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Saturday, 20 August 2011

BBC News

• Gorilla fan completes epic cycleA fan of a series of life-sized gorilla sculptures cycles to Birmingham in his quest to capture them all on camera.
• Scotland's roads 'most dangerous'A new edition of a road atlas is showing five A-class routes in Scotland as being a high risk to safety.
• Council to borrow £231m for tramsEdinburgh City Council will have to borrow £231m to pay for the capital's controversial tram project which is over budget and behind schedule.
• Carrier part to arrive at RosythA barge with the largest section of the UK's first Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier is due at Rosyth later.
• Lorry driver sleep screening callA woman whose son suffered brain damage when his car was hit by a lorry is calling for all HGV drivers to be tested for sleep disorders.
• Cycle track re-routed after GamesA one-mile (1.6km) cycle track planned around the Olympic velodrome in east London will be re-routed to allow more parkland, organisers say.

Mail Online

• Mystery of UFO filmed flying over motorway close to where BBC reporter saw another disc-shaped aircraftStrange white lights have been filmed zipping across the Sky on the M11 in Essex. The video was put online five days before a BBC reporter Mike Sewell saw a similar mystery object.
• Thomson Airlines plane makes emergency landing after UK charity worker bit crewCharity worker Carol Close, pictured, became so abusive that her husband, and then passengers sitting nearby, had to be moved for their own safety, Manchester Crown Court heard.
• Driver and passenger killed after car plunges 300ft off cliff in Isle of WightFather-of-four Paul Charles and wife Jacqueline died instantly when their car crashed through a fence and plummeted on to rocks at an Isle of Wight beauty spot.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Anglesey to Cardiff airlink sees 30% passenger rise PASSENGER figures on the Wales airlink that connects Anglesey to Cardiff have risen by 30%.

Derby Telegraph

• PM refuses to change rail deal and says 'it would not help Bombardier' PRIME Minister David Cameron is still refusing to change a decision to deny Bombardier a £1.4 billion rail contract that could save thousands of jobs. In a letter to Derby North MP Chris Williamson, Mr Cameron said that reviewing the Thameslink deal would "not help Bombardier".
• Derby Telegraph published Airport blames snow and ash cloud for fall in passenger numbersArticle

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Plea for better roads as Moray fights backMORAY business leaders have called for road improvements to be put at the heart of plans to revive the region™s economy in the wake of the closure of RAF Kinloss.

Carlisle News & Star

• Roadworks set to finish early after concerns ROADWORKS which have angered Workington businesses are due to finish this weekend “ a week earlier than expected.

Other Regional Press

• First TransPennine Express to run reduced service on strike days next week STRIKE action by train crews and station staff is set to disrupt trans-Pennine rail services through Huddersfield next week.

Global Rail News

• London Midland to withdraw on-train catering from 27 AugustFollowing an extensive review, London Midland have said they are ‘sorry to announce’ that there will be no catering on board their trains from 27 August ...

Aviation Industry

• Stagecoach founders pocket dividend cashSCOTTISH bus and rail company Stagecoach is to return £340 million in cash to shareholders “ equivalent to 47p a share “ with co-founders Sir Brian Souter and his sister Ann Gloag respectively in line for £51m and £37m.
• Airlines can't hire ex-FAA inspectors for two years - 41 Minutes AgoFederal Aviation Administration safety inspectors will be barred for two years after leaving the agency from going to work for an airline they oversaw under a rule issued Friday that's intended to prevent ethics abuses.

Other News Sources

• Light-rail system opens in NorfolkEastbound and westbound trains passed each other near the MacArthur Square station in Norfolk on Friday as the Tide, the light-rail system in Hampton Roads, began ...
• Retiring union leader hits out at Major over rail sell-offA TRADE union leader is to step down from his post at the end of the year. Gerry Doherty, 58, is to take early retirement after seven years as general secretary of the TSSA transport union. He has ...
• Croydon trams leading riot regenerationMayor of London Boris Johnson has said that improvements to Tramlink services will play a part in the recovery of riot-hit Croydon.