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Sunday, 02 October 2011

BBC News

• Event marks shipbuilders work-inA gala concert is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the famous work-in at the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in Glasgow.
• Man dies and girl hurt in crashA man dies and a teenage girl is injured after a car comes off the road at Cupar in Fife, police say.

Birmingham Mail

• MG cars go on sale at Longbridge factoryMGs HAVE gone on sale in Birmingham for the first time.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Will Tories bat away Bombardier issue at their conference?Article

London Evening Standard

• 100,000 sign fuel costs e-petitionA petition demanding Government action on spiralling fuel costs has received the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a Commons debate.

The York Press

• Clifton cycle lane to be restored to original layout A TRAFFIC lane controversially removed from a York junction is to be brought back “ despite transport bosses saying it would make the route less safe.

This Is Local London Network

• Bromley Council launches crackdown on blue badge fraud DRIVERS are being asked to shop other motorists who fraudulently use blue badges.

Carlisle News & Star

• 80mph motorway speed limit may not apply in Scotland Drivers heading from Cumbria into Scotland could be forced to hit the brakes if a planned new 80mph speed limit stops at the English border.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Update: Trains between Ipswich and Felixstowe back on schedule after line problem at TrimleyA BROKEN down train and a person taken ill caused problems for rail passengers between Felixstowe and Ipswich today.

Other Regional Press

• ˜Scam™ claim over easyBus ticketsAN angry passenger at Luton Airport has branded easyBus’s ticket policy ’a scam’.
• Traffic warning as Aberdeen road set to shutMOTORISTS have been warned to expect disruption when a major Aberdeen artery is shut for nearly two weeks.
• Aberdeen congestion plan scrapped PLANS to bust congestion and pollution throughout Aberdeen have hit the skids, the Evening Express can reveal today.
• Chaos at Huddersfield train station after incidents cause mass cancellationsRAIL passengers were left stranded after all trans-Pennine services out of Huddersfield were cancelled during the busy morning commute.

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair boss threatens vote over 'Aer Lingus-gate'Ryanair is threatening to call a shareholders' vote if Aer Lingus does not release the consultant's report into the controversial

Other News Sources

• Eurostar Awards On-Board Wi-Fi Connectivity and Infotainment Contract to Nomad Digital LtdEurostar has announced that Nomad Digital Ltd has been contracted to supply on-board Wi-Fi connectivity and state-of-the-art infotainment to Eurostar's existing fleet of high speed trains.
• School Bus Safety Awareness Is Always ImportantSchool bus accidents may only represent a small number of total accidents, but with school back in session, we should all remember to be extra cautious when driving near bus stops and in school zones.
• Stena Line to Introduce a New Level of Onboard FacilitiesStena Line to wow passengers with onboard spa facilities on two new Superfast vessels.
• Birmingham Airport Urges Government to Rethink APDBirmingham Airport and other regional airports and airlines have joined forces to urge the Chancellor of the Exchequer to abandon the ’one-size-fits-all' approach to Air Passenger Duty (APD)...
• Qatar Airways takes delivery of 100th aircraft Qatar Airways took delivery of its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 777-200LR, at a ceremony in Everett, Washington, on 30 September.