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Sunday, 07 July 2019

BBC News

• World War One Carmarthen rail workers to be honoured with plaqueRelatives of some of the soldiers will attend a service at Carmarthen railway station.
• Rail safety: 'I nearly died on the train tracks'Tegan was electrocuted when she stepped on to train tracks as she tried to cross to the opposite platform.
• Old bikes help refugees settle into new livesRefugee families in Aberdeenshire are able to get around with ease due to donations of second-hand bikes.
• UK plans £3m no-deal medicine transportThe deadline of 1 September set for the deal is a

ITV News

• Migrant rescue ship docks in Italian port despite banA rescue ship with 46 migrants on board has docked without incident in the Italian port of Lampedusa despite an explicit ban after declaring a state of emergency.

The Herald

• Outgoing ferry boss: Time to break up islands networkTHE business veteran who was part of the team which bought out Western Ferries 21 years ago has called for the Scottish ferry network to be split into bundles to boost competition as he steps down as chairman of the Dunoon-based firm.

The Independent

• Boat full of tourists smashes into Westminster BridgeEmergency services called out after City Cruisers vessel gets wedged under bridge

Times Online

• Driving the switch to electric [Subscription]With electric vehicle ownership expected to rocket soon, we need to be ready to cope with the increased energy demand
• P&O sinks to paying just £1.83 an hour [Subscription]P&O has come bottom in a league table of ferry operators, paying its foreign workers a basic hourly rate as low as £1.83 — because the national minimum wage does not apply on the high seas.
• RideLondon cycling festival backpedals over faked photo [Subscription]A cycling festival has come under fire for photoshopping a black female rider into a promotional picture in a bid to make the event appear more diverse.

Daily Express

• First strike capability! Royal Navy industrial action will cripple Britain’s fleetINDUSTRIAL action by merchant mariners will leave Britain’s warships stuck in port, a union warned last night.

Mail Online

• The UK's most delayed airline passenger services revealed: Thomas Cook's Stansted to Dalaman operation is the worst offender - but SEVEN of the 10 tardiest flights are by RyanairThe 10 flight routes UK passengers are most likely to find themselves delayed on have been revealed by Which?
• Stowaway who survived 4,000 mile flight from Delhi to London 23 years ago in the undercarriage of a jumbo jet at 40,000ft in -60C temperatures now works at Heathrow as a catering driverA stowaway who miraculously survived a ten-hour flight from Delhi to London hidden in the undercarriage of a jumbo jet is now a driver at Heathrow Airport, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

London Evening Standard

• Sadiq Khan asked to investigate TfL 'withholding vital information' from Croydon tram crash probeMayor of London Sadiq Khan has been asked to investigate Transport for London for withholding

North Wales Live

• What the law says you can do if holiday makers leave their car outside your houseAs the summer season kicks off, these are your legal rights if someone parks their car in your space - or even on your driveway
• Fraudsters are posing as cops and traffic wardens for this new parking scamMotorists have been warned to be vigilant after more than 30 reports of the con
• The giant Airbus A380 super-jumbo that NEVER got builtThe world's largest passenger jet was supposed to be the future of air travel - and this stretch version was meant to boost sales

C.N.N.

• Stowaways hiding in airplanes risk falling or freezing to death. But that doesn't stop them from tryingOver 77% of the people who have attempted to hitch an illegal ride on an aircraft have died, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
• Migrant rescue ship arrives in Italian port in defiance of SalviniThe rescue vessel Alex docked Saturday in the Italian port of Lampedusa, carrying more than 40 shipwrecked migrants despite being banned by Matteo Salvini, the country's far-right Interior Minister.

EIN News Subscription

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