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Sunday, 27 January 2019

BBC News

• The airport that welcomes drone flightsThe airport that helped a drone fly within its exclusion zone in a world-first technology test.
• London Underground: Celebrating 150 years of the District lineIn 1864 the District Line first ran from South Kensington to Westminster.

The Guardian

• Following Prince Philip’s car crash, how many elderly drivers are on the road?The 97-year-old duke’s driving skills have received scrutiny after his recent crash – but how many people around his age have licenses in the US and UK?

The Independent

• What will happen to the Norwegian jet stranded in Iran due to Trump’s sanctions?The Boeing 737 MAX has been parked at Shiraz Airport since 14 December

Times Online

• Germans’ right to drive at 200mph under attack in ‘car wars’ subscription]From his office in the little town of Radolfzell, on the banks of picturesque Lake Constance, Jürgen Resch, scourge of the German car industry, is on a mission to curb his fellow countrymen’s addiction to speed.

City AM

• Flybe shareholder demands EGM in bid to oust chairman as row over cut-price sale continuesFlybe’s largest shareholder have requisitioned an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) next week where they will demand the company’s chairman be sacked.

Daily Record

• Edinburgh bus lane fines branded 'ruthless' as £1.7m worth of tickets issuedMotorists were hit by a £400k hike in payouts as the numbers of fines in the capital rocketed by 25 per cent last year.

Birmingham Mail

• What is wrong with Birmingham buses? - have your sayCity survey launched to find out why people don't catch buses in Birmingham and what needs to change to get them on board

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Keighley has 'real prospect' of direct trains to Manchester by 2025, says MPKEIGHLEY now has the "real prospect" of direct trains to Manchester by 2025, says the town's MP.

Manchester Evening News

• Revealed: The Greater Manchester train stations where you're most likely to fall victim to a crimeUnion warns of 'increasing abuse and violence' on the rail network

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Fears voiced over more freight returning from rail to A9Campaigners claiming there is a lack of investment in the Highland rail network fear it will result in more freight being transported on the A9 as the road improves.

Yorkshire Post

• ‘Rolls Royce’ of park and ride schemes in Leeds one step closerA proposed development dubbed the “Rolls Royce of park and ride schemes” in Leeds has been given the go-ahead by council planning chiefs.
• These are 11 of Yorkshire's lost railways Read more at: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/these-are-11-of-yorkshire-s-lost-railways-1-9557012?page=3These are some of Yorkshire's vanished rail routes.

Kent Online

• Sittingbourne: Arriva pulls Great Easthall service after cars illegally use bus lane, off Oak Road, as rat-runA bus firm has cut its service to a Sittingbourne housing estate because of the dangers posed by cars illegally using a bus-only lane as a rat-run.

Other Regional Press

• Discount fares and direct services to Liverpool for North Wales railway passengers demanded by AMA PLEA for North Wales passengers to have promotional fares has been made to the new train operator, Transport for Wales (TFW), by Clwyd West AM Darren Millar.
• Concerns for future of Harrogate-York rail schemePlans to increase passenger numbers on trains between Harrogate and York have stalled
• St Andrews rail link campaign denied funding requestCampaigners hoping to see a rail link restored to St Andrews say their bid will not be derailed by a decision to knock back a request for funding.

Rail Advent

• Work to extend platforms set to begin at CorbyNetwork Rail has announced that they will begin work on Monday 4 February 2019 to extend the platform at Corby station.

Other News Sources

• How to watch Amazon Prime shows for free on Southeastern trainsSE Motion runs from the on-board wifi and is completely free to use, plus it won't cut out if you go through a tunnel.