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Sunday, 14 April 2013

BBC News

• Biker killed in ice cream van crashA 23-year-old man dies after his motorbike collides with an ice cream van in Greater Manchester.
• Airbus 'eyesore' to be demolishedA disused
• Crash teenager dies in hospitalA 15-year-old girl who was hit by a car in East Kilbride just over a week ago, dies in hospital.
• VIDEO: The 'cheapest and dirtiest' motorsportIn banger racing, worthless cars that have been condemned for scrap, are done up with care are then rammed into each other.
• Protesters block minister's roadUp to 300 anti-cuts protesters - some posing as removal men - block a road outside the north London home of work and pensions minister Lord Freud.

The Observer

• Bali plane crash: passengers swim for their livesPassengers suffer broken limbs and head wounds, but all 108 people on board survive as Lion Air Boeing 737 overshoots runway to land in seaTerrified passengers were forced to swim to safety on Saturday after a brand-new plane carrying more than 100 people to the resort island of Bali missed the runway and crashed into the sea.The Boeing 737, operated by Indonesian carrier Lion Air, broke apart as it hit the water while coming in to land. Passengers described screams of panic and fears of drowning as the cabin plunged into shallow waters. Twenty-two passengers were taken ashore suffering broken...

The Scotsman

• Network Rail urged to fight legal claimsNETWORK Rail has been urged to fight legal action over motorists being killed or injured by jumping red lights at level crossings after it emerged the firm has made out-of-court settlements to save money.
• Teenager dies a week after being hit by carA TEENAGE girl has died in hospital over a week after she was knocked down by a car.
• Tearoom revival at Scotland’s train stationsIT’S no longer such a brief encounter. A tearoom renaissance is brewing on Scotland’s railways, with nearly 50 now providing a welcome sight for thirsty passengers.

Mail Online

• Christian airport worker wins right to appeal in tribunalNohad Halawi allegedly weathered cruel rumours that she was 'anti-Islamist,' on top of a catalogue of intimidation that included telling her she would go to Hell if she did not convert to Islam.
• Bali plane crash: Miracle escape for 108 passengers as plane crashes into sea as it attempts to land in BaliThe Lion Air jet was attempting to land but crashed into the sea ahead of the runway. Rescue services rushed to the scene and early reports said all people on board were safe.

The Mirror

• MPs blow £500,000 on travel trips across globeCulture, Media and Sport Committee flew to LA last month to look at ­­“creative ­industries”, with the bill for travel, meals and accommodation reaching £60,000

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Impressed PM says R-R Academy is 'model for rest of country'Prime Minister David Cameron was full of praise for Rolls-Royce's Apprentice Academy when he visited Derby on Thursday, saying it was an example which the rest of the UK should follow. Derby Telegraph Business editor Robin Johnson reports.THE sight that greeted Prime Minister David Cameron when he toured the workshops of Rolls-Royce's Apprentice Academy must have given him a warm glow.Dozens of fresh-faced teenagers, resplendent in their distinctive blue Rolls-Royce boiler suits, were busily...

Edinburgh Evening News

• Police say body found in ERI car park was murderPolice today confirmed the death of a man whose body was found in the car park of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary last Sunday is being treated as a murder.
• Metal body parts recycled to create road signsMETAL body parts collected from cremations carried out in the Lothians are being recycled into road signs and aeroplane parts abroad.

Manchester Evening News

• Car park conman banned from Salford Quays for five yearsLincoln Warmington, 47, of Ashwin Walk, Cheetham Hill, was one of 20 people arrested when police shut down nine car parks being run illegally to make money on Manchester United match days

Metro

• Grimsby lorry death crash family namedFive members of a Durham family who were killed inn a head-on car crash with a lorry on the A18 to the west of Grimsby Friday have been named.    

Northern Echo

• LAST PIC Electronic warning for speedy motorists MOTORISTS travelling through a small village are to get a warning about their speed after the parish council raised £3,000 for a speed monitoring sign.
• Caravan park expansion plan recomended for approval PLANS to extend a Teesdale caravan park which bosses claim is a major boost to the local economy will be considered by councillors next week.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post commented 'Road-rage' car driver shamedA WOMAN has told of her shock after a photo of a car involved in a road rage incident was seen by thousands of people around the world.Emma Goodwin was so angry about the behaviour of the Range Rover driver that she took the snap of his car and put it on Facebook.Within hours, it had "gone viral", being shared more than 15,000 on the social networking site.Hundreds of people contacted Mrs Goodwin with messages of support, to the extent that she was warned her inbox was too full."I...

