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Saturday, 30 June 2018

BBC News

• Stockport Interchange: Plans for bus station under park passedThe proposals for Stockport bus station include the building of a residential block and a new park.
• Virgin Atlantic stops accepting forced deportationsThe move comes amid concern over the treatment of Windrush migrants and LGBT asylum seekers.
• BAE wins multi-billion pound Australian warship contractThe nine anti-submarine warships will be built in Australia by a local workforce.
• Electric car buyers claim they were misled by NissanNissan is accused of exaggerating the benefits of its latest Leaf electric car model.
• GM warns against potential car tariffsThe US Commerce Department is probing the impact of foreign auto imports on national security.

The Guardian

• Transport for London hoards £321m from dormant Oyster cards As travel card marks 15 years, bosses ‘incredibly quiet’ about credit left unused in contactless era, say Lib Dems

The Independent

• Boeing unveils plans for hypersonic 3,800mph-airliner that will fly from London to New York in two hoursDesigners say concept jet could fly at five times speed of sound

Times Online

• Crossing the Firth of Forth is a breeze [Subscription]Wind barriers on the Queensferry Crossing have allowed it to remain open 14 times when weather would otherwise have closed the Forth Road Bridge to large vehicles.
• Ryanair ‘flying into summer of strikes’ [Subscription]Ryanair customers face a “summer of industrial action” because of a lack of progress on workers’ rights and conditions, unions have said.
• Greg Hands: ‘I was true to my word on Heathrow. People have a right to expect that’ [Subscription]Greg Hands resigned to oppose a third runway. It was how an elected MP should behave, he says
• Level crossing to shut after becoming a selfie favourite [Subscription]Network Rail is closing a level crossing because too many people are posing for selfies on it.
• Heatwave tests British grit as roads melt and tracks buckle [Subscription]Gritters are being sent to tackle melting roads and parts of Britain face a hosepipe ban this weekend as the country’s heatwave continues.
• Cut 60mph limit on country roads to help save lives, ministers urged [Subscription]Ministers have been told to cut the 60mph speed limit on thousands of miles of rural roads amid concerns over the number of crashes.

Mail Online

• BAE Systems lands £20BN deal to build Australian warships in Brexit boost The firm beat off fierce competition to get the contract to construct the 'hunter killer' anti submarine ships which will replace the ageing Anzac-class frigates.
• Commuter suffers life threatening head injuries in tube platform attack The man suffered serious head injuries during the attack on the platform of West Hampstead Station at approximately 4.30pm today. The man has been taken to hospital for emergency treatment.
• New Boeing jet could slash flight time to New York to TWO HOURS Boeing is developing an aircraft capable of travelling at almost 4,000mph – up to five times the speed of sound which will fly to New York in as little as TWO HOURS.

This is Money

• Shares in FastJet soar 150% as flagging budget airline outlines rescue deal Shares in the carrier, which offers budget flights across a number of African countries, soared 136 per cent after it said it would secure $12m (£9.1m) of emergency funding.
• FastJet shares rocket after airline outlines plans to secure emergency funding of up to £9.3m The carrier, which offers budget flights across a number of African countries, warned earlier this week that it is at risk of going bust.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Cycling safety driveA NEW drive is being made to help thousands of schoolchildren learn to cycle safely.
• Road in Great Horton to get £31,000 worth of safety measures A GREAT Horton road will be subject to £31,000 worth of road safety measures after a traffic improvement scheme was approved by councillors.

London Evening Standard

• London Tube travel will soon be far less painful in the heatLondon truly comes alive in the summer. We also know that travelling around the capital in a heatwave is not always pleasant. We are making real headway towards cooling the Tube. We now have 192 air-conditioned trains on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, serving 40 per cent of the network. The London Overground fleet is also air-conditioned. However, as a Northern line customer I know only too well that challenges remain in managing temperatures in deeper parts of the network.
• South Western Rail delays: Commuters could face more travel chaos next week as heatwave set to continueSouth Western Railway delays sparked by a heatwave sweeping the UK could continue into next week, Network Rail confirmed.
• UK weather forecast: Gritters deployed to stop roads melting with heatwave set to last two more weeksGritters are being sent out on to British roads to prevent them from melting as the heatwave looks set to continue for another two weeks.
• Moving one stop along this Tube line can save you £15k a yearMoving just one stop further along the line can save you thousands. Discover the cheapest areas to rent along the Bakerloo line...
• Virgin Atlantic will no longer help Home Office forcibly remove illegal immigrantsVirgin Atlantic has said it will no longer work with the Home Office to forcibly deport people from the UK it has deemed to be illegal immigrants.

