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Sunday, 18 September 2016

BBC News

• West Midlands Police target drivers too close to cyclistsPolice officers are getting on bikes to spot motorists who drive too close to cyclists while overtaking.
• Cardiff Central rail disruption for high speed workThe railway line between Cardiff and Bristol shuts for high speed upgrade work.
• Metropolitan Police 'car attack' footage investigatedThe Metropolitan Police is investigating footage released on social media of an officer appearing to attack a car.
• Air rage incidents soar on UK flightsThe number of so-called
• Tesla Autopilot safety row escalatesTesla and its former business partner MobilEye have traded more angry remarks over the safety of the vehicle's Autopilot system.
• Northern Powerhouse: Osborne to stay and fight for projectFormer Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC he will stay in the Commons to
• Car testing: How to perform a 'corkscrew'BBC News visits a car test centre that has invested in new kit to flip over vehicles at speed.

Financial Times

• How to sell a superyachtA glass motorcycle garage on deck? Of course, sir... Simon Usborne shadows the dealmakers at the Cannes Yachting Festival

The Guardian

• Undercover bike cops launch 'best ever' cycle safety scheme in BirminghamCampaigners hope the operation, that sees plain clothes police on bikes pull over drivers that pass too close, will be taken up across the countryWhen Mark Hodson gets on his bike in the morning, like many cyclists in the UK, he has come to expect a few close calls. Perhaps drivers will whizz past him too close, or someone will even try a ‘punishment pass’.Luckily, Hodson is a West Midlands Police traffic officer, albeit in plain clothes, and just yards up the road a colleague in a police car is waiting to pull over drivers that give him less than 1.5m space when overtaking (a distance that in...
• Waiting rooms: abandoned Ottoman railway stations – in picturesGerman artist Ursula Schulz-Dornburg headed to Saudi Arabia to photograph former railway stations, lost in the desert for decades Continue reading...
• Ox: 'flat-pack' truck review | Martin LoveWhat happened when the rock star, the professor and the philanthropist met? They built the first ever ‘flat-pack’ truckPrice: to be decided, but much cheaper than any other ATV, possibly between £10,000 and £15,000Engine: 2.2 litre diesel Ford PT22Gears: 5-speed manualSelf-assembly: 12 hoursRange: 1,200kmThe Roundhouse in Camden has seen some legendary performances in its 50-year history, but probably none quite like this. Up on stage are Nick Mason (Pink Floyd’s drummer and owner of a priceless collection of racing cars), the philanthropist and entrepreneur Sir Torquil Norman, and the renowne...
• Man jailed for shining powerful torch at RAF jets flying over his homeJohn Arthur Jones, described in court as a ‘Victor Meldrew type’, jailed for 18 months for endangering aircraft in Anglesey, WalesA man has been jailed for 18 months for endangering aircraft after shining a powerful torch at RAF jets flying training missions over his island home.John Arthur Jones, a former council housing director, was so upset by the roar of the jets flying over his land in Anglesey, north Wales, that he took to aiming the beam at pilots. The lights were “dangerously distracting” and sometimes pilots of Hawk jets who were being trained for combat had to abort landings. Contin...
• New fine for drivers who use mobiles not enough - brother of man killedDarren Martin, whose brother Lee was killed by a van driver using a mobile phone, says proposed �200 fine no deterrentThe brother of a man killed by a van driver using a mobile phone has said proposals to double the fine for using a device behind the wheel are not high enough.Darrell Martin said police told him there was 90 seconds of clear road when Christopher Gard, who had at least six previous convictions for using a phone at the wheel, could have seen his brother Lee, but failed to do so. He collided with the cyclist at 65mph on 12 August last year. Continue reading...
• Met investigates filmed confrontation between driver and police officerDramatic footage appears to show policeman attacking a car after driver refuses to get outThe Metropolitan police are to launch an investigation after dramatic footage emerged that appears to show a police officer attacking a car after the driver refuses to get out. The clip, shared on social media and viewed more than 40,000 times, shows what appears to be a police officer – filmed from the position of the driver – repeatedly telling him to “get out of the car”, adding: “You’re not allowed to drive it.” Continue reading...

The Herald

• Government 100% behind Northern Powerhouse despite early 'wobble', says George Osborne Former chancellor George Osborne said the Government was now
• Revealed: how Lothian Buses spied on Edinburgh TramsLOTHIAN Buses is embroiled in a spying row over allegations of snooping on the emails of Edinburgh Trams.

The Telegraph

• Drivers caught using mobile phones twice will be banned, Government to announce
• Water gushes off platform at flooded Newbury station
• Theresa May demands global crackdown on airport terror threat

Mail Online

• Three migrants get into UK by hiding in bus full of British soldiers The trio, who are reportedly all men, were�found on Thursday afternoon when the coach pulled up at their barracks near Windsor Castle, Berkshire.
• Manchester Airport chaos as thousands of passengers are held up by broken door Delay took place at around 9.30am this morning. A spokesman said: 'Terminal Two arrivals was particularly busy this morning due to some flights arriving outside of their set time.'
• Shocking video shows snarling policeman smashing car window The dramatic video shows the officer outside the car asking the man, believed to have been driving in London, to open the door. He refuses and so the constable tries to force the side window open.
• UK to lead calls for worldwide airport security crackdown at UN General Assembly Theresa May will use her first visit to the United Nations this week to lead calls for a tightening in airport security, which could lead to restrictions on the liquids that can be taken on aircraft.
• British Airways faces 'budget airline' backlash over deal to sell M&S food on its flights� The Mail on Sunday can reveal that BA has struck a deal with the supermarket giant loved by Middle England and will charge passengers for food on short-haul flights for the first time.
• Syrian migrant given bogus documents and smuggle him into the UK on a Ryanair flight In an astonishing security lapse, Bashar Habib, 18, walked unchallenged through a series of checks at Athens airport before claiming asylum on arrival at Stansted.

