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Friday, 09 November 2018

BBC News

• Eddie Stobart £75m Warrington warehouse plans rejectedCouncillors say plans for a new distribution centre in Cheshire would harm green belt land.
• Luton airport wheelchairs: Athlete Justin Levene 'delighted' at decisionA paraplegic athlete who dragged himself through Luton welcomes the airport's new wheelchairs.
• Choppy waters for Greek shipping sectorGreece’s key shipping industry – the biggest in the world – is going to be greatly affected by the US ban on Iranian oil exports.
• Bombardier cuts 5,000 jobs globallyStruggling Canadian plane and train maker says 3,000 jobs will go in Canada over the next 18 months.

The Guardian

• Rail workers' war memorial unveiled at London St Pancras Artist Fabian Peake’s work is reminder of vital role railways played in both world wars

Times Online

• Campaigners spark row over ‘Tesla tax’ [Subscription]Campaigners spark row over ‘Tesla tax’
• Man at work: secret artist leaves his sign [Subscription]Street signs in Edinburgh city centre have been “playfully” defaced by a renowned French artist, it is believed.
• UK workers at risk from Bombardier global cuts [Subscription]Thousands of workers in Belfast and Derby were left anxious yesterday after the engineering group Bombardier announced a cull of one in every 14 employees worldwide.
• Australian in driving seat at Tesla [Subscription]The electric carmaker Tesla has appointed a chairwoman to head its board after the co-founder Elon Musk was forced to stand down over a clash with the US financial markets watchdog.
• China shows off its new stealth CH-7 drone [Subscription]China has unveiled a full-size prototype of its new stealth combat drone as it tries to rival the United States and boost sales of its technology in the global market.
• Norwegian warship hits oil tanker on return from Nato drills [Subscription]A Norwegian frigate collided with an oil tanker in the dark on her way home from the largest Nato war game since the end of the Cold War.
• Lion Air Boeing 737 safety alert after crash [Subscription]American regulators have issued an emergency warning to operators of Boeing’s new jet airliner after evidence that a deadly crash in Indonesia last week was caused by the failure of a crucial instrument.

City AM

• London Assembly accuses Sadiq Khan of 'incompetence' over Crossrail delayLondon mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of showing "incompetence" in his handling of the delay to the £15.4bn Elizabeth Line.

Mail Online

• Red-faces in the fjords as Norwegian frigate on NATO training exercise starts SINKING after colliding with an oil tankerOne of the biggest warships in the Norwegian navy had to be evacuated after it collided with a Maltese oil tanker and started sinking.
• More than 10 pedestrians suffer life-threatening injuries every month when they are hit by cyclists, record-breaking new figures showA record number of pedestrians are being killed or seriously injured in crashes with cyclists, new figures have revealed.
• £90k bus pass cheats: Travel firm boss and his three sons who used passes that had been lost or whose owners had died to con council AND hid £500,000 of company's takings are jailed for total of 28 yearsA bus company boss and his three sons have been jailed for using bus passes that had been lost or belonged to dead people to swindle more than £500,000.

Liverpool Echo

• Northern Rail is looking for train conductors - and there's one major perkConductors need to keep customers informed "even when things may not be running smoothly"

London Evening Standard

• London North Eastern Railway installs 'world-first' sensors to show passengers which seats are free on trainsSensors which show whether a seat is free on have been rolled out across a UK train fleet running between London and Scotland in a world first.
• Waterloo station recruits harris hawk to scare off pigeons after passengers complain they have to 'fight them off'London's busiest train station has recruited a hawk to scare off pigeons following a spate of complaints from angry passengers.

Manchester Evening News

• Cabbies waiting in the cold should 'get a coat' and turn their engines off, councillor says'They’re getting no sympathy from me', councillor Normal Briggs - who has backed a proposed ‘no idling while waiting’ policy - said
• Northern extends new penalty fares - but operator promises you CAN still buy tickets on the trainPassengers who choose to buy on board without first attempting to get a ticket at the station won't be able to get discount fares
• Northern to run less than a THIRD of services during Christmas market launch - and Sunday services will be slashed tooHere's how the cancellations will hit those heading into Manchester for the Christmas markets

Other Regional Press

• Petition to end 'shameful' car parking charges for cancer patients at Musgrove HOSPITALS should be ‘ashamed’ to charge cancer patients car parking fees - says a man who spent more than £100 in two weeks.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Rail industry slams door on 'completely misunderstood' Grayling HS2 Phase 2b commentsLeaders of the northern rail industry have rejected the possibility of the Phase 2b HS2 route possibly no longer being funded by the government, arguing that the comments raising concern by the transport secretary were “completely misunderstood.” Speaking at the HS2 Economic Growth...
• NPR boss backs £37m NPR Budget pledge: 'What we asked for is what we've got'The boss of Transport for the North has supported the government’s commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail, arguing that the Budget funding announcement shows Westminster’s confidence in the scheme. Tim Wood, chief executive at TfN, said the UK is currently running “like a plane...
• Coventry Station's £82m masterplan up for approvalAn £82m masterplan for Coventry’s train station has been recommended for approval by the city council. The proposals include the construction of a new station building, providing a second entrance at the western end of the station, and 634-space multi-storey car park. Coventry City...
• Khan denies 'deliberately misleading' London Assembly over Crossrail delayThe London mayor has responded defending himself from claims that he and London transport bosses “misled” the London Assembly Transport Committee who “identified grave discrepancies” in evidence given to its investigation. Sadiq Khan said in a letter to the assembly that...

Aviation Industry

• Airbus: China to need 7,400 new aircraft by 2037China will need more than 7,400 new passenger and freight aircraft over the next two decades, accounting for nearly 20% of the global demand for 37,400 new aircraft expected by 2037, according to the latest Airbus China Market Forecast. read more
• Ryanair inks labor deals with more European cabin crew unionsIreland-based LCC Ryanair has taken two further steps to sew together a new patchwork of agreements with staff across Europe. read more

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• Buses but not busway for Cambourne CAM Metro route Plans to build a second guided busway in Cambridgeshire have been dropped in favour of a more conventional bus route.The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority are promoting a scheme to...
• Wild to run Crossrail as Wright is next boss to exit Transport for London is to install a new Chief Executive at Crossrail Ltd as it grapples with the delays and cost overruns afflicting the Elizabeth line programme.London Underground Managing...
• Government allows Waterbeach station move to proceed Plans to relocate Waterbeach railway station have been formally approved after being supported by South Cambridgeshire District Council's Planning Committee.Councillors voted to agree to proposals...