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Sunday, 08 November 2015

BBC News

• Egypt airport claims and 'secret EU deal'Sunday's papers include claims of
• Cyclist aims to beat 1938 recordA cyclist is planning to ride about 36,000 miles (57,936km) to set a new record for the greatest distance cycled by a woman in one year.
• Boost for '�6bn' Peak District tunnelPlans to build a �6bn road tunnel through the Peak District linking Sheffield and Manchester are likely to be backed by a key feasibility study, the BBC understands.
• UK-Egypt plane in 'missile' incidentThe government confirms a UK tourist plane had to take evasive action over Egypt in an incident reportedly involving a missile.
• The sky has limits for Gulf airlinesGrowing congestion could limit Gulf airlines' plans
• Get on with third runway, CBI boss saysThe government should take

The Guardian

• Are pedestrian fast lanes a good thing?A Liverpool shopping centre introduced separate tracks for the dashers and the dawdlers last week. Should the rest of the UK follow suit?A fast lane not only benefits speed-walkers, it protects the less mobile and gives those at leisure greater freedomThis week, the first ever “fast track” pedestrian shopping lane has been piloted in the Liverpool One shopping centre. Continue reading...
• UK station staff to look out for children at riskRailway workers will be taught how to spot signs of vulnerabilityRailway station staff, including retail workers and ticket collectors, will be given training on how to spot vulnerable children following warnings that public transport is a hotspot for young people who have run away from home and are at risk of exploitation.The initiative follows research by British Transport police (BTP) which recorded incidents involving 6,000 vulnerable children in stations last year, including those running away or suspected of being a victim of crime. Continue reading...
• Calls for new era of airport security after Sinai terrorFears focus on screening of baggage handlers as aviation experts demand new global responseA fundamental overhaul of global aviation security is required in the wake of the Russian passenger plane crash, said senior industry experts, amid fears that flight safety is being compromised at many international airports.The Observer has learned that Egyptian airport and security officials have launched an investigation into all staff at Sharm el-Sheikh airport who came into contact with the Russian plane, which crashed 23 minutes after takeoff, killing all 224 people on board. The move has increased...

The Herald

• Motorway rooftop park would be BOLD plans to cover Scotland's busiest motorway stretch with a public park would be
• Brits flown home from Sharm el-SheikhTHOUSANDS of Britons who were stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh following the Russian plane crash were flown home over the weekend. Around 1,400 holidaymakers were brought back from the Egyptian resort on Friday and many more were due to return over the course of the weekend. The UK Government suspended air links on Wednesday after an Airbus 321 operated by Russian airline Metrojet crashed, killing all 224 people on board.

The Independent

• Russian plane crash: Sharm el-Sheikh airport CCTV station 'was routinely abandoned'A CCTV station where security officials were supposed to be constantly monitoring baggage handlers at Sharm el Sheikh airport was routinely abandoned, a staff member said. It was “50-50” they told The Independent on Sunday, adding that “it happens sometimes that no one is there”.

The Scotsman

• Scottish holidaymakers escape Egypt airport chaosSCOTTISH holidaymakers spoke yesterday of their relief at escaping the “chaos” of Sharm el-Sheikh airport after being stranded in Egypt.
• Type 26 frigate project could be holed by TridentConcerns have been raised that Conservative ministers are planning to slash the programme for the new Type 26 frigates, which would be a major blow for shipbuilding jobs on the Clyde.

The Telegraph

• Heathrow: Cameron 'preparing to drop opposition to third runway'The government is preparing to announce the next phase for airport expansion within weeks, ahead of a new public consultation on increasing aviation capacity

Times Online

• Plane bombing mastermind unmasked as Egyptian cleric (Subscription)The suspected mastermind behind the downing of a Russian passenger jet near Sharm el-Sheikh has been unmasked, as it emerged that British tourists could be stranded at the Egyptian resort for at least a fortnight.

Daily Express

• Nats’ £16k London limo linkSCOTTISH Government Ministers have been branded “shameful” for spending £200-a-time to use chauffeur-driven cars during trips to London.

Daily Record

• 'Hampden Roar' as Scots board plane home after escaping 'chaos' of Sharm el-Sheikh airport A THOMSON Airways flight touched down at Glasgow Airport at around midnight, with many passengers happy to be home.
• Case dropped against bus driver who blacked out at the wheel ahead of trial JAMES DAVIS was due in court charged with driving without due care and attention but the case has now been dropped.

