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Sunday, 03 March 2019

BBC News

• Llangollen railway: Funding bid to finish steam projectAfter working since the 1970s to rebuild a railway line, volunteers need funds to link the final part.
• Lurgan: Rail workers approached by man armed with gunTranslink has suspended essential engineering work following the incident in Lurgan.

The Herald

• Minister calls on aviation industry to address gender imbalance among pilotsThe airline industry needs to address gender imbalance among pilots, according to the aviation minister.
• Scots hauliers fear no-deal Brexit will freeze them out of EU, Minister warnsScottish hauliers lack adequate permits to operate in the EU following a no deal Brexit, the Transport Secretary has warned.

Times Online

• Melrose prepares GKN Wheels sale [Subscription]Melrose Industries is trying to sell a division of GKN that makes tractor wheels, the latest attempt to offload assets following its takeover last year of the aerospace and car parts maker.
• Bicycle maker Will Butler-Adams punctured by Brexit [Subscription]British bicycle makers have had the “rug pulled” from under them by a decision to scrap EU curbs on cheap Chinese imports, according to folding bike specialist Brompton.
• Cool your jets in the shamrock star of the runways [Subscription]Aer Lingus has given its aircraft a makeover in an effort to attract the overseas crowd, but will the redesign take off with Irish customers
• Ministers mull cash for Tesla-style battery factory [Subscription]Ministers are considering backing a £1.7bn factory to build electric batteries for Britain’s biggest car makers.
• Fresh blow for Chris Grayling as HS2 contractor Bechtel sues [Subscription]One of the biggest contractors on HS2 has launched legal action over what it claims was a botched tender, in the latest embarrassment for transport secretary Chris Grayling.
• Cyclists injured by potholes land payouts of £8,800 [Subscription]Cyclists who sued local councils for injuries after hitting potholes received average payouts of £8,800 in the past five years, new research shows.
• Ripley the dummy makes giant leap for space tourism as SpaceX’s Dragon lifts off [Subscription]America has launched an astronaut capsule into space from its own soil for the first time in eight years, marking a big step towards opening up space travel to paying customers.
• E3 Harelbeke’s sexist ‘frog’ poster punctures female-friendly cycling bid [Subscription]At first glance it looks like an ordinary frog, but the image on a promotional poster for a major cycling event in Belgium later this month has sparked an international furore about sexism in a sport that is struggling to be more welcoming to women.
• Chris Grayling’s expansion plan for Heathrow is a ‘giant con’ [Subscription]Council leaders who have seen new reports reject claims that fewer people would be affected by noise than are today

Daily Express

• MH370 SHOCK: Missing Malaysia Airlines flight could have been hidden by hijackersMISSING plane MH370 could still be intact after being hidden by hijackers, according to a retired US Air Force pilot.

Mail Online

• 'Emotionally exhausted' Elon Musk speaks of 'super stressful' launch after SpaceX blasts off from Cape Canaveral with a life-sized dummy called RipleyElon Musk today described the successful launch of his SpaceX rocket towards the International Space Station as 'super stressful' after revealing he gave the capsule just a 10 per cent chance of reaching orbit.

London Evening Standard

• Passengers tell of mass panic after loud bang on plane during take-off at StanstedTerrified air passengers have told of mass panic after they were forced to flee a plane at Stansted airport following a loud bang during take-off.
• Chris Grayling facing grilling over £33million Eurotunnel row amid MPs' calls for him to quit Chris Grayling could face a two-pronged inquisition into the no-deal ferry farce that saw his department pay out £33million to Eurotunnel.

Other Regional Press

• Motorists suffer 3.9% rise in delays on England's major roadsMOTORISTS suffered a 3.9% increase in delays on England's motorways and major A roads last year, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.

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