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Sunday, 04 September 2011

BBC News

• 'Hit and run' car photo publishedPhotographs are released of a silver Passat that is believed to have been in a hit and run crash.
• Air show tribute to crash victimPortrush air show pays tribute to the Red Arrows pilot killed in an accident at a display last month.
• First Group to adopt new ticketing system in South WestAn Oyster Card-type ticket system is being introduced on buses in Bristol and Somerset.
• VIDEO: Did BBC man make it at Brands Hatch?BBC reporter Chris Partridge is put through his paces at Brands Hatch in a GT4 sports car, in his bid to become a racing driver.

The Independent

• Olympic no-fly zone 'will bankrupt firms' An unprecedented security lockdown of UK airspace over Olympic venues to prevent a 9/11-style attack will push British aviation companies to the brink of bankruptcy, according to the industry.

The Observer

• Government's plans for PFI threatens British firm's Crossrail bidBombardier's position as early favourite for the £1bn Crossrail trains contract risks being overshadowed by government plans to fund the deal through a private finance initiative.

Daily Express

• A word from the editorAlong the platform and across the small footbridge of my local railway station in West London, knots of people, young and old, a little too cheerful to be ordinary commuters, awaited the arrival of a special excursion steam train from Victoria station.
• Drive down your motor insuranceYOUNG drivers are finding it increasingly difficult to get affordable car insurance as costs continue to rocket.

Mail Online

• Pound stays as Eurostar is forced to backtrackThe train operator ran a trial where it would accept only euros or payments by debit and credit cards, but not British currency – even while the trains are in England.

Bolton News

• Chaos for motorists as busy road is set to close AN EXTRA 10,000 vehicles a day will soon be pouring into a busy Westhoughton road, bringing traffic chaos to the town.

Manchester Evening News

• Former Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson leading the way on British Heart Foundation’s Night Ride to Blackpool Thousands of cyclists are expected to saddle up for a charity bike ride under the stars. The British Heart Foundation™s Night Ride will see cyclists pedal their way from Manchester to Blackpool to arrive at sunrise.

Yorkshire Post

• £25m repair crisis over Leeds ring roadA KEY route through a Yorkshire city could be shut down unless urgent repairs are carried out, a cash-strapped council has warned.

Peterborough Telegraph

• A1 to re-open after fatal plane crashSaturday, 1.30pm: The south-bound carriageway of A1 between A47 at Wansford and the A605 at Haddon, has re-opened after a pilot was killed after the light aircraft he was flying crashed after clipping a power line near Peterborough yesterday (2 September). the northbound carriageway is expected to re-open this afternoon.

Other Regional Press

• Police seize £100,000 drugs haul at Aberdeen railway stationTWO people have been detained after drugs with an estimated street value of £100,000 were seized at Aberdeen railway station.
• War of words over Kirklees Council roads cash: What do you think? A WAR of words has broken out over plans to spend millions of pounds on regional transport projects.
• Norwich to Sheringham rail line on track for two awardsThe Bittern Line, which runs from Norwich to Sheringham, features twice among the runners and riders for the ACORP Community Rail Awards 2011.
• MP urges commuters to back rail campaignTHE town's MP is calling on commuters to get behind a campaign for better rail services.
• London Midland to increase number of hourly trains between London and BirminghamRail commuters in Northampton are set to benefit from an extra train an hour after London Midland increased its service between Birmingham and Euston

Aviation Industry

• US Airways to Cut 40% of Las Vegas FlightsUS Airways, once the busiest air carrier at McCarran International Airport when it operated as America West Airlines, will cut 40 percent of its Las Vegas flights by early next year, reducing it to one of the smaller players in the market.

Other News Sources

• Bus catches fire on A90 outside PerthPolice said no passengers were hurt after the Stagecoach vehicle burst into flames near the Friarton Bridge.
• Network Rail, bids encouraged for £100M station improvementTrain operators, local authorities and other third parties are being encouraged to submit an application for a share of the next wave of funding from a new £100m station improvement fund, before the deadline at the end of September.
• Mideast cargo volumes defy global gloomJEDDAH: Middle East airlines saw a 9.7 percent increase in demand in July, outstripping the 8.9 percent capacity increase, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).Load ...
• Obama Urges Congress to Extend Transportation BillU.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass an extension of the transportation bill to prevent nearly one million workers from losing their jobs.