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Sunday, 03 July 2016

BBC News

• Birmingham Airport offers Dean Saunders Euro 2016 parking dealBirmingham Airport promises to rip up former Wales striker Dean Saunders's huge parking fee if they win Euro 2016.
• ScotRail staff holding 24-hour strike on SundayMembers of ScotRail staff are striking on Sunday after talks to resolve a row over driver-only trains broke up.
• Hundreds call for expansion at Heathrow Airport rallyHundreds of people living near Heathrow hold a rally to call for the government to back the building of a new runway at the airport.

The Herald

• Rail chaos again hits passengers across ScotlandSCOTLAND was preparing for a day of transport chaos as it was confirmed that strike action would go ahead today, affecting tens of lines across the country..

Times Online

• East coast payouts derailed [subscription]Network Rail’s funding woes could slash the £3.3bn due to the taxpayer from the east coast mainline. Virgin and Stagecoach won the franchise in 2014 with a bid far beyond the reach of rivals. They took over the line between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh last March, and pledged to pay the government £3.3bn in premiums over eight years.

Mail Online

• Amazing time-lapse video shows Airbus A380 getting a makeover The Airbus A380 was repainted over the course of 15 days at the Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre in Dubai. Last year Emirates gave 33 aircraft new licks of paint, as part of a strategy to keep their fleet modern,

Birmingham Mail

• E-cigarettes BANNED at New Street Station and anti-smoking campaigners are not happyGroups confused as to why Network Rail has banned the devices and it seems that Network Rail doesn't know why either

Manchester Evening News

• Spitfire wows crowd at City Airport in Salford It performed a flypast as part of the family fun day

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Silverlink triple decker roundabout: Drivers warned to prepare for two years of disruptionWork is due to start on the A19 and A1058 Coast Road junction in North Tyneside in August

Wales Online

• Dean Saunders' huge parking fine will be waived – but only if Wales win Euro 2016 The former Liverpool and international striker left his car in the short stay car park at Birmingham Airport fearing Wales wouldn't escape their group

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• WATCH: Angry residents protest £8.5m West Midlands InterchangeAngry residents staged a protest against an £8.5 million rail freight project being built which they say will ‘decimate’ their community.

Other Regional Press

• New 'exciting' rail product set to boost British Steel works A revolutionary new rail product called Zinoco is set to boost the fortunes of the British Steel works in Scunthorpe and the 3,500 employees.
• Brexit will 'strengthen Northern Powerhouse not threaten it'Teesside MP James Wharton said it's a 'huge opportunity' for north
• What's it like to live in the M62 house? Ken Wild's granddaughter looks back at a childhood spent in the middle of the motorwayThe granddaughter of so called stubborn Yorkshireman Ken Wild looks back at her childhood spent at the farm
• Is it worth owning an electric car in Kirklees? Many drivers face a lengthy trip to the nearest charging point
• "Walking and cycling to school is a great way to get exercise, keep healthy and be better students - and it’s fun, too." CHILDREN and teachers got on their bikes and scooters for a week of healthy school runs.
• "No end in sight" for bus strikes as drivers say "the public are with us" ONE of the striking bus drivers in Weymouth claims there is

Green Miscellany

• Driverless car ethics (and why you will soon be obselete)A fatal crash yesterday�involving a Tesla using an automatic lane changing function brings added poignancy to the issue of driverless car ethics. The�autopilot function concerned uses radar, ultrasonic sound, GPS navigation and cameras to allow computer-assisted parallel parking, steering and lane changing on motorways. It is seen as a precursor to fully automated cars. By coincidence, Science Magazine last week�posted… The post Driverless car ethics (and why you will soon be obselete) appeared first on ETA.
• QiCycle electric folding bicycle uses Tesla battery and costs �335The QiCycle electric folding bicycle boasts cutting edge technology, uses the same batteries as Tesla, and retails for the equivalent of �335. With the growing realisation that pollution from car use must be drastically reduced,�China is embracing�the electric bicycle; 200 million e-bikes are currently on the roads in China, a tenfiold increase in the last decade. The speed of uptake… The post QiCycle electric folding bicycle uses Tesla battery and costs �335 appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Potter Logistics reopens Knowsley Rail Freight TerminalThe first freight train since 2006 came through Potter Logistics Knowsley rail freight terminal on June 28 2016. This new twice daily train service will operate five days per week and once on Saturdays and will initially move freight from Knowsley Industrial Park to the North East.
• A peak inside the design of Crossrail stationsAs Crossrail turns from building site into polished end product, a new exhibition showing off the design of the future Elizabeth line stations has opened at London Transport Museum.
• Train company's figures are wrong says campaignerTRAIN users in Wargrave have called for the introduction of a new service on the Henley branch line to be postponed.
• FTA's ABC Guide to BrexitA week after the EU Referendum result, the Freight Transport Association has identified the top ten crunch issues for British logistics as the ...
• Railways boss: 'I am sorry. But I haven't got a magic wand' THE boss of a scandal-hit train company has apologised for the performance of Southern rail but said she did not have a “magic wand”.