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Sunday, 01 March 2020

BBC News

• Confiscated Luton Airport items go to food bankSnow globes, tinned soup and fruit were among an estimated 100,000 items confiscated from passengers at an airport and donated to a food bank.
• A55 Ewloe: Weeks of 'essential' pothole repairs beginThe westbound side of the carriageway will be closed of a weekend and overnight in Flintshire for four weeks.
• Northern trains run for last day under Arriva Rail NorthPassengers have faced delays, cancellations and strikes since new timetables were introduced in 2018.
• Northern rail: Government takes over after chaosThe government takes over services from Sunday which were previously operated by Arriva Rail North.

The Guardian

• A major climate victory over Heathrow was aided by apathy in Downing StreetThe environment was the winner in court: but what will happen when No 10 is determined to force a project through?
• Eco-campaigners hail Heathrow as a victory, but will it turn out to be one for the planet?Forecasting the future is a complex business and can’t be based on a single legal case
• 50 Years on  how Apollo 13's near disastrous mission is relevant todayWhen an oxygen tank blew during the 1970 Nasa moonshot, the successful rescue mission was thanks to Nasa organisation, not improvisationEighteen months ago, I was combing through the Apollo 11 mission logs, looking at the timelines and events for something unique that we might focus on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of humankind's first landing on the moon.

Times Online

• Airport plan will never fly [subscription]I’m not entirely sure why judges should be allowed to decide whether or not we can build airports, but the decision to block the construction of a third runway at Heathrow is more good news for the prime minister. He was against the scheme on the deeply principled grounds that it abuts his constituency.
• Roadmap for the future of Scotland [subscription]“The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.” So goes one of the most well-known quotes from the management consultant Peter Drucker. And it is a statement that is more pertinent now than ever before.
• Gillian Bowditch: Let’s pass on free buses and put £15m into tech [subscription]Young people need funding to go on an economic revolution, not freebies

Daily Express

• Over 60s advised to avoid crowds and public transport over coronavirus fears PEOPLE aged over 60 are being advised to avoid crowded areas and public transport over coronavirus fears as the deadly infection continues to spread around the world.

Sky News

• NASA images show coronavirus shutdown has cleared China pollutionNASA has published satellite images which show a dramatic decline in pollution levels over China, which the US space agency says is "partly related" to the coronavirus.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Government takes over as biggest rail operator in Bradford district The Government has taken over the running of services across the Northern network, marking a new start for the future of the rail franchise.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Manchester Airport's £1bn super-terminal's restaurants, cafes, and barsThousands of North Wales passengers will benefit from the new Terminal 2 facilities

Edinburgh Evening News

• New passenger bridge installed at Edinburgh Airport in £20 million development projectThe new East Terminus will hold taxi drop-off and pick-up areas.

London Evening Standard

• King's Cross railway station closed all weekend prompting 'do not travel to London' warning London King's Cross railway station will be closed all weekend to passengers, prompting a

Sheffield Star

• This is where a new railway route in Sheffield could run, as proposals are submitted for share of £500mSheffield could get a new railway route, with up to three trains an hour running between the city centre and Stocksbridge, under proposals submitted to the Government.

Cambridge News

• 9 cycling myths debunked: What cyclists can and can't do on the roadsRiding two abreast, without a helmet or on the pavement - are just some cycling pet hates but are they illegal?

Hull Daily Mail

• The lost and forgotten railway stations of Hull and East YorkshireFrom Airmyn to Boothferry and Keyingham to Marfleet, the region was awash with platforms and stations helping Hullensians get around

Other Regional Press

• Welsh Minister sees work on cycle route between Colwyn Bay and LlandudnoTHE Rhos-on-Sea link in the National Cycle Network will be completed by the end of March, Ken Skates, Welsh Environment Minister has heard.
• Life in London Stansted Airport's flight path: 'Vibrating' homes and 'ducking' as planes fly overhead"I feel in my bones, and in my heart of hearts, I am shortening my life by living here"
• Northern Rail taken over by government operator as mayor discusses 'biggest challenge we now face'Northern leaders from Manchester, Liverpool, Tees Valley and Yorkshire will join a panel to advise the new operator on priorities
• Kent's most dangerous level crossingsNetwork Rail has revealed train collisions and hundreds of near misses at level crossings across the county.

The Economist

• The expansion of Heathrow airport is scotched on climate groundsThe Court of Appeal sends the government back to the drawing board

Other News Sources

• The incredible story of the man who created Heathrow Airport as we know it todayThe incredible story of the man who created Heathrow Airport as we know it today
• Poor road signs are putting drivers in danger, watchdog warns EVER struggled to read a road sign because of an overgrown tree?