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Sunday, 02 October 2016

BBC News

• Kings Norton road closed by chemical tank leakA Birmingham road is due to be closed until Monday after some 600 litres of a chemical leak from nearby storage tanks.
• Bringing down an unwanted droneThe BBC's Mike Cartwright sees a drone net in action - for use in bringing down and disabling drones.
• Heathrow protesters stage 'die-in' demo over airport expansionMore than a hundred climate change protesters hold a
• Monarch holidays protection extendedBudget airline Monarch receives a temporary extension to its licence to sell package holidays and says it has secured

Financial Times

• Licence extension buys Monarch Airlines timeLow-cost carrier wins time to finalise details of cash injection

The Guardian

• One dead and 18 injured after Rangers FC fans’ coach crashes on way to matchAccident on roundabout near Kilmarnock as fans travelled to match with Partick Thistle leaves 18 Nith Valley Loyal Rangers supporters in hospitalA 39-year-old man has died after a coach carrying Glasgow Rangers football supporters crashed on the way to a Scottish Premiership match. Eighteen other people are recovering in hospital.One fan was cut free from the wreckage and airlifted to hospital. Among those also taken to hospital were two women, one who injured her leg and another who sustained cuts to her head and ear. Continue reading...
• Iran builds attack drone similar to captured US model, local media say‘Thunderbolt’ drone said to be comparable to RQ-170 Sentinel spy drone, which Iran claimed to have shot down in 2011Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have built a new attack drone which is similar to a US unmanned aerial vehicle that was captured five years ago, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Related: Iran claims to have reverse-engineered US spy drone Continue reading...
• Protesters stage 'die-in' flashmob at Heathrow over expansion plansReclaim the Power reads testimonies from communities affected by climate change urging people to consider impact of flightsActivists campaigning against airport expansion and climate change have staged a “die-in” flashmob demonstration at Heathrow. Scores of protesters, some wearing dust masks and others decked in banners, lay on the floor in Terminal 2 at the airport on Saturday as bemused passengers looked on. Continue reading...
• Nissan is an early sign of the downturns and the divisions Brexit could bring | Will HuttonCar-maker puts investment plans on hold and the immigration debate intensifies – is this life outside the EU?One of the few advantages of Brexit is that the unfolding debacle may be the trigger for the deep economic, political and constitutional reform that Britain so badly needs. It will only be by living through the searing events ahead that people will become convinced that the indulgent Eurosceptic untruths they have been fed are not only economically disastrous but open the way to forms of racism that most Britons, Leave voters included, instinctively find repellent. Brexit will force hom...
• Julie Bishop says Australia could pursue those behind MH17 with Lockerbie-style caseForeign minister says Russia will likely veto moves for UN action, but other legal avenues will be consideredAustralia’s foreign minister has said Russian-backed rebels responsible for shooting down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine, killing 298 people including 38 Australians, could face a Lockerbie-style prosecution once the investigation has concluded.Julie Bishop said Russia would likely veto any moves by the United Nations security council to bring to trial those responsible, so other legal avenues would be considered. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Western Isles fishing fleet forced from sea due to crew shortages resulting from work visas changesMore than 60 additional skilled crew are needed to allow the Western Isles trawler fleet to work to full capacity, local MP Angus MacNeil has been told by fishermen.
• Construction work on new generation of nuclear-armed Trident submarines to beginSir Michael Fallon announced �1.25 billion to begin the first building phase of the new fleet for the nuclear deterrent system.
• Smoking in cars ban to begin in December in ScotlandSMOKING will be banned in cars carrying children from December in Scotland, the Sunday Herald can reveal.
• Fan dies and 17 injured as Rangers supporters bus crashes on way to matchA RANGERS fan died and 17 others were injured when their supporters bus crashed on its way to Ibrox.

The Huffington Post

• Heathrow Airport 'Mass Die-In' Protests Against Climate Impact Of Expansion Plans . Hundreds of people have ‘dropped dead’ at London’s Heathrow airport in a series of mass demonstrations against climate change and airport expansion. The protest on Saturday afternoon saw a mass bicycle ‘blockade’ as well as hundreds of activists wearing gas masks lying in a terminal to protest against airport expansion. The campaigners from the global group Reclaim The Power covered the floor of a section of the terminal, wearing masks “to highlight the climate and pollution impacts of aviation”. Die in flashmob just started ...

