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Saturday, 02 November 2019

BBC News

• Orpington crash: Bus driver dies and 15 hurt in collisionA man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous and drug driving.

The Guardian

• Some councils' school transport costs nearly as high as child social careCouncils in England warn provision of home-to-school transport is under threat due to unsustainable costsCouncils in England have warned that home-to-school transport, on which many children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) depend, is under threat because of “unsustainableâ€� costs and insufficient funding.A report commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) and County Councils Network has revealed that councils are spending more on home-to-school transport than they spend on children’s centres, family support or youth services. Continue reading...

Times Online

• London bus driver killed when he swerved to save passengers [Subscription]A bus driver was killed and 15 people injured, three seriously, after he crashed trying to avoid hitting another bus and a car that had collided.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• School bus company licence revoked over 'unsatisfactory' maintenance recordTwo buses owned by Alan John Woolley had failed their annual test

The York Press

• First York bus boss says he's sorry for unreliable services YORK’S biggest bus operator has apologised for unreliable services on several key city routes - and pledged to tackle the problems.

Other Regional Press

• City Red bus attacked as operators First Bus condemn 'mindless vandalism'A CITY councillor has warned that a bus company could be forced to pull its services from a Southampton estate after yet another attack on one of its vehicles.