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Sunday, 07 July 2013

BBC News

• Kilrea crash victims named locallyThe two men who died died following a car crash near Kilrea in County Londonderry, have been named locally as Declan McKenna and Christopher O'Neill.
• Yacht towed to port after leak alertA yacht with seven people on board had to be rescued overnight after the vessel began taking on water north east of Orkney, the coastguard says.
• Motorcyclist dies after crash on A93A man dies after a crash between a car and a motorcycle on a stretch of the A93 near Rattray on Saturday afternoon.
• Hot water for Ballymena Boris busesPassengers on some of London's Boris buses have been suffering during the current hot weather.
• Business fears over Heathrow futureCalls for Heathrow expansion come from Surrey firms amid fears companies may leave the area if the airport loses its hub status.
• First 'Boris bike' cyclist killedA cyclist riding a
• Insurers face 'overcharging' probeThe City regulator is investigating insurance companies for overcharging customers when they renew house and car insurance policies.

Financial Times

• Two killed in San Francisco jet crash181 Asiana Airlines passengers were taken to hospital for injuries as the remains of the partly burnt-out fuselage lay alongside the runway

The Independent

• First 'Boris bike' death: Cyclist dies after lorry crash A 20-year old woman has died in the first fatality involving a “Boris Bike” since they were launched by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson in 2010.

The Observer

• Freight train derailment causes huge fire and evacuations in CanadaTrain of 73 fuel-carrying rail cars was driverless when it derailed at 1am local time Saturday in Lac-Magéntic, in QuebecA driverless freight train carrying tankers of crude oil derailed at high speed and exploded into a giant fireball in the middle of a small Canadian town early on Saturday, destroying dozens of buildings and killing at least one person. The disaster occurred shortly after 1am when the 73-car runaway train, sped into Lac-Mégantic, a picturesque lakeside town of about 6,000 people in the province of Quebec near the border with Maine, and came off the rails. Witnesses said the ...

The Telegraph

• Chancellor faces revolt in his own backyard over high speed railGeorge Osborne is facing a burgeoning rebellion in his own constituency over the Government's HS2 rail project.    

Edinburgh Evening News

• Edinburgh tram drivers to take personality testsTRAINEE tram drivers will have to pass a personality test in a bid to weed out risk-taking candidates.

London Evening Standard

• Man killed in honeymoon hit-and-runA newlywed has died in a suspected hit-and-run crash while he was on his honeymoon abroad.
• Train inferno: More deaths expectedFires continued burning nearly 24 hours after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in eastern Quebec, igniting explosions and fires that destroyed a town centre and killed at least one person.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Circus fears Inverness road work could end city visitsA world famous circus joined the row over the Inverness west link road yesterday as they raised fears that the controversial transport link could put an end to their visits to the city.

Carlisle News & Star

• Boy, 2, escapes unhurt in road collision A two-year-old boy was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary after he struck by a car along Blackwell Road in Carlisle shortly before 11am this morning.

Sunderland Echo

• Trucker arrested after biker and passenger killed in A19 smashPOLICE are appealing for witnesses after two motorists died in a smash with a heavy goods vehicle.

Other Regional Press

• Stubbington bypass and road improvement plans on displayDETAILED road improvement plans including a long-awaited bypass have gone on display to councillors ahead of public consultations next week.
• Crash victim cut free from wreckage on M3 near Winchester FIREFIGHTERS cut the roof off a car to rescue a person trapped after a M3 crash.
• Rodwell Trail tunnel reopens THE Wyke Road tunnel in Weymouth reopens today after repair week finished ahead of schedule.
• Three people injured in A34 crash THREE people have minor injuries following an accident between a land rover and a caravan on the A34 Western By Pass Road Southbound this afternoon, causing delays.
• Search for missing ship called offA search for a missing schooner with a Lancaster man on board will not be resumed unless new information comes to light, authorities have said.

Railway Gazette

• Eurotunnel to fund ParisTech academic position EUROPE: Channel Tunnel owner Groupe Eurotunnel has signed a long-term partnership with the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech under which it will fund an academic Chair for an initial five years. Within a...

Aviation Industry

• Airlines Continue Bundling Fees to Replace Lost RevenueAs airlines continue to add fees to their pricing structure, travelers naturally want to know how they can avoid paying more than the base ticket price.
• Virgin Atlantic sells airline seat unitRichard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways plans to exit aircraft seat production after losing a six-year legal battle over the patent on its premium berths.

Other News Sources

• Biker dies after collision with car on main road in PerthshireThe collision happened on the A93 near Blairgowrie on Saturday afternoon.
• Latest derailment sparks questions about safety of rail systemWhile the town of Lac-Megantic assesses the damage from an immense series of explosions that came after a train transporting crude oil came off the tracks, questions are being raised about the overall safety of transporting oil products to market. Investigators still don't know why the train, which was stopped overnight in a nearby rail yard, came loose and rolled into the Quebec ...
• RMT pledges all out fight to halt TFL plans to sack all train guards on London OvergroundRail union RMT today pledged an all out fight, including the use of strike action, following the bombshell announcement that over a hundred guards on London Overground will be kicked off the trains and sacked within the year in the first tranche of multi million pound spending cuts on London's transport services in the wake of the Government spending review.