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Sunday, 16 September 2018

BBC News

• Roads closed as demolition work begins to make way for HS2The Fox and Grapes pub in Digbeth is being demolished with Park Street shut until Monday.
• The London: Historic warship's secrets go on displayAmong the finds from the 1665 wreck are a leather shoe, a sundial and a brass cannon.
• 'Broken' rail franchise system to be reviewedThe government inquiry comes after the East Coast Mainline was brought back under its control this year.

The Herald

• Ferries out of commission as repair work is underway on fleet - including new £85m vesselLYING idle less than three miles apart, it is a situation that, perhaps, best epitomises the current problems facing Scotland's beleaguered ferry network.

Times Online

• Car buyers fuming at new worldwide emission statement [Subscription]A global test for fuel economy and CO2 was meant to be a panacea for motorists and the industry — but it will drive up taxes in Ireland, writes Graeme Lennox
• Crackdown on the private parking rip‑offs [Subscription]Motorists hope a new code to rein in car park operators will put paid to dodgy practices and exorbitant fines
• Ex-BA boss Keith Williams to lead rail probe [Subscription]Transport secretary Chris Grayling has recruited the former boss of British Airways to lead a review of the railways after presiding over a string of problems.
• Jaguar leaps into court over Christopher Ward's D-Type watches [Subscription]Jaguar is revving up for a legal battle with the luxury watch maker Christopher Ward.

Mail Online

• HS2 critics slam 'grotesque Stalinist' bridge designs set to carry 250mph high-speed trains will 'vandalise' the beauty of the ChilternsCritics of the High Speed 2 line have called the plans for two viaducts in the Chilterns area 'grotesque' and compared them to 'hideous concrete Stalinist designs.'

London Evening Standard

• Bakerloo line extension: Campaigners vow to keep fighting after TfL rejects calls for Bricklayers Arms stationSouthwark residents have vowed to keep fighting after transport chiefs rejected calls for a new Bakerloo line station in a

Other Regional Press

• Cash boost for Falmouth docks tours project BOAT tours exploring Falmouth's historic docks have moved a step closer after a major chunk of cash towards the project was confirmed.
• 'More clarity needed' over Oxford to Cambridge ExpresswayA COUNCIL leader has called for more clarity from the Government regarding the Oxford Cambridge Expressway.
• Expressway: campaigners unite to fight hated Corridor B CAMPAIGNERS fighting the Oxford Cambridge Expressway may have won a battle to protect wildlife at Otmoor but they know the war is not yet over.

C.N.N.

• BMW unveils its vision for a self-driving electric carThe BMW Vision iNext concept is an electric car capable of autonomous driving.