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Sunday, 02 April 2017

BBC News

• South Wales trains affected by Cardiff engineering worksBuses replace trains on some routes in and out of Cardiff this weekend.
• M4 Brynglas tunnel's weekend closure for upgradeThe Newport traffic bottleneck is shut for 32 hours as part of upgrade work.
• Rally in support of 'ugly' yellow Cotswolds carConvoy in an act of solidarity with owner of Vauxhall Corsa criticised for
• For the love of yellowAs yellow car drivers rally for a victim of vandalism, owners say there's a sense of community in unusual cars.

The Guardian

• British rail is nationalised all over again – by foreign statesOverseas firms now provide half of all UK rail journeys. But could Brexit signal an end to overseas control?At Romford station, in the Essex centre of “taking back control”, there’s a choice of trains into London: those run by the Dutch, or those run by the Chinese. Anyone heading for nearby Basildon has to change at Upminster and pay a fare to the Italian firm that has been operating C2C since January.Welsh railways fell to German-owned Arriva long ago, while ScotRail is also in the hands of the Netherlands’ Abellio. The French, as part of Govia, own much of Britain’s biggest commuter franchi...
• Atlanta highway fire: man charged with arson in blaze that collapsed bridgeBasil Eleby faces first-degree arson and criminal damage to property charges in a fire that caused a heavily traveled overpass to disintegrateThe man suspected of starting a raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 a few miles north of downtown Atlanta was charged on Saturday with arson. Related: Atlanta: three arrested as major interstate bridge collapses after huge fire Continue reading...
• Congested, polluted and with car jobs at risk, Stuttgart reaches a crossroadsThe city where the automobile was born has the dirtiest air in Germany – and a global drive to electric vehicles threatens its futureFor the three young Porsche technicians joshing around in their tea break outside one of the carmaker’s assembly lines in Stuttgart, life seemed good last week. Like all the company’s 20,000 employees, they had just been given a bonus of €9,100 (£7,735); sales and profits were soaring; Porsche was investing €1bn in new models; and, in the sparkling southern German spring sunshine, their future as skilled craftsmen looked secure, well rewarded and full of promise....

The Telegraph

• Yellow car owners hold rally in support of pensioner whose 'ugly car' was targeted by vandals for ruining view�in Cotswolds village�
• Airport mix-up sees Winter Olympics delegation land in Pyongyang after pilot files wrong flight plan
• Airports and nuclear power stations on terror alert as government officials warn of 'credible' cyber threat

Times Online

• Aussies in pole position for M6 toll [Subscription]Britain’s only pay-as-you-go motorway, the M6 toll road, could be sold to an Australian pension fund within weeks.
• HS2 embroiled in scandal over £170m contract [Subscription]High Speed 2 is this week set to hand a controversial £170m deal to develop the rail line to the American contractor Bechtel, as more details emerge about alleged conflicts of interest on the £56bn project.
• New operator faces row over driver‒only trains [Subscription]Rail strikes that have caused commuter misery could spread to one of Britain’s biggest franchises as the new operator of South West Trains prepares to introduce a fleet of trains that do not require guards.
• £20 daily toxin tax for diesel drivers [Subscription]Diesel drivers face “toxin taxes” of up to £20 a day in 35 towns and cities across England in a new government crackdown on vehicles that cause air pollution — including private cars.

Daily Record

• ScotRail finally come clean over scale of overcrowding on trains after Sunday Mail campaignFrustrated passengers have hailed our campaign after Abellio bowed to pressure and published a list of their most crammed service and the number of people on them.

Mail Online

• Cotswolds village flooded by yellow cars over vandalism Peter Maddox's yellow car was vandalised after ruining tourist photos in Bilbury, Gloucestershire. Today hundreds of sympathisers in yellow cars descended on the village to show their support.

Birmingham Mail

• Watch these crazed drivers carry out insane stunts to get past learners Instructor says she wants motorists to see this video - and feel guilty!

Bolton News

• 'Crumbling' road will be shut and rebuilt A ROAD linking Bury and Bolton will be closed and rebuilt after it emerged the lane is crumbling.

Derby Telegraph

• Major roadworks start near East Midlands AirportPeople travelling to East Midlands Airport are being advised to allow extra time for their journey because of major roadworks taking place in the area which are due to last until October, 2018. Read more at http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/travelling-to-east-midlands-airport-from-today-you-ll-need-to-allow-extra-time-for-your-journey/story-30241419-detail/story.html#QXJ1BBYBFJkv0eVc.99
• Soon you could be fined for parking on a pavementEver parked on a kerb or grass verge, perhaps because the street is narrow and you simply want to make sure there is room for other cars to pass?

London Evening Standard

• Half of rail journeys to be on foreign-owned services after South West Trains takeoverHalf of passenger journeys on Britain's rail network will be on services owned by foreign companies once a Chinese firm helps operate South West Trains.
• Ed Miliband photobombs group of girls on Tube before posing for pictureEd Miliband has been hailed a "class act" after photobombing a group of girls on the Tube before posing for a picture with them.

Bucks Free Press

• Plans for new 111 space car park to ease congestion given the green lightA new 111-space car park will be built in Marlow in a bid to ease congestion after plans were given the green light by the district council.

North Wales Live

• City bus users are NOT happy their bus route could be cut Users of popular C4 and C5 services say the Cumfybus link shouldn't be axed

Reading Evening Post

• Two chances see the Cathedrals Express steam train in Reading Glimpse the golden age of rail travel as two locomotives steam through Berkshire

Other Regional Press

• Increase in trains leads to fear of economic woes over level crossing BUSINESS-leaders fear their town will suffer economically, with congestion and pollution, as more trains use a level crossing.
• New DVLA car tax rules change TODAY - and could cost you hundreds of poundsThe cost of owning a high-polluting car has gone up :: Here's how it will affect you
• BMW PENSIONS ROW: Mini Plant workers vote overwhelmingly to go on strike Mini Plant workers vote overwhelmingly to go on strike
• Drivers face traffic misery as roadworks projects hit Hampshire roadsDrivers could face travel misery over the next few days as a number of roadwork project are carried out.

C.N.N.

• In empty metro stations, photographer finds art and beautyIn

Other News Sources

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• Shipping Industry to Reduce EmissionsThe introduction of new environmental regulations is leading the shipping industry to look for ways of reducing its emissions of harmful gases, says Clarksons Research. The research report focus on two separate but related issues: the way in which vessels are powered…
• Leominster Greens ask leader of Herefordshire Council to address town's 'disintegrating roads'
• M3 Smart Motorway: More night time closures announced by Highways England As the M3 Smart Motorway improvement project continues, find out where and when road improvements will affect your journey
• Newlands Corner campaign group asks council to reconsider 'pending disaster' of car parking chargesSave Newlands Corner Campaign Group has written to all 81 Surrey county councillors to ask them to reconsider