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Sunday, 21 December 2014

BBC News

• Slower ambulance fears, and roadside drug testsSlower ambulance fears, and roadside drug tests
• Tube's lost property treasure troveThe strange things passengers leave on the Tube
• M6 motorway to close for road worksA stretch of the M6 motorway in Cheshire is to close overnight for two nights to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out.
• VIDEO: A tour through Crossrail's tunnelsWith just four years until Crossrail is due to open, Transport Correspondent Richard Westcott was given access to the new tunnels beneath London to see how work was getting on.
• VIDEO: Cycle Superhighway 'watered down'A revised plan for the Cycle Superhighway 2 upgrade, between Aldgate and Bow roundabout, has been published.

The Independent

• Passengers avoid connections at busy London airports in favour of continental rivals Heathrow airport's world-class reputation may be damaged in the future because of a lack of new route developments and growing competition from abroad, according to a new study
• Britain's atomic power plants 'could be attacked by drones' Nuclear power stations are highly vulnerable to drone attack, according to a confidential report that British ministers are being urged to consider.

The Telegraph

• Christmas roadside drug tests for driversDrivers to be tested for drugs as officers issued with kits that can detect 'legal highs' in a war on drug-driving over the festive period
• Prince Charles: reclaim the streets from carsThe Prince of Wales issues a 10-point architectural 'masterplan' that includes the near-eradication of road signs and a call for pedestrians to reclaim the streets from cars

Network Rail

• Rochdale Road bridge in Manchester reopens earlyRochdale Road bridge in Manchester has reopened to traffic ahead of its orginal January 2015 date.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Llandudno Junction subway a 'health and safety risk'Pedestrians forced to cross busy road as underpass floods in heavy rain

Sheffield Telegraph

• Free bus between hospital departments to cop with demandA free bus will be running between Sheffield hospitals this weekend due to an expected increase in demand.

Bucks Free Press

• Take the stress out of your Yuletide car journeys The biggest source of seasonal stress is the drive many of us have to face to reach loved ones during the yuletide period, motorists in Bucks have been warned.

Burnley Express

• Complaints over ticket service at Burnley railway station RAIL passengers in Burnley have complained they have been left with ‘half a station’ after the re-opening of the revamped £2.3million Manchester Road halt.

Doncaster Free Press

• Thousands pledge support for Free Press A630 safety campaignThousands have pledged to support our campaign for safety improvements on a stretch of road that has claimed the lives of eight teenagers.

Other Regional Press

• Make the most of falling fuel prices says economist who says it's a short-term "blip"£1 a litre very unlikely despite recent cuts in price at pumps
• Music plan set for fleet of Preston busesPASSENGERS travelling on buses in Preston no longer need to be plugged into their headphones on journeys – because radios are being installed.
• Minister admires airport plansAviation Minister Robert Goodwill MP visited London Luton Airport (LLA) on Tuesday to find out more about the Airport’s £100 million transformation project.
• Portsmouth-based ship helps with drug-smuggling operationTHESE images reveal an awesome display of naval firepower in the Gulf.
• Buses of Somerset to run service on Boxing Day and New Year's Day TRANSPORT operator Buses of Somerset is running a Sunday service on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day over the festive period in the Burnham and Highbridge area – click on www.busesofsomerset.co.uk for details of services.
• Train passengers happy despite service alterations for holiday engineering work PLANNED railway work could cause disruption for passengers travelling over the Christmas and New Year period.
• Rail excitement at Bicester’s new link to London AFTER six years of planning, work has started on rebuilding Bicester Town Station as part of the new £130m railway link to London.

Aviation Industry

• Airlines howl about taxes, but they don't pay themAs we come into the holiday season, when the spirit of giving spreads across the world, airlines are doing all of the taking. Stories about the airlines taking space from their passengers in order to squeeze in more seats on each plane have been printed in paper after paper.

Other News Sources

• December is the worst month for road deaths in Sussex this year with scores of crashes and casualties this week A leisure park employee became the seventh person to be killed on the roads of Sussex - the most deadly month of the year – after an accident which also left another man in hospital.
• Planes are a no party popper place - Gatwick bosses warn Christmas travellers are being warned not to carry party poppers on to planes.

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