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Sunday, 26 May 2013

BBC News

• Tower turns green for cup finalEdinburgh Airport's control tower is bathed in green light to mark the Scottish Cup final between Hibernian and Celtic.
• Aeroplane makes emergency landingA small aeroplane makes a safe emergency landing at Dundee Airport after one of its propellers stops working.
• Final trip for shortest flight pilotA pilot who has completed the world's shortest scheduled flight more than 12,000 times takes to the skies over Orkney for the last time.

The Independent

• Woman killed in crash while driving wrong way down M5A woman has died after driving her car the wrong way up a motorway in the early hours of this morning, police said.
• 48 rescued as tourist boat runs aground of Welsh coastForty eight people have been rescued from a passenger boat after it hit a rock on a Welsh island yesterday afternoon, coastguards said.
• Britain calls for EU target to halve emissions by 2030 Britain has challenged Europe to sign up to an ambitious target of cutting carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.    

The Observer

• Freight train crash in Missouri triggers highway overpass collapseSeven injured as goods trains collide at rail intersection, resulting in derailment and damage to overpass sectionTwo freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural southeastern Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said.None of the seven people hurt in the fiery crash – two train workers and five people who had been in the two cars on the overpass – suffered life-threatening injuries, Scott County sheriff Rick Walter said in a statement.

The Scotsman

• Holyrood in new air passenger duty callTHE Scottish Government has issued a fresh demand for air passenger duty to be devolved to Scotland after bosses at Flybe said the “penalistic and ludicrous” charge was a key reason for it selling off all its slots at a busy London airport.
• Tale of Shetlander spitfire and pilot uncoveredThe remarkable forgotten tale of a spitfire named “Shetlander” and its brave American ­pilot has been uncovered by an amateur historian.

The Telegraph

• Slow start to bank holiday getawayTravellers hoping to get away for the bank holiday weekend faced a slow start to their journeys today with delays on the roads and disruption at the country's biggest airport.    

Daily Record

• Relatives of pupil killed in school bus trip crash sue driver after inquiry reveals his driving was cause of accidentNATASHA PATON'S family and several pupils who survived the crash have lodged claims for damages after Sheriff ruled Raymond Munro's driving was to blame for accident.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Clear evidence of Roman road in North Wales Dig finds the ancient structure near the home of Welsh Prince
• Walkers and cyclists risking lives on railway line shortcut British Transport Police issue warning after people spotted on the tracks

Edinburgh Evening News

• Edinburgh trams: Infrequent timetable fearsLong-suffering residents have already waited an extra four years for a high-cost tram service through the Capital’s streets.

Liverpool Post

• Cammell Laird opens doors for Battle of the Atlantic 70th anniversaryCammell Laird will break a 200-year ban on members of the public entering the Birkenhead shipyard so this can bid a fond farewell to HMS Edinburgh this weekend.

London Evening Standard

• Road verge management questionedWildflower-rich roadside verges around the country are being destroyed by local councils mowing them when they are in full bloom, experts have warned.
• Investigators probe British Airways jet after emergency landing at HeathrowAir accident investigators were probing an emergency landing by a British Airways passenger jet at Heathrow amid reports that a technical fault in the aircraft could be to blame.

Manchester Evening News

• Eamonn O'Neal: I love a new tram line but I'm not a spotter In this week's column Eamonn O'Neal discusses the new Didsbury tram line and scented writing paper...

Wales Online

• Theft, robbery and drugs among the crimes committed on Welsh rail network in last year Police say the figures are relatively low considering the millions of passengers that pass through the network every year.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Brazen Wolverhampton thieves pose as motorway workers for M6 metal theftBrazen thieves posed as motorway maintenance workers to steal metal piping from the hard shoulder of the M6.

Bucks Free Press

• Bourne End to benefit from road improvements BOURNE End is set to benefit from long-awaited road improvements over the next financial year, Bucks County Council has confirmed.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Ipswich: Railway embankments at Belstead catch fire after steam train passes byBoth embankments of a railway line caught fire after a steam train passed by.

Other Regional Press

• Shipping information for Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27, 2013The latest movements for the port of Portsmouth.
• Thieves crash stolen double-decker bus into wall and cars in RamsgateTwo men are being hunted after a bus stolen from Ramsgate station was smashed into a garden wall and parked cars early today.
• Fares on buses to capital set to rise by £1 BUS fares from Oxford to London are set to increase tomorrow.

Aviation Industry

• Is Ryanair really Europe's most punctual airline?Ryanair has announced record profits this week, and the purchase of 175 new Boeing airliners.

Other News Sources

• Blackburn brothers-in-law plan high-speed Land's End to John O' Groats bike ride TWO brothers-in-law were due to set off today to take on a well-worn cycle route in double-quick time.
• 48 rescued as tourist boat runs aground of Welsh coastsent out a mayday call just before 1pm saying it had run aground at Little Sound, part of Skomer Island off the Pembrokeshire coast and was taking on ...