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Monday, 11 February 2013

BBC News

• Dorset rail service to be restored after 41 years A Dorset train service is to be reinstated 41 years after being axed thanks to a £1.47m grant.
• Major work due to start on A9 Kessock Bridge Almost five months of roadworks on the Kessock Bridge at Inverness are due to start on Monday.
• Dubai to extend Metro service video]Dubai has approved plans to build an additional three lines for its Metro service by 2030 - adding to the two routes already in operation.
• Early end to 'disruptive' Gateshead road works Major roadworks that have caused disruption to one of the busiest routes in Tyneside have been completed three weeks ahead of schedule.
• Children's road safety TV adverts axed in England Road safety adverts will no longer be shown on television in England because the Department for Transport has decided to "re-prioritise" its budget.

Financial Times

• EasyJet founder to vote no to chief™s paySir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the airline™s founder, tells shareholders he will vote against plans to award the chief executive a £5m pay package
• Techs lead Milton Keynes revivalNew inhabitants such as Network Rail and AirWatch are tapping into the town™s strong connections with the engineering and IT sectors

The Guardian

• Ghosts from the Wars of Roses graves lie in wait for HS2 route High-speed rail may have met its most formidable opponent yet – the ghosts of a Welsh army slaughtered fighting for an English king more than 500 years ago.

The Herald

• Newsnight Scotland cycling debate was unbalanced and ill-informedThe Newsnight Scotland broadcast on the BBC on February 7 demonstrates that the corporation really has fallen from grace.

The Scotsman

• South–west hits out over poor rail linksThe government has been accused of ignoring the south-west of England as part of its high-speed rail link investment.

The Telegraph

• Cruise ship accident a blow to an industry still reeling from the Costa Concordia tragedyThe death of five crew, killed during a safety drill on board the cruise ship Thomson Majesty, is appalling news for the victims' families and yet another blow to an industry still reeling from the Costa Concordia tragedy, in which 32 people died.

Mail Online

• Mid-flight horror as British Airways pilot becomes 'incapacitated' when cockpit filled with fumesA British Airways flight from Heathrow to Philadelphia had to make an unscheduled stop at the Canadian town of Goose Bay, in Newfoundland, after fumes made the co-pilot become nauseous.

This is Money

• Stelios plans to ground re-election of chairman at easyJet board meetingThe founder of easyJet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is planing to voe against the company at its annual meeting, it emerged today.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Racheal lands new job with Stagecoach Bradford-born Racheal McCarthy (right) has joined bus operator Stagecoach Yorkshire as marketing assistant.

Liverpool Post

• Jaguar Land Rover to invest £5bn in new products, claims reportMERSEYSIDE’S biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to invest £5bn this year and next in new technology and products, a Sunday newspaper report claims.

Other Regional Press

• Expert to address Devizes transport group event A TRANSPORT planning expert will speak at a free lecture on February 20 organised by Devizes Passengers.
• Northampton Rail Users Group raise some concerns about plans for new train stationThe Northampton Rail Users Group met earlier today to discuss proposals for Northampton’s new £20 million railway station.
• £32bn invested in High Speed rail – but don’t forget local services, campaigners sayINVESTMENT of £32bn in the HS2 high-speed rail link to the north has been welcomed, but that needs to kick-start an improvement in local services, say local rail enthusiasts.
• Anger at revamped bus services in Weymouth PASSENGERS are up in arms over a shake-up of bus services in Weymouth.

Other News Sources

• Heathrow to announce multibillion-pound investment plans Bosses at Heathrow are expected to announce multibillion-pound investment plans for the west London airport this week.
• M-Ticket bus fare app to ease travel in Brighton and Hove A new mobile application is heralding the end of the paper bus ticket.