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Monday, 25 June 2012

BBC News

• Birmingham Airport calls for focus on regions The government is being urged to do more to promote regional airports rather than focussing on developing a hub airport in South East England.

The Herald

• Support grows for campaign to axe fuel duty riseBUSINESS leaders have backed calls for the Coalition Government's three-pence fuel duty hike to be scrapped.
• Fresh call for trams inquiry after tax revelationAN MSP has said the Scottish Government can no longer avoid a public inquiry into the Edinburgh trams fiasco.
• Half of parents failing to safely fit car seats for their childrenTHE lives of thousands of children in Scotland are being put at risk because their parents do not know how to fit their car seats safely.

The Scotsman

• Tram ’directors’ paid only 20% in tax from £1m fees and bonuses SENIOR figures in the company behind the Edinburgh trams fiasco were paid more than £1 million in fees and bonuses through a controversial system that allowed them to avoid paying income tax at source.
• SNP pushes scrapping of 3p increase in fuel dutyThe SNP will this week try to force the UK coalition to scrap a 3p rise in fuel duty.

The Telegraph

• Heathrow could see 60,000 extra flights Heathrow could support more than 1,000 extra flights a week without building a third runway under proposals being looked at by the Government.
• Aer Lingus takeover could lead to Ryanair flights to America Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary intends to use a takeover of Aer Lingus to launch ultra low-cost flights across the Atlantic, it is understood.
• Pay up, motorists: Transport Secretary Justine Greening says she will not stop rise in fuel taxMotorists must pay higher taxes to help clear Britain's debts, Transport Secretary Justine Greening warns.

Press Association

• Policy test from airline industry Airline and airport bosses are to unveil a series of tests by which they believe the Government's forthcoming aviation policy statement should be measured. Transport Secretary Justine Greening is due in the next few weeks to set out the Government's thinking on aviation.

Daily Express

• Regus in motorways tie-upTRUCKERS and travelling salesman are set to benefit from serviced office provider Regus Group opening its first ever business lounges in UK motorway service stations.

This is Money

• Airlines unite to attack Coalition over failure to get a grip on aviation policy Angry airline and airport bosses will meet today to fire a fresh broadside at the Government over complaints that the UK economy is being hit by its dithering and failure to get a grip on aviation policy.
• Travel insurance warning over Heathrow strike that could wreck holidaysDon't count on insurance if your holiday is wrecked by industrial action, experts have warned, days ahead of planned strikes at Heathrow.

Manchester Evening News

• Drug dogs' new £1.2m base at Manchester Airport isn't to be sniffed atSniffer dogs at Manchester Airport have a new £1.2m base for their round-the-clock operations to stop drug-smuggling, people-trafficking and terrorism.

Metro

• Rail commuters in Cardiff are happiest in the countryRail commuters in the Welsh capital are the happiest in the country, a study examining affordability, overcrowding and punctuality finds. Manchester has the most miserable commuters (Picture: Alamy) They were followed by passengers in Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Leicester, Sheffield, Bristol and London. The most miserable commuters, due to high fares relative to wages, were found in Manchester. The Campaign for Better Transport compiled the list to coincide with the final week of the public consultation by the government on rail fares. Commuters face a rise in season ...

Wales Online

• Rail electrification case 'even more compelling', says transport groupAnd Professor Stuart Cole, one of Wales’ leading transport experts, said the project, expected to total more than £300m, could determine how the region is perceived internationally by potential investors.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds: World™s oldest railway celebrates two centuries of steam engine powerEngines of all shape and sizes let off steam to help celebrate one of the world’s oldest railway lines.

Yorkshire Post

• Rail bosses warned more direct routes are needed to serve city Rail bosses are being urged to be more ambitious and do more to increase services in and out of West Yorkshire as part of a vision for the future.
• Railway enthusiasts gather to celebrate landmark anniversary of age of steamTHE 200-year anniversary since a Yorkshire city forged the way for Britain’s dominance as an economic world leader by introducing steam engines was marked at the weekend.

Other Regional Press

• Merseyrail drivers skipping timetable Merseyrail is facing persistent complaints from passengers over an unexpected side effect of the £20m refurbishment of Liverpool's main underground station - trains running early.
• Merseyrail drivers skipping timetable Merseyrail is facing persistent complaints from passengers over an unexpected side effect of the £20m refurbishment of Liverpool's main underground station - trains running early.
• Merseyrail drivers skipping timetable Merseyrail is facing persistent complaints from passengers over an unexpected side effect of the £20m refurbishment of Liverpool's main underground station - trains running early.
• Convicts™ photos bus plan is ˜not the ticket™A scheme to put pictures of convicted robbers in Bedfordshire buses has been slammed by the Prison Reform Trust, who says that it will marginalise the individuals in their community.