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Saturday, 10 January 2015

BBC News

• Aer Lingus rebuffs higher offerIreland's flagship carrier, Aer Lingus, has rejected a revised offer from British Airways owner IAG.
• Cyprus Airways grounded by EU rulingCyprus' national carrier has ceased operations after an EU decision it must repay more than 65m euros (£50m) in illegal state aid.

Financial Times

• FT Masterclass: Road biking with Evelyn StevensThe FT joins the Olympian on the streets of San Francisco — where cycling is offline social networking
• Macquarie in talks to buy 100 aircraftAustralian group’s deal underlines investor appetite for booming Asia aviation market
• Aer Lingus spurned raised offer from IAGBA’s parent group responds to speculation by revealing rejection of €2.40-a-share bid for carrier

The Guardian

• Worse things still happen at sea: the shipping disasters we never hear aboutEight missing from a cargo ship that sank in the Pentland Firth, another grounded near Southampton – these local accidents remind us that the ocean is the most dangerous workplace on the planet. So why do 2,000 seafarers die each year, and what can be done to make them safer?
• Uber setback as China bans private drivers from using ride-hailing appsChinese ride-hailing market dominated by domestic competitors, with services used mostly by taxi companies. China has banned drivers of private cars from offering services through ride-hailing apps, throwing up a new hurdle to Uber's global expansion.
• Engineers battle to reopen Scotland's railways after 110mph windsScotland's road, rail and power networks have been disrupted after hurricane-force winds battered the country overnight. Engineers have been working to restore rail services after hurricane-force winds caused widespread disruption across Scotland and the north of England on Friday morning.
• AirAsia plane's tail lifted from seabed Investigators hope black boxes of flight 8501 are inside as bad conditions continue to hamper recovery effort in Java Sea. Investigators searching for black boxes in the crashed AirAsia plane lifted the tail portion out of the Java Sea on Saturday, two weeks ago after it went down.

The Herald

• City plans more 20mph zonesNew 20mph zones are to be rolled out in streets in Glasgow, just as councillors in Edinburgh prepare to vote on introducing the speed limit restrictions across large parts of the city.
• Wild weather brings travel chaos ENGINEERS worked to restore more than 100,000 properties left without power after high winds and stormy weather battered the country, bringing major disruption to the transport network.
• Exiled First boss to take over running of buses in Glasgow A FORMER bus boss who was exiled on mystery "gardening leave" more than a year ago is to take over the running of buses in Glasgow as a director at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
• Cyclist facing jail over road rage attackA CYCLIST who chased a 70-year-old on his bike before assaulting him in a row over right of way on the road is facing a
• Easdales' bus firm awarded £9m contractsTHE bus firm owned by Rangers directors James and Sandy Easdale has been awarded a package of 20 contracts to run subsidised routes previously operated by a defunct Lanarkshire company, at an extra cost to the taxpayer of more than £130,000 annually.

The Telegraph

• 'No chance' of finding missing men off Brighton coast aliveThe search for two men missing at sea off the coast of Brighton has turned into a recovery mission, with "no chance of finding them alive", the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has said.
• Tories announce plans for tough anti-strike lawsThe Conservatives will stop Britain being "held to ransom" by banning strikes unless 40 per cent of a workforce votes in favour of industrial action, the Transport Secretary has said.
• Watch: Planes struggle to land in storms at Leeds Bradford AirportIncredible footage shows pilots fighting against the strong winds at Leeds Bradford Airport in order to land

Mail Online

• Nissan teams up with Nasa to create self-driving 'Nassan' Leaf Engineers from Nasa and Nissan will adapt the popular Leaf electric car so that it can drive without human help and the technology could be used to build better, faster rovers for use on Mars.