The Mirror

• Theresa May to demand beefed up airport security around the world as anti-terror rules flouted The former Home Secretary will warn the UN Security Council that anti-terror regulations are not always enforced, leaving travellers vulnerable to attack

This is Money

• 'I hope to save money using a gadget that monitors my driving habits': From securing the best value insurance to using technology, here’s how to cut your car costs Running a car is increasingly expensive thanks to rising petrol prices, eye-watering insurance premiums and costly repairs. Jamie Don is looking to get rewarded for careful driving.
• Behind the scenes at Honda's UK factory where the new high-tech Civic will be built While most UK car-makers are no longer British-owned, the nation’s skilled workforce means our country has become a magnet for foreign companies, says Ray Massey.
• AA man spots nearly-new car fitted with a 23-year-old tyres The combined age of the four tyres fitted to the three-year-old car - believed to be fitted by the used car dealership that sold it - were a staggering 64 years.
• Britain's biggest freight port accused of profiteering from recent multi-billion pound collapse of shipping giant Hanjin The Port of Felixstowe has raised the price of handling the Korean group’s containers in a move that could add to importers’ bills – costs that may be passed on to shoppers.

Birmingham Post

• 140 years old but now the city centre's oldest tree is set for the chop due to Metro worksThe Birmingham Trees for Life group and councillors say the line could easily be run past without disturbing the London Plane tree

Liverpool Echo

• New pictures show work progressing on major commuter route for LiverpoolGreat Howard Street is being widened to become a dual carriageway
• Merseyrail delays sees Wirral Line passengers stuck in huge queues Wirral Loop Line closed due to "electrical supply problem"

London Evening Standard

• London Euston chaos: Severe delays expected all weekend after Watford Junction landslip train derailmentRail passengers are expected to face travel chaos all weekend after a train derailed yesterday at Watford Junction.

Wales Online

• A deserted train station could be transformed into this military museum Just this week, the Bute Street Railway Station was on the Victorian Society's top 10 most endangered buildings list

Blackpool Gazette

• The £100m backlash - highways chiefs told the ‘think again’ about bypassHighways England chiefs have been told to ‘think again’ as proposals for a massive new bypass went on display.
• Northern powerhouse ‘wobble’ is over, says OsborneFORMER chancellor George Osborne said the Government was now “100 per cent committed” to his Northern Powerhouse project, despite a “wobble” when Theresa May became Prime Minister.

Bucks Free Press

• UPDATE: More road closures as heavy storms batter county Flash flooding has caused chaos across south Buckinghamshire after heavy storms overnight.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Mid Suffolk Light Railway ‘bewildered’ by parish council response to track extension bidA Suffolk parish have decided to not back an application to extend the line at a heritage railway site.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Phone use behind the wheel at ‘epidemic’ levelsThe illegal use of mobile phones by drivers has reached “epidemic” proportions, according to a leading motoring group.

Reading Evening Post

• The child car seats law is about to change and this is what you need to know There are new laws coming into place this year regarding the use of booster seats, take a look at the changes

Sunderland Echo

• Should using a mobile phone while driving carry a bigger penalty?Ministers want to double the punishment for illegal mobile phone use, Government sources said.

Other Regional Press

• Overcrowding and timetable issues reported on train lines while Severn Tunnel remains closed COMMUTERS in Gwent using the South Wales mainline have expressed their frustration with the ongoing electrification works causing overcrowding and timetable issues.
• PICTURES: Huge crane lifts new city centre bridge into position as rail improvement works enter final stages WORKS to replace a Newport bridge entered�their final stages this morning as Network Rail moved a new structure into position on Bridge Street.
• Planned roadworks in Central Southern England: Monday 19 to Sunday 25 SeptemberThe following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 16 September but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.
• Commuters’ frustration as roadworks extended for a second timeANOTHER hold-up has hit commuters in the north of Preston, with ongoing roadworks being delayed for a second time.
• Stagecoach driver turns Homewood School, Tenterden, pupils away from bus for carrying chipsA mum says a bus driver left children stranded outside a school - and their only crime was carrying bags of chips.
• BRIDGEWATCH 2: Ahead of the new bridge over Station Road, a historic look at the old bridge THIS is (fingers crossed) the last weekend without a second bridge over Station Road, Taunton.
• Punishment for reckless drivers using mobiles set to double TOUGHER sanctions for drivers using mobile phones at the wheel are set to be brought in, government sources have revealed.
• Steam railway at top Hampshire attraction set to be extended THE QUEEN will be chuffed – and so will the thousands of passengers who use it every year.
• Phone use behind the wheel at ‘epidemic’ levelsThe illegal use of mobile phones by drivers has reached “epidemic” proportions, according to a leading motoring group.

Aviation Industry

• First Bombardier CSeries simulator unveiled in FrankfurtFlight Training Alliance’s (FTA) first full-flight simulator for Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft has been unveiled in Frankfurt, Germany. read more

Other News Sources

• See the difference in car crash simulation of child's high back seat against booster seat The Britax video aims to raise awareness around new child car seat laws coming into force
• Addlestone One reduced car park charges come into useCouncillors agreed to reduce the hourly cost of using the new car park from £1.50 to £1, after a half-hour free parking period

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