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Sunday, 06 May 2012

BBC News

• Plan to rebuild Southwold railway and Wenhaston station Railway enthusiasts in Suffolk are hoping to restore a line which closed more than 80 years ago.
• Long passport queues 'unacceptable', Stansted bosses say Long queues for passport control checks at UK airports are a fact of life but are still an "unacceptable" part of travel, Stansted Airport bosses say.
• Call for return of Tonbridge to Gatwick rail link A Kent council has called for a direct rail link from the west of the county to Gatwick airport to be restored.
• Johnson urged to push rail linkScotland's transport minister asks re-elected London Mayor Boris Johnson to push for the high-speed rail link to come north.

The Herald

• Sepa accused of going soft on pollutersMOVES by the Scottish Government's green watchdog to cut back on environmental monitoring have prompted accusations that it is going soft on big business polluters.
• Scots bid to extend high-speed railTRANSPORT Minister Keith Brown has called on newly-elected council leaders in the north of England, and re-elected London Mayor Boris Johnson, to join the campaign to bring high-speed rail to Scotland.

The Independent

• National security under threat from airport queue 'circus'Passenger chaos at Britain's airports has become a

The Telegraph

• Existing hit squads doing little to tackle immigration delaysExtent of chaos at Heathrow revealed as statistics show border force failed to meet targets nearly every day last month.
• Theresa May ordered to cut airport queuesHome Secretary told to draw up emergency plans to deal with UK border crisis as another airport attacks her failure to cut queues.

Press Association

• Johnson urged to back rail link bid The re-elected London Mayor is facing fresh calls to push for a high-speed rail link to Scotland.

Mail Online

• Look what the bright sparks at Jaguar have come up with: The ultimate electric carThe body of the XKX concept car is covered by a layer of so called piezoelectric cells which helps recharge the batteries from the force of the air flowing over the body.
• Now Stansted hit by passport chaos as border officials are accused of not employing enough staffSources at the busy Essex airport (pictured) said hundreds of passengers were delayed for up to two hours at passport control on Friday night as thousands joined the bank holiday getaway.
• Great whiplash scam: Insurance claim 'fixer' tells reporter to make false injury claimA management company that acts for motorists involved in accidents is still advising callers to make bogus injury claims despite last week’s Government pledge to clamp down on fraudulent whiplash cases.

Bristol Live

• Improvements at train station - but what about disabled access?CONCERNS have been raised about the lack of disabled access at one of Bristol's railway stations where works are currently being carried out.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Ousted transport chief says full trams story will emerge THE city’s outgoing transport leader said the full story of what happened would emerge during the public inquiry into the tram project.

Liverpool Post

• Trading Gossip: Markets firm is on the wrong track BOTH Merseyrail and Merseytravel have gone to great efforts to make sure as many people as possible are fully informed about the closure of Liverpool’s Central Station.

Bucks Free Press

• 'Escape facility needed for Chilterns tunnel' experts tell HS2 meetingCAMPAIGNERS against High Speed 2 are fighting it on three fronts, a meeting attended by a Labour Lord heard.

Carlisle News & Star

• Bike bus service launched in the Lake District Cyclists are being given the chance to take a break from their bikes with the launch of a new bus service in the Lake District.

Other Regional Press

• Return of the Gower bus keeps visitors on moveTHE Gower bus is back. And it will be here for longer than normal in 2012.
• Direct link from Shropshire to London on rail firms’ agendas The firm chosen to take over rail services between London and the north west for the next 15 years must look at reintroducing a direct link between Shropshire and the capital, county leaders said today.
• Warning over HS2 rail linkONE of Staffordshire's most senior councillors has urged communities to fight for the best possible deal out of the Government's planned high speed rail link.
• Transport chiefs demand an end to “consistent deterioration” of rail services Town hall chiefs have produced a rail manifesto urging the Government to help stop the “consistent deterioration” of services.
• Airport campaignAN airport has launched a promotion campaign to let people know “The World’s on Your Doorstep”.
• Rail link voteCOUNCIL chiefs are set to vote on whether or not to support plans for an East-West Rail link on Wednesday.