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Saturday, 20 August 2016

BBC News

• Essex dilemmaLarge container ships passing close to the site of a historically significant shipwreck have caused its condition to deteriorate rapidly in the last year, divers say.
• London Mayor rides first Night TubeThe Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was aboard the first Night Tube as the service launched in the city.
• Low-cost underwater drone explores SS Tahoe shipwreckAn underwater drone has been developed which aims to make exploration more affordable and accessible.
• City of Derry Airport to Dublin flight lost due to Brexit impactA proposed new flight from City of Derry Airport to Dublin has been cancelled as a result of the Brexit vote.
• Theresa May backs Osborne's 'Northern Powerhouse'Theresa May vows to press ahead with George Osborne's
• Stepping Hill Hospital car parking charges to rise by 40%A hospital is raising car parking charges by up to 40 per cent in a bid to offset a �40m deficit.
• All aboardRiding the trains on the first evening of London Underground's Night Tube service.
• How do Night Tube services compare around the world?Although London has the oldest underground system in the world, many other global cities already run a 24-hour service.
• Paddington derailment driver 'had fasted 16 hours'An investigation into a major derailment at Paddington is
• Reality Check: Is Oxford Street the world's most polluted?London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Oxford Street is the world's most polluted road. Is he right?
• Cyclist who lost a leg in crash condemns lorry driver's fineA woman who lost a leg when a truck ran over her while cycling in central London criticises the �625 fine handed to the driver.
• Harley-Davidson in $12m emissions penaltyHarley-Davidson is paying US authorities $12m (�9m) to settle allegations its motorcycles polluted the air at higher levels than allowed.
• FTSE 100 dips but Easyjet higher on bid speculationThe FTSE 100 trades lower, but shares in Easyjet rise 2% on rumours it could be a takeover target.
• Night Tube begins in London after year-long delayThe first Night Tubes roll on to London Underground platforms - almost three years since the plan was first announced.
• Brexit pushes Opel to cut staff hours in GermanyGerman carmaker Opel plans to cut its workers' hours this year because it expects Brexit to hurt its UK sales.

Financial Times

• Hackers still exposing car cyber loopholesCarmakers have an uneasy relationship with those exposing security flaws in connected vehicles

The Guardian

• First world war wreck gets virtual restoration off coast of YorkshireHMS Falmouth, veteran of the Battle of Jutland, recreated digitally as 3D image superimposed above present state of wreckThe original appearance of a ship from the Battle of Jutland has been recreated, superimposed on the wreck that still lies on the seabed off the Yorkshire coast where the ship finally sank after being hit by German torpedoes for a third time.The warship HMS Falmouth is the only substantial wreck of a Royal Navy ship from the battle still lying in English waters. The ship has been recreated digitally by Historic England as a 3D image strikingly superimposed above its present ...
• London's night tube set for weekend debutSupporters say long-awaited 24-hour service, limited initially to Central and Victoria lines, will perk up city’s night-time economyThe first services on London’s new 24-hour tube are running this weekend, likely laden with revellers and bleary-eyed shift workers, as businesses hope for a boost after London’s post-Brexit economic gloom Related: Night tube: top 10 London clubs – chosen by the experts Continue reading...

The Herald

• One dead and 18 injured after New Jersey bus crashTwo buses have crashed into each other in the heart of New Jersey's largest city, killing one of the drivers and injuring 18 people, seven critically.

The Telegraph

• New York City cab drivers no longer have to speak English as new laws come into force
• Night Tube: the strangest facts about the London Underground

Times Online

• We don’t want a rail system that shames us [Subscription]It was mocked as the latest martyrdom of St Jeremy of Corbyn: the Labour leader sitting on the filthy floor of a rammed London to Newcastle train for three hours. Why hadn’t his staff booked him a seat, since the hustings he was attending were long-planned? Look, the man who wants to run a country can’t run his own diary

Reuters News

• After years of delay, London's 'night tube' trains start runningLONDON (Reuters) - The world's oldest underground rail network takes a big step forward this weekend when the

Mail Online

• Sadiq Khan is greeted by mowhawked TFL worker as London Underground launches night tube Trains will operate through the night on London Underground's Victoria line and parts of the Central line, with the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines following in the autumn.
• Southern Rail trains are literally falling apart, right on top of us! London commuters were given a shock this morning when the ceiling of a�Southern Rail train carriage collapsed between Purley Oaks and South Croydon, south London yesterday morning.
• Map shows soaring property prices of Central and Victoria lines as they open Night Tube The average house price across both the Central and Victoria night tube lines is �883,690, around �300,000 more than the London average, but Marble Arch is the most expensive at �2.5million.

The Mirror

• First ever Night Tube train launched from Brixton as London Mayor Sadiq Khan rides Victoria Line London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who posted the below photo of himself on Twitter, captioned his image 'And we are off!'

This is Money

• Five of the best modern classic convertibles A drop top gives any car added glamour but not just any convertible will do. If you appreciate passion over practicality, we have picked five of the not so usual suspects.
• MARKET REPORT: Will EasyJet be next UK firm to fall into foreign hands? Traders talking about a possible takeover There is no evidence yet of a bid on the cards, but the speculation alone was enough to push shares up for a second consecutive day.

Bolton News

• Road resurfacing to go ahead 5 years after work first planned A BLACKROD road is set to be resurfaced five years on from when work was first planned.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Road to be closed for repair work at historic pub in Bingley A BINGLEY road will be closed this weekend as major work starts on an historic pub shut since the Boxing Day floods.

