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Sunday, 16 October 2016

BBC News

• Record fines for careless drivers on Welsh roadsEating, falling asleep and reading at the wheel are some of the offences that led to a record 301 people being fined for careless driving on Welsh roads in 2015.

Financial Times

• Carmakers’ suppliers at risk of being hit by Brexit tariffsSuppliers to UK industry say uncertainty over trade agreements may force them to relocate overseas
• Didi to be hit by rules on migrant driversDraft laws propose drivers in top-tier cities must have a residency permit

The Herald

• Corbyn union ally calls on SNP members to back rail nationalisation ONE of Jeremy Corbyn’s closest trade union allies wants to cooperate with left-wing SNP supporters in an attempt to force the Scottish Government to use their powers to bring rail back into public ownership north of the Border.
• Ex-chancellor backs expanding Heathrow to help make UK GEORGE Osborne has urged Theresa May and her government to back the expansion of Heathrow Airport.
• Parade of classic cars at Buckingham Palace marks Queen's 90th birthdayThe vehicles formed rows in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with the first - a Bullnose Morris Oxford built in 1926 - the year of the monarch's birth.
• Train passengers face years of rail chaos, admits Abellio chiefAbellio ScotRail managing director Phil Verster conceded it is a “difficult old time” for the firm, as it tries to operate services at the same time as carrying out the work.
• Our broken rail system: now Transport Scotland joins Scotrail in the dockLATE trains, overcrowding, not enough seating, not enough carriages. Many rail travellers, as the petitions and protests of the past few weeks demonstrate, blame the current crisis in Scotland’s rail service solely on its operator ScotRail owned by the company Abellio. However, a growing number of campaigners also believe the chaos is down to the government agency Transport Scotland too.

The Scotsman

• ScotRail boss says improvement programme behind delaysImplementing ScotRail’s improvement programme is like performing open heart surgery while doing a marathon, the boss of the train company has said.

The Telegraph

• Missiles fired at US warships in the Red Sea
• Investors beware, I will never let a third runway be built at Heathrow
• HS2 should be renamed the Grand Union Railway as the controversial project is 'not actually about speed'
• Tory revolt over Heathrow third runway as 60 MPs oppose plans and warn of ‘catastrophe’ for party
• Queen's 90 years celebrated with nine decades of cars

Times Online

• May offers Nissan driverless deal to soften Brexit blow [Subscription]Downing Street has offered Britain’s roads to Nissan as a test track for driverless cars in an effort to persuade the Japanese automotive giant not to quit the UK after Brexit.
• City traffic slower than horse and cart [Subscription]Congestion for motorists has jumped by up to 40% in four years as Britain’s traffic-choked roads grind to a halt, new figures reveal.

Daily Record

• Transport Minister Humza Yousaf warns Abellio to improve Scotrail service or face losing �7billion contractA CLAUSE exists in Abellio's 10-year contract allowing it to be cancelled if only 84.3 per cent of trains are on time or less than five minutes late.

Mail Online

• British Airways passengers forced to make emergency return to Heathrow The 293 passengers on board were asked to leave the holiday jet destined for Chicago 'very slowly' in case it toppled over on the runway following the mid-air emergency in January, a report reveals.
• Royal Navy to intercept Russian warship fleet heading for English Channel Russia's flagship Admiral Kuznetsov ([pictured) and seven additional vessels will pass the UK on their voyage to the war-torn country as it prepares to bomb rebel forces in Aleppo.
• Zac Goldsmith to resign in Heathrow runway protest at Theresa May's expected decision Tory MP Zac Goldsmith, who represents Richmond Park in South West London, will resign if Heathrow airport is allowed to expand with a third runway, as is expected.

The Mirror

• Man left in critical condition after tram security staff 'attacked group of passengers at station' Four security staff are said to have chased three men down one of Manchester city centre's busiest roads before reportedly assaulting them

This is Money

• Driving home an investment: Women are fuelling a classic car sales boom, says RAY MASSEY The classic car market is now attracting younger, financially savvy women defying falling savings rates and plummeting annuity rates on their pension pots.
• Car makers roll out 'first wave' of rises as they face higher costs after pound's slump Major car makers have been hiking prices in recent months and there are fears further rises could follow.
• P&O Ferries boosts profit tenfold after rival MyFerryLink gets Channel ban Jumps in passenger numbers and freight volumes helped P&O Ferries boost profits tenfold last year, according to its latest accounts.

