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Sunday, 23 June 2013

BBC News

• Newquay airport charge a 'disadvantage' The UK's largest airline has criticised Newquay's airport development fee as putting companies off flying from Cornwall.
• Roads shut down for car-free SundayRoads in part of Bristol city centre close for the mayor's car-free Sundays initiative which he hopes will Make Sunday Special.
• Bus route uses only hybrid enginesThe new double-decker buses start running on the route 24 in London.

The Herald

• 80mph plan for motorways left on hard shoulderPlans to raise the motorway speed limit to 80mph have been consigned to the slow lane after Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the move was

The Independent

• London gets 520 times more transport cash than the North The Government was last night accused of opening up a fresh "North-South divide", after new figures showed Londoners were being allocated more money per head on transport spending than all of the other regions combined.
• Sirena Seaways ferry left nearly 500 passengers stranded for three hours after crash at major British portThe 489 passengers above the Sirena Seaways ferry were left stranded for three hours as rescue officials worked to safely re-dock it. Related StoriesSupermoon Sunday: Don't miss tomorrow evening's phenomenonSirena Seaways ferry left nearly 500 passengers stranded for three hours after crash at major British port in EssexSpecial report: How community spirit pays a dividendSpecial report: The centenary of WWI - 'Tommies and Tariqs fought side by side'It pays to use slave labour, says watchdog    

The Scotsman

• Stagecoach UK bus business robust performance ANOTHER robust performance from Stagecoach’s UK regional bus business should help the transport group report growing full-year profits this week.
• Funding for green vehicle loan scheme slashed SCOTLAND’S planned “electric revolution” faces being “short-circuited” because funding for a green vehicle loan scheme has been slashed, campaigners have warned.

The Telegraph

• Walsh attacks 40pc Heathrow price rises Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, the owners of British Airways, has attacked Heathrow Airport for applying to charge airlines 40pc more to use the airport over the next five years.
• It's time to tell Heathrow the party is over [Willie Walsh]Heathrow Airport Limited is a monopoly. For passengers and airlines alike, there is no alternative provider of hub airport services. Heathrow owns it and runs it. If you don’t like it, take the ferry to Amsterdam.
• MPs spend £500,000 on business class flightsThe number of business class flights taken by MPs at the taxpayer's expense has nearly doubled in a single year, an investigation by The Telegraph has discovered.    

Mail Online

• Meet the lamp posts and bus stops with a mind of their own: Company uses new technology to make city centre landmarks 'come alive' and chat to peopleInanimate objects across Bristol city centre are to be given individual mobile phone codes allowing them to interact with anyone who texts them. The objects can also spread rumours and secrets sent to them.
• World's fastest electric racing car can reach speeds of OVER 185 MPH and is set to compete at next year's Le Mans eventNissan has unveiled the world's fastest electric racing car - the ZEOD RC. It reaches speeds of up to 185mph and will make its race debut at next year's Le Mans 24 hours event in France.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Lothian Buses: Queue forms to back pay panel planPLANS to create a pay panel able to veto extravagant wage rises for senior transport officials have been hailed a victory for common sense.

London Evening Standard

• 80mph motorway limit plan shelvedPlans to raise the motorway speed limit to 80mph have been consigned to the slow lane after Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the move was "not a priority".
• 500 stranded after ferry crashAlmost 500 passengers were stranded on a ferry for around three hours after it struck the quay as it approached a major British port and started to let in water, Thames Coastguard has said.

Manchester Evening News

• Two-hour queue at airport: Passengers urged to turn up prepared Furious passengers have told the M.E.N how they were trapped in queues snaking outside of the Terminal 1 departures concourse yesterday morning
• Dreamliner jets off on first passenger flight from BritainThe Boeing 787 jetted off on first UK passenger flight and the M.E.N’s Charlotte Cox is on board

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post commented Matt Goold: Forget HS2, train journeys are when I relaxArticle

Other Regional Press

• Bus grounded climbing notorious Saltburn BankA bus has got stuck as it tried to climb one of the North East’s steepest banks
• Huddersfield train station pubs described as "Stately homes of rail and ale" in new beer bookTHEY have been described as “stately homes of rail and ale”.
• Is it on? Silent electric car comes to Huddersfield (Video)“IS this thing on?” I ask, having poked the start button of a BMW prototype electric car.

Airportwatch

• Make airport accessibleIT seems that Cardiff International Airport is slipping further into sparse use. To address this decline I would suggest — a reliable bus service is needed not only from Cardiff

Other News Sources

• Glasgow city centre gears up for national road cycling championshipMuch of city centre will be closed to traffic on Sunday as 20,000 spectators line the 14.2km route.