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Monday, 16 April 2012

BBC News

• Volunteers concern over transportSome volunteers for London Olympics voice concerns over how they will get home after
• Funding plans for Lotus 'on hold'Plans for £10.4m of government funding for sports car maker Group Lotus are put on hold while its new owner makes a decision on its future.
• Virgin to appeal against BMI saleVirgin Atlantic is to appeal the European Commission's decision to allow the owner of British Airways to buy the airline BMI.

Financial Times

• Low-cost carriers face test in JapanPeach Aviation, which recently began operations in the world™s third-largest domestic air market, will be joined by Jetstar Japan and AirAsia Japan
• Virgin fights approval of BMI takeoverAppeal against European Commission™s ˜lightning speed™ decision to allow IAG™s purchase as Sir Richard Branson warns of damage to British airline industry
• Stagecoach™s Megabus on its way to EuropeUK group to mark return to continent more than a decade after pulling out
• Stansted calls for better links to LondonHeathrow is full and Gatwick is nearly full but Britain™s third-biggest airport by passenger numbers processes only 18m a year of the 35m it could handle

The Guardian

• London cab firm drivers told to defy bus lane law Transport for London threatens prosecutions and licence withdrawal against taxi drivers who contravene regulations

The Independent

• Fiat 500 'most vandalised car'Small, stylish and kind to the environment, the Fiat 500 costs a fraction of the price of luxury saloons or off-road gas guzzlers. But the city car is also the most vandalised vehicle in Britain.

Press Association

• Virgin to challenge bmi takeover Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic will appeal a European regulator's decision to pass the owner of British Airways' takeover of bmi.

The Mirror

• New fuel tax will hit drivers and only add to the misery George Osborne just doesn't understand how motorists are struggling to meet fuel bills

Bristol Live

• Hope for BMI staff as Richard Branson fights merger Airline employees in Belfast have been thrown a lifeline after Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic said it would appeal a European regulator's decision to approve the British Airways takeover of BMI.

Metro

• Richard Branson to fight 'harmful' British Airways takeover of BMIVirgin Atlantic is to fight a decision to allow the owner of British Airways to take over BMI. Virgin is set to fight the BA takeover of BMI (Picture: PA) Virgin president Sir Richard Branson said he would appeal the deal because it will ˜cause serious competitive harm at Heathrow™ and give International Airlines Group total market dominance. He said: ˜We will challenge every aspect of this process which, if allowed to stand, will undoubtedly damage the British airline industry for years to come.™ The £172.5million takeover was approved by the European Commission, just 35 days after the bid ...

Wales Online

• Welsh Government's transport investment claim is 'misleading' THE Welsh Government has been accused of misleading the public after disclosing that it counts payments to cover train drivers’ wages as “investment” in sustainable transport.

Other Regional Press

• £14m plan to transform Dundee railway station If the proposals go ahead, the existing concourse will be demolished to make way for a five-storey building including a hotel, cafe and shops. The Victorian below-ground platforms and buildings will be retained.
• Larne Line rail petition builds up a head of steam HUNDREDS of local rail users have joined forces to call on train bosses to provide additional services on the Larne railway line.
• Calls for Brent’s disabled residents to be given better access to public transport A community action group campaigning for Brent’s disabled people to have better access to public transport have given residents a platform to air their views.
• Transport forum annual meeting SPALDING and Peterborough Transport Forum holds its annual general meeting on Saturday, April 21.

Other News Sources

• New threat to London cyclists as minicabs told to invade bus lanes Minicab drivers told to use bus lanes. UPDATE: TfL warn minicab drivers they face criminal charges if they go in bus lanes