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Monday, 05 May 2014

BBC News

• Gatwick second runway 'could threaten Hever Castle'A second runway at Gatwick could threaten the future of Anne Boleyn's childhood home as a tourist attraction, according to its chief executive.
• Missing flight MH370: Canberra talks map out search planOfficials from Australia, Malaysia and China have met to map out a way forward in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
• Last-ditch talks due on Tube strikeLondon Underground and Rail, Maritime and Transport union representatives are to meet hours before a planned three-day strike by Tube workers.
• Tiger Airways shares slump on lossesShares in budget carrier Tiger Airways fall by as much as 8%, to a one-month low, after the company posts widening losses.

Financial Times

• Last-ditch talks over Tube strikeAcas asks two sides to meet ahead of three days of industrial action planned to begin on Monday
• Labour eyes state control of railwaysCalls for Labour to renationalise the network intensify as 30 parliamentary candidates urge the opposition leader to bring franchises in-house

The Herald

• Labour is 'looking at all options' on running railways, says Miliband LABOUR leader Ed Miliband has refused to rule out bringing the railways back into public ownership, saying the party was

The Scotsman

• Transport boost [letter]Over the next few years, large sums of money are scheduled to be spent bringing to fruition many much-needed – and long-overdue – improvements to Scotland’s transport infrastructure.

The Telegraph

• Ed Miliband refuses to rule out renationalising railwaysThe Labour leader tells BBC1's Andrew Marr Show that the party was
• Stagecoach: Nationalising railways 'would be a ticket to high taxes'Martin Griffiths hits back at Ed Miliband's suggestion that a Labour government could bring railways back under government control
• Government must work with us to keep our railways on track, not seek a return to nationalisationThe lesson of recent years is that while many public services have shrunk, our railways have continued to grow

Mail Online

• Ed Miliband is under pressure from his party to look at renationalising the rail industry in a move which would signify a new lurch to the left for Labour A group of 30 would-be MPs, as well as Lord Prescott, the former Deputy Prime Minister, have all called on their leader to take the railways back into public hands should Labour triumph in the general election.

The Mirror

• Pictured: Airliner unveils luxury first-class cabins complete with private butler and ensuite shower room Etihad Airways showed off its plans for the new Airbus A380 which will include a luxury three-room suite
• Missing flight MH370: Live updates as suspected al-Qaeda militants are grilled over vanished jetEleven suspected al-Qaeda terrorists were yesterday being interrogated about the disappearance of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

Derby Telegraph

• Derbyshire railway station toilets and waiting rooms spruced up MORE than £1.5m has been spent on improvements to railway stations in the East Midlands over the last year.

Manchester Evening News

• MP writes to transport chiefs over safety of Denton Island after fatal smashAndrew Gwynne has asked the Highways Agency for more information on the horror crash at the roundabout which he described as the ‘worst accident blackspot in Tameside’

Blackpool Gazette

• ‘20mph limit is not working because police don’t enforce it’Drivers are being warned to slow down when they pass through a Fylde village 
following a rise in speeding incidents.

North Wales Live

• All change! Improvements to the railway lines will slash journey times between Liverpool and Manchester Upgrades are part of a £1bn programme to improve rail services in the North

Sunderland Echo

• Sunderland pair create ‘overground’ map to help Londoners during the Tube StrikeA PROJECT by two former Wearside graduates could help London commuters avoid travel chaos during strike action.

Other Regional Press

• Gatwick Airport's second runway plan concerns Capel councillors CONCERNS over proposals for a second runway at Gatwick Airport were due to be aired at a public meeting in Dorking on Thursday (May 1). Capel parish councillors are worried about the impact of increased noise on residents' health, as well as concerns over the possible effect on road networks surrounding the airport, if the runway is given the go-ahead.
• Trafford MP rebels against Government in HS2 voteGRAHAM Brady was one of 34 Conservative MPs who rebelled against the Government in a vote on HS2.
• Rail station shares in £100m potHebden Bridge Railway Station is one of just two in West Yorkshire which will share in a £100 million grant jackpot, the Government has revealed.
• Labour 'open to railway reforms'Labour leader Ed Miliband refused to rule out bringing the railways back into public ownership, saying the party was "looking at all the options".
• Formal offer made for Manston Airport in Thanet which is at risk of closingHope is on the cards tonight as a Thanet MP reveals an offer has been made for Manston Airport

Airportwatch

• Miliband in ballot re-think as three-day Tube strike looms [subscription]Ed Miliband said he would consider proposals for a 50 per cent threshold for strike ballots as London was braced for three days of crippling action on the Tubes starting tonight.

Railway Gazette

• Urban rail news in brief - May 2014Mumbai metro is auctioning naming rights for the 12 stations on the city’s first metro line. A 4·2 km extension of the Alger tram line was opened on April 16, running east from Bordj El Kiffan...

Other News Sources

• How HS2 is benefiting from CH2M Hill's BIM-led approachHigh Speed 2 is among the high-profile projects for which BIM offers huge advantages in decision-making, risk certainty and cost reduction.