Bolton News

• Last independent petrol station closes its doors after 68 years THE last independent petrol station in Bolton will close its doors today – after 68 years in business.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Revealed: The homemade 'stinger' devices being left on North Wales roads Several of the crude contraptions - which have the potential to force cars off the road - have been found in recent months and taken out several vehicles' tyres

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow Airport: Senior Tories including Boris Johnson oppose the third runway, says Zac GoldsmithSenior conservatives including Boris Johnson will not approve plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, according to Zac Goldsmith.
• Russian warships set to sail through English Channel amid Syria tensionsRussian warships are expected to sail through the English Channel next week at a time of heightened tensions between Britain and Moscow over the war in Syria.
• British Airways flight was forced to return to Heathrow after landing gear emergencyA British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency stop at Heathrow after the plane's landing gear failed, it has emerged.

Manchester Evening News

• Extra Metrolink trams to run for the Olympic parade in Manchester More than 5,000 free parking spaces will also be available to keep the city centre streets as free from traffic as possible

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Restoration of heroic Dunkirk ship underway in SunderlandSunderland Maritime Heritage aim to have the Willdora ready in time to lead out the fleet for The Tall Ships Races 2018.

Northern Echo

• Swedish fighter jets behind window-rattling Darlington flyover A PAIR of Swedish military jets were behind a window-rattling fly past yesterday evening.

Sheffield Star

• Sheffield trams suspended after car gets stuck on trackTrams have been suspended on two routes Sheffield after a car got stuck on the tracks.

Wales Online

• Traffic disruption kept to an "absolute minimum" during closure of A48, police say The Carmarthen road has been closed in both directions to allow repair works to be carried out after thousands of litres of oil spilled when a pipe leaked under the road

Blackpool Gazette

• Cabbies film Prom traffic jamsBlackpool cabbies are to submit video evidence of traffic queues on the Promenade in a bid to persuade government chiefs to scrap plans to extend the tramway.

Reading Evening Post

• Berkshire drivers urged to watch out for mating deers on dark roadsDeer will be roaming the roads throughout autumn looking for mates

The Shields Gazette

• South Shields car park may be axed to make way for more office spaceA town centre car park could face the axe after plans were submitted for a new office block.

Other Regional Press

• Council traffic boss: More needs to be done on cyclist safetyTHE head of transport policy in Portsmouth says more needs to be done to control the city’s cycle casualty rates.
• Portsmouth traffic slow as major road closed for second weekendPORTSMOUTH is again left gridlocked this weekend as a major road is closed.
• Bus firm staff and customers given red carpet treatmentA bus firm has given its Hartlepool staff the red carpet treatment to reward them for their hard work.
• Pilot's skill praised after avoiding "horrible" crash A PILOT performed a
• Warning to plan ahead over fears major traffic scheme could cause traffic chaos MOTORISTS are being warned to plan ahead as residents warn a major road project could cause traffic chaos.

Forbes

• For Tesla, Electric Car Sales Explode In All The Wrong PlacesMore than 2 million electric vehicles may be on the world’s roads by the end of 2016, wrote the Guardian, citing data of the electric vehicle world database EV Volumes. That should be good news for electric carmaker Tesla. It is not. A closer look at the data shows that most of the growth comes from Tesla competitors, and from regions where Tesla is weak. It is a stereotype “that the U.S. market is further ahead in deploying the zero-emission technology thanks to cars such as the Tesla Model S,”  writes Automotive News. As far as Tesla is concerned, elect...

Other News Sources

• More than �100,000 compensation paid out to drivers affected by pot holes in Hampshire Almost 2,000 claims were made by drivers whose cars had been damaged
• Fairoaks plane crash: Private jet comes down in field next to airport Emergency services rushed to the field where the six-seater private jet came down
• Rail report slams government, unions, and operator CALLS have been made for the Mayor of London to take control after a scathing report heaped criticism on the Government, the operator and the rail union for our shambolic rail service.