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Saturday, 11 February 2012

BBC News

• Farmers angered by HS2 rail planThe National Farmers' Union is briefing farmers whose land is on the route of HS2 high-speed rail line, which goes through the West Midlands.
• Network Rail pay chief to stayNetwork Rail dismisses calls for the chairman of its remuneration committee to step down following the controversy over executive bonuses.

Financial Times

• Bidders ready to battle for Edinburgh AirportAt least five parties are due to make offers by Monday, including Global Infrastructure Partners and private equity groups 3i and Carlyle
• Core UK operations remain a drag on FlybeFourth-quarter results in line with expectations following profit warning last month, despite demand for the company™s aircraft maintenance services

Daily Express

• Flybe's Finnair boostAIRLINE Flybe faced economic turbulence in the UK but got a lift from its move into mainland Europe through a joint venture with Finnair.

Daily Record

• Chief constable probed by own force over 'wrong side of road' smashEXCLUSIVE: POLICE are investigating a head-on car crash involving their own chief constable.

Mail Online

• Train driver who took one in four days off sick wins £28,000 unfair dismissal payoutA train driver who took 134 sick days in 22 months has won a £28,000 payout for unfair dismissal. Darrin Thomas, from Ramsgate, Kent, was sacked by rail operators Southeastern after taking the huge number of sick days – more than one every four days – because of his asthma.
• Carnival to mark centenary of Titanic sinking slammed as ¿insensitive¿ by family of magnate who built shipCouncil chiefs in Liverpool have organised a three-day ‘sea odyssey’ spectacular to commemorate 100 years since the doomed liner sank next month.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Gwynedd villagers call for lower speed limit near BangorVILLAGERS have called for the speed limit along a dangerous stretch of road to be lowered – before somebody is killed.
• Ice causes chaos on Wrexham roadsA CAR ended up on its side in the middle of a busy road as treacherous black ice continued to cause chaos for commuters yesterday.
• Fuel thieves target lorries on A55 and A483 in North WalesTRUCKERS parked in lay-bys are being targeted by opportunist thieves stealing gallons of fuel.

London Evening Standard

• Cycle protest will push Mayor hopefuls to take action on safetyCyclists are planning a huge demonstration in a bid to force all mayoral candidates to improve road safety
• Derailed train 'driven too fast'The 129 tonne freight loco which derailed at Bletchley a week ago halting services on the West Coast main line was travelling too fast, rail safety chiefs said

Manchester Evening News

• Pictured: Hooded youths wanted over brick attack on bus at Salford precinctPolice have released CCTV images of a group of hooded youths they want to speak to about a brick attack on a bus full of passengers on Churchill Way in Pendleton near Salford Precinct.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published Change on Nottingham parking charges, but it is not what traders...TRADERS say changes to city centre car parking charges don't go far enough.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Stagecoach bus fares increaseBUS fares went up this week for passengers on Stagecoach buses in Sheffield.

Carlisle News & Star

• Car and bus crash on Cumbrian road A bus and a car crashed on Main Road in Maryport yesterday.

Sunderland Echo

• Big drop in car tax dodgersA HUGE fall in car tax dodgers has been reported after a crackdown and awareness campaign.

Other Regional Press

• Rail death victim namedA man who was killed after being hit by a high-speed train at Biggleswade rail station has been named as Peter Williams...
• Police and customs seize fuel in raidCUSTOMS officers seized three vans, a car and thousands of litres of fuel in a raid.
• Osborne's behind-closed-doors meetings with airport backersChancellor George Osborne and his officials held private meetings with Kent airport bidders, it's emerged.

International Herald Tribune

• Pet Airways, in Financial Straits, Is Canceling FlightsPet Airways, once the great transportation hope for animal owners, is low on cash and has been canceling flights.

Railway Gazette

• DB Schenker to boost London - Poland serviceEUROPE: DB Schenker Rail is to add a second weekly train between Barking and Wroclaw in September, and it hopes to expand the operation to a daily service by the end of 2013, according to CEO Dr Alexander Hedderich. Speaking at a reception at the Polish embassy in London on February 9, he confirmed that the weekly train which began running on November 11 had been a great success. Offering a 60 h journey time, the train is the first regular service to bring UIC-gauge wagons to the London area via High Speed 1, carrying a mix of traffic in 9 ft 6 in high swap bodies and containers. Punctuality d...

Aviation Industry

• Final Call: Ryanair CEO Taunts Laid-Off Spanair Workers, Ruff Times at Pet AirwaysFlight cancellations are putting Pet Airways in the doghouse, Ryanair's O'Leary makes new enemies in Spain, on-board a USAF Osprey, EVA Air is flying new Hello Kitty jets, and more...

Other News Sources

• Amey and CarillionMouchel to submit final bids for £1.2bn schemeSheffield City Council has revealed that the winner of the Sheffield PFI highways deal will be chosen in April.