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Tuesday, 30 October 2018

BBC News

• Uber appeals against drivers' rights to pay and holidayA long-running case over the status of Uber drivers will be heard in the Court of Appeal on Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Summary of Budget 2018: Key points at-a-glanceChancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his Autumn 2018 Budget, the last before Brexit.
• Inside Birmingham's underground mail tunnelPhotographers visit a closed tunnel which once delivered mail to New Street Station in Birmingham.
• Edinburgh Airport flight path plan rejected by watchdogThe proposed changes would have seen aircraft flying to the west of Cramond and along the Firth of Forth.
• 'Hidden homeless' sleeping on London busesSome bus routes are used as a refuge for London's homeless. What's being done to help them?
• Car sales drop leaves borrowing growth rate at three-year lowBank of England said consumer credit grew 7.7% in the year to September, the slowest pace since 2015.

The Guardian

• Lion Air crash: Indonesian authorities search underwater for bodies and plane A round-the-clock search is underway for the bodies of the 189 passengers onboard Lion Air flight JT 610, which crashed into the sea off Jakarta on Monday morning.
• Rail union urges ScotRail not to dump human waste on tracks RMT asks rail firm not to resume practice that was scrapped last year

Times Online

• Car finance slowdown as borrowers hit brakes [Subscription]Consumer borrowing is growing at its slowest pace in more than three years, according to official figures that suggest that the household borrowing binge has run its course.
• Cityjet deal puts regulator on alert [Subscription]Competition authorities are considering an investigation into the monopoly that the owner of British Airways has engineered on the route between Dublin and London City airport.
• New Boeing 737 crashes into sea off Jakarta with 189 on board [Subscription]Search teams collected possessions and body parts among wreckage floating in the sea last night after a new Boeing 737 carrying 189 people crashed shortly after take-off from Jakarta.
• Indian Railways plans £8bn rail link to the Himalayas [Subscription]India has announced plans to construct a railway line up into the foothills of the Himalayas, with pressurised cabins, doctors and possibly even oxygen masks to fight the effects of altitude.
• Potholes and exploding buses shake Five Star’s grip on Rome [Subscription]Residents are calling for the mayor’s head as the eternal city is sullied by corruption and grime. If she is forced out it will have consequences across the country, Tom Kington writes
• Indian Railways plans £8bn rail link to the Himalayas [Subscription]India has announced plans to construct a railway line up into the foothills of the Himalayas, with pressurised cabins, doctors and possibly even oxygen masks to fight the effects of altitude.
• Budget 2018: Road tax is returning to its routes [Subscription]Almost £29 billion will be spent upgrading motorways under plans to re-establish the link between road tax and key highways for the first time in 80 years.
• Easyjet’s electric plane is ready for take-off next year [Subscription]A prototype of Easyjet’s new battery-powered aircraft will take to the skies next year amid plans for all-electric flights between London and the European mainland.

Mail Online

• Will black box hold the key to what went wrong? Investigators are to analyse flight data recorder pulled from doomed Leicester helicopter - as police dismiss claims their drone may have caused fatal crashThe black box recorder of the Leicester City owner's helicopter was found today as police denied rumours one of its drones caused the crash.
• Fuel duty is frozen AGAIN for the ninth year in a row so motorists will save £1.20 every time they fill up - meaning drivers have saved 1,000 since 2010Fuel duty will be frozen again for the ninth year in a row, Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed in his Budget today.
• Hammond declares war on POTHOLES: Chancellor reveals £30billion boost after 'scorching summer and harsh winter' took its toll on roadsPhilip Hammond declared war on potholes today as he promised an extra £30billion for England's roads.

Liverpool Echo

• This is how you could be breaking the law while de-icing your carFrosty mornings are upon us - so here's our easy guide to help you defrost your car safely, quickly and legally

London Evening Standard

• Budget summary 2018: the key points from Philip Hammond's speechFollow live reaction to the Chancellor's Budget speech here

East Anglian Daily Times

• Essex and Suffolk roads both affected by abnormal load on the moveA wide load with police escort is set to cause tailbacks in Essex and Suffolk when it travels down the A12.

C.N.N.

• Traveling to the UK is about to get easier (for some)The notoriously long passport lines at London's Heathrow Airport may soon get a bit shorter -- provided you're from one of these five countries.
• Lion Air crash: No answers as to cause of jet disaster as bodies pulled from seaA day after Indonesian Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff from the capital Jakarta, questions are being asked as to what caused the new Boeing jet to suddenly lose altitude, killing all 189 people on board.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• A Budget for Britain’s future - what the Budget 2018 means for logistics and transportIn his final budget before Brexit, Phillip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, declared: “Britain is open for business.”
• A Budget for Britain’s future - what the Budget 2018 means for logistics and transportIn his final budget before Brexit, Phillip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, declared: “Britain is open for business.”

Rail Technology Magazine

• Network Rail CEO Haines writes to EU Commission to stop Siemens-Alstom mergerNetwork Rail has written to the European Commission asking them to intervene in the proposed merger between Siemens and Alstom. Network Rail confirmed reports that chief executive of Network Rail Andrew Haines, in a letter to EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, called the deal...
• TfN CEO on Crossrail 2 competition: 'London can flourish, but we want to turbocharge investment'The chief executive of Transport for the North (TfN) has quelled concerns that funding for the programme would be in conflict with Crossrail 2, claiming that the raising of funds through general taxation will help to finance both projects. Speaking at a Northern Powerhouse event in Manchester on...
• Budget: Hammond announces £37m for NPR and £20m for EWR The Chancellor Phillip Hammond has today announced additional funding for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and East-West Rail (EWR) projects. NPR, which will connect cities across the north of England, will receive £37m; and the EWR project will receive £20m to push forward its...

Aviation Industry

• Investor renews call for Ryanair management changeA Ryanair investor has renewed a call for management change at the airline, saying the Irish LCC's chairman is not independent and has not adequately overseen recent labor issues. read more