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Monday, 15 July 2013

BBC News

• How should cyclists protect against pollution? It is not unusual for city streets to be filled with cyclists as well as cars and buses in the morning rush hour.
• Rochester Airport expansion plans 'dangerous' Plans to expand an airport in Kent are "dangerous", a campaigner opposed to the proposals has claimed.
• France 'must do more' on rail safety French President Francois Hollande has called for "much more" to be done to maintain the rail network, in a Bastille Day interview two days after a major train accident near Paris.
• Brompton boss: The bike-maker who disproved the doubters For Will Butler-Adams, the boss of UK folding bike-maker Brompton, it was being considered stupid as a student that helped drive his determination to be successful in life.

Financial Times

• Rail regulator suggests network saleOffice of Rail Regulation’s radical paper on how to fund industry includes proposal to sell sections of track on long-term concessions
• Airlines pledge to carry on flying 787Fire on Ethiopian Airlines 787 has revived concerns about the safety of Boeing’s newest and most sophisticated passenger jet
• Dreamliner fire not linked to batteriesInvestigators pursue ‘all possible causes’ after preliminary work found no evidence that the incident was caused by the Boeing jet’s batteries

The Guardian

• Network Rail debts could climb to £50bn by 2020, says watchdog Office of Rail Regulation calls for more transparency as rail investment is funded by borrowing underwritten by state
• Will Heathrow expand or be dug up? Airport warfare enters critical week Mayor of London Boris Johnson set to unveil plans to build homes on Heathrow and enlarge airport provision to east of city

The Herald

• Drivers warned of further delays as M9 work fails to complete on timeCOMMUTERS have been warned to expect further delays today on a section of one of the main motorway routes between Edinburgh and the north after maintenance teams failed to complete work on time.
• Fuel duty cut 'could win Tory votes in north'Tories should consider cutting fuel duty and boosting the minimum wage in a bid to pick up working class votes in the North, including in Scotland, according to a new campaign group.

The Independent

• Bus conductor ad is ‘gobbledegook’ says Plain English CampaignA public transport operator has been accused of losing its way with words when advertising for a bus “passenger assistant”.

The Telegraph

• Heathrow to rule out fourth runway until 2040 In plans to be announced this week, the airport will say it needs a new runway to cope with increasing demand and to compete with European hub airports such as Schiphol near Amsterdam and Paris Charles de Gaulle.
• Acces to the skies splits UK aviation Heathrow will publish its plan for extra runways this week – two days after Boris Johnson says the only solution to Britain’s capacity crunch is a new airport on the Thames. Kamal Ahmed reports .
• Boris backs Isle of Grain for airport Boris Johnson’s support for a Thames Estuary airport has cooled, with London’s mayor now throwing his weight behind plans to site it on the Isle of Grain, in north Kent.
• Clippers may return to cut transport costs Now, 150 years after their heyday, clippers are set for a comeback as an eco-friendly and – in the age of soaring fuel prices – cost-effective way of transporting cargo.

Mail Online

• Bus company's jargon filled-advert for a new conductorThe Go-Ahead London advert for a bus conductor described the role as 'brand new' and said applicants need to be a 'good face-to-face communicator' who has a 'natural flair for going

Belfast Telegraph

• Aircraft maker's new hub takes offPLANEMAKER Bombardier, which has a large operation in Belfast, has opened a new regional support office and parts depot in Johannesburg, South Africa.Related StoriesCollapsed pub chain Botanic Inns in £14 million debtCollapsed pub chain Botanic Inns in £14 million debt with Ulster Bank and drinks firm biggest creditorsIrish TV personality's company profits despite 31% RTE cutsIncrease in homeowners taking loans to bolster pensions2,200 jobs created by tyre giant with social conscience    

Bristol Live

• Bus fares could be cut on certain routes, say First SOME bus routes in the Bristol area could see cheaper fares within the next few months.

Liverpool Post

• Tall ship sails for Liverpool datesONE of Britain’s oldest operational tall ships arrived in Liverpool for a series of sell-out summer voyages.

London Evening Standard

• Moscow crash leaves 18 deadEighteen people are dead after a truck carrying stones used for pavement ran into a passenger bus in an outlying area of Moscow.
• Crane lifts train crash wreckageA powerful crane has lifted the carcass of the most damaged of four train carriages that derailed near Paris, killing six people and injuring nearly 200.

The York Press

• 20mph speed limits policy has ‘strong support’ YORK’S transport chief says city-wide 20mph speed limits have strong support and a survey where only seven residents backed them was not a popularity poll.

Wales Online

• Electrification of Great Western rail line to take half the time thanks to German technology A train packed with hi-tech machinery promises to cut the time, cost and disruption of  electrifying the Great Western line. Rhodri Clark, the first journalist to view the equipment, reports from Germany.

Bucks Free Press

• Coach catches fire on motorway A DRAMATIC coach fire on the M25 was tackled by Buckinghamshire firefighters last night.

Burnley Express

• U-turn over plans to cut Worsthorne bus service A VILLAGE which was facing being cut off because a bus service was set to be axed is celebrating after transport bosses made a U-turn.

Crewe Chronicle

• UK & World News: Crane lifts train crash wreckageA powerful crane has lifted the carcass of the most damaged of four train carriages that derailed near Paris, killing six people and injuring nearly 200.

Other Regional Press

• Trains disrupted by ‘trespass’ incidentTrain journeys in and out of Portsmouth have been delayed after what officials are describing as a ’trespass incident’.
• West Coast Main Line work beginsRAIL passengers in the county could face disruption to their journeys this week as improvement works on the West Coast Main Line are carried out.
• Meltham cyclist hit by car campaigning for 'road justice' - do you think cyclists have enough protection in law?A CYCLIST still recovering after being struck from behind by a car is campaigning for “road justice” for the victims of cycling accidents.