Northern Echo

• 'We have to pick up body parts' - Police warning after dozens of drink-drive arrests A SUMMER crackdown on drink drivers across North Yorkshire has seen more than 50 people arrested in just two weeks.
• Lorry drivers could face camping ban on industrial estates AN order to reduce anti-social behaviour on two Hambleton industrial estates is being considered.

The York Press

• York bus fares rise - but prices are frozen for passengers who use an app to buy ticketsBUS passengers will pay more if they buy their ticket from the driver than if they pay for their fare using a mobile phone app.

Other Regional Press

• Free-to-use bike repair kit is part of a push to get city cycling CYCLISTS grappling with a puncture or problematic gears can ride to a new public repair stand.
• Risinghurst roadworks: Green Roads reopens early ROADWORKS on an Oxford estate which were heavily criticised for their impact on the community have finished ahead of schedule.
• Naked cyclists pedal the environmental messageNaked cyclists are set to hit the road today in a bid to highlight environmental issues.
• Heatwave warning: Risk to crops, health and transport disruption (and it's set to get EVEN hotter) As temperatures continue to rise in Dorset a wave of warnings has been issued about the effects of the hot weather.
• 162 police vehicles are still on the road despite being more than 10 years oldMORE than 170 Dorset police vehicles are still on the road – despite being over ten years old or reaching 150,000 miles.
• Honda could face red tape nightmare post-BrexitHONDA could face tariffs and extra safety checks on cars exported to Europe after the Brexit, according to an expert.
• COLUMN: On Yer Bike - Why are cyclists always seen as the bad guys?By Andy Chivers
• Government responds to petition calling for Govia Thameslink Railway to lose franchiseThe government has responded to a petition calling for Govia Thameslink Railway to have its contract to run rail services removed.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Business owners face closure as Network Rail pushes on with billion-pound asset saleBusiness owners based in railway arches around the UK face closure as Network Rail goes ahead with plans to sell off infrastructure assets in billion-pound sale. Sole traders such as bakers, mechanics, bike repairs and shop owners will be priced-out by the publicly-owned rail scheme by rent...
• First of Northern's 98 new trains arrive in UK for testingThe first of Northern’s new two-car Class 195 DMU is currently being kept at the Edge Hill depot in Liverpool, where it awaits mainline testing to be carried out in the coming weeks. The train arrived on 25 June at the Royal Portbury Dock in Bristol by ship from Spain. The CAF-built and...
• Balfour Beatty launches new Rail Innovation Centre to advance digital railwayInfrastructure group Balfour Beatty has opened a new rail innovation centre in Derby today. The Raynesway facility in Derbyshire, in combination with offices at York and Matlock, will employ over 150 staff members with expertise and knowledge of the design, operation and maintenance of the...
• Electrification schemes must be put back in the pipeline after 'less than candid' DfT approachThe electrification schemes cancelled by transport secretary Chris Grayling last year should be recategorised as pending and placed in the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) for further development and design work in order to find ways to reduce their costs, MPs have said. In a new report...

Aviation Industry

• US program will monitor responses to sonic boomsNASA is planning to fly a low-boom supersonic demonstrator over selected areas of the US to collect information on public acceptance of the noise. read more
• Bali airport reopens, but airlines differ on ash riskThe main airport for Bali, Indonesia has reopened after a temporary closure caused by a volcanic ash cloud, but airlines are taking different views on whether to resume operations. read more

Other News Sources

• Mini heatwave causing roads to melt in BlackburnTHE HEATWAVE which has hit East Lancashire over the last week has caused some roads to melt.
• Calls for more rail delay compensationMORE work needs to be done to ensure train users are not left out of pocket as negotiations over compensation continue.
• Lucas backs irate train users with call for actionCAROLINE Lucas has spoken out in Parliament and called for urgent action to fix the railway chaos affecting Preston Park commuters.