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Sunday, 03 April 2016

BBC News

• Tube sex crime unit avoids axePlans to disband a specialist unit which investigates sex offences on the Underground have been put on hold, British Transport Police reveal.
• Dublin tram drivers on two-day strikeLuas drivers in Dublin are taking further strike action this weekend in a dispute over pay.

The Guardian

• Brussels airport set to reopen with strict new security measuresFirst flights due to depart on Sunday after establishment of temporary check-in facility while departure hall is rebuilt Brussels airport is to reopen on Sunday, 12 days after it and a metro station in the Belgian capital were hit by bomb attacks that killed 32 people. The first three “symbolic flights” will depart on Sunday afternoon, the airport’s chief executive, Arnaud Feist, told reporters. He said travellers would be subject to additional security checks, as police had demanded. “This restart, even if it’s only partial, it is a sign of hope,” Feist said. Continue reading...
• California plane crash kills one on freeway where it once landed safelySmall plane crashed on Southern California freeway on Saturday and struck a car, killing one person and injuring five others, authorities saidA small plane that made headlines when it landed safely on a southern California freeway years ago crashed on the same stretch of road on Saturday, slamming into a car and killing a woman in the vehicle.Five others, including the pilot and his passenger, were injured in the crash on a stretch of Interstate 15 that has been the scene of several emergency landings. Continue reading...
• MH370: debris found in Mauritius to be examined by investigators, Australia confirmsAustralia’s transport minister, Darren Chester, says Malaysian government working with Mauritius to seek to take custody of debris Related: MH370: debris found by teenager on holiday to be tested in Australia Australia said a piece of suspected aeroplane debris found east of Africa on Mauritius will be examined to see if it is part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing two years ago in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Calls for barrier to shut out tourists' cars from LussFED-UP residents at one of Scotland’s most picturesque villages are threatening to ban tourists’ cars from their narrow streets in a bid to deter a deluge of daytrippers.

The Scotsman

• British Transport Police review plans to scrap sex crimes unitPLANS by British Transport Police (BTP) to scrap their specialist sex crimes unit have hit the buffers after an outcry.
• Trains, boasts and planes: Virgin bids to put rail on topA new fares war on Britain’s most fiercely contested route is in prospect after Virgin vowed to make trains more popular than planes for the first time in decades.

Times Online

• Commuting snakes and ladders [Subscription]Every minute closer to London by train adds £3,048 to the price of a house. Are you a winner?

Daily Express

• Outrage as airline orders stewardesses to wear Islamic-style headscarf when flying to IranFURIOUS air hostesses have refused to wear Islamic-style headscarves after the airliner they work for them ordered them to don the item.

Daily Record

• Scottish gang targeting luxury vehicles in suspected �1m hire car sting are hunted by police DETECTIVES believe the gang have set up bogus companies to hire high-end vehicles which are never returned with one business along losing £200,000 worth of vehicles.
• Spies in the skies: RAF buy nine �250m planes that can hack terrorists' mobile phone calls and emails THE Boeing P-8 Poseidon can also track enemy movements, direct the UK’s fighter jet response and carry a lethal ­battery of missiles, ­torpedoes, bombs, depth charges and mines.

Mail Online

• Brussels Airport to partially reopen tomorrow with three flights after attacks Chief executive Arnaud Feist confirmed today that Brussels Airport would allow three commercial flights to depart tomorrow following one of the 'darkest days in the history of Belgian aviation.'
• Car carrying two adults and a child crushed between a tram and a lamppost in Manchester� Greater Manchester Police tweeted out apicture of the Honda CR-V, which became trapped between a lamppost and the tram in Wythenshaw, south Manchester, at about 10.30pm on Friday.

The Mirror

• Labour unveils �35billion action plan to save Port Talbot and British steelShadow Chancellor John McDonnell wants work on HS2 and 500 other road, rail and airport schemes brought forward so plants can start making steel for them

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 1,500 motorists snared in two-month crackdown on Bradford's danger drivers A TWO-month police crackdown on dangerous drivers on Bradford's roads resulted in more than 1,500 motorists being caught breaking the law.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Dashcam video captures lorry, cyclists and two cars in A487 near miss HGV onboard camera footage catches impatient driver nearly ploughing into oncoming car as it overtakes lorry and cyclists on A487
• North Wales road deaths map shows human toll behind the statisticsFollowing news of the death of two people on the A499 on Friday, Daily Post charts the tragedies visited upon the region's roads

London Evening Standard

• British Transport Police halts plans to axe sex crime unit after outcryThe British Transport Police has halted plans to axe their sexual offences unit following an Evening Standard investigation into the closure.
• Bakerloo line trains will not stop at Paddington station from todayBakerloo line trains will no longer call at one of London's busiest stations from today as a major revamp of Paddington Tube station begins.
• Flights to leave Brussels Airport for first time since suicide attacksBrussels Airport is set to partially reopen tomorrow for the first time since suicide bombers struck 12 days ago.

