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Monday, 10 August 2015

BBC News

• Network Rail fined £2m for delaysNetwork Rail has been fined £2m by the rail regulator over train delays and cancellations in 2014-15.
• VIDEO: Robotic-snake car charger revealedAn electric car charger that can find its own way into a vehicle has been unveiled by Tesla.
• VIDEO: 'We want railway in public ownership'Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has said that the party could restore its commitment to public investment in areas such as rail.
• New bus lanes come into operationNew bus lanes are due to come into operation on Monday as part of changes to traffic in east Belfast.

Financial Times

• HS2 contracts for £7bn put out to tenderProcurement starts although rail project has yet to gain Royal Assent

The Guardian

• Fresh night tube service talks aim to avert further strikesUnions likely to walk out again unless Acas-chaired meetings between unions and London Underground can settle dispute over terms and conditionsFresh talks will be held on Monday to break the deadlock over new all-night underground services in London that have triggered two strikes in recent weeks, causing widespread disruption.The conciliation service Acas will chair the talks, with the unions likely to walk out again, possibly for 48 hours, unless there is a deal. Workers are unhappy with shift arrangements for the all-night tubes, due to start on 12 September. Continue reading...
• Maldives joins search for MH370 wreckage after islanders spot debrisAuthorities say there have been several sightings of unidentified debris in the country’s northern atolls in the past month The Maldives has joined a regional search for wreckage from missing flight MH370 following reports islanders in the Indian ocean atoll nation had spotted unidentified debris, police said on Sunday. Related: Flight MH370: Malaysia appeals for help to widen search Continue reading...

The Herald

• Edinburgh Airport Twitter apologies over luggage woesThe Scottish capital's airport operators have had to apologise again following more complaints from passengers about problems including baggage delays.
• Rail lobbyists in new push after Borders victoryThey claim the re-opening of the Borders route for the first time nearly 50 years is one of the greatest achievements of grassroots rail campaigning in British history.

Daily Express

• Now immigrants boast about how EASY it is to sneak into Britain through Channel TunnelILLEGAL immigrants have astonishingly boasted about how

Mail Online

• Network Rail fined £2m for delays and London Bridge overcrowding The £2million fine relates to months of chaos, overcrowding and delays at London Bridge station, described by passengers as ‘a meltdown’, in the wake of upgrade work there (pictured).
• MH370 investigators examine items found in the Maldives where locals 'saw jet' Debris suspected to be from the missing MH370 flight has washed up in the Maldives. If verified, the find would support locals' claims that they saw a 'low-flying jet' on the day the flight disappeared.

The Mirror

• Watch bus driver push 'drunk passenger' off vehicle telling him 'get off and stay off'The footage, posted on Facebook by Dave Martin has been viewed over 18,000 times since Saturday evening
• Calais migrant crisis: Syrians boast of ''easy'' crossing by hiding under cars on Channel Tunnel trainsA group waiting to be processed by immigration officials insisted guards were too busy checking under the closed wagons to spot them

London Evening Standard

• Pilots make emergency landing after being 'blinded' as baseball-sized hailstones shatter windscreenA plane was forced into an emergency landing after the windshield was shattered by

The York Press

• Poppleton road works compensation considered CITY of York Council is considering giving one-off £100 compensation payments to more residents affected by road works at Poppleton last year.

This Is Local London Network

• Relief on the way for 'sardine express' train commuters Commuters face tightly packed trains daily, especially on the line passing through Weybridge, Walton, Hersham and Esher.

Wales Online

• Cardiff bus station arrangements come under fire for their impact on blind and partially sighted passengers The city council says it has worked alongside sight loss charities in advance of implementing the changes
• Welsh ports could be given 'competitive edge' by clean fuel loophole Ships with higher sulphur are not allowed to dock on Britain's south and east coats due to a new regulation - but it doesn't include the Irish Sea
• Rail workers strike that was forgotten for 75 years to be commemorated this weekTwo strikers were shot dead in Llanelli by soldiers during strike of 1911

Blackpool Gazette

• Thousands wowed at Blackpool Air ShowAll eyes were looking to the skies today as Blackpool Air Show got underway.

Bucks Free Press

• New ultra green buses launched in High Wycombe New environmentally friendly buses have taken to the roads in High Wycombe after an official launch on Friday.

North Wales Live

• Scantec awarded five star rating from rail industry watchdog Birkenhead recruitment firm passes Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme audit with flying colours
• Liverpool MP praises £100m biomass terminal on a visit to the Port of Liverpool Riverside Labour MP Louise Ellman view progress on the project which will be operational in October

Sleaford Standard

• New look for Horseshoe Hollow after rail worksA joint venture to transform a piece of open land in Ruskington into a local nature reserve has reached completion.

Other Regional Press

• New trains will bring a ’big improvement’ to Cambridge line New trains which are set to revolutionise services on the mainlines through Cambridge and Huntingdon from 2018 are about to undergo a testing programme before going into operation.
• Work starts on £4.5m improvements at stationRail passengers will benefit from step-free access throughout Leyland station following a £4.5m investment by the Government’s Access for All scheme.
• Manston Airport homes plans deniedThe future of Manston airport took another twist tonight after a document leaked on Facebook purported to show 10,000 homes destined for the site.
• Calls for crossing at site of fatal accident turned down by Coventry councilCouncil says not enough people cross the road, next to a play area, to warrant extra safety measures

The Business Desk

• Green light for new Blackpool to London rail serviceRAIL regulators have approved an application for a new direct passenger service between Blackpool and London.
• Bus and coach group Rotala eyes acquisitions despite H1 revenue fallBIRMINGHAM-based public transport group Rotala is eyeing further expansion despite a fall in first half revenues.
• Doncaster rail firm diversifies with freight serviceDONCASTER-BASED firm DB Schenker Rail UK, along with PD Ports have launched their first rail freight service.

Other News Sources

• Studio 24 stays on track with CrossrailCambridge-based digital marketing agency Studio 24 has just launched a brand new interactive map on Crossrail’s website as part of its ongoing work with this key client.
• Ice cream man sells to other motorists during M23 gridlock AN ice cream van did a roaring trade on a not-so-roaring motorway this afternoon.