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Sunday, 06 July 2014

BBC News

• Network Rail fine to help pay for faster train wi-fiMillions of pounds is to be spent on faster wi-fi for commuter trains across England and Wales, the BBC has learned.
• Cash no longer taken on London busesCash can no longer be used on any of London's buses in a move that TfL says will save £24m a year.
• Share of fuel duty 'could fix roads'The government should spend £1bn a year of the money it collects from fuel duty to fix potholes and roads in England and Wales, the body that represents councils says.

Financial Times

• Vietnam Airlines IPO tests appetite sell-offsThe flag carrier’s listing is seen a crucial to kick-starting a stuttering plan by the southeast Asian country’s government to offload stakes in more than 430 companies
• Expansion back on flight plan at Aegean AirlinesAfter buying rival Olympic at a knockdown price, the revived airline has bold expansion plans

The Telegraph

• New airport security measures 'unavoidable' says Sir Malcolm RifkindMany of us can remember that golden age when one could enter an airport and be reclining in the departure lounge, with a coffee, five minutes later.
• Transport Secretary pledges free wifi for commutersCommuter trains will be fitted with free high speed wi-fi internet access better than existing on-board services, paid for by fines imposed for delays

Times Online

• Oxford Street shoppers exposed to toxic levels of bus fumes [subscription]Shoppers on Oxford Street are being exposed to the world’s highest concentration of a toxic pollutant that can trigger asthama and heart attacks, researchers say.

Daily Express

• Heathrow and Gatwick need two new international runways EACH, says Sir Richard BransonHEATHROW and Gatwick need two new international runways each if Britain is to remain economically competitive, Virgin Atlantic founder Sir Richard Branson says.

Mail Online

• £70m to put faster wi-fi on our trains: Broadband 10 times faster than current service soon available for more than half of Britain's commuters More than half of Britain's train commuters will benefit from a wi-fi upgrade, funded by a massive £70 million fine on Network Rail for delays to services.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Huge Yorkshire welcome for the Tour de France as crowds cheer riders at Grand Depart opening ceremony BRADFORD pop star Kimberley Walsh helped kickstart a weekend of celebration at the official opening ceremony of the Tour de France last night.

Sheffield Star

• Doncaster folk urged to get on bikes after Tour de FranceYorkshire is enjoying the Tour de France Grand Depart passing round the country this weekend – and health experts are hoping Doncaster people will be inspired to get on their bikes and give cycling a go as a result.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Take a bow: Yorkshire’s big day exceeds all expectationsTAKE A bow, Yorkshire, after successfully staging the greatest – and most colourful – Grand Départ 2014 in the 111-year history of the Tour de France.

Yorkshire Post

• Train doesn’t take the strain as spectators flock to YorkshireTHE Tour de France put local transport links under strain today, with long delays on rail routes and crowds at train stations.

Bucks Free Press

• Heads slam council's "farcical and dangerous" school bus plan A COUNCIL has frozen its plans to overhaul the school transport set-up this week as fury grows among parents, headteachers and politicians.

Other Regional Press

• Consultation over future of Retford rail crossings A consultation process is about to be launched which will determine the future of level crossings in Retford.
• Go-ahead for DIRFT expansion ‘could wipe out unemployment’ in west Northamptonshire, says MPThe go-ahead to expansion plans at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT III) have been welcomed by the region’s MP.