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Monday, 15 January 2018

BBC News

• Londoners hit out at 'mistimed' bus safety alertsBus passengers have criticised Transport for London (TfL) over a "mistimed" announcement designed to stop people falling over on board.
• Carillion to go into liquidationConstruction giant Carillion is to go into liquidation, threatening thousands of jobs.
• Londoners hit out at 'mistimed' bus safety alertsThe alerts often sound after buses have already pulled away from stops.
• Glasgow Airport flight paths 'not fit for purpose'Airspace changes proposed in bid to cut aircraft queuing time as well as CO2 and fuel emissions.

Financial Times

• Ministers face questions over Carillion contractsCrisis-hit construction company was awarded projects worth £2bn despite profit warnings
• Race to build a million-mile car becomes a realityOn the eve of the Detroit auto show, the car of the future will need to last a lot longer
• For post-Brexit Britain to fly solo, Heathrow must be cheaperThe airport can get away with monopoly pricing because the regulator allows it to
• BA chief calls for tighter regulation on HeathrowWalsh says aviation watchdog must hold airport to account over excessive investment spending
• Asia's airline wars: the great profit squeeze in the skyCompetition from budget upstarts and Chinese rivals is hitting flag carriers

The Guardian

• Carillion goes into liquidation after last-ditch talks fail - live updatesTens of thousands of jobs at risk after Carillion fails to secure funding to keep operatingBREAKING: Carillion has collapsedChairman: It’s a very sad dayBanks refused to provide financial supportGovernment to provide short-term fundingCompany employs 20,000+ people in the UK 7.27am GMT Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is discussing Carillion’s collapse on BBC Breakfast.Why did the government not act when profit warnings were issued? Why did they wait until the 11th hour to step in?What we don’t want to see happen is the government to ...

The Scotsman

• Justice Secretary Michael Matheson urged to pause Transport Police mergerJustice Secretary Michael Matheson is facing calls to pause the controversial integration of British Transport Police with Police Scotland after officers’ representatives claimed the April 2019 merger deadline is unrealistic.

Times Online

• Grayling’s Failings [subscription]The transport secretary’s decision to award lucrative contracts to an ailing Carillion is only the latest worrying misjudgment to come to light
• Panic as aeroplane skids over edge of cliff in Turkey [Subscription]Passengers on board an airliner that skidded off a runway in Turkey and plunged down a cliff towards the sea have described a desperate panic to get off the aircraft amid the smell of leaking fuel.
• Ministers dismissed warnings on failing firm Carillion [subscription]Ministers face questions over public contracts awarded despite red flags .... Ministers are facing questions about why hundreds of millions of pounds of work was awarded to the group even after it issued a string of profit warnings.

City AM

• Heathrow hails expansion progress as critics warn of 'insurmountable flaws'A key milestone looms for Heathrow this week, as the airport launches a consultation with fleshed-out revamped proposals for expansion to appease critics.

Mail Online

• IAG calls on Heathrow to sell its Express train service and focus on running the airport British Airways owner IAG has called on Heathrow to sell its high-speed rail service and focus on running the airport.

The Mirror

• Carillion collapses as lenders refuse to provide any further financial support for crisis hit British construction companyThe stricken firm says it had no choice but to enter into compulsory liquidation after rescue talks failed

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover to open software engineering centre New hub will be base for R&D activity into new electric and driverless technologies

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Moves to make a busy Bradford road safer are welcomedMOVES to make a busy road in Bradford safer have been welcomed by a local Councillor.

London Evening Standard

• London's low-emission bus zones hailed for 'improving toxic air levels overnight'Low-emission bus zones on some of London's most polluted high streets have been praised for leading to an "overnight improvement" for toxic air levels.
• Passenger jet skids off runway and comes perilously close to plummeting into sea in TurkeyA passenger jet carrying more than 150 people came perilously close to plunging into the sea after it skidded off an icy runway after landing at a Turkish airport.

Manchester Evening News

• Why are only six percent of Stagecoach Manchester bus drivers women? "If you can drive a car you can drive a bus, it's a great job." says driver Joanne Morgan.
• Construction giant Carillion to go into liquidation after talks fail to produce a rescue plan Uncertainty over future of thousands of jobs as the board says it has 'no choice'

Wales Online

• Plans to transform Cardiff Central railway station receive £100m funding boostThe station desperately needs upgrading and investment to cope with growing passenger numbers
• Abolishing the Severn Crossings tolls will 'force motorists onto trains'Abolition of Severn Crossings tolls will worsen congestion on the road network to such an extent that demand for train travel will increase, according to new forecasts.

Yorkshire Post

• The Yorkshire Post says: The very long haul. Leeds to make the most of HS2 AS talks continue to prevent the financial collapse of construction giant Carillion after the HS2 contractor announced half-year losses of £1.15bn, the Government remains steadfast in its commitment to high-speed rail.

Bucks Free Press

• LETTERS FROM WESTMINSTER: Could driverless cars give disabled and elderly residents more freedom?This week, Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan writes exclusively to Bucks Free Press readers:

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail staff in Ipswich and Stowmarket to help Samaritans launch Brew Monday with free teabags tomorrowRail staff across the region are backing a campaign by the Samaritans which aims to turn ‘Blue Monday’ into ‘Brew Monday’ to encourage people to talk about their feelings.

Other Regional Press

• Fast track to jobs: Strategy to help Yorkshire take full advantage of HS2 An extra 41,000 jobs could be created in West Yorkshire and its surrounding districts in the next three decades if civic and business leaders take full advantage of HS2, according to a new report.
• Documentary to transport viewers back to the 'golden age of steam' in Yorkshire Behind-the-scenes look at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway on its 50th anniversary
• MP John Redwood takes to social media to explain stance on railway nationalisationJOHN REDWOOD has explained his views on nationalising the railways. Mr Redwood, the Conservative MP for Wokingham, posted a string of tweets describing what happened last time the railway was nationalised.

Other News Sources

• Leeds City Region plan launched to use HS2 to create thousands of new jobsA plan to use HS2 rail project to help create thousands of jobs for the Leeds City Region is launched today (Monday Jan 15th).
• Construction firm Carillion set to enter into liquidationConstruction firm Carillion is set to enter into compulsory liquidation with immediate effect, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
• Labour’s Andy McDonald warns more rail franchises in danger after East Coast ‘bail-out’ Major rail franchises across Britain could be in jeopardy following the government’s decision to terminate the contract to run trains on the troubled East Coast mainline three years early, Labour has warned.