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Monday, 07 September 2015

BBC News

• VIDEO: 'Cycle-in office' with ramp unveiledA new building is opening in central London which the architect claims is a first for the capital: A cycle-in office.
• UK's longest rail line in century opensTrains return to the Scottish Borders with the opening of the longest new domestic railway built in Britain for over a century.

The Guardian

• Gatwick BA cabin crew face big pay cuts or redundancyAnger as Unite union accuses British Airways of ‘holding a gun’ to employees through job restructuringHundreds of cabin crew at British Airways at Gatwick are being told to choose hefty pay cuts or redundancy despite the airline’s owners expecting to make more than €2.2bn (£1.6bn) in profits this year.The most senior, longserving crew – cabin managers and pursers – were sent letters in the past few days telling them they would either have to accept new lower-paid roles as “customer service managers” by 14 September or lose their jobs on 31 October. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Transport quango accused of A TRANSPORT quango has been accused of
• All aboard the Borders Railway as trains start running on resorted route in earnestTo begin her journey in The Wizard Of Oz, Dorothy is told to follow the yellow brick road.

The Scotsman

• Passenger services begin on new Borders RailwayPASSENGERS and campaigners gathered to board the first trains on the eagerly-awaited Borders Railway at the weekend.

The Telegraph

• Striking Calais ferry workers caused millions of euros worth of damage to occupied shipThe workers who caused havoc for British holidaymakers this summer slashed seats on the Rodin ferry with Stanley knives and stole televisions as well as fridges

Reuters News

• New runway at Heathrow 'will fail on every level', says London MayorLondon's mayor, a potential successor to British Prime Minister David Cameron, said a proposal to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport was doomed to fail, complicating an already fraught issue for the government.

Daily Record

• Scots holiday flight to Tenerife diverted after 14 passengers wreak havoc on board and threaten flight crewMORE plane shame as Tenerife flight has to land in Portugal to dump more than a dozen troublemakers.
• Pedal for Scotland: Thousands show their pedal power as riders get moving in Glasgow to Edinburgh challenge MORE than 9,500 cyclists hit the road to go city-to-city in Pedal For Scotland events.

The Mirror

• Longest railway line to be built in UK for a CENTURY opens between the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh Trains have returned to the region after a 46 year absence with the opening of the longest new domestic railway built in Britain for more than 100 years

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford research proves link between traffic pollution and low weight babies BRADFORD'S worst roads for air pollution have been revealed in a major study which has established a direct link between low birth weight babies and high levels of pollution.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales football fans hit by train chaos on way to watch vital Euro 2016 clash against Israel Supporters on the way to Cardiff have had their journeys delayed because of “unavoidable” maintenance work which has cancelled some services

Wales Online

• Proposed M4 relief road 'will increase traffic and greenhouse gases' The warning comes as the Welsh Government opens the first of its public exhibitions about the £1bn project

Burnley Express

• Rail campaign attracts more new supportA prominent building society is lending its support to the action group fighting to bring back a rail link with Yorkshire.
• Andrew’s been shortlisted for UK Bus Driver of the Year titleA Nelson bus driver has been shortlisted to be named the best in the business.

Carlisle News & Star

• Delays expected on key Cumbrian route Two major road projects could delay drivers through west Cumbria this week.

North Wales Live

• Flybe launches global hub connection for Liverpool John Lennon Airport Inaugural flight to Amsterdam Schiphol marks three-times daily service linking up with onward connections

Northamptonshire Telegraph

• MEPs call for rethink over funding to help reduce lorries on A14 in NorthamptonshireA decision not to provide EU funds for work which would shift freight from the A14 to rail has been criticised.

Reading Evening Post

• Three Mile Cross mother forced to pay nearly £600 for school busEmma Street blames a lack of information after being landed with a £600 bill for her daughter's place on the school bus

Other Regional Press

• Farquhar’s bus plan to lure rail tourists to townThe new Borders railway may only be running as far as Tweedbank but, in a bold move, Future Hawick is seeking to cash in on its tourism potential for our town by promoting free onward celebratory bus tours to Hawick.
• Could solar-powered LED lights mean the end of the road for cat's eyes? Cat's eyes invented by Calderdale man Percy Shaw in the 1930s
• Cyclists forced onto busy A62 and A644 as Kirklees Council shut part of Calder Valley Greenway for 15 weeksRepairs to a Dalton Bank Road bridge forces closure

Railway Gazette

• DIANA to monitor DB Netz turnoutsGERMANY: Strukton Systems has won a contract to supply more than 90 data loggers for the DIANA...

Other News Sources

• New First Potteries bus timetable starts tomorrow - full list of changes BUS passengers travelling on First Potteries are bracing themselves for more changes to their journeys from this weekend.
• Heathrow’s third runway is doomed to fail, warns London mayor Boris JohnsonLondon’s mayor, a potential successor to British Prime Minister David Cameron, said a proposal to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport was doomed to fail, complicating an already fraught issue for the government.
• Air New Zealand forecasting cooler September faresAir New Zealandrsquo;s Grabaseat is offering more than 4,000 cheap fares throughout the month of September with prices linked to the 9am temperature.nbsp;The Septemperature promotion will...