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Sunday, 28 July 2013

BBC News

• Double-decker has roof ripped offA double-decker bus has its roof ripped off after going under a bridge in Greater Manchester.
• VIDEO: Street play returns to London roadsCouncils across London are planning temporary road closures to allow children to play outside their homes in a safe environment.
• Extra seats on busy trains promisedSoutheastern Trains announces an extra 3,500 seats will be added to busy morning peak services.
• VIDEO: Why car firms are investing in IndiaCar sales have fallen in India for the first time in a decade, but some of the world's top carmakers continue to invest in producing vehicles there.
• VIDEO: Fraud clampdown cuts insurance costsGraham Trudgill from the British Insurance Brokers' Association said a reported drop in car insurance costs was thanks, in part, to clampdowns on fraud and restrictions on claims management companies.
• 'Record fall' in car insurance costsThe cost of UK car insurance has come down at a record rate since last July, a study says, but premiums remain far higher than in 2007.

Financial Times

• Siemens to vote on future of CEOGerman engineering company says supervisory board will ‘decide on the early departure of the President and CEO’ on Wednesday

The Herald

• Rail line upgrade is 'essential' to reduce HGV transport on A9 THE Rail Freight Group (RFG) has said upgrading the railway line between Perth and Inverness would help to ease travel on the A9 trunk road.

The Telegraph

• Airports Commission member faces calls for resignationThe campaigners have highlighted that Mr Muirhead, who retired as chief executive of MAG in 2010, continued to work for the airports group
• Why did HS2 launch not comply with Treasury requirements?SIR – Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, tells us HS2's costs are to be revisited to take into account Treasury requirements
• Six injured as roof ripped off double decker busSix people were injured today when the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off as it hit a railway bridge.    

The Mirror

• HS2 rail line is being built the wrong way up, says think-tank Experts are urging the Government to construct high-speed line from north to south, rather than south to north

This is Money

• Car insurance drops by record levels as industry cracks down on bogus claimsThe average quote for annual comprehensive car insurance has plunged to £594.86 – a 9.8 per cent drop from the figure of £659.53 in July last year, AA Insurance said.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Four out of ten Bradford cabs fail safety checks Four out of ten cabs in Bradford are failing random vehicle checks, a Bradford Council report has revealed.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Claims cash for North Wales rail improvements was spent in South Wales If true it will cause fury as the Welsh Government are urged to say exactly what has happened to the money

London Evening Standard

• Six hurt as roof is torn off busSix people were injured when the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off as it hit a railway bridge.
• Rail firm plans RMT legal actionA rail company is to take legal action against a trade union over a dispute which is disrupting its services.

Manchester Evening News

• As it happened: Stockport bus crashLive updates on the crash of a double-decker bus in Stockport which left 11 people injured

Northern Echo

• Youngsters warned as they risk lives playing near railway lines YOUNGSTERS playing near high speed railway lines are being warned they are risking their lives.

Wales Online

• Fears churches could soon be emptier than ever if Sunday bus services are cut further Going to church or chapel by bus is already inconvenient or impossible in many areas of Wales and there are fears that further cuts could make the situation worse

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Midlands business leaders throw their weight behind HS2 Business leaders in the Midlands today said high-speed rail would be an ’engine for growth’ with the potential to unlock huge numbers of jobs in the region and transform the wider public transport network.
• 50mph limit on stretch of M6 for more than a yearA stretch of the M6 through Staffordshire will be reduced to 50mph for more than a year while a £200 million congestion-busting project takes place.
• Staffordshire firm's new design puts HS2 bullet train on trackThis exclusive image shows how 250mph high speed ‘bullet trains’ could look if Staffordshire engineering firm Alstom wins a slice of the controversial £8 billion HS2 contracts.

Bucks Free Press

• Bus company pledges support to Chilterns Three Peaks Challenge THE Chilterns Three Peaks Challenge will once again set off from Princes Risborough.

Burnley Express

• Work starts on Burnley-Manchester direct rail linkWork is underway to create a highly-anticipated direct rail link between Burnley and Manchester.

Crewe Chronicle

• UK & World News: Spain train driver out of hospitalThe injured driver of the Spanish train that derailed at high speed, killing 78 people and injuring dozens more, has been released from hospital but is still being held in a police station as authorities increasingly focus on his culpability.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Stansted: Airport honours 70th birthday with memorialAn American Second World War hero was the special guest of honour at Stansted Airport celebrated the 70th anniversary of its runway and historic roots as a wartime airfield.

Other Regional Press

• Backing for Grangemouth railway stationWhen I last wrote this column in June, I spoke of my amazement that a town as big and commercially important as Grangemouth was not served by a railway station – despite a working line running directly through the settlement.
• Have your say on proposed HS2 route The official public consultation on the route for High Speed Two (HS2) has now begun and Cheshire East Council is urging residents to get involved.

Other News Sources

• Bus route to be extended as council listens to passenger pleas A bus route is to be extended following public feedback.