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Sunday, 04 November 2018

BBC News

• South Wales Police car catches fire out on patrolA South Wales Police BMW estate car burst into flames in the Swansea Valley on Friday night.
• Car insurance: Why pay when you are not driving?New forms of insurance can save motorists money - especially if they live in a city.

The Guardian

• What rules do the different airlines have when it comes to flying pregnant and with newborns?We look at the pregnancy and newborn allowances of the top 10 airlines
• What rules do the different airlines have when it comes to flying pregnant and with newborns?We look at the pregnancy and newborn allowances of the top 10 airlines

The Herald

• Travel disruption as Glasgow Central services replaced by buses on SundayRAIL passengers are set to face disruption as improvements are carried out on a number of lines on Sunday.
• Travel disruption as Glasgow Central services replaced by buses on SundayRAIL passengers are set to face disruption as improvements are carried out on a number of lines on Sunday.

Times Online

• Uber, led by Dara Khosrowshahi, turns to subscription model as it lines up float [Subscription]Uber has opened a new front in the taxi-hailing wars: subscriptions. The $70bn (£54bn) giant has launched a membership scheme that allows travellers to avoid surge pricing, where costs soar at rush hour and other peak travel times.
• Cabbies’ court victory puts Uber in new jam in London [Subscription]Uber’s future in London is again in doubt after black cab drivers were granted a judicial review of the decision to award a new licence to the controversial taxi firm.
• British Airways customers charged up to £100 if they want adjoining seats [Subscription]Couples are being allocated seats rows apart and told to pay if they want to move

Mail Online

• Men are a third more likely to pass their driving test the first time than women, survey revealsMore than half of men – 52 per cent – pass their practical driving test out on the roads at the first attempt compared to 39 per cent of women, a new survey reveals.
• Hundreds of furious British Airways passengers endure the 'flight from hell' and sleep on the floor at JFK airport as their diverted trip from Orlando to London finally takes off TWO DAYS lateHundreds of British Airways passengers are furious after their journey from Orlando to London turned into a three-day 'flight from hell' where they were forced to sleep on an airport floor.
• When ARE you too doddery to drive? After a spate of tragedies involving elderly motorists, EVE SIMMONS investigates the risks and asks whether over 70s should face obligatory health tests before being allowed behind the wheelWhen they leave the Welcome Break service station on the M40 near Oxford, drivers are met by a roundabout that filters traffic back on to the motorway heading either north or south.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Further road closures in Ipswich this weekend as second transformer is on the moveDelays are expected as another abnormal load transported through Ipswich today.

Other Regional Press

• Trains cancelled on branch line Trains have been cancelled on a branch line in north Cornwall this weekend due to engineering works.

Other News Sources

• Urgent funding required for ferry services in the Clyde and HebridesThe Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is calling for investment in the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services to be prioritised in the upcoming budget, and for there to be an urgent review of the Ferries Plan.

EIN News Subscription

• Half of VW cars recalled in 2015 not yet updated … updated, data gathered by the European Commission shows. The scandal had first … , the International Council on Clean Transportation had said.
• Search for crashed Lion Air flight claims life of diver as fuselage spotted on seafloor … where body bags, debris and passenger belongings are first taken. … from Bali to Jakarta. Passengers on Sunday’s flight … attempting to retrieve information from the flight data recorder’s “ … Indonesian airlines were barred in 2007 from flying to Europe because …
• SriLankan Airlines named world’s most punctual … of ‘Global Airlines’ and ‘Major Airlines’ by flight data analysis company Flightstats … category of ‘Global Airlines’ across every continent - Europe, North America, Asia … Four-Star Rating from the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), is …