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Friday, 26 October 2012

BBC News

• Heathrow Terminal 5 creates indoor garden A pop-up garden, complete with grass, plants, rosemary bushes and jasmine, has opened in Heathrow Terminal 5.
• Shops 'suffer' in rail disruptionRetail businesses in the West Midlands will suffer if disruption to rail services operated by London Midland is not resolved.
• HS2 compensation package revealedResidents affected by the first phase of the HS2 rail line will be offered a "comprehensive package of compensation measures", the government says.
• MPs attack road safety responseThe Department for Transport (DfT) has "wasted an opportunity" to show leadership on road safety, transport committee chair Louise Ellman has said.
• VIDEO: UK Ford job losses 'a bad blow'Carmaker Ford has announced plans to close two UK plants with the loss of 1,400 jobs.
• Cuts could 'worsen roads' warningCuts to local authority budgets could worsen the quality and maintenance of roads, the government's spending watchdog warns.
• Tube celebrates 150th birthdayDetails on how the London Underground will celebrate its 150th anniversary are revealed
• HS2 compensation package revealedResidents affected by the first phase of the HS2 rail line will be offered a

Department for Transport

• Government unveils generous HS2 compensation packageResidents affected by the first phase of HS2 from London to the West Midlands will be offered compensation measures which go beyond statutory requirements.

Financial Times

• United to cut costs after profit dropWorld™s second-largest airline by revenues is seeking to improve its cost structure after its net income tumbled to just $6m in the third quarter
• Rail link compensation sparks criticismCampaigners attack the HS2 planned pay out but the government says the scheme is ˜generous™ as it goes beyond statutory requirements
• Stobart tightens costs as revenues slipRoad haulage company manages to improve underlying profits by damping down operating costs in its core transport and distribution division

The Telegraph

• World's longest flights to cease The world's longest non-stop commercial flights are to cease next year.
• OFT rapped over Ryanair fares complaint Britain's competition watchdog has been heavily criticised by a parliamentary ombudsman for failing to investigate a complaint by Ryanair over “screenscraping” websites that mis-sell its fares.
• Virgin Atlantic boss says UK costs hitting trade with India The head of Virgin Atlantic has criticised the Government over the problems and costs associated with British companies doing business with India.

Mail Online

• Potholes are going to get worse as funds for repairs dry up warns national audit officeThe AA has said lives could be put at risk as a report by the National Audit Office warns local councils may cut back on road repairs to maintain spending in other areas.

The Mirror

• Government has missed opportunity to improve road safety, says Commons watchdog The Commons Transport Select Committee made the recommendation to tackle the high death toll among young motorists

ATOC

• Thousands of families to cash in on half term deals with National RailFamilies planning half-term fun can make double savings this autumn by taking the train, in a deal that gives cut-price entry to some of Britain’s top days out....

Network Rail

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• Young offenders clean up their act in Bradford

Belfast Telegraph

• Call for long-term aviation policy The Government must look beyond a third runway at Heathrow to achieve necessary airport capacity, engineering and transport experts have said.

London Evening Standard

• London gets poorer deal for HS2 compensation than countryside More than 1,500 homes blighted by the planned HS2 line will be bought by the Government in a £1.3 billion compensation scheme announced today.
• Lack of railway space rules out ˜cycle paths in the sky™ turned down by MayorPlans for a network of elevated cycle paths linking London™s mainline stations have been rejected by Mayor Boris Johnson.

The York Press

• Airfield bosses fined over noise The owners of Elvington Airfield must pay £25,000 for

Wales Online

• Cardiff news: Calls for park and ride rethink after early morning buses scrappedThere are calls for a rethink after a Cardiff park and ride scheme scrapped early morning buses into the city.

Bucks Free Press

• Campaigners slam 'derisory' HS2 compensation package 'DERISORY' and 'cynical' is how HS2 campaigners have described a compensation package revealed by the Department for Transport today.

Other Regional Press

• Computer says ˜yes™ to Luton Airport visionA firm of architects have set out their vision for a four-runway Luton Airport with the capacity for 150 million passengers a year.
• Campaigners say: 'Our daddies work here' Our Daddies Work Here is the name of a new safety campaign aiming to help protect workers on the road.

Campaign for Better Transport

• What™s the real price of watching a football match?25 October 2012: As part of our football travel project, Southampton fan Matt Hemsley writes about the challenges and cost of getting to matches without a car. read more

Global Rail News

• Transport Secretary on HS2 compensation: Full StatementIn January the government announced that we would proceed with plans to build a high speed rail network linking London with Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. High Speed Two (HS2) will have a transformative effect on Britain, bringing cities closer together and providing the new transport capacity we need to meet the challenges of the 21st [...]
• Transport committee calls Secretary of State over West Coast rail cancellationTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has been called to provide evidence to the Transport Select Committee concerning the cancellation of the West Coast franchise. On October 3, Patrick McLoughlin scrapped plans to award the franchise to FirstGroup, citing significant flaws in the handling of the bids. The Transport Select Committee plans to call the Secretary of [...]

Other News Sources

• Hammond says TfL needs new sources of fundingTransport minister Stephen Hammond said today that Transport for London (TfL) should look at new sources of investment to fund future upgrade work.
• Blockade closure to begin on Central lineLondon Underground (LU) is this weekend beginning a 12-day blockade closure on the Central line™s Hainault loop section in north east London to carry out vital repair work.
• Rail user's 'hellish' daily commute A disgruntled rail user has said he is considering moving out of Sussex to avoid his hellish daily commute