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Sunday, 25 November 2012

BBC News

• Bridge installation to shut M56A motorway in Greater Manchester is to close for 24 hours for the installation of a bridge as part of a Metrolink tram line extension.
• Woman injured in road crash diesA woman, who was critically injured in a road collision between a car and a mini-bus in County Londonderry on Friday morning, dies in hospital.
• Rain prompts road hazard warningMotorists are being urged to take care on the roads as heavy rain makes driving hazardous, while people are warned of the possibility of localised flooding.
• BAE boss says shipyard may closeA decision on the future of BAE Systems' major shipyards is likely to be made before the end of the year and one site may close, its UK chief executive says.

The Independent

• 'Like a scene from James Bond': Pensioner steers bus as driver passes out in LeicesterA œbrave pensioner has been praised by police after he grabbed the wheel of a bus after its driver passed out.Related StoriesGove wades into 'Ukip foster' row after children removed from family who are party membersCouncil will investigate why children were removed from Rotherham foster family who were Ukip members after Michael Gove and Ed Miliband weigh in to rowThe modern face of hardship'British Army chief risked soldiers' lives,' says US colonelMeet the Amazings! Keeping knowledge alive

Mail Online

• How much it costs train companies to carry their passengers (and the results may surprise you!)For the first time, the Office of Rail Regulation has officially disclosed how much it costs each of the 19 companies to carry a passenger one kilometre.
• Pensioner steers bus to safety after driver passes outA pensioner prevented a serious accident in Norfolk by grabbing the wheel of a bus after its driver passed out.

This is Money

• IAG boss Willie Walsh voices fury over Spanish pilots' perksIn his second battle with airline staff in just three years Walsh has said he will cut 4,500 jobs at Iberia and reduce costs there by 25 per cent to save the airline.

Edinburgh Evening News

• The face of cycling on Edinburgh™s broken roadsA CYCLIST who faces plastic surgery after a horror spill knocked her out has blamed the poor state of the city’s roads.

Journal Live

• Leamside rail line's reopening scuppered by thievesMETAL thieves could have derailed ambitious plans to revive a mothballed train route.

London Evening Standard

• Pyjama protest in Hounslow over Heathrow Airport night flightsProtesters donned pyjamas and dressing gowns today as they called for night-time flights to be banned.

Manchester Evening News

• Going Dutch: A lesson from Holland's cycling experts on how to cycle in ManchesterExperts from Holland visited the city to speak to planners about how they can bring Amsterdam-style cycling to Ancoats.

Sheffield Star

• Drama aims to highlight road dangersPHOTOJOURNALISTS at Sheffield College have helped film a new drama designed to highlight dangers young people can face on the roads.

The York Press

• ˜Wrong side of road™ driver was over limit A DRINK-driver drove through York on the wrong side of the road while three-and-a-half times the legal limit.
• Council ˜could run the buses™ YORK™S transport bosses could seize control of the city™s bus network if attempts to boost passenger numbers fail.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• MP Ed Balls backs bid to give Leeds station access revampTransport ministers are being urged to include Morley in a programme of improvements to inaccessible train stations.

Sunderland Echo

• Traffic chief grounds lorry fleet over safety failingsA REFRIGERATED transport firm’s expansion plans have been put on ice after it failed vehicle maintenance and safety standards.

Other Regional Press

• Rail station gets cash boost towards lift planPlans to upgrade Leyland Railway Station and provide much-needed lifts for wheelchair users have now taken a significant step forward.
• Alerting motorists to dangers of vehicle defects HOW many dangerous defects can you spot on this car? How many could you spot on your own?
• Club rolls out car sharing scheme A NEW car club whose members will share vehicles to help combat climate change is launching in South Oxford tomorrow.

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair's 'deceptive' site comes dead last in brand indexRyanair's

Other News Sources

• Approval for £100m Manchester Airport logistics hubManchester Airport™s parent group MAG™s outline planning application has been approved for a £100 million world logistics hub in the southern part of Greater Manchester™s Airport City Enterprise Zone
• Boris challenged to act on increase in cycling injuriesAs the number of cycling injuries on London™s roads has risen by 50 per cent[1] since 2006, a new report[2] “ Gearing Up “ by the London Assembly has recommended both doubling funding for cycling and targets for the number of journeys made by bike. Published during National Road Safety Week, the report calls on Mayor Boris Johnson to respond to falling cycle safety by prioritising ways to encourage more people on to bikes and reduce serious cycling incidents on London™s roads. The Assembly™s recommendations to the Mayor, Transport for London (TfL) and the Government include: · doubling funding...
• FTA welcomes road improvements newsNews that the Government is to introduce major improvements to the way road schemes are planned and built has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA). Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, announced that three of England™s motorways would see increased capacity by spring 2015 thanks to acceleration of upgrades to the roads benefitting motorists and hauliers. Thanks to a new way of working which is planned for the future; lanes will be added to motorways in up-to half the time it normally takes. The planned acceleration of work will be achieve by taking more work off-site an...
• Campaigners rescue Blackburn bus services CAMPAIGNING pensioners and local councillor Salim Sidat have ˜rescued™ bus services through Audley and Queens Park.