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Sunday, 09 December 2012

BBC News

• Three held over night bus brawlTwo teenage boys and a man are arrested after a fight on a night bus and the stabbing of three people.
• Below-inflation rail fare pledgeOff-peak train fares will rise 1% below inflation from 2016, the Scottish government says.
• Two dead in tanker and car crashTwo people are killed in an accident involving a car and a tanker bewteen Pomeroy and Carrickmore in County Tyrone.
• Pedestrian dies after road crashA 42-year-old died following a road crash in Waverley Road, Paisley, it emerges.

The Independent

• One killed in Suffolk light aircraft crashOne person was killed when a light aircraft crashed into a tree in a village today, police said.Related StoriesJudge delays ruling on brain tumour boyToys story! The battle of the sexesSpecial report: Homeless banker hits rock bottomRoyal babies: There ought to be a law against itDeath of a nurse: 'I am devastated by the loss of my beloved wife'

The Observer

• The world's deadliest roadWe saw the bus before we saw the rickshaw. Abandoned on the side of the road, its engine was still running. A dent on the paint-scratched bumper was the only evidence of the head-on collision that had happened just 15 minutes earlier.

The Scotsman

• Rail ticket rises to be capped from 2016OFF-PEAK train fares will rise 1 per cent below inflation from 2016, the transport minister has announced.
• Return to service for Shetland Bus buffsIT sailed in some of the most daring and clandestine ­missions of the Second World War, carrying spies, refugees, weapons and explosives under cover of darkness.
• Rail blast fears over gas extraction planNETWORK Rail has warned an energy company’s controversial plan to drill for ­methane in the Forth Valley risks causing an explosion ­beside one of Scotland’s busiest mainline railways.

The Telegraph

• Passengers numbers 'blow apart' case for HS2 train lineMinisters say the controversial £34 billion train line from London to Birmingham and Manchester is “desperately needed” to tackle a “capacity crisis” and “time bomb” on the existing route to these cities, the West Coast Main Line (WCML).

Daily Record

• Relief for rail users as Scottish Government say train fares will be cappedTRANSPORT Minister Keith Brown says the contract for the next rail franchise will peg the rise in off-peak fares to one per cent below inflation.

Mail Online

• That's nuts! Prime Minister hires plane for £700,000 trade mission jaunt from London to New York, Brazil and back againThe 250-seat Airbus was chartered for 57 people, including more than 30 wealthy businessmen who accompanied David Cameron on a trade mission.

Sheffield Star

• Bus gate could be removedA BUS gate in Sheffield city centre could be removed or have its hours reduced.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Road-row clan chief on warpathA clan chief yesterday vowed to fight on after a council was granted a court order against him in a bitter access row.

The York Press

• Flash mob burst into song on board East Coast train RAIL passengers travelling through York were given a surprise as a group of œflash mob singers performed spontaneously.
• Top award for North Yorkshire Moors Railway WORK to restore Pickering station to its former glory has won high-profile recognition in the 2012 National Railway Heritage Awards.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• M6 delays as cable stolen by metal thievesDrivers were today warned of eight weeks of disruptions on the M6 “ as highways bosses revealed they are having to replace street light cabling stolen by metal thieves.
• New London Midland rail timetables aim to end miseryNew train timetables that rail bosses hope will end months of disruptions were today unveiled. London Midland has overhauled services in Staffordshire and a service from Kidderminster will be run by Chiltern Railways.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Suffolk: Three taken to hospital after crash on A11THREE people have been taken to hospital after a road crash on the A11 in Suffolk.

Northants Evening Telegraph

• Timetable of the road wideningMembers of the public have been given the chance to inspect plans which would see the A14 around Kettering widened.

The Shields Gazette

• War of words over airport queryA war of words broke out between the Mayor of South Tyneside and an opposition leader after a question about Newcastle Airport was blocked.
• Driver siphoned off company fuel to pay debtsA DRIVER was caught trying to steal fuel from his company van to try to pay off debts.

Western Daily Press

• Western Daily Press published Nick Clegg defends job boost policy during AgustaWestland visit...Nick Clegg has defended the Government's flagship policy to boost jobs in the regions against claims local economies have had...

Other Regional Press

• Grimsby Telegraph commented Speed bumps on Scartho road are damaging cars, say residentsMOTORISTS claim controversial speed bumps are causing severe damage to their cars.
• Leicester Mercury commented £10m rail museum would be a 'huge attraction' for LeicesterGreat Central Railway bosses are planning to build a £10 million museum, it was revealed today.
• ˜Motorsport Valley™ in Northamptonshire is bucking the economic trendNorthamptonshire companies supplying Formula One and other global motorsport series are helping buck the economic trend after posting large sales increases over the last year.
• Plan for ˜heritage gateway™ near railway stationPlans have been announced to make more of Northampton’s rich history by exposing more of the remains of the town’s castle near to the railway station.
• ˜Why can™t we revamp our iconic bus station?™The people of Preston have hit back at plans to demolish the city’s iconic bus station.
• Free travel for over-60s to cost £46k THE cost of keeping free bus travel for people aged over 60 would cost nearly £50,000 a year, councillors heard.
• Dorchester man rides 1,500 miles for charity A DORCHESTER man is hitting the road on the other side of the world for an epic charity bike ride.

Aviation Industry

• British Airways introduces new flights to Zagreb and HanoverBritish Airways has announced the introduction of new flights to Zagreb and Hanover, plus a range of Christmas market breaks.

Other News Sources

• World™s second most polluted city turns to busesThis picture taken on December 17, 2011 shows smoke rising from a smokestack above the smog over the capital Ulan Bator. AFP FILE PHOTO ULAN BATOR - On the streets of Ulan Bator a people renowned for ...
• Cardboard bicycles to revolutionize transportation in developing countriesAn Israeli inventor has created cardboard bicycles, which could improve transportation from congested cities to remote villages. Izhar Gafni's two-wheeled creation, a 20-dollar bike made out of ...
• 'Mechanical fault' sparks car fireA SPORTS car was badly damaged by flames today when it caught alight at the roadside.
• Bikers rev up for today's toy runBIKERS will rev up to spread Christmas cheer across the town today when they deliver sackfuls of presents to disadvantaged youngsters.