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Sunday, 11 June 2017

BBC News

• Easyjet plane diverted after 'suspicious conversation'
• British Airways cabin crew suspend four-day strikePlanned walk-out by British Airways staff is called off to allow talks to take place, union says.

Financial Times

• Terrorists tried to hire HGV for London Bridge attackPolice working with haulage rental companies to understand risks

The Guardian

• Scam alert: Trump's $1tn 'infrastructure plan' is a giveaway to the rich | Robert ReichAmerica’s infrastructure is in dire need of investment. But nothing Trump is proposing will do anything to helpAt a roundtable discussion with state transportation officials on Friday, Donald Trump said America’s ageing roads, bridges, railways, and water systems were being “scoffed at and laughed” at. He pledged that they “will once again be the envy of the world”.This seems to be a core theme for Trump: America’s greatness depends on others envying us rather than scoffing and laughing at us. Continue reading...
• Belgian fishermen ready to battle for survival if UK ‘takes back’ its watersUK’s plans to reclaim its fishing zones have dismayed the port of Ostend, with calls to add the issue to the Brexit talksOver the last year the decisions of the British public and, subsequently, the UK government have been observed with growing dismay by the people of Ostend. A slowdown in the number of Britons seeking a cheap bucket-and-spade holiday on the wide, soft-sanded beaches of the blowy North Sea resort ushered into administration the operator of the once popular Ramsgate to Ostend ferry four years ago, closing down the only direct link from the UK to the Flemish port. The Brexit vot...
• Three men detained after London-bound flight diverts to GermanyPilot on flight from Ljubljana made unscheduled stop after learning of men ‘talking about terrorist matters’ – and baggage was later destroyedThree male passengers have been detained in Cologne after their easyJet flight bound from Ljubljana in Slovenia to London made a diverted landing, German police have said. Related: Melania Trump's Slovenian home town cashes in on White House link Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Southern Rail dispute ‘cost the Tories seats’ 
• Police rule out terrorism after eight people injured by car outside Amsterdam train station
• London flight diverted after pilot overhears 'suspicious conversation'

Times Online

• Scottish firm to bid for London Underground mobile reception [Subscription]Bellshill-based telecom firm Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) has confirmed it will be one of the bidders for a lucrative contract to install mobile network coverage on the London Underground system.
• Airbus threatens to move jobs over Brexit [Subscription]Plane giant lays down terms to keep wing production in UK
• Lone yachtsman, 73, rescued from ‘extreme’ Atlantic storm by Queen Mary 2 [Subscription]A 73-year-old British sailor has been rescued from “once in a lifetime” storm on the Atlantic after a luxury cruise liner was called for help.

Reuters News

• London Bridge attackers had tried to hire 7.5 tonne truck - policeLONDON (Reuters) - The three Islamists who killed eight people after driving a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then attacking nearby revellers had initially tried to hire a 7.5 tonne truck, the head of the UK capital's counter-terrorism unit said on Friday.

Daily Record

• Hero cabbie hailed for rescuing mum and ailing tot stranded after breakdown driver refused to take them homeStaceyjane Hogg's nine-month-old son Liam is hooked up to oxygen and, when his canister started to run out, knight of the road Colin Fowler drove them 35 miles home for free.

Mail Online

• Virgin Trains receives most complaints out of rail firms Figures from the Office of Rail and Road show that Virgin's west coast service received more than 135 complaints per 100,000 passengers in three months.
• BA boss Willie Walsh defends airline over IT meltdown British Airways boss Willie Walsh has defended the airline following its IT meltdown last month which saw hundreds of flights cancelled - insisting criticism of the firm is 'unfair'.
• BA cabin crew call off next weekend's strike A planned four-day strike from Friday by British Airways cabin crew has been suspended to allow fresh talks to be held, union sources said.
• FlyBe plane is forced to descend 15,000ft over Midlands A report said crew members had to grab their oxygen masks as they momentarily lost cabin pressure due to a faulty valve on the Flybe plane from Manchester to Jersey (Stock image).
• Car ploughs into pedestrians in Amsterdam A car has ploughed into pedestrians outside Amsterdam's Centraal station. Police say that at least eight people were injured. The driver was arrested, but it is not thought to be terrorism.
• EasyJet plane diverted after suspicious conversation heard The plane (file image) coming from the Slovenian capital Ljubljana with 151 passengers on board, landed at Cologne-Bonn airport at about 6.30pm local time.

The Mirror

• Foul-mouthed BMW motorist threatens bus driver as he transports kids to schoolThe irate motorist yells at the bus driver threatening to "find him and his family"
• Easyjet flight forced to make emergency landing 'after passengers overheard talking about bomb'Three men were arrested and passengers were forced to evacuate the London-bound flight using emergency chutes

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: More than 16 sexual and violent offences on London's railways every dayViolent and sexual offences on London's rail network rose by almost 1,000 last year with more than 16 incidents per day, the Standard can reveal.
• British Airways strike suspended as fresh talks calledA four-day walk-out of British Airways staff has been suspended to allow fresh talks to take place.
• Amsterdam Central: Five injured as car slams into crowd at busy train stationA car has reportedly crashed into a crowd of people outside Amsterdam Central train station.
• World Naked Bike Ride 2017: Hundreds of cyclists strip off to protest 'car culture' of cityHundreds of cyclists stripped off and rode through London to protest the city's "car culture" for the annual World Naked Bike Ride.

Manchester Evening News

• Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond 'airlifted to hospital after crash'The car crashed on a road that was closed for the Bergrennen Hemberg race in Switzerland
• Major incident after 'car ploughs into pedestrians' at Amsterdam train station Police say there is 'no indication whatsoever' that the incident is an extremist attack

North Wales Live

• Car 'ploughs into crowd of people' at Amsterdam central train station Eight people are believed to have been injured, police say 'no indication whatsoever that this is a terrorist attack'
• HUGE Caribbean Princess luxury cruiseliner docks in Liverpool Vessel boasts plush features including outdoor cinema
• Richard Hammond crash - Top Gear star "mostly OK" after �2m supercar smash Jeremy Clarkson tweeted his support for his co-host

Reading Evening Post

• M3 to close for full weekend as Smart Motorway project enters final stagesWork will include drainage work and vegetation clearance

Other Regional Press

• TRAVEL: Roadworks taking place across Somerset's stretch of the M5HIGHWAYS England has announced details of roadworks across Somerset's stretch of the M5 and A roads this week.
• Southampton-based cruise liner comes to the rescue after massive Atlantic storm A Southampton-based cruise ship has come to the rescue of a sailor after a fleet of yachts was hit by a severe storm.
• Lifeboat rescues five people stranded in the Solent Five people had to be rescued near a busy shipping channel after they yacht ran aground.
• Hampshire motorway closures hitting driver next week Here are a list of the roadworks that could cause travel problems on Hampshire's motorways and major road from Monday.
• War of words erupts over car park plan for town parkA WAR of words has erupted over plans to build a car park over a grassy section of Easington Park.
• 'The remarkable achievements of railway volunteers show just what the determined power of the human spirit can achieve'THE first public train service connecting Swanage to Wareham next week for almost half a century will be a historic and memorable occasion – and one man is looking forward to it more than most.
• Birmingham Airport boss to step down after nearly a decade Paul Kehoe has been the airport's chief executive since October 2008