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Saturday, 30 March 2019

BBC News

• 'Major void' under Hopkinstown road leads to emergency workThere is a
• Meet the man glamming up supercars for the starsYianni Charalambous transforms cars for the rich and famous people searching for that extra shine.
• Clapham Common stabbing: Man killed outside Tube stationA man in his 40s dies after being attacked near Clapham Common Tube station in south-west London.
• Sala pilot David Ibbotson 'not qualified to fly at night'David Ibbotson is thought to have been colour-blind, which prevents a night-flying qualification.
• Manchester Airport disability service left woman 'humiliated'A woman with chronic fatigue syndrome says she was
• Strike ballot at Aberdeen and Glasgow airports over pay and pensionThe dispute at Aberdeen and Glasgow airports is over pay, and plans to close a final-salary pension scheme.
• Boeing Ethiopia crash probe 'finds anti-stall device activated'A flight-control feature activated before the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed, a report says.
• Tui travel firm warns Boeing grounding to hit earningsTravel firm says the grounding of Boeing 737 Max planes could cost it up to €300m (£258m) this year.

The Independent

• The most exciting new flight routes from the UK this summerPlane Talk: as airlines bring in their new schedules, there are plenty of new horizons
• Ethiopian Airlines crash: Boeing's anti-stall feature on 737 Max was activated, report saysBoeing says a planned software fix would prevent repeated operation of the system that is at the centre of safety concerns
• Wow Air collapse: What does the aviation industry do now?The Man Who Pays His Way: A seismic shock for the volcanic island, but what are the wider reverberations?
• Potholes 'cost British drivers more than £1bn'But only £6.9m in compensation for car damage has been paid by local authorities, research reveals

Times Online

• More choice accelerates demand for electric and plug-in hybrid cars [Subscription]The number of plug-in hybrid vehicles on Irish roads increased significantly last year, figures show.
• Boeing grounding to hit Tui profits by up to €300m [Subscription]The fallout from the Boeing 737 Max safety crisis reached Tui Group yesterday, with the FTSE 100 holiday company telling its investors that the grounding of the aircraft would hit its profits by up to €300 million.

Reuters News

• Train company Eurostar suspends UK services due to trespasserEurostar, the company that runs trains between London, Paris and Brussels, said it had suspended all trains in and out of Britain on Saturday due to a trespasser on the line.

City AM

• Ranked: How ready are all 33 London boroughs for Sadiq Khan's Ulez ultra-low emissions zone?London mayor Sadiq Khan's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) will come into force from 8 April in a bid to tackle illegal levels of pollution in the capital.
• Passengers warned of Easter travel chaos as HS2 works shut Euston stationPassengers have been urged to check their travel plans this Easter as Euston station closes while major engineering works for HS2 take place.

Daily Express

• MH370 SHOCK: What pilot who ‘MADE CONTACT with doomed jet’ claims he heard MALAYSIA Airlines flight MH370 made contact with another jet flying in the same airspace, according to a pilot's claims, a documentary revealed.

Sky News

• RAF Typhoons intercept Russian bombers over North SeaRoyal Air Force fighter jets were scrambled from northern Scotland to intercept two Russian bombers on Friday afternoon, the Ministry of Defence has said.
• Eurostar suspends all trains to and from LondonEurostar has cancelled all trains in and out of London, the train company says.

London Evening Standard

• Cyclist speaks of 'mental scars' after miraculously escaping horror smash without serious injuriesA keen cyclist who was smashed off his bike when a car crashed into him as it he waited at a junction has spoken of his
• Clapham Common stabbing: Man in his 40s stabbed to death outside Tube station 'after car crash'A man in his 40s has been stabbed to death in broad daylight outside a Tube station
• St Pancras delays: trespasser 'climbs structure' sparking major disruption and cancellations at busy London stationNo trains were running to or from St Pancras International after a trespasser took to tracks and climbed a structure near the station on Friday night.

North Wales Live

• A55 Brexit protest slammed as 'embarrassing' after just a handful of vehicles turn upOthers supported the campaigners from the Brexit Protest and Direct Action Group UK

Other Regional Press

• Busy road exiting motorway into town will be closed on Saturday nights for ONE YEAR A YEAR-LONG Saturday night road closure on a busy Taunton road is set to begin next month.
• SHOCKING: 25 cyclists in 3 hours caught committing offences in one Taunton road - motorists also stopped POLICE and their partners stopped a shocking 25 cyclists committing offences in just over three hours in
• New parking scheme for carers due to be trialledPEOPLE who receive care in their home and the carers who deliver that care are set to benefit from a new parking scheme being trialled by Cornwall Council from Monday, April 1.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Five Caledonian Sleeper staff quit after reporting for work following drinking sessionsFive Caledonian Sleeper staff have left the operator after they were caught turning up to work after drinking in two separate incidents. The staff, who worked on-board the new sleeper services between London and Scotland, were suspended following the incidents and then allowed to resign instead...
• 'Absolutely scandalous': union claims HS2 workers denied holiday and overtime payHundreds of staff working on the London Euston station for HS2 are being “systematically denied” their entitled holiday and agreed overtime pay, according to Unite union. Unite said it had received multiple payslips from employees of labour supplier Bowercross Construction employed...
• Deutsche Bahn to offload rail and bus operator Arriva Arriva, which runs UK rail franchises including Northern and the London Overground, is to be put up for sale by its owner Deutsche Bahn (DB). The German state rail operator, which has debts of more than €20bn, has begun exploring a sale or public listing of the UK transport group as it...

Aviation Industry

• Enders: Airbus’ UK sites could remain competitive post-BrexitAirbus’ UK factories “could well remain competitiveâ€� even after Brexit, outgoing CEO Tom Enders said March 29. read more
• Amazon to lease 737s from GECAS, Atlas Air Amazon Air is adding at least five Boeing 737-800Fs to its network through a revamped deal with Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. read more

Other News Sources

• Holyrood Committee releases its findings on the Transport BillThe Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee has endorsed the general principles of the Transport (Scotland) Bill.

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