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Sunday, 25 September 2011

Financial Times

• Founder drops effort to oust EasyJet directorLow-cost airline moves to pay dividends for the first time in latest stage of protracted dispute with its founder
• PCC rules on dispute between Sir Stelios and FTA newspaper column in May contained factual inaccuracies but did not discriminate against the former EasyJet chairman, the press regulator said

The Telegraph

• Motorway speed limits 'could be raised to 80mph'Motorway speed limits could be raised to 80mph to shorten journey times and boost the economy, it is reported.

The Mirror

• BA used Virgin plane in £20m advertising campaign Embarrassed bosses ordered an ­emergency edit of the 90-second ad
• 19 die in Mount Everest plane crash A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest has crashed while attempting to land in Nepal, killing all 19 people on board.

Belfast Telegraph

• Stelios drops calls for easyJet board change after payout Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has suddenly dropped his demand for a shareholder vote to expel an easyJet board member, just a day after landing a £72m windfall from the budget airline he founded. Related StoriesEvents aimed at enhancing staffOnline bike shop riding high on £13.3m profitJedward unveil a cheesy new imageWorld economy on the brink IMF boss warns of new global recession over euro and US debt crisesSSE ditches nuclear power for gas, wind and biomass

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Arriva offer free bus passes for scrapping your car OWNERS of old bangers or cars likely to fail their MoTs have been offered an innovative lifeline - 16 weeks’ free bus travel if they scrap their vehicle.

Liverpool Post

• Taxi firm takes on popular bus route to Anfield A TAXI firm is offering a passenger service for the same price as a bus fare – and is hoping to expand it across the whole city.
• Investigation underway after Merseyrail paralysed by cut cable MERSEYRAIL’S top boss has demanded a full investigation after a damaged cable brought the entire rail network to a standstill.

London Evening Standard

• Mount Everest tourist plane crashesA plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest has crashed while attempting to land in dense fog in Nepal, police and eyewitnesses said.

Northern Echo

• Calls to publish bus crash probe THERE was growing demand last night for the results of an investigation into the causes of a terrifying bus crash that ripped the roof off a doubledecker bus to be made public as soon as possible.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• 20 weeks of chaos for drivers as works startDRIVERS face 20 weeks of traffic chaos as major roadworks get under way in Inverness.

Wales Online

• Cardiff news: Cycle your way to health CYCLISTS in Rhondda Cynon Taf are being encouraged to get on their bikes following the 2011 Tour of Britain’s visit to the area.

Bucks Free Press

• New Chiltern line is 'misery', say commutersTRAIN commuters have blasted Chiltern Railways after the introduction of its much-trumpeted new timetable was blighted by overcrowded carriages and signal failures.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Road charity brands drop in driving bans as œunacceptableA LEADING road safety charity has branded it “unacceptable” that nearly 170 Suffolk motorists with 12 points or more on their licences are still allowed to drive.

Other Regional Press

• New road safety campaign launched five years on since Connor Graham’s death A NEW road safety campaign is being backed by a Huddersfield charity – and a family with tragic memories.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Hauliers preparing for new London emissions regulationsFreight industry companies are preparing for the introduction of new emissions regulations in London.Transport for London (TfL) has urged businesses affected by the legislation to ensure that they are prepared to comply with it when the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) emissions standards come into force on January 3rd 2012.The new rules will affect heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches and tighten existing laws in order to improve air quality in the capital, requiring all vehicles affected to meet the Euro IV standard for particulate matter in order to be exempt from the £200 daily charge ...

Railway Gazette

• World rail market September 2011Austria: VeriFone Systems is to supply its PAYware mobile ticketing validation and payment technology to Westbahn. Bosnia: Italferr and IRD Engineering have completed an EU-funded project to assist the Ministry of Transport with bringing rail regulation in line with EU interoperability and safety directives. Europe: ERA has awarded EEIG Ertms Users Group a €0·7m framework contract to edit and review technical documentation for consolidation of specifications for ETCS Baseline 3. Meanwhile, TRL is to examine the role of rail regulators in the EU, Norway and Switzerland. Panama: Having supp...

Other News Sources

• 80mph M-way report 'speculation'Reports that the speed limit will be raised to 80mph on motorways to shorten journeys and help boost the economy have been described as