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Sunday, 21 July 2013

BBC News

• Yorkshire protesters 'could change HS2 route' A director of the HS2 rail project has said the proposed route could be changed if protesters make a strong enough case.
• Skegness tourists 'put off' by railway work in Nottingham Families from Nottingham will be put off from visiting Skegness over the summer holidays because of planned work to the railways, officials have said.
• Nottingham Station project: Passengers warned to expect delays Rail passengers are being warned to expect disruption as Nottingham train station closes for five weeks of major engineering work.
• Lib Dems deny mulling free bus passes for children in England A senior Lib Dem has denied reports that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was "very keen" to introduce free bus travel for all under-16s in England.
• Fire at bus garage 'deliberate'A major blaze at a coach depot in North Lanarkshire appears to have been set deliberately, police say

Financial Times

• Rules questioned after fatal Canada crashTransportation Safety Board of Canada gave warnings to regulator following the crash on July 6 which killed 42 people and left a further eight missing
• US regulator tells airlines to inspect Dreamliner beaconsLocation of a fire, on Ethiopian Airlines 787 on the ground, coincided with the location of the emergency locator transmitter, near aircraft’s tail

The Telegraph

• CBI head backs third runway for Heathrow Sir Mike Rake, the new president of the CBI, has said that building a third runway at Heathrow is a “no-brainer” and that the Government should get on with increasing aviation capacity immediately.
• HS2 is not the right way to spend £50bn Over many years as a chief executive and chairman, I have disdained the use of a chauffeur-driven car.
• How HS2 will tear up rural England More than 100 of Britain’s most important wildlife habitats and dozens of ancient woodlands will be directly affected by the proposed high-speed rail link between London and the North.

Mail Online

• A trip down memory bus lane: Retired doctor clocks up 100,000 miles taking pictures of Highland coachesJohn Sinclair, 72, from Milngavie, East Dubartonshire, first fell in love with Highland Omnibuses as a schoolboy.

The Mirror

• Budget airlines' inflight food costs SEVEN times shop price A 330ml bottle of water, for example, costs £1.80 on a Jet2 flight – a 718 per cent hike on the shop price of 22p

Edinburgh Evening News

• Weather: Lothian Bus drivers swelter in uniformsGRUMBLING Lothian Buses drivers claim they are sweltering in their driver cabins – because they have to wear heavy double-lined trousers.

London Evening Standard

• Free bus travel for children planChildren could be offered free bus travel under plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats, it has emerged.
• Five convicted over Costa Concordia cruise ship disasterAn Italian court has handed five officers from the Costa Concordia jail sentences for their role in the cruise ship disaster in which 32 people died.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Axe falls on Peaks bus routeA bus route from Sheffield to the Peak District is facing the axe after the company running the service decided it was no longer viable.
• Sheffield bus driver honoured for going extra mile on routeA bus driver from Sheffield has been honoured for helping to revive a passenger having a heart attack.

Crewe Chronicle

• UK & World News: Free bus travel for children planChildren could be offered free bus travel under plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats, it has emerged.

The Shields Gazette

• South Tyneside bus shake-up set for green lightTransport chiefs are being urged to give the go-ahead to a radical revamp of bus services in South Tyneside.

Other Regional Press

• More questions than answers on rail hub - MPCampaigners against a planned rail hub in Deeping St Nicholas have a strong ally in the shape of South Holland and The Deepings MP John Hayes.
• Consultation on rail freight plans in 2014A PUBLIC consultation into a massive new rail fright interchange in South Derbyshire, potentially creating 6,000 jobs, will not begin until next year, it has emerged.

Airportwatch

• Tyne pedestrian tunnel revamp delayed by asbestos Work on the refurbishment of the Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel will be delayed while asbestos is removed.

Other News Sources

• Bus service to cost Albion an extra £75 Albion bosses have assured fans new bus travel to home games will mean no more waiting in the rain – even though it will cost supporters up to £75 more a year.

News from Europe

• Auditors slam 'ineffective' plan to move freight to rail The two programmes from the European Commission, aimed at switching freight transport from roads to rail has been heavily criticised by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).