Manchester Evening News

• Flights to Brussels set to resume following ISIS terror attacks The airport has been closed since a series of terror attacks on March 22 killed 16 victims there, and a further 16 in a subway

Sheffield Star

• New parking charges come into force at Chesterfield Borough Council car parksNew parking charges have come into force in all Chesterfield Borough Council-run car parks.
• Take to the slopes with new Doncaster airport flight route to ski resortHolidaymakers from across the region wanting to hit the world’s best slopes can now do so as Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport has announced new flights to Chambery - regarded as the gateway to Alpine ski resorts.

The York Press

• Services on 15 York bus routes at risk - full list here DETAILS are emerging of how bus services round the city could fare in looming cuts which will slice �350,000 off subsidies in the next two years.

Yorkshire Post

• Yorkshire ‘needs more than wider M62’ to prosperA NEW TRANS-PENNINE mottorway could be among the proposals put forward in response to growing concerns about the Government’s transport ambitions for the region.

Blackpool Gazette

• OAPs celebrate return to free rides on tramsAfter two years and several campaigns, Wyre’s pensioners are finally able to ride free on the trams again.

Doncaster Free Press

• Campaign to reduce speed at Doncaster accident black spotResidents in a Doncaster market town have launched a campaign for speed limits to be reduced on a busy road after a number of accidents and near misses.

Other Regional Press

• ‘Prime minister did everything he said he would do to lure back Portsmouth shipbuilding’DEFENCE giant BAE Systems says it would welcome any additional industries that would ensure Portsmouth’s shiphall benefits the region’s economy.
• Planned roadworks in the south from Monday April 4Highways England has issued a list of planned roadworks in central southern England in the week starting Monday April 4
• Mum allegedly hit by bus in Northampton says ‘it only missed my son by centimetres’A young Northampton mum says it is a miracle her one-year-old son was not hurt when she claims a bus hit her as she waited in a shelter.
• Why is the A45 through Northampton a rubbish tip? Chron readers want answersIncreasing amounts of dumped rubbish along the length of a major road into Northampton is prompting calls to get the route cleaned up.
• This car can be driven by five-year-olds - and it could be coming a town near youThe electric car has collision avoidance systems :: Parents can also switch off the car with a remote control
• Three car fires just moments apart spread to nearby homes Fire investigation officers and police are looking into the causes of the blazes
• Main road to close so bridge can be demolished A MAJOR Hampshire road could be closed while a crumbling bridge is demolished.
• Reconstructed frigate is 'most authentic tall ship for 150 years' SHE soars up dramatically against the bright blue sky, towering masts stretched to full height with a taut network of rigging and a gigantic flag proudly bearing her country’s red, white and blue colours.
• Get on your bike - registration open for traffic and pedestrian-free cycle event CALLING all cyclists! Organisers have opened registration for a family bike ride.
• Community plans to run rural buses A WORKING group is to be established to look at the options for a community bus provision in West Dorset.

C.N.N.

• Plane lands on interstate, killing woman in car

Forbes

• Tesla Model 3: Why The Details Don't MatterAs Elon Musk reveals the Tesla Model 3, details are in short supply -- but potential buyers don't seem to care. Here's why.

Aviation Industry

• Newark Airport Flight Limits Eased; Could Spur Lower FaresThe Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it's easing limits on the number of hourly flights at Newark Liberty International Airport, and the airport's operator said that should lead to greater competition and lower airfares. The limits at Newark Liberty, which serves the New York City region and is one of the busiest airports in the nation, were put in place in 2008 to reduce congestion and delays.

Other News Sources

• Woman miraculously unharmed after car rolls 490ft down hill A WOMAN miraculously escaped with just cuts and bruises after her car plunged down a 490ft hill.