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Sunday, 04 May 2014

BBC News

• Labour should 'reform the railways'Labour should reform the rail industry to secure a better deal for passengers if the party wins the next election, a group of prospective MPs say.

The Independent

• Constituencies of coalition MPs receive majority of funding for railway station improvements, claim Labour Ministers have been accused of funnelling taxpayers' money into Conservative and Liberal Democrat constituencies ahead of this month's local elections, intended to improve access to railway stations.

The Observer

• Banks helped create the railways. Now railways are an example to the banksNetwork Rail's bold stand on cutting bonuses stands in clear rebuke to the financial sector's special pleading over pay
• Has cycling finally become a natural part of British city life?Our architecture and design critic, himself a cyclist, asks whether our dreams of a Dutch-style bike culture have materialised
• Bring rail under state's control to win back power, Ed Miliband toldLabour candidates call for bold policy to cap fares as the party's election chiefs pledge radical manifesto

The Telegraph

• In pictures: Underground London during the Second World WarUnderground London in World War Two
• The ghosts and potential treasure hidden under London's streetsHundreds of disused Tube stations and empty tunnels in the capital could be turned into retail and leisure attractions
• There is a world of mystery underneath the capital's surfaceMost of the Tube's three million passengers are unaware of the ghost world that exists far underground
• HS2: second minister threatens to quitJeremy Wright becomes the second minister to threaten to quit as David Cameron faces growing HS2 revolt inside the government

Times Online

• One third of Britain’s trains for sale as German owner bales out [subscription]ONE-THIRD of Britain’s trains are up for sale after Porterbrook, one of the three giant leasing companies that own the rolling stock, put itself on the market.

Mail Online

• What haven't we been told about the cargo on MH370? The aircraft was carrying 4.566 tonnes of mangosteens - an exotic fruit - and 200kg of batteries which were part of the mystery consignment weighing nearly 2.5 tonnes.

The Mirror

• Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: Live updates as terrorists with links to Al Qaeda are questioned over vanished jet The suspects are said to be members of a violent new terror group said to be planning bomb attacks in Muslim countries

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham bus boss started £3m company at the age of 16This is the Birmingham bus boss who started his own firm at the age of 16. At the time, Geoff Cross was too young to even drive a car.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• ‘No cash for Bradford bike tunnel proposal’ A new group with a plan to see the partially-flooded Queensbury railway tunnel restored and opened as a cycle route have been warned there is no cash for the scheme – even before their first meeting.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Pont Briwet: See the progress made on building the new rail and road bridge Much delayed new bridge across the Afon Dwyryd at Penrhyndeudraeth could be completed by the end of the year

Blackpool Gazette

• Blackpool Airport passenger numbers flying highBusiness at Blackpool Airport is taking off once more after latest figures show passenger numbers soared by 27,000 last year.

Doncaster Free Press

• VIDEO: Ex-lorry drivers stage protest over ‘unfair dismissals’Around 50 former Eddie Stobart Ltd lorry drivers staged a protest in Doncaster today, over redundancies made in 2013.

Londonist

• Behind The Scenes At London Bus GaragesTo celebrate Year Of The Bus, some of London’s bus garages are holding free open days to allow the public to get up close to the iconic vehicles.

Other News Sources

• First airport noise roundtable is heldFor the first time in New York City history, representatives of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the Federal Aviation Administration joined representatives from surrounding communities for a roundtable discussion on the noise and other impacts of flights arriving and departing from LaGuardia Airport, on Monday night.
• Has new bus technology ruined relationship between drivers and passengers?New technology to prevent "bus bunching" in London has spoiled the relationship between drivers and passengers, according to new research. GPS now provides control rooms with real-time information about where each vehicle is, allows bosses to tell staff to speed up or slow down, and in theory puts an end to the phenomenon of three buses arriving at once.