The York Press

• Caravan overturns on A64 MOTORISTS are advised that the slip road onto the A64 eastbound at Grimston Bar has been closed following an accident.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• London Midland to spend £1m after gaffesLondon Midland is to invest £1 million in the West Midlands to make amends for cancelling hundreds of train services.
• Brownhills High Street may get 20mph zoneA 20mph zone could be introduced along a high street under £240,000 plans to cut accidents and boost safety for shoppers.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Concerns over Leeds bus services are raised by local residentsBUS operators in Leeds are being urged to listen to hundreds of residents who have voiced their concerns over the reliability of the service.

Carlisle News & Star

• Carlisle train attack thugs jailed for nine years Six Carlisle thugs who violently attacked a group of men with bottles on board a train have been jailed for more than nine years.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Ipswich: Court hears lorry loader involved in port tragedy was poorly maintainedA LORRY loader which tipped over at Ipswich Docks and crushed a man to death was poorly maintained and should not have been making a delivery on the day of the tragedy, it has been alleged.

Other Regional Press

• Memory of Oakley spurs on mum for 100-mile cycleMORE than 20 determined cyclists took part in a 100-mile bike ride to support a charity set up on the request of a young boy who died from a rare cancer.
• HMS Ark Royal to leave Portsmouth for scrapyardFORMER Royal Navy flagship HMS Ark Royal will leave Portsmouth for the scrapyard next month, The News can reveal.
• HMS Affray memorial installed in GosportIT HAS taken decades to create a memorial to sailors lost when the submarine HMS Affray sank.
• Accident warning over 3ft-deep pavement hole A HOLE measuring nearly 3ft deep on the pavement in Old Winton Road is an accident waiting to happen, says a worried local man.
• Bedford bus is ‘deadlier than prospect of nuclear war in Korea’A TOURIST in South Korea has said he’s more likely to be knocked down by a Bedford bus than die from a North Korean nuclear attack.
• Shop owner ‘upset’ at van crash man’s fineA businessman has spoken of his upset after a motorist who crashed into his showroom was given a £150 fine – and he was left with damage in excess of £65,000.
• More than 100 cars to join convoy More than 100 cars are now expected to join a commemorative cavalcade today from Cowley to Birmingham.
• Air Ambulance lands in Whitstable after young girl dislocates legAmbulance crews were called to Speedwell Road this morning after the girl fell at home.

Railway Gazette

• Australian high speed rail study publishedAUSTRALIA: What Minister for Infrastructure & Transport Anthony Albanese called 'the most detailed and comprehensive study ever undertaken into high speed rail in this country' was published on April 11. The study identifies a potential 1 748 km route for a double-track electrified high speed line between Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne suitable for 350 km/h operation. Stations would be located at Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, as well as Gold Coast, Casino, Grafton, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Taree, Newcastle, Central Coast, Southern Highlands, Wagga Wagga, Albury...
• Low-energy ticket machine LUXEMBOURG: National railway CFL has ordered 83 Dualis 2000 TSI self-service ticket machines and associated Dualis Cemas back-end systems from ICA Traffic. All the operating features of the machines including the 15 in touch screen display will be between 700 mm and 1200 mm above ground level to comply with TSI PRM standards. The machines will accept coins and credit cards, and according to ICA Traffic they will require 50% of the energy of earlier models.

Other News Sources

• Virgin seeks east coast mainline rail deal that could cost public dearAn East Coast train crosses the Forth rail bridge. The nationalised franchise has returned 600m to the government. Photograph: BRIAN HARRIS / ...
• State Senate OKs New Taxes In Transportation BillBOSTON (CBS/AP) -- The state Senate, meeting in a rare Saturday session, approved a transportation financing overhaul bill that would pump more dollars into the state’s aging and debt-ridden transportation system. Senators voted 30-5 to pass the bill, which calls for about $500 million in new taxes, after considering dozens of amendments during nearly 10 hours of debate. The bill likely ...
• Highways Agency to spend £98M on congestion projectsThe Highways Agency is to spend £98M of its infrastructure budget on congestion projects, the agency announced this week.