The Mirror

• Meet the country's first woman RAF bomber commander Wing Commander Nikki Thomas will be leading her squadron when they fly to Iraq in summer 2015 to support Operation Shader in the fight against IS

This is Money

• Rail chiefs blasted for festive chaos for thousands of train travellers Rail bosses kept quiet about the growing engineering crisis that spiralled out of control at Christmas to cause chaos for thousands of train travellers, a report has revealed.
• Rail chiefs blasted for festive chaos for thousands of train travellers Rail bosses kept quiet about the growing engineering crisis that spiralled out of control at Christmas to cause chaos for thousands of train travellers, a report has revealed.

Network Rail

• Local traffic bottleneck to be reduced with new £2m bridgeResidents are being invited to a drop-in session to find out more about a project to replace an ageing railway bridge in the Vale of Glamorgan with a larger and improved structure, which will help improve traffic flow.

London Evening Standard

• The car of the future: Driverless cars could be ready for road by 2017 Car manufacturers this week released designs for fully autonomous cars which could be ready for release as early as 2017.

Sheffield Star

• Top talks held on future of A630 accident black spotTop level talks have taken place to discuss improving road safety at a notorious crash blackspot where eight Doncaster teenagers have died.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Drivers warned of delays as roadworks begin in OldburyMotorists have been warned to expect delays for the next 10 days on a road leading into the centre of Oldbury.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Aviation at RAF Mildenhall to continue after USAF withdraw as district council jump on huge opportunity to create even more jobsAviation is set to continue at RAF Mildenhall, long after the US Air Force have left.
• Later departure times for Stansted-Dundee flights aim to help busiiness usersFlybe has introduced improved departure times on its Stansted-Dundee service to offer an extended working day for business users.
• Campaign for lifts at Marks Tey station to help disabled travellers and those with pushchairsA campaign to install a footbridge or underpass with lifts at Marks Tey train station has been launched by a Sudbury businessman.

Other Regional Press

• 1,600-name petition calling for end to traffic misery on Northam Bridge CALLS to suspend tolls on the Itchen Bridge during roadworks on Northam Bridge have been rejected by Southampton City Council.
• Highways team is commended for spreading vehicle safety messageA highways team that gives advice to motorists about vehicle maintenance has been recognised for its road safety initiative.
• Funding for new £600k link road in Northampton and £6.5m college campus announcedA £79 million package of Government funding, including £600,000 for a new link road in St James, was signed off by the Universities and Science minister Greg Clark today.
• Bus operator braced for impact from Dorchester gas works BUS operator First is warning customers that gas works starting in Dorchester next week will impact on its services.
• Tributes to popular gardener who died in rail tragedyEMOTIONAL tributes have been paid to a popular gardener who ’touched so many people’s lives’.
• Gosport Ferry operator urged to drop pricesA COUNCILLOR is calling on the Gosport ferry to lower its ticket prices following the fall in price of fuel.
• Portsmouth City Council leader defends decision to scrap free parking permits for residentsTHE leader of Portsmouth City Council has defended the decision to permanently axe free parking permits.
• Police still seeking witnesses after £35,000 BMW somersaults into Langstone HarbourPOLICE investigating how a £35,000 luxury car ended up in Langstone Harbour today renewed their appeal for information.

Aviation Industry

• FAA proposes new rules for slots at New York-area airportsFAA is proposing new rules for three New York-area airports that would increase slot utilization at the slot-constrained facilities and create a more transparent mechanism for transferring slots. read more
• European president urges new airline security measuresThe new president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has urged members of the European Parliament to vote in favor of sharing airline passenger data between nations, in the wake of this week’s terrorist incidents in Paris. read more
• Emirates to launch second daily A380 to ManchesterService starts on February 1

Other News Sources

• MyFerryLink Dover shutdown maintainedChannel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel is to seek a buyer for its ferry subsidiary, MyFerryLink, following today’s confirmation by the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) of a ban on the ferry company using the port of Dover.
• Gibson employees launch buyoutShipbroker Gibson confirmed today that it is to undergo an employee buyout and that there are no future plans for a merger or acquisition.