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Sunday, 20 October 2019

BBC News

• Residents' road safety march after Walsall woman's deathBeechdale residents want road safety improvements after the hit-and-run death of Kulvinder Kaur.
• Drivers warned 'take care' as flood risk in north east continuesEmergency services were called out across the north east to pump water away from homes.

Financial Times

• Bumpy flights ahead on the path to zero emission workplacesGreener working practices, including many fewer business trips, are on the horizon

The Guardian

• Qantas hails 'historic' moment after Dreamliner completes 19-hour non-stop flightQantas plane lands after record New York-to-Sydney flight carrying 50 passengers and crew, plus a ‘comfortable’ 70 minutes of fuelQantas has completed a historic non-stop test flight from New York to Sydney, researching the potential impacts on pilots, crew and passengers of what would be the world’s longest commercial airplane journey.Carrying 50 passengers and crew, QF7879 on a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner touched down in Sydney on Sunday morning after a 16,200-kilometre (10,066-mile) journey lasting 19 hours and 16 minutes. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Bleeperbike steps up a gear with state investment incentive scheme [Subscription]Bleeperbike raised €750,000 under the state’s employment and investment incentive scheme in July, bringing total investment in Dublin’s first stationless bike-sharing scheme to more than €1.2m.
• Public demand for electric vehicles stuck in first gear [Subscription]Only 30% of Irish people are considering buying an electric vehicle (EV) in the next “two to three years”, and most of those say they will opt for a hybrid over a battery-only car, according to a new Behaviour & Attitudes survey for The Sunday Times.
• Driverless vehicles move to slow lane [Subscription]Bumps in the road are popping up for the autonomous car revolution but it can stay on track
• Peugeot's electrifying 208 supermini is boxing clever [Subscription]The French marque is making sparks fly by launching its new model in petrol, diesel and EV models — and every version of the pugnacious Pug punches above its weight
• Sarah McInerney: E-scooters expose a pale green road map [Subscription]Dithering over law reveals environmentalism of big parties is just skin deep
• Scots police warn losing access to Ryanair’s data will create an ‘intelligence black hole’ [Subscription]Ryanair, Europe’s busiest airline, will be lobbied by the Home Office this week after saying it would no longer help UK police forces post-Brexit with information they currently rely on to help detect crime and catch fugitives.
• There’s a price to pay for a new car [Subscription]The race to have the biggest and best car has been manna from heaven for finance companies (“Forced to pay £140k for Aston I’ll never own”, last week). There is no good deal. Any payment plan will be the cost of the vehicle (depreciation), plus interest, divided by term.
• Railway review by Keith Williams may beef up Office of Rail and Road [Subscription]A review of the railways is considering creating a super- regulator in an attempt to police a huge new rail body.

City AM

• Boeing employees exchanged texts over 737 Max safety issues in 2016Employees of Boeing exchanged messages about the issues with the 737 Max’s automated safety system as it was being certified [...] The post Boeing employees exchanged texts over 737 Max safety issues in 2016 appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Father-of-eight invents an electric car battery to take drivers 1,500 miles without charging itBritish engineer and former Royal Navy officer Trevor Jackson, signed a multi-million-pound deal to start manufacturing the battery on a large scale in the UK.
• Police search for evidence against 'commuters who carried out attack' on XR protesterPolice are investigating and seeking to acquire evidence on commuters who were filmed appearing to kick and beat XR protesters who targeted Canning Town tube station Thursday.

The Mirror

• Inside world's 'best plane seat' with 50sq-ft cabin and caviar startersA travel expert from The Points Guy UK flew the award-winning Suites Class from Heathrow with Singapore Airlines on an Airbus A380
• Berlin fire: Train carrying football fans catches fire leaving several injuredTrains at Bellevue station in Berlin have been evacuated following the blaze on the service taking SC Freiburg supporters after their side's Bundesliga game at FC Union Berlin

Sky News

• After 10,000 miles and 19 hours, world's longest flight lands in SydneyThe world's longest flight has successfully been tested - with 50 passengers and crew travelling non-stop for nearly 20 hours from New York to Sydney.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Northern Rail ticket offices may stop selling ticketsTrain operator Northern has said it will keep ticket offices open, but that they may stop selling tickets.
• £2.4m refurbishment of Bradford Land Rover dealership begins WORK has started on the £2.4 million refurbishment of a Bradford car dealership.

Cambridge News

• Drivers could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulances pass in the wrong wayMake sure you know how to correctly respond when flashing lights come your way

Other Regional Press

• Mayor pledges £1m investment towards disabled access at Billingham stationBillingham is the only railway station in the North East without step-free access
• How safe is M20 smart motorway?An MP is battling to find out what safety measures the M20 will have to spot broken down vehicles.
• First funding for road wideningInitial cash has been earmarked for widening a road in a project called for since the 1980s, a local MP announces.