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Sunday, 18 August 2013

BBC News

• Biker dies after crash with carsA 23-year-old motorcyclist dies after being involved in crash with two cars on the A77 in Ayr, police say.
• 1933 Rolls-Royce reunited with sonThe son of the first owner of a 1933 Rolls Royce travels from Switzerland to Gloucestershire to see the car over 70 years after it was sold.
• HS2 'could cost taxpayer £80bn'The HS2 high-speed rail project could cost taxpayers more than £80bn, almost double the current estimated cost, says a free-market think tank.

The Herald

• Divers search for hundreds of bodies after ferry sinkingDivers have combed through a sunken ferry in a bid to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people who were missing after a collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippines port of Cebu.

The Observer

• Building of HS2 wll affect more than half a million, say opponentsMore than half a million people across middle England will have their lives affected by the construction of the HS2 rail project, campaigners are claiming. The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) has said life in towns and villages up to 25 miles from the rail route will be disrupted by the movement of construction vehicles while the line is being built.

The Scotsman

• 20mph zones may go Scotland wide after Edinburgh trialCOMPULSORY 20mph traffic-calming zones may be introduced across cities and towns in Scotland following the success of a trial that improved road safety by cutting car speeds in residential areas.

The Telegraph

• HS2: high-speed rail, or another gravy train?Telegraph View: Shorter journey times hardly justify a price tag of £80 billion    
• High speed rail scheme cost to double to £80bn, economists warnThe cost of the controversial High Speed 2 railway will be at least £80 billion, double the current estimate, a major independent report will conclude.    

Daily Record

• Former First Minister Jack McConnell tells ScotRail to 'get a grip' in angry Twitter rant over carriages and air conditioningLord McConnell tells the firm they might need an ambulance because elderly passengers on the train were almost passing out.

Mail Online

• Heathrow T5 third most popularHeathrow Terminal 5 has come in the top three of the most popular airport terminals according to a survey.
• MoS exposes airport security farce: Deadlier knives than used on 9/11 sold in duty free - and taken on London flightA Mail on Sunday reporter walked unchecked on to a packed plane after buying potentially lethal £20 Swiss Army knives at Zurich airport, Switzerland.
• Mail On Sunday Comment: Halt HS2 monstrosity in its tracksGovernment Ministers will always be predisposed to multi-billion-pound vanity projects that offer a tangible achievement for which they can claim the credit

The Mirror

• Unemployed and divorced motorists pay more car insurance Drivers not in a job were quoted as much as 22 per cent more than those with jobs by one leading firm

Manchester Evening News

• End of the road for tailgaters and lane hogs in police crackdown on careless driversGreater Manchester Police officers can issue motorists with a £100 fine or make them take a course to improve their skills behind the wheel
• Waxi for Old Trafford: Plan for Manchester Ship Canal river taxis sails onThe Venetian-style project on the Ship Canal and the River Irwell has taken a major step forward with the submission of planning applications.

Sheffield Star

• Natalie gets on her bike in mum’s honourA young woman is saddling up for a cycling challenge after her mum was diagnosed with heart failure.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Fire at depot destroys five buses and carHundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused when a fire devastated a bus depot early yesterday.
• Jobs boost as council backs Nigg expansionHIGHLAND Council has backed a multimillion-pound expansion of a north port and paved the way for hundreds of jobs to be created.

The York Press

• Jet aircraft transported by road to air museum THIS Blackburn Buccaneer XV168 jet aircraft will make an unusual sight on East Yorkshire’s roads tomorrow when it is transported by road from BAE Systems at Brough, near Hull, to the Yorkshire Air Museum, near York.
• Electric buses to run from Poppleton Bar Park&Ride A BUS firm will start running electric services from a new Park&Ride site next year after sealing a fresh three-year deal.
• Mum’s anger after council refuses to pay college bus fare A MOTHER has hit out after council bosses refused to pay her son’s £36 weekly bus fare to travel to York College.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Foreigners owe huge bill on unpaid parking across Black CountryCouncils across the Black Country have lost out on tens of thousands of pounds in unpaid parking fines – because tickets were given to foreign drivers who could not then be traced.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Relaxed car security makes ‘easy pickings’ for Leeds thievesThieves stealing valuables from cars are targeting Leeds because the city is seen as “easy pickings”, police have said.

Bucks Free Press

• Thieves take fuel tank from van A METAL fuel tank was taken by thieves from a van in Marlow.

Carlisle News & Star

• Carlisle sailor receives special medal - 68 years after war ended A former sailor who survived a ship explosion during World War Two has finally received a special medal 68 years after the war ended.
• Motorbikers' centenary celebrations in Carlisle The world’s oldest off-road motorcycle event has returned to its roots to mark the 100 years since it was first run in Carlisle.

Other Regional Press

• Historic Silverstone race track ‘has been sold’Silverstone, the historic Northamptonshire race track and home of F1 in the UK, has been sold, according to reports in the national press.
• Gliding club hosts national championships at airfield SOME of the UK’s best pilots will be flying high over Bicester this month as the town hosts the National Gliding Championships.
• Cowley-made motors get in gear for centenary trip A MOTOR enthusiast whose grandfather was William Morris’ financial backer is revving up for two events to mark 100 years of car-making in Oxford.
• Blackout after runaway trailer knocks over electricity poleMORE than 300 North-east homes were without power after a trailer came off a vehicle and knocked over an electricity pole.
• Young woman dies and man fights for life as car overturns in field in Eythorne near DoverA woman in her early 20s has been killed and a young man is fighting for his life after a car they were in overturned in a field early today.
• Power sockets for charging electric cars has been used just four times it 12 months in CanterburyCharging points for cars across Canterbury have been used just four times in a year, it's been revealed.
• Rise in number of cyclist deathsThe number of cyclists killed and seriously injured on Lancashire’s roads has almost doubled in a year.

Aviation Industry

• Cathay Pacific Names New CEO Who Will Face Big ChallengesChu will inherit a company stumbling over the dual obstacles of shrinking air cargo volume and diminished business travel.