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Monday, 13 May 2013

BBC News

• Hazelwick flyover reopens one week early after repairs A flyover built 40 years ago in Crawley which has been closed to undergo "vital" repairs will reopen one week early.
• Test drive for 'cars on demand'What is it like to rent and drive one of Birmingham's
• Call for action over CO2 levelsScientists urge world leaders to take action on climate change after carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere broke through a symbolic threshold.
• Strike affects Bus Eireann servicesBus Eireann says the
• VIDEO: New Thames bridge plan a 'mistake'A consultation has found there is significant public support for a new bridge in east London, but some local politicians are opposed.
• Warrington Council urges HS2 plan re-think The proposed route for the new HS2 train line, bypassing Warrington, will have a negative impact on the town's economy, councillors have claimed.

Financial Times

• Stagecoach warns against bus pass cutsNew chief executive of UK’s largest bus operator says lower subsidies will force the industry to raise fares, reduce investment and withdraw services
• Johnson attacks "insane" transport cutsBoris Johnson has warned that threatened cuts to London’s transport budget in the June spending review pose an “insane” risk to the capital’s economy
• Heathrow set for flights U-turnStance on mixed mode and night flying by airport is designed to increase its chances of securing permission for a third runway

The Independent

• Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson dresses as an air stewardess and serves drinks on Air Asia flight to honour Formula 1 bet with Tony Fernandes Sir Richard Branson might think again before making a bet with a fellow billionaire.

The Telegraph

• HS2: hundreds of families denied compensationThree quarters of families applying for help after their homes were blighted by the Government's planned high speed rail link have had their applications for hardship compensation turned down.    
• Brewery town ignored by Highways Agency puts itself back on the mapA North Yorkshire town has put itself back on the motorway map of Britain seven years after being abandoned by the Highways Agency.    

The Mirror

• Richard Branson dresses up as AIR HOSTESS after losing bet with fellow airline founderThe Virgin Group boss shaved his legs and wore a red skirt on an AirAsia trip from Australia to Malaysia

Belfast Telegraph

• Cross-border bus services disrupted due to strike action Cross-border bus services have faced disruption today due to strike action in the Republic.

London Evening Standard

• HS2 compensation claims rejectedThree quarters of families who live near the Government's planned high speed rail link and applied for hardship compensation have been rejected, figures showed.

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester city centre tram stop reaches the end of the lineBosses at Metrolink will close the Mosley Street stop next Saturday, May 18, as part of a plan to rid the network of congestion at a bottleneck in the line.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Letter: The folly buses [Letter]Leeds City Council will spend at least £92m removing the 260 trees on the Otley Road and changing the whole aspect of the route.

Crewe Chronicle

• UK & World News: HS2 compensation claims rejectedThree quarters of families who live near the Government's planned high speed rail link and applied for hardship compensation have been rejected, figures showed.

Other Regional Press

• UK & World News: Branson dons skirt over lost betVirgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson has served as a flight attendant - wearing lipstick and a red skirt - to honour a bet.
• UK & World News: HS2 compensation claims rejectedThree quarters of families who live near the Government's planned high speed rail link and applied for hardship compensation have been rejected, figures showed.
• Search for vintage tram to run on future servicePreston Trampower is looking for an original tram from the city to run as part of a possible tourist service.
• Huddersfield firm Camira Fabrics supplies covers for seats on new London busesIT’S next stop London for a Huddersfield textile firm.
• Fears over costs for refurbishment of Bedford bus terminalQUESTIONS have been raised over where the £8.8 million cost of refurbishing Bedford Bus Station has come from.

Other News Sources

• Open meeting in Preston Bus Station to re-imagine its future Preston’s threatened bus station was, yet again, the centre of attention yesterday as the venue for Gate 81’s event to re-imagine its uncertain future. The Gate 81 project was set up by Sally Stone and Dominic Roberts from Continuity in Architecture and Ruth Heritage from Preston based They Eat Culture. It provides a forum for all those interested parties who wish to see the iconic building saved from demolition and reinvented for the 21st century.
• A new start for South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) will be jointly managed by two directors following the departure of Director General David Brown.