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Monday, 13 February 2012

BBC News

• Stoke City Council's City Bus Route ChangesNew one way streets, bus gate controls and a public square
• Urgent review demanded After driving licence security FlawsDisturbing flaws in security In the issuing of Uk driving licences to foreign nationals
• Rise in Heathrow noise complaintsComplaints about noise from planes at Heathrow Airport rise sharply during a trial change to the way the runways are used.
• Boeing eyes Asia-Pacific growthBoeing forecasts Asia-Pacific airlines to lead expansion in the aviation industry as the region's economies continue to grow.
• Airlines seek UN deal on EU schemeAirlines call for the United Nations to broker a deal between carriers and the European Union on the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Financial Times

• Bombardier warns on Derby plant™s futureThe head of Bombardier™s train division has emphasised the importance of winning the £1bn contract to supply 600 carriages for the new Crossrail route

The Guardian

• Design decision raises Bombardier's hopes of winning Crossrail contract Bombardier's hopes of winning the £1bn Crossrail train contract, widely seen as vital for securing the long-term future of its Derby plant, have been raised after it emerged that the carriages would not be carbon copies of the Thameslink vehicles due to be built by German rival Siemens.

The Scotsman

• Transport minister Keith Brown shuns rail for chaffeur-driven carHE URGES drivers to leave their car behind and use public transport – but prefers the ministerial limo himself.
• Green light for electric car project to expandSCOTLAND’S largest research project into the use of electric cars has more than doubled in size.

Times Online

• Drivers who kill ’should face prospect of life in prison’ says police expert Motorists who cause death on the roads should face tougher sentences of up to life in jail because current penalties are too lenient, according to one of Britain’s most senior road death investigators.

Daily Express

• Stelios keeps heat on in easyJet board pay battleEASYJET founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is confident of victory in his battle with the budget airline's board despite three major shareholders siding with the company.

London Evening Standard

• Staff to protest over DVLA closuresTransport staff will hold protests across the UK this week over plans to close dozens of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency offices.

Manchester Evening News

• Neighbours lose fight to stop Metrolink ’park and ride’ at Sale Water Park beauty spotThe 300-space car park for tram users was approved by Trafford council despite claims it could affect wildlife at the green spot. The park-and-ride site is part of Metrolink™s £1.4bn ˜big bang™ extension which will extend services to Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Why not use old train lines instead of tram? THE destruction of the old trees on University Boulevard is another sad loss to our heritage.
• Was minister dodging the tram objectors? SO Junior Transport Minister Norman Baker came to Nottingham to congratulate the city council and invited guests on closing the deal for tram extensions did he?

Sheffield Star

• Bigger buses on busy routeBIGGER buses are being introduced on one of Sheffield’s most popular services in a £600,000 investment by Stagecoach.

Bucks Free Press

• Tory Euro MP: High Speed 2 will trample Sir John Hampden's legacyHIGH Speed 2 will 'trample' on the legacy of 'Buckinghamshire's greatest son' Sir John Hampden, a leading Conservative politician says.

Other Regional Press

• Jobs assurance for Bombardier staffWorkers at train-builder Bombardier have been given confirmation that their short-term future was secure, providing a "breathing space" for the firm's main UK plant in Derby.
• Ashford shares its roads systemIt may have been ridiculed by Jeremy Clarkson, but Ashford's shared space has been the blueprint for a £30m London scheme.

Other News Sources

• Aberdeen green bus fleet needs cash support, says MSPAberdeen Central™s Kevin Stewart wants Scottish Enterprise to boost funds for eco-friendly public transport.