Mail Online

• Air chiefs 'warned pilots of terror over Sinai months before Russian plane crash' Pilots were warned exactly a year ago that shoulder-launched ground-to-air missiles possessed by jihadi groups in Sinai could bring down an airliner.
• ISIS release sick video celebrating Sharm el-Sheikh atrocity In the seven-minute video, IS claims that its Egyptian wing, Wilayat Sinai, was behind the plane crash, and that it carried out the attack in revenge for Russian air strikes in Syria.
• Tour operators offer £200 discount on holidays to Sharm el-Sheikh Tour operators and airlines are offering trips to Sharm-el-Sheik £200 cheaper than they were a week ago – despite the airport there having been declared unsafe by the British Government.
• LORD CARLILE warns how without UK intelligence MORE planes might have blown up Would Theresa May steal our privacy? When the Home Secretary announced that her Investigatory Powers Bill, up rose the screams of protest.
• Sharm el Sheikh airport staff reveal security cameras are down Workers at the airport in said that cameras overlooking baggage handlers were unmonitored around half the time - amid a slew of other worrying security revelations.

This is Money

• Experts say smoked-in motors are worth as much as �2,000 less at trade-in We all know smoking is bad for our health, but did you know it's bad for your car too? The cost for dealers to return smoked-in cars to fit-for-resale condition can have an impact on vehicle values.

Birmingham Post

• Road policing at 'tipping point' as budget slashedSupt Keasey, who is also head of the Central Motorway Police Group, told MPs drivers thought they were less likely to be caught because they saw fewer officers on the roads

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• WARNING: Roadworks set to cause disruption on M62 near Bradford A SERIES of roadworks on the M62 near Bradford will get underway on Monday.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Grounded Wales airlink firm say they can still make success of the Anglesey to Cardiff route Linksair had its fleet grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority last month when its safety certificate was revoked
• A483 near Wrexham to be shut for emergency repairs The southbound stretch of the road between Rossett and the Posthouse Roundabout will be closed overnight and again on Sunday night

Manchester Evening News

• Cheers of relief as evacuated Sharm el-Sheikh holidaymakers touch down at Manchester Airport Scenes of confusion were described by those who had been waiting for more than three days for a flight out of the Egyptian resort

Sheffield Star

• No plans for Sharm el-Sheikh return flight to Doncaster Sheffield AirportSouth Yorkshire residents remain stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh today.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Big names are set to go on the buses in LeedsTransport chiefs are asking Yorkshire Evening Post readers to play their part in a moving tribute to the great and good of Leeds.
• UPDATED: Disruption to North Yorkshire rail services to continue all weekend after train derailed in KnaresboroughRAIL services between Harrogate and York continue to be disrupted after a train derailed at Knaresborough.

Reading Evening Post

• Cow Lane bridges' work delayed by Network Rail againProject team have to amend their programme before work can start
• Napier Road subway linking Newtown to town centre to open soon Cllr Jamie Whitham asked for an update on the long-awaited link for pedestrians and cyclists

The Shields Gazette

• Missing traffic sensors cause of mystery delays on A194Traffic bosses have apologised for causing delays for up to 30 minutes at a busy South Tyneside roundabout.

Other Regional Press

• South East Coast Ambulance Service under fire for transferring 111 calls to 999 service to buy more timeAN AMBULANCE trust that covers part of Hampshire is under review after it ran a project that increased the time patients had to wait for help without considering the impact on their safety.
• Busway to see improvements worth �800kTwo new bus stops will be added to the Luton-Dunstable busway in the new year.
• More firms have their say on "ridiculous" Tollbar roadworks Highways England have defended the Tollbar Island project and hope to open parts of the scheme before the new year
• New M6 junction scheme stallsSPECULATIVE calls for a new motorway junction off the M6 to ease Wigan congestion problems have stalled before even getting out of first gear.
• Maldon Chronicle published Maldon speed limits to be slashed in the wake of 'boy racers'SPEED limits are due to be slashed around Maldon after councillors vowed to stamp out "outrageous" and "irresponsible" driving in the town.Back in August, more than 120 drivers were caught and prosecuted by Essex Police in and around the town, with 71 arrested after attending a 'boy racer' meet-up.And while Essex Highways boss Councillor Rodney Bass denied that the changes to Limebrook Way, Wycke Hill and Maldon Road were prompted by the string of dangerous driving in the...
• UPDATE: Driver found dead in car - six hours after accident Police are trying to piece together the movements of a man who was found dead in a car six hours after it was believed to have been involved in an accident.
• Controversial road calming scheme is cut back A CONTROVERSIAL traffic-calming scheme in the New Forest has been scaled down – despite achieving a 25 per cent cut in animal deaths.

Rail Magazine

• Great Western Railway HST honours last survivor of the trenches, Harry PatchGreat Western Railway names '43' Harry Patch – The last survivor of the trenches', the longest surviving soldier of the Great War.

Aviation Industry

• Estonian Air closes down Estonian Air has announced that it will cease business from Nov. 8 after a European Commission (EC) ruling that it received unfair state aid. read more

Other News Sources

• Ford and ASI team up to licence robotic driving for vehicle durability proving tracksFitting a robotic autonomous driving apparatus to vehicles to drive them around demanding test circuits improves the repeatability amd reliability of the trails and saves test drivers from an arduous and physically tiring task.