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Sunday, 02 November 2014

BBC News

• Car overturns in three-vehicle crashTraffic is delayed on the A1 dual carriageway near Banbridge, County Down, after a car overturns in a three-car collision.
• Poppy fans ignore Tower Tube woesHuge crowds turn out to see the Tower of London poppy garden despite warnings to stay away until after half-term and to avoid a Tube station closure.

The Herald

• Prestwick still set on role as UK spaceport despite Virgin Galactic flight catastropheTHE Virgin Galactic crash will not hinder efforts to establish Europe's first commercial spaceport in the UK, with a likely base in Scotland, a Government spokesman has said, as Sir Richard Branson vowed to continue his space tourism enterprise.
• Call for worldwide shake-up of shipping after slaughter of seals in Scottish watersNew evidence that hundreds of seals have been slashed to death and beheaded by a type of propeller used in shipping and offshore industries has prompted a powerful plea for a worldwide ban.

The Observer

• Riift opens at top of Tory party over Heathrow expansion plansThe foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, and the London mayor, Boris Johnson, will refuse to support their own party’s policy on airport expansion at the next election, potentially opening a rift at the top of the Conservative party.

The Telegraph

• Branson spaceship explosion: the missed warnings Sir Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic has been accused of ignoring a series of warnings that its $500 million rocket was unsafe for flight. A number of senior aerospace engineers repeatedly voiced fears over the design of Sir Richard’s SpaceShipTwo and the safety protocols surrounding its testing.
• George Osborne to announce 'home rule' for Manchester, Sheffield and LeedsGeorge Osborne and Nick Clegg have agreed to give
• Virgin Galactic crash: Richard Branson says 'we will not just push on blindly'Sir Richard Branson gives a moving tribute at the crash site in Mojave, California, as the Virgin Galactic pilot who died when a test flight exploded on Friday is identified
• Three-wheel car makes an unlikely comeback in BritainThe three-wheel car, made famous by Del Boy, is experiencing an unlikely comeback as a result of a new vehicle introduced by the family-owned firm Morgan Motor Company

Mail Online

• Legal battle over 'illegal' car park fines could spark refunds for millions EXCLUSIVE: Private parking firms that hit millions of UK motorists with large charges could be forced to repay the money if a new legal campaign is successful.
• Pilot who parachuted out of exploding Virgin Galactic spaceship is conscious in hospital with shoulder injury and 'talking with doctors and family' Peter Siebold, earlier identified as the sole survivor of the destroyed SpaceShipTwo craft, was today described as 'alert' after suffering serious injuries in the fatal crash.
• Mercedes-Benz safety row as 250,000 fire-risk saloon cars get recall in US but not in Britain 250,000 Mercedes C-Class cars were recalled after five reported boot fires, but no safety warning has been issued to owners of the cars, which cost around £30,000, in the UK.

The Mirror

• Around the UK in 80 days: Woman completes coastal tour to celebrate the best of BritishDiane Leigh's pic 80-day, 4,034-mile ­journey saw her ride 31 trains, 19 buses, 16 boats, 13 cars and two planes to enjoy the everyday things that make us special

This is Money

• Profits leap for 'worst' rail firm Southeastern Southeastern was rated bottom out of 23 operators by rail group Passenger Focus in its national survey.

Birmingham Mail

• LOOK: National Motorcycle Museum celebrates 30 years Solihull attraction holds the biggest collection of British motorbikes in the world.

Birmingham Post

• Cycling is not just for 'white young men', says Richard Burden MP Birmingham MP Richard Burden hit out at Deirdre Alden's claims that Birmingham's £23 million plan to encourage cycling was discriminatory
• Rail boost for North 'will benefit this region' Sir David Higgins, chairman of the planned new high speed rail line, said the new network would help the rest of the country achieve economic success

Other Regional Press

• MPs slam slow rail service TRAIN journeys between Hampshire and London are too slow the rail minister has admitted – but without offering any solutions.
• Traders celebrate as car park charges frozen again TRADERS in the New Forest are celebrating a decision to freeze car parking charges for the fourth year running.
• Cindy the cockpit arrives at Sywell Aviation MuseumSywell Aviation Museum has received a cockpit of a Canberra aircraft which will go on show to the public next year.
• Talent goes on the busesA new collaboration between a rural touring company and Lancashire’s mobile library service is bringing bite-sized arts experiences to small rural neighbourhoods.
• Travellers warned about Manchester Airport station closureCommuters hoping to use Manchester Airport station in the New Year are being warned about temporary closures.

Other News Sources

• Ex-military lorries transformed into Pubs on Wheels A NEW Winchester business has been launched off the back of two trucks after they were developed into fold-out bars.