Bonkers was a No 1 hit, was escorted off the flight at Heathrow Terminal 3 by police called in to attend the disturbance.

The Mirror

• Four generations of my family have worked for Bombardier – now Cameron won't save me and my son from job axe Over ­four generations, the ­Jellyman family have given 123 years of loyal service to the British railway industry. For the first 45 years there was Frank. Next came his son ­Maurice. Then his son Nick. And finally Nick’s son Kane, aged just 19.
• Rage of the train: Paul Routledge joins betrayed workers at BombardierTHEY survived a Zeppelin bombing raid in 1916, and the Luftwaffe in 1940. But where the German bombers failed Tory ministers are succeeding, with a simple, but cruel, stroke of the pen. Dave Cameron confirmed in Prime Minister’s Questions a crucial £1.5billion order for Thameslink trains will go to Siemens in Germany, not Britain’s last train maker, Bombardier.
• Boris Johnson attacked over failure to support high speed rail London Mayor criticised plans for High Speed 2 railway as “inadequate

Carlisle News & Star

• New crossing on busy Carlisle road could cause gridlock Cumbria County Council says a pedestrian crossing on one of Carlisle™s busiest roads could lead to gridlock.

Other Regional Press

• Amy's friends do 400 mile cycle ride FRIENDS and family of a Dorchester woman who passed away earlier this year will be cycling 400 miles in her memory.
• Aberdeen council rents car park spaces to firmsHUNDREDS of spaces in Aberdeen City Council car parks are being rented to private companies, the Evening Express can reveal today.
• First coupe rolls off the Mini line THE first Mini coupe rolled off the production line at the Cowley car plant yesterday.
• Bridge over M62 opens after a year... to resurfacing delays THEY got their bridge back – but then found roadworks problems.

Other News Sources

• Minister Backs Healthy Air Campaign but makes no commitment to new action Defra minister questioned by Environmental Audit Committee
• Costain/Skanska in pole position for £250m Paddington Crossrail jobA joint venture between Costain and Skanska is understood to be in line to win the £250m contract to build the Crossrail station at Paddington.
• FULL SPEED AHEAD: As Bombardier cuts 1,400 rail jobs, a yacht yard takes on 1,000...how building boats has become a £3bn industryBritish yacht-makers are thriving on the world stage in an industry worth £3billion that employs 32,500 people in 4,200 businesses across Britain.
• Indian air cargo to Africa increasingNew Delhi, Business India News: July 10 (IANS) Indian air cargo to Africa is increasing at a steady rate of about 15-20 percent per year, with the country exporting approximately 6,000 tonnes of ...