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Monday, 16 July 2012

BBC News

• Middlesbrough Bus Station to close for £1.5m refurbishment Middlesbrough Bus Station is to close for £1.5m worth of refurbishment work.
• Train line open after derailmentA railway line in Pembrokeshire that was closed after a train derailed when it hit cows on Thursday is reopened.
• Games lanes axed if jams too badPriority lanes for Olympic athletes and officials could be suspended if London grinds to a halt, the sports minister tells the BBC.
• £9bn rail schemes to be unveiledDetails of a £9bn investment in the railways in England and Wales will be announced later by senior ministers.
• Kingfisher says flights to resumeIndia's Kingfisher Airlines says all its flights will operate as scheduled, after about 40 flights were cancelled because of work stoppages.
• London 2012: Civil servants encouraged to work outside Zone 1 Ministers are trying to move hundreds of civil servants out of London's transport Zone 1 to outer London districts like Croydon in a bid to reduce congestion during the Olympics.

Financial Times

• Jaguar Land Rover motors ahead in BrazilUK carmaker plans to assemble Freelander four-by-fours in South America™s largest economy as a first step towards full local production of cars
• UK hopes to boost regional airportsTheresa Villiers, transport minister, has said she wants overseas airlines to make greater use of the country™s regional airfields
• Amadeus told not to reduce debt levelsInvestors in Spanish travel booking-technology group back chief in sign that they distinguish between Spain™s businesses and its economy

The Guardian

• London 2012: Heathrow braces for first wave of Olympic arrivals Airport's ability to cope with influx of visitors continues to be questioned as first of dedicated Games lanes set to open on M4
• London 2012: first Games lane opens on M4 motorway from Heathrow One lane of road set aside for exclusive use of Olympic athletes, officials and other members of 'Games family'
• FirstGroup vies with Virgin in west coast rail bidding war Aberdeen-based group is frontrunner, along with incumbent, in battle to secure 14-year franchise contract
• Coalition tries to patch rift with £9bn boost Rail and housing projects follow growing tensions as PM calls for parties to put Lords row behind them
• Airport scanning technology is a transparent victory for terrorismSecurity devices that invade our privacy are about to take a giant leap forward with a scanner that can tell what you had for breakfast from 50 metres away

The Herald

• Rail fares to be kept downRAIL fares will be kept low in Scotland as part of a growth strategy designed to drive up the number of passengers using the network, Transport Minister Keith Brown has promised.

The Independent

• Costs to rise as Heathrow books too many staff... Bosses banked on extra 10,000 passengers today but real number could be much lower
• Nicholas Faith: Politicians are falling in love with the tracks With this integrated, environment-friendly rail network we will catch up with Europe
• Coalition set to unveil plans for £9bn rail investmentDavid Cameron and Nick Clegg will stage a show of coalition unity tomorrow as they unveil plans for the biggest investment programme in the railways since the Victorian era.Related StoriesJeremy Hunt admits he 'thought about quitting'Cameron would choose 'Jerusalem' as national anthem for England's sports teamsCameron and Clegg set to draw a line under Coalition infightingNick Herbert: The gay Tory minister who wishes he'd had the chance to get married in church£400,000 bullets police couldn't use

The Telegraph

• Olympic lanes could be suspended if London traffic is gridlocked.Games Lanes reserved for Olympic competitors, officials and sponsors could be suspended if London grinds to a halt, Hugh Robertson, the sports minister said.
• Was the petrol price rigged too?Motorists may have been paying too much for their petrol because banks and other traders are likely to have tried to manipulate oil prices in the same way they rigged interest rates, an official report has warned.
• £9 billion investment in rail industryDavid Cameron and Nick Clegg will announce a £9 billion package of investment in the rail industry as

Belfast Telegraph

• Coalition plans will safeguard crucial Belfast-Heathrow link The Westminster Government has boosted hopes of retaining Belfast’s crucial air links with London Heathrow.
• £9bn cash boost for rail network The Government is set to announce a £9 billion injection of cash into the rail network as ministers seek to breathe life into the flagging economy. Transport Secretary Justine Greening is to set out details of what is being billed as the biggest programme of investment in the railways since the Victorian era.

London Evening Standard

• BP nearing £7.4bn disaster dealOil giant BP is reportedly nearing a £7.4 billion settlement with US authorities as it seeks to draw a line under the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
• Coalition united for £9bn rail planDavid Cameron and Nick Clegg will stage a show of coalition unity as they launch plans for the biggest investment programme in the railways since the Victorian era.

Manchester Evening News

• Streets of Manchester are packed with Sky Riders - and Kelly BrookThousands of cyclists got on their bikes for the annual Sky Ride through Manchester.

Wales Online

• Government to announce major Welsh rail electrification boostThe long-awaited electrification of the Great Western railway from Cardiff to Swansea and the Valleys lines network will be announced by Transport Secretary Justine Greening today, the Western Mail understands.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Sudbury: Discord over how £500,000 will be spent on town™s traffic schemeROAD improvement projects earmarked by Suffolk County Council as part of a £460,000 package are not what Sudbury ‘wants or needs’, town councillors believe.

Other Regional Press

• DVLA axes 10 jobs in city centre closure THE DVLA is to close its Oxford office, the Government has confirmed.
• Punctuality, value for money and free seats top rail users'...Punctuality, overcrowding and value for money topped improvements rail passengers want from Westcountry providers.
• Should rural gritters use red diesel, road bosses ask publicGovernment chiefs need your opinions on planned new laws which would allow tractors to use red diesel when gritting roads in rural areas.
• Revolt over 20mph plans for villageA row has erupted over plans to phase 20mph zones into a quiet village which residents say has barely had any road accidents.
• BoS's cabbie safety push reaches Transport MinisterBedfordshire on Sundays campaign for Cabbie and Passenger Safety (CaPS) went to Westminster on Tuesday and will now be presented before the Law Commission. In March, BoS decided enough was enough after

The Business Desk

• Northern Hub funding set to be announced vFUNDING for the Northern Hub programme of rail improvements could be announced by ministers later today, according to reports.