The Scotsman

• Work to replace Trident missile submarines beginsConstruction work will begin on the Successor submarines that carry the controversial Trident missiles, the Defence Secretary has said.

Reuters News

• Protesters hold 'die-in' at Heathrow against airport expansionLONDON (Reuters) - More than a hundred people demonstrated at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday, including dozens who took part in a

Daily Record

• Transocean Winner�oil rig move postponed as rough seas halt salvage operation THE stricken rig was due to be put onto a heavy transport ship before heading to Turkey for decommissioning.
• Crisis-hit Scotrail network run to fund Dutch trains, firm admits DOCUMENTS penned by the parent company of the Dutch firm who operate ScotRail boast the contract is used to make healthy profits on “limited investment”.
• Scottish commuters will take Dutch railway deal as signal failure ABELLIO are now making £1million a month from their Scottish Government contract.

Mail Online

• Emergency! Fire engine causes chaos after smashing through concrete barrier and crashing off busy dual carriageway� Emergency services dashed to Birmingham Street in Stourbridge, West Midlands (pictured), and traffic was halted while rescue teams struggled to wrench the stricken vehicle out.
• Four people seriously injured and five others taken to hospital after car ploughs into a group of pedestrians on housing estate in Kent Four people are in hospital with serious injuries and five others are being treated�after a car ploughed into a group of pedestrians on Medway City Estate in Rochester, Kent.
• Tube Chat badge put to the test as it seems London commuters do want to chat After criticism of Tube Chat? a campaign to get Londoners to talk to each other on the Tube swept social media, MailOnline sent two reporters to strike up conversations with people across the capital.
• China unveils its first ever elevated monorail where carriages are HUNG from the tracks China's first suspended railway has completed its test run without a hitch on Friday. The hanging train carriages were filmed in action in Chengdu as they zipped along the elevated monorail at 60kmph.
• Heathrow Airport expansion protesters perform 'die-in' at Terminal 2 The 'die-in' (pictured) comes two weeks before government rules on whether to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, or at its smaller London rival Gatwick.
• That's just bats: £2million spent on bridges for threatened species - despite proof they almost never use them Designed to help bats overcome their reluctance to fly across roads, the ‘bat bridges’ are being erected at a cost of £2 million to the taxpayer. There’s just one snag – they don’t actually work.

This is Money

• Clampdown on whiplash claims has saved insurers �1bn - but car owners are still feeling the pain as premiums RISE Insurers are starting to win the battle against false personal injury claims, including whiplash. But there are questions over whether �1billion in savings are being passed on to honest customers.
• Monarch Airlines is confident it will secure fresh financing as it battles to renew crucial licence The airline’s existing Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (ATOL) was due to expire at midnight on Friday after the company was forced to deny speculation that it was in financial trouble.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Ambulance targets being missed in district's rural areas, report warns TARGETS are still not being met for ambulance waiting times across large parts of the district, a new health report shows.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow protest causes 'traffic carnage' as third runway protesters take over airportPassengers reported "total carnage" trying to get into Heathrow airport today as protesters staged a demo against airport expansion.

Manchester Evening News

• New boss appointed for Stagecoach Manchester - and she starts by slamming congestion New MD warns of traffic congestion 'strangling Manchester'

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• One in three adults in Newcastle have had a near miss on the rail network A shocking study from Network Rail has revealed a third of Newcastle adults have had a near miss on the train network

Reading Evening Post

• Reading shoppers stuck on red as traffic lights by The Oracle leave motorists queued in car parkShoppers reported being stuck in the shopping centre car park for up to two hours

Sunderland Echo

• Sunderland leaders call on Theresa May to help businesses like Nissan after Brexit uncertaintyCity leaders have called on Prime Minister Theresa May to produce a clear idea of any help the Government can give to Sunderland employer Nissan, which has said it will delay investment plans following the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
• Government needs to negotiate deal to help Nissan say Sunderland business chiefsBusiness chiefs have also urged the Government to clarify its position on trade post-Brexit, saying that firms like Nissan cannot make plans without clearer details.
• Sunderland City Council set for share of �43m Newcastle Airport windfallSunderland City Council is set for a share of a £43m windfall as part of Newcastle Airport refinancing plans.

Other News Sources

• Ambulance drivers still waiting for pay after two months AMBULANCE drivers who have twice been promised pay that has been owed since August have still not been paid, The Argus can reveal.