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Sunday, 30 September 2012

BBC News

• Man critical after two-car crashAn 18-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering chest injuries in a two-car road crash in South Lanarkshire.
• School buses on, despite strikeBus services taking children to school in south and west Wales will not be hit by a First Cymru strike on Monday, but regular passengers will be affected.

The Observer

• British woman believed to have fallen overboard from cruise shipP&O confirm search for female passenger, believed to be in her 70s, as vessel was in waters between Portugal and SpainA major air and sea search is under way for a British woman who is believed to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship while in the Mediterranean.The woman, who has not been named, was reported missing from P&O's Aurora ship as it sailed between Oporto in Portugal and Barcelona in Spain.Crew were alerted before carrying out a search of the area but the woman has not been found.The company said in a statement:

The Telegraph

• Motorway charge points could take electric cars onto the open roadIt could finally see electric cars break out of the cities and onto the open road.
• HS2 rail line could be re-routed to HeathrowThe route of the controversial HS2 rail project may be torn up if the Government's airport commission calls for the expansion of Heathrow.
• Cabinet Secretary's limo clocks up £1,500 a monthDavid Cameron may have taken a dim view of public official 'swaning around in chauffeur-driven cars,' but Sir Jeremy Heywood, the Cabinet Secretary, claimed £23,457 for use of his official car over a 15-month period

Mail Online

• Woman in hers 30s killed after falling from bridge over M25 on to busy motorway belowA police investigation has been launched after the woman fell from the bridge onto the busy M25 motorway to the horror motorists.
• Sir John Scarlett: Former MI6 chief has key role in controversial BAE merger with EADSSir John Scarlett (pictured), the ex-head of MI6, has been engaged on the £29 billion deal by investment bank Morgan Stanley.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Youth caught without seatbelt climbs 200ft up Edinburgh Castle Rock in desperate bid to escape from police in pursuitA TEENAGER clambered 200ft up the face of Edinburgh Castle Rock before getting stuck as he fled police officers who caught him in a car without a seatbelt.
• Expert floats plans for Cockenzie site as a major cruise line destinationA BID to transform the site of a coal-powered energy plant into a major port for luxury cruise liners has been revived by a leading maritime expert.

London Evening Standard

• Rally marks 20 years since TwyfordCampaigners from around the country have joined a rally to mark the 20th anniversary of a protest which changed the landscape of Government road-building policy for a generation.
• UK team to probe Nepalese air crashAir accident investigators from the UK are heading to Nepal to investigate the plane crash which killed seven Britons, as reports emerged that it may have been caused by pilot error.
• Ticket machines that don™t give change cost bus passengers £2mPassengers have overpaid more than £2 million at bus stop ticket machines that do not give change, the Standard can reveal today.
• Virgin logo to vanish under coat of grey paint in West Coast train battleBritain's fleet of high-speed West Coast Main Line trains could be painted battleship grey as the fiasco continues over ownership of the route.

Manchester Evening News

• Cause of Nepal plane crash that killed four north-west men could be 'pilot failure'A plane crash which claimed the lives of 19 people in Nepal could have been caused by

Metro

• Body found in search for missing British cruise ship passengerRescue workers searching for a British woman who fell from a P&O cruise ship in the Mediterranean have found a body.The passenger went overboard from the Aurora during the journey from Oporto to Barcelona on Friday. The Aurora was sailing to Barcelona when the woman fell overboard Members of the ship's crew alerted the authorities and an immediate search operation was launched.A body was recovered today and other passengers were informed of the discovery via an announcement by the Aurora's captain Ian Hutley.The woman has not yet been named, but P&O Cruises has informed her family.A sp...

Sheffield Star

• Rotherham boy knocked off bike fights for his lifeA SCHOOLBOY was left fighting for his life after being knocked off his bike yards from his father’s flat.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Boulder on tracks almost derails trainRECKLESS vandals could have derailed a Sheffield-bound train putting lives at risk after they heaved a large boulder on to railway tracks.

The York Press

• Pensioner stranded in flood water leads to fresh warning to motorists FIREFIGHTERS were called after a pensioner became stranded in four foot of flood water - leading to a fresh warning for motorists to avoid roads and bridges affected by flood water.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• New £25m fleet of coaches to hit roadA £25 million new fleet of coaches will hit the streets in the coming months as National Express seeks to expand its operation, it can be revealed today.

Blackpool Gazette

• Lifeboat crews rescue man off Fylde coastLIFESAVERS rescued a man, who was suffering from hypothermia, from his yacht just moments before it capsized off the coast of St Annes.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Road closed as bridge demolition startsPart of Bretton Way in Peterborough will be closed to traffic this weekend as the demolition of a footbridge gets under way.

Other Regional Press

• Consultation event on bus cuts RESIDENTS affected by bus service cuts in Basingstoke and Deane could make thier views known at public consultation events.
• Police investigate body on lineA body of a man has been found on a railway line between Paddock Wood and Tonbridge.
• Spitfire pilot Joy's emotional reunionOne of the ˜Female Few™ came face to face with a Spitfire and a Hurricane again after almost 70 years out of the cockpit.

Forbes

• India Billionaire Watching His Kingfisher Airlines Disappear Vijay Mallya, a Forbes billionaire from India. His Kingfisher Airline's days are numbered. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) India billionaire Vijay Mallya may have no choice.  To save his ailing airline, Kingfisher, he might have to sell huge stakes in his successful beverage giant, United Breweries. If he did that, it would [...]

Other News Sources

• South African Airways has for a long time been operating at a lossSouth African Airways planes, pictured at London's Heathrow airport in 2009. The embattled national carrier has been thrown deeper into crisis after its chairwoman Cheryl Carolus and six board members resigned
• McLaren Automotive reveals details of its P1 'supercar'McLaren Automotive has unveiled details of its new ˜supercar™, the McLaren P1, focusing on its aerodynamics and driveability over its top speed.
• 'I never feel safe on the platform'DEMANDS are being made to clean up a crime-ridden commuter station after an early hours rape left frightened rail passengers reeling.
• Blackburn landlord launches shuttle bus between his two pubs A BLACKBURN landlord has introduced a free fun bus to transport revellers between his two pubs as a way to combat struggling trade.
• Plan to solve problems at 'nightmare' Blackburn junction PLANS for solving a ˜nightmare™ motorway junction affecting a village could see inter-linked traffic lights installed.