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Taxpayer bill for Crossrail balloons by 1bn [Subscription]
Crossrail needs a further taxpayer bailout and could blow its budget by up to 1bn if it is to open next autumn, The Sunday Times can reveal.
Street Manager the roads minister Jesse Normans 10m digital plan to beat jams [Subscription]
It is a common enough problem finding yourself stuck in traffic, surrounded by thousands of motorists all cursing the roadworks ahead. Surveys report that the average British driver spends 30 hours a year in traffic almost long enough to fly to Australia and back again.
Almost one million UK cars aren't compatible with a new E10 petrol set to be introduced
Higher-ethanol E10 fuel - which is claimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2% - is being considered by the DfT as part of plans to achieve climate change commitments.
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- Northern rail strike to affect Britney Spears' concert fansEvents disrupted include Britney Spears' concert on the first weekend of the Blackpool Illuminations.
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- UK airports brace for record numbers of travellers returning from summer holidays At the end of a summer when more British holidaymakers have gone abroad than ever, UK airports are braced for record numbers of returning travellers.
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- Aeronautics firm EireComposites exits examinership [Subscription]A Galway Gaeltacht company that makes components for aircraft and wind turbines has exited examinership after its existing backers settled a bitter dispute and refinanced the company.
- Flybmi on collision course with pilots over pay strike [Subscription]A Scottish airline that links small European airports faces the threat of a crippling strike over pay and conditions.
- Taxpayer bill for Crossrail balloons by 1bn [Subscription]Crossrail needs a further taxpayer bailout and could blow its budget by up to 1bn if it is to open next autumn, The Sunday Times can reveal.
- Thousands of jobs at risk in Ford crisis cuts [Subscription]Models face axe as car giant plots 9bn restructuring
- Street Manager the roads minister Jesse Normans 10m digital plan to beat jams [Subscription]It is a common enough problem finding yourself stuck in traffic, surrounded by thousands of motorists all cursing the roadworks ahead. Surveys report that the average British driver spends 30 hours a year in traffic almost long enough to fly to Australia and back again.
City AM
- Petrol station merger could drive up fuel prices, watchdog findsMotor Fuel Group's (MFG) takeover of petrol station supplier MRH could drive up prices, the competition watchdog has found.
Mail Online
- Victoria line that carries 250m passengers a year and sees trains arrive every 100 seconds turns 50 When the line opened in 1968, it ran from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington and was the first new line in 61 years - before that was the Central line in 1907.
- Scallop Wars UK: Lord West says Britain doesn't have enough ships to patrol its borders Former First Sea Lord, Labour's Lord West of Spithead, said the 'insufficient' numbers of vessels had been exposed byclashes between fishermen in the English Channel on Tuesday.
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- Almost one million UK cars aren't compatible with a new E10 petrol set to be introduced Higher-ethanol E10 fuel - which is claimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2% - is being considered by the DfT as part of plans to achieve climate change commitments.
London Evening Standard
- Huge 177-metre long ghost ship found drifting in the sea near MyanmarA
- Russia plane crash: Man dead and 18 injured after Utair jet bursts into flames at Sotchi airportA Russian passenger jet burst into flames after skidding off the runway at Sochi, injuring 18 people, officials said.
Northern Echo
- More woe as Northern rail passengers braced for strike actionSTRIKE action will again hit Northern rail services on Saturday for 24 hours and for the next four Saturdays.
The York Press
- Injured cyclist warns: 'Fix potholes before someone is killed' FIVE cyclists suffered serious injuries after hitting a pothole - and now fear that “someone could be killed” if city roads aren’t improved.
- Crackdown by police on antisocial motorcyclists in York A CRACKDOWN on antisocial motorcycle riders has been launched by police.
Other Regional Press
- Business warning over mammoth 58-mile diversion for bridge repairsCOMMUNITY leaders have warned that vehicles cutting through Romsey to avoid a huge 58-mile diversion could harm businesses.
- Police warning over thefts from vehicles in StevenagePolice are warning Stevenage motorists to make sure their cars are locked following a high number of calls relating to thefts from vehicles and interference with vehicles.
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