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London Heathrow Airport third runway U-turn ahead? [video]
Pressure from both inside and outside government is growing for a rethink on aviation policy which opposes a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport.
Goldsmith in runway quit threat
Zac Goldsmith says he will not stand as a Tory MP at the next election if the party backs a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
Benefits of HS2 were exaggerated, secret report reveals
Research which torpedoes HS2 business case was suppressed for three years, writes Andrew Gilligan.
Birmingham Airport campaign will see posters emblazoned across London Underground
BIRMINGHAM Airport is throwing down the gauntlet to Heathrow in its own backyard – to persuade London policymakers to back Brum’s bid for 36 million passengers a year.
Monday, 11 June 2012
BBC News
- London Heathrow Airport third runway U-turn ahead? [video]Pressure from both inside and outside government is growing for a rethink on aviation policy which opposes a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport.
- Police probe 'deliberate' bus fire in Edinburgh Lothian and Borders Police say they are treating a blaze at a bus depot on the outskirts of Edinburgh as deliberate.
- Floods wash away rail track bedAbout 150ft (45m) of track are left suspended in the air at a steam railway after a landslide in flood-hit mid Wales.
- Naked cycle ride presses aheadAn annual naked cycle ride in Cardiff goes ahead despite the council not giving permission for organisers to use its parks.
- Police probe fire at bus depotLothian and Borders Police are treating a blaze at a bus depot on the outskirts of Edinburgh as deliberate.
- VIDEO: Estuary airport 'would close Heathrow'Former BMI airline boss Michael Bishop, now Conservative peer Lord Glendonbrook, said a new 'Boris Island' airport would be in the wrong area and lead to Heathrow closing to pay for it.
- Goldsmith in runway quit threatZac Goldsmith says he will not stand as a Tory MP at the next election if the party backs a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
Financial Times
- Thames port to transform UK distributionThe £1.5bn London Gateway project has yet to announce any retailers or logistics companies as customers, but has received ˜strong commercial interest™
- Jordan picks easyJet as Olympics carrierThe UK airline, the first to sponsor a foreign sports team, will fly its athletes and support staff between Amman and London this summer
The Guardian
- BAA's third Heathrow runway plans back on the agenda Heathrow expansion proposals can be submitted and upcoming government policy revamp could head off BAA legal action
- London bus staff drive on towards Olympic strike Bus workers at the Unite voted by a 90% majority for industrial action which could take place during the Games
- From the archive, 9 June 1967: Casualties down 20 p.c. under 70 m.p.h. speed limit Mrs Barbara Castle, Minister of Transport, will be under strong pressure to make the experimental speed limit permanent
The Telegraph
- Interview: Declan Collier, chief executive of London City Airport London must feel like an oasis of calm for Declan Collier. After the abuse he's endured in his home country of Ireland, it would have been a blessed relief to leave the Emerald Isle far behind.
- Birmingham Airport 'answer' to Heathrow capacity crisis Birmingham Airport is setting out to quash the Government’s “infatuation” with Heathrow and the South East and stake its claim as an alternative gateway that can help alleviate London’s aviation crisis.
- Benefits of HS2 were exaggerated, secret report revealsResearch which torpedoes HS2 business case was suppressed for three years, writes Andrew Gilligan.
- London set for mobile coverage on Underground trains Passengers on the London Underground will soon be able to make mobile phone calls and access email for the first time.
- London set for mobile coverage on Underground trains Passengers on the London Underground will soon be able to make mobile phone calls and access email for the first time.
Birmingham Mail
- Birmingham Airport campaign will see posters emblazoned across London UndergroundBIRMINGHAM Airport is throwing down the gauntlet to Heathrow in its own backyard – to persuade London policymakers to back Brum’s bid for 36 million passengers a year.
Manchester Evening News
- Trams to be tested on new Metrolink line to Droylsden from MondayTrams will be tested on the new Metrolink line to Droylsden from Monday “ amid hopes passengers could start using it later this year.
Plymouth Herald
- West sleeper train service 'safe for at least 15 years'THE vital London to Penzance "sleeper" train service is safe for at least 15 years, the Government has confirmed.
Other Regional Press
- Later bus services are ‘not the answer’ TRANSPORT schemes are available to help young people find work, but extending bus services are not among them, authorities have said.
- Transport minister praises local rail network and says sleeper service secure The transport minister, Theresa Villiers, has praised the hard work of local people and organisations in developing the local rail network in Cornwall.
- Charles Dickens' relative hits out at airport plansHe says an airport in the Thames Estuary would destroy the area made famous by his great-great grandfather.
Other News Sources
- Bombardier redefines e-mobility for Rail and Road with PRIMOVE Technology Bombardier Transportation today presented a new application of its game-changing BOMBARDIER PRIMOVE solution to selected guests and media. The PRIMOVE system, which has been installed in a pilot demonstration area of the Augsburg tram network in Germany, transfers power contactlessly without the use of any overhead wires. In addition, Bombardier today revealed testing of the PRIMOVE solution on a passenger van, using the same technology.
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