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Sunday, 09 April 2017

BBC News

• Bus to be revamped into Portsmouth homeless shelterA double-decker bus is being transformed into a homeless shelter in Portsmouth.
• Motorcycle injuries and deaths fall after seven-year highThe number of motorcyclists killed or injured on roads in Wales has dropped for the first time in five years, official figures show.
• Uber: We did not steal Google's self-driving techUber has said claims it used self-driving technology stolen from Google were “demonstrably false”.

The Herald

• Highly polluting cars may face Glasgow city centre pollution chargeDRIVERS of the worst-polluting vehicles could be charged to go into parts of Glasgow city centre under plans from the SNP, the party’s leader on the city council said.
• Calls to scrap Edinburgh airport flight plan consultationEDINBURGH airport is facing a mounting chorus of angry protest over its “shambolic and flawed” plans for new flight paths to enable expansion.

The Telegraph

• Row over HS2 contracts threatens to derail the project's timetablehe timetable for the controversial HS2 rail link could be thrown off track in the row over how contracts were awarded on the £56bn project.
• Rail strike action to hit Grand National racegoers

Times Online

• Firms could be sued over diesel cancerEmployers have been told they are legally obliged to protect their staff from diesel fumes — and could be sued if workers develop cancer later in life.
• Come on, Ryanair — can you really call it cover when it’s full of holes?The airline’s £10 travel policy contains so many exclusions that it’s barely worth the money
• BA may ditch free meals on the long haulFirst they came for the free sandwiches on short flights. Now long-haul British Airways passengers are in line for the “improvement” to services known as paying for your own food and drink.

City AM

• HS2 starts hunt for designers of railway stations across London and BirminghamHS2 has launched its hunt for the architects, designers and developers who will build three brand new railway stations and revamp one of London's iconic terminals.

Daily Record

• 'New' Scotrail trains are English hand-me-downs with 10million miles on the clockScotRail have been accused of introducing “new” trains – with 10million miles on the clock.

London Evening Standard

• Southeastern passengers' fury over plans to cut stations from commuter routes into LondonMore than 17,000 Southeastern rail customers have backed a petition calling on the Government to scrap plans to reduce train services into London.

Other Regional Press

• 'An absolute joke!' Commuters react to new Cambridge North TimetableNational Rail Enquiries is showing the timings of trains stopping at the station’s three platforms on its online journey planner
• Bus operator Arriva apologises after services in Stevenage deteriorate to as little as one bus an hourBus operator Arriva has apologised following ‘reliability issues’ that have seen Stevenage passengers waiting up to an hour, and pledged to get things back to normal by next week.
• Make noise about flight paths before it is too late, West Fife communities urgedA preferred new route passes around Dunfermline, directly over new housing at Wellwood, and over towns and villages including Aberdour and Dalgety Bay.
• Biggin Hill to become ‘strictest’ UK airport on noise limits as it prepares to launch state-of-the-art monitoring system next weekMembers of the public will be able to access the system and view details of all aircraft using the airport
• Further Funding Mooted For Additional Wrexham to Chester Rail ImprovementsThe Wrexham to Chester railway line could receive an additional £10m in funding to deliver additional improvements.

Railnews

• RMT claims �rock solid� support as strikes go ahead The RMT is staging three strikes over driver controlled operation on the network today, which are seriously disrupting services on Merseyrail and Northern. The union is also staging its 31st strike on Southern, but more than 9 out of ten trains are expected to run. Next steps in the disputes remain unclear. Talks took place between the RMT and Govia Thameslink Railway on Tuesday, but GTR would say only that �both sides are now considering their positions�. ASLEF, meanwhile, is also considering what to do next after its Southern members voted to reject a proposed DCO deal for a second time thi...

Other News Sources

• London Stansted Airport receives planning permission for new �130 million arrivals buildingLondon Stansted Airport has received planning permission from Uttlesford District Council for a new �130 million arrivals building that will enhance the passenger experience and provide capacity for growth over the next decade.