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Saturday, 14 April 2012

BBC News

• Long Heathrow waits after warningPassengers face waits of more than an hour at passport control at Heathrow Airport days after it was revealed MPs warned it could struggle to cope during the Olympics.
• Rescued Briton to rejoin sea raceA sailor from London injured when a large wave crashed on to his yacht is to rejoin his crew and carry on with the round the world race.
• Banned bus ad group hires lawyersA Christian group who had their advertisement pulled from London buses after it was described as anti-gay is looking at taking legal action.
• Bodies 'could be exhumed' for HS2Bodies in a former burial ground in Birmingham would have to be dug up if plans for the government's high-speed rail network go ahead.
• 'Sick-out' grounds Canada flightsAir Canada cancels dozens of flights, blaming
• Union to discuss fuel tanker dealThe fuel tanker drivers' dispute could be over after the Unite union agrees to put a possible deal to members after lengthy talks with distribution firms.

Financial Times

• Titanic™s shipyard to form green energy hubThe shipyard is at the heart of a push by Belfast to establish a foothold in the green energy sector to fill the gap left by the decline of traditional industries

The Mirror

• Terrified mum's home has been hit by 50 lorries in 12 yearsThe mum-of-three™s house has been smashed into by passing trucks an astonishing 50 times in the past 12 years

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Teen on dumper truck rampage round RuthinA RUNAWAY teenager stole a nine-ton dumper truck, smashed through metal gates and drove it through the centre of Ruthin, a court heard.

Journal Live

• New traffic lights spark fresh anger in Morpeth after disruption caused by roadworks.TRAFFIC delays and tailbacks are continuing to plague a Northumberland town centre, despite the completion of major roadworks which caused disruption and a slump in trade.

Liverpool Echo

• Wirral Olympic mist and light column may be scrapped over airplane safety fearsA THREE-MILE high £500,000 column of mist and light on Wirral marking the London 2012 Olympics could be scaled down or even scrapped amid fears for aircraft safety from Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
• Ryanair cuts Liverpool John Lennon Airport flights and blames high taxesBOSSES at budget airline Ryanair today blamed UK taxes for a shock decision to axe scores of flights from Liverpool’s John Lennon airport to destinations in Europe.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Fishermen fear fresh curbs could sink fleet THE west coast fishing industry is in danger of collapse under plans to protect part of the sea, according to leading industry figures.

Yorkshire Post

• ˜Think again™ call over bus stop yards from kitchen windowA WOMAN is begging Metro to think again over its plans to site a bus stop just yards from her kitchen window.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Thorney Toll: A47 sign joy for campaignersVILLAGERS are celebrating a victory in their year-long campaign to install a road safety sign on a busy rural road.

Other Regional Press

• Helicopters flying over Weymouth and Portland on exercise SEA KING, Lynx and Chinook helicopters have been flying over Weymouth and Portland as part of a military training exercise.

Global Rail News

• Rail punctuality reaches 93.4% but new rules are ˜being considered™Punctuality on the railways reached 93.4% during Period 13, according to monthly performance data released by Network Rail. The data for Britain’s train services covers the period from 04 March 2012 – 31 March 2012. This compares to 92.9% for the same period last year. The moving annual average is now at 91.6%. All operators [...]
• ˜Reckless™ rail youths sought by police in NottinghamshireBritish Transport Police is attempting to trace three youths who ‘deliberately forced train doors open before climbing off a train and walking down the tracks’ near Trowell Junction in Nottingham. Officers have released images of the two girls and one boy they would like to trace in connection with the incident, which took place on [...]

Aviation Industry

• Boeing delivers 4,000th Next Generation 737China Southern Airlines will take delivery next week of the 4,000th Next-Generation 737, a milestone celebrated at Boeing Field on Friday by workers and executives from both companies.
• Dreamliner to visit UK airports on world tourBoeing aircraft to call in at Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester later this month

Other News Sources

• Fusion-equipped Bombardier Global twins now in service Bombardier has completed customer deliveries for both of its latest revamped long range, large cabin business jets, the Global 5000 and Global 6000. Formerly...
• Iran cloaks its tankersIRAN IS concealing the destinations of its oil sales by disabling tracking of its tankers, AISLive showed today.
• Qantas launches biofuel powered commercial flightSYDNEY - Qantas Airways Friday launched its first commercial flight using a blend of recycled cooking oil and aviation fuel, in what the airline hopes will be the first step towards a sustainable avia