London Evening Standard

• 'Callous' theft of disabled drivers' blue badges treblesThousands of people are stealing disabled drivers’ blue badges, with the number of cases trebling in the past three years.
• Sadiq Khan: Night Tube is good news for tourists and shift workers alikeFor the first time in London’s history, we’ll now have 24-hour weekend Tube travel, helping to cut night-time journeys by an average of 20 minutes, with many cut by more than an hour.

The York Press

• Last chance to speak out on East Yorkshire bus cuts RESIDENTS have only a few days left to have their say on East Riding of Yorkshire Council proposals to cut subsidies for bus services by �600,000 in the wake of reduced Government funding.
• Flood schoolbus driver went past 'road closed' sign but denies dangerous driving THE driver of a school bus that got stuck in floodwater has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Work to begin on new Dudley car parkWork on a new car park in Dudley town centre is set to start in the next few weeks, council bosses have revealed.

Yorkshire Post

• YP Letters: Blame poor railway management for disruption, not the right to strikeFrom: Brian Darvell, Thurlow Avenue, Beverley.
• Tom Richmond: A fare deal on trains means ticket prices linked to reliabilityGIVEN that Britain now has a Government which is committed to working in the interests of all – and not just a privileged few – how about Ministers living up to this mantra and getting the railways back on track?

Blackpool Gazette

• Your chance to see spitfire on display at Blackpool AirportFans of aviation history are being urged to visit a heritage collection on display at Blackpool Airport.

Bucks Free Press

• Council leader's comments on fixing the county's roads branded 'pathetic' Bucks County Council only wants a unitary council so it can “get its hands on the reserves of the district councils”, the Bucks Labour Party has claimed.
• Dozens of cars clamped by police across Wycombe Dozens of cars have been clamped by police across Wycombe this week as part of a crackdown on abandoned vehicles.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Hayes to headline transport talks with group in SpaldingNew Transport Minister John Hayes and a campaigner for better bus, rail and road services in England and Wales are to meet with Spalding commuters next month.
• New plans to extended A1M to create continuous motorway from Peterborough to LondonA new study has set out plans for the A1M to be extended creating a continuos motorway between Peterborough and London.

Other Regional Press

• Bus artist winner announced A FREELANCE artist from Oxford will have her work bought to life on buses throughout the county after winning a competition.
• More road delays expected as daily protests continue near Seal SandsDemonstrations have frustrated commuters and protests are set to continue over workers' rates of pay
• Appeal to save historic ‘Santa Bus’ and bring it back to HartlepoolAn urgent appeal has been launched to save Hartlepool’s historic “Santa Bus’” and bring it back to the town.
• New plans proposed to stop roads being gridlocked by utility company works DORSET County Council has said that it will work closely with utility companies to benefit the travelling public if new plans being called for to ease traffic chaos are introduced.
• Main road to reopen after two weeks of misery After two weeks of being closed a main road which leads to Watford General Hospital will reopen by midday today.
• Southern Railway staff vote on strike action in ticket office closures row More than 250 staff at the parent company of Southern Railway are voting on whether to take strike action in a dispute over ticket office closures and job losses, rail union TSSA said.
• Hundreds of roadworks will finish in time for bank holiday, pledges agency MORE than 370 miles of roadworks will be finished or suspended in time for the bank holiday get-away next week.
• Street being closed for ONE YEAR to allow building work PEOPLE living near a building site are angry that they only found out by chance that a nearby road could be closed for up to a year.
• Bus artist winner announced A FREELANCE artist from Oxford will have her work bought to life on buses throughout the county after winning a competition.
• Smart cards for city bridge hit by glitch DRIVERS using the SmartCities card to get across the Itchen Bridge in Southampton are facing technical problems when they try and top up their cards.

Rail Technology Magazine

• DfT updates HS2 safeguarding directions after Commons scrutinyThe DfT has updated the safeguarding directions to local planning authorities situated along the phase 1 route of HS2 after a number of changes agreed during the House of Commons Select Committee scrutiny. The improvements to the route made during the committee process will mean fewer properties...
• Safety probe opens into Midlands bridge collapseFollowing the partial bridge collapse over the Midland Main Line at Barrow on Soar earlier this month, which severely disrupted services on 3 August, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has launched an investigation. Network Rail had been monitoring a number of pre-existing defects in...

Other News Sources

• Night Tube launch: Everything you need to know as London's Tube service goes 24-hour 24-hour service will start on the Central and Victoria lines on Friday, and the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines later this year
• Clay Lane Link Road plans: Secretary of State will not call in first phase application Residents' calls for the government to intervene in council plans for an internal access road in Slyfield Industrial Estate have been rejected
• Dirty diesel vehicles could be banned from roads under air quality plans DIRTY diesels could be restricted from a port town's roads under new proposals but a 20mph zone has been ruled out as part of an overhaul.
• Airshows continue after Shoreham but organisers are increasing safety precautions THE tragic events at Shoreham has not dampened the nation’s enthusiasm for airshows with 35 planned between now and October.
• Volvo and Uber join forces on driverless taxi planSwedish carmaker Volvo has joined forces with ride-sharing company Uber on the development of self-driving vehicles. The two companies have agreed to jointly invest $300m in a project that could reportedly see a fleet of up to 100 autonomous taxis take to the street of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the end of the year. According to […]

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