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Monday, 08 May 2017

BBC News

• Vintage buses to take to Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, streetsThey included vehicles that used to run in south Wales up to 80 years ago.
• Cloned cars sold in Greater Manchester eBay scamA retired police officer is among victims who have been conned out of tens of thousands of pounds.
• Tube strike: London Bridge staff go on 24-hour strikeTube workers at London Bridge station have gone on strike until 22:00 BST on Monday.

Financial Times

• Seven European pension schemes ditch Ryanair stockConcerns mount over high-profile labour disputes involving the budget airline
• National Express investors oppose £1m bonus after fatal crashShareholders to vote against pay award after loss of six children in Chattanooga

Daily Record

• 'Stop the buses': Concerned parents' demand as council continues to run school service on crash road Pupils are still being transported along a tight road in Cumbernauld where 26 kids were hurt in a crash earlier this year.

Mail Online

• School run road has raked in £2.6m of fines in six months A council has made £2.6million by fining motorists, including scores of parents, unknowingly driving through a road closure on the school run. Drivers claim the traffic system is unclear.

The Mirror

• Captain pictured asleep in business class leaving trainee pilot at the controls of passenger jet Captain Amir Akhtar Hashmi has been taken off duty after allegedly putting passengers' lives at risk on a London-bound flight

Birmingham Mail

• How Brits are paying FOUR times the cost of a flight for airport transfersNew research shows that the most expensive average airport transfer fee

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Drivers owe £1.6m in parking fines to Council BRADFORD Council is owed more than £1.6 million in unpaid parking fines from the last three years.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Unviable' bus service scrapped by Arriva now booming in hands of local operator Arriva received subsidy from Conwy council, but axed the route because it was 'not commercially viable' ... but Llew Jones Coaches says it's more popular than ever with passengers

London Evening Standard

• London Bridge Tube strike: Times, dates and everything else you need to know about the RMT union walkoutTube staff will begin a 24-hour strike at London Bridge station tonight in a bitter row over the sacking of a colleague.

The York Press

• Fans warned against train violenceRAILWAY police have told sports fan bad behaviours will not be tolerated on trains after a football fan threatened to bite off a police officer’s nose on York Railway Station.

Other Regional Press

• New train shelters for Ayrshire including Largs
• More seats to be available on trains from Cambridge to LondonThere will also be stops on Greater Anglia's summer timetable at the new Cambridge North station, which offers direct services to London, Norwich and Ely
• More than 700 back Scunthorpe Telegraph HS2 campaign RESIDENTS are continuing to back the Scunthorpe Telegraph's campaign to bring the HS2 rail contract to the town's steelworks.
• Transport fleets back road safety campaignTRANSPORT fleets across Hampshire are adding their support to the fourth United Nations Global Road Safety Week.
• The £40m scheme that will transform the M27A MAJOR £40m project to improve a notorious Hampshire motorway bottleneck has been revealed by highway bosses.
• Contactless tickets launch on Stagecoach Oxfordshire buses CONTACTLESS bus tickets will be rolled out on Stagecoach buses in Oxfordshire for the first time from Monday.
• HRI campaigners who asked to be on transport group told: Submit an FOILet's Save HRI campaigners brand CCG attitude as "ridiculous"

Buying Business Travel

• BA owner’s profits rise as corporate bookings ‘improve’Airline group IAG makes highest first quarter profit in its history

Railway Gazette

• UAV survey company Bridgeway Aerial takes offUK: Civil engineering company Bridgeway Consulting has acquired a 50% stake in unmanned aerial...

Other News Sources

• Ryanair customers returning to Stansted Airport stranded for six hours Passengers on a returning Ryanair flight from Budapest back to Stansted Airport were left stranded for nearly six hours this morning (May 5) after being told that the airline did not have enough crew.
• Southern Cut Graveyard ServicesSouthern Rail have announced they're to cut some late night and early morning services. It's to allow engineers to carry out improvement work on the Brighton Mainline meaning some lines will have to close.
• Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week 2017 8-14 May 2017The UN Road Safety Collaboration is pleased to announce that the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week will be held from 8-14 May 2017. The Week will focus on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Speed contributes to around one-third of all fatal road traffic crashes in high-income countries, and up to half in low- and middle-income countries.
• Two-way traffic over Cranleigh bridge on 'dangerous' road moves closer with £2 million council commitmentThe Elmbridge Road bridge rebuild is part of a council four-year programme due to start this year
• Clean air policy could crush high street growth, says FTATrading conditions on British high streets could become increasingly difficult for businesses following today’s government plan on air quality, ...