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Wednesday, 23 September 2015

BBC News

• VIDEO: The tech to keep your bike safeFrom smart pedals to docking stations with strong locks, the tech designed to keep your bike safe.
• Volkswagen hit by multiple probes in USVolkswagen is the target of several US investigations, including, reports say, a criminal probe by the Department of Justice.

Financial Times

• Oil price fall forces groups to cut costsPlans include gas-leak sniffer dogs on platforms and more co-operation as supply ships slow down to save fuel
• VW shares tumble again as inquiries are launchedFrance, Germany, Washington and individual US states line up to probe diesel emissions scandal
• Boeing to set up livery plant in ChinaChange of strategy will see group’s first facility outside US

The Guardian

• Want a new tram? Ask the ChineseAs the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa unveils its first commuter rail system, funded and built by China, UK councils are also eyeing up eastern opportunities

The Herald

• Edinburgh chauffeur firm used by airlines and celebrities rapped over licensing breachTHE director of a chauffeur firm whose clients included British Airways staff, BBC talent and luxury hotel guests has been banned from the industry for three years after it emerged he had been running the business without a licence.
• Scotland's national cycle network WALKING and cycling was worth £321 million in knock-on health benefits last year, according to new research.

The Scotsman

• Leaders: VW scandal casts doubts over car industrIN THE world of motoring there can’t have been many brands that were as trusted as Volkswagen.

The Telegraph

• Roadworks on motorways should be 'limited to two miles'The Government plans to reduce delays for motorists by limiting stretches of roadworks to as little as two miles at a time on motorways and major A roads
• Tube line faces 48-hour shutdown after smallest-ever ballot by staffThe Waterloo & City line will be halted next week after three workers voted for a strike
• Volkswagen scandal: now millions of petrol cars could be affectedCampaigners warned that petrol cars could also be drawn into the Volkswagen diesel scandal
• Volkswagen scandal: nearly 12,000 deaths could be avoided if industry met emissions targetsHealth experts levels of nitrogen oxides should have fallen by half if car manufacturers were meeting agreed emissions levels

The Mirror

• Plane passengers forced to 'sleep rough' in airport after 18-hour flight delay Alexandra McCauley, 22, and her three-year-old son JJ were left with no food and water after the 1,000-mile diversion

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover: We don't use software to cheat diesel emissions tests Company makes statement in wake of America Volkswagen scandal

Bolton News

• New cycle hub opened at Bolton train station COMMUTERS can ‘get on their bikes’ after a new cycle hub opened at Bolton train station.

London Evening Standard

• David Cameron must answer questions over Heathrow expansion, says MPs’ committee chiefDavid Cameron was today warned that the Government has “big questions to answer” over how it could meet EU air quality rules while backing a third runway at Heathrow.
• Roadworks could be limited to two miles at a time under new plans to beat congestionTransport secretary calls for rules to apply to motorways and A roads

Yorkshire Evening Post

• VIDEO: New kaleidoscopic artwork on display at Leeds City StationA new kaleidoscopic artwork display has been installed to greet commuters at Leeds railway station.

Blackpool Gazette

• UK car recalls fear after VW admits rigging US emission testsMillions of cars on UK roads could be recalled as a probe into rigged emissions tests on Volkswagen models in the US threatened to reach Europe, according to a transport lobby group.

Get West London

• Postcards backing Heathrow expansion delivered to Downing StreetMore than 50,00 residents signed postcards urging the Prime Minister to go with the Airports Commissions' recommendation

Peterborough Telegraph

• UK car recalls fear after VW admits rigging US emission testsMillions of cars on UK roads could be recalled as a probe into rigged emissions tests on Volkswagen models in the US threatened to reach Europe, according to a transport lobby group.

Other Regional Press

• Trials begin at Heathrow for aircraft to use 'steeper descent' in bid to reduce noiseTrials to reduce noise for people living under the Heathrow flight paths started this week.
• MP speaks out over car insurance over-chargingGrahame Morris MP has called on insurers to stop over-charging drivers in Easington.
• Rail bosses pledge continued crackdown on cable theftsTough sentence on Kirklees gang is welcomed

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Stobart wins 14 year biomass supply dealStobart Group has won a 14 year index-linked contract to supply biomass for a 40MWe waste wood-fuelled plant in Port Clarence, Teesside. Commencing in 2017, the deal will make Stobart Energy's Transport business responsible for delivering 250 loads each week to the facility.  This means the logistics firm will be required to source, process and supply 250,000 tonnes per year – and this equates to 3.5 million tonnes over the full term of the agreement. Temporis Capital and Eco2 are the joint developers of the project - and the latter has also taken charge of a wide range of other biomass projec...

Rail Magazine

• GWR returns to networkGoodbye First Great Western as Great Western Railway is launched
• c2c names Electrostarc2c name Electrostar after National Express Non-Executive Director

Aviation Industry

• Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti now lags Qantas CEO Alan Joyce in pay stakesVirgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti's take-home pay rose 2.3 per cent to $2.84 million in the last financial year. Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti no longer makes a similar amount of money to his long-time rival, Qantas Airways boss Alan Joyce.
• British Airways launches special offer for SMEsMembers of the On Business loyalty programme can get bonus points

Green Miscellany

• New road surface sucks up puddlesA new type of road surface promises to suck up puddles. The post New road surface sucks up puddles appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Former Number 10 head of news Vickie Sheriff becomes Heathrow comms chiefVickie Sheriff has taken up the role of director of communications at Heathrow Airport, leaving her role at drinks giant Diageo.