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Sunday, 21 January 2018

BBC News

• Travel warning as icy snap continuesForecasters warn that snow and ice on Sunday could lead to disruption on the roads and train services.
• 'Drunk' pilot removed from BA plane at Gatwick AirportThe British Airways flight to Mauritius was delayed at Gatwick Airport for several hours.
• Carillion: The signals that the company was going bustWhy did the City start to bet against construction giant Carillion before it went bust?

ITV News

• Blue badge parking permits 'to be rolled out' to people with hidden disabilities People with hidden disabilities could soon be entitled to blue badge parking permits under new government plans.

The Guardian

• 'It's a no-brainer': are hydrogen cars the future?Inventor Hugo Spowers has a dream: to replace today’s cars with his own hydrogen prototype. Is the world ready?In the mid-1990s, Hugo Spowers ran a Formula Three racing team. At the time, motorsport was in the pocket of big tobacco. Every weekend, Formula One cars emblazoned with cigarette brands – Marlboro, Camel, Silk Cut – raced on TV in front of millions. “It was pretty clear it was killing people,â€� Spowers says. “Meanwhile, the industry was portraying a link between smoking and winners. It was ludicrous. But nobody was going against it.â€�So when, in 1995, Spowers’ team introduced a car dec...
• China vows action after US warship sails near South China Sea islandBeijing claims passage of destroyer USS Hopper in disputed water violates sovereignty but Pentagon says operations are routineChina has vowed to take “necessary measuresâ€� to protect its sovereignty after a US navy destroyer sailed near a disputed shoal claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea this week. China’s foreign ministry said the missile destroyer USS Hopper came within 12 nautical miles – an internationally recognised territorial limit – of Huangyan Island, which is also known as Scarborough Shoal and subject to a rival claim by the Philippines. Two US officials confirmed it. Continue...

The Huffington Post

• Drivers Abandon Cars At Scottish Ski Resorts As UK Braces For More Snow And Ice

The Telegraph

• Is this Britain's oldest bike? 199-year-old bicycle found in disused barn
• Armed police board Gatwick flight after cabin crew called 999 over fears pilot was drunk  

Times Online

• Uber tech ‘spy’ Anthony Levandowski faces new suit — from his nanny [Subscription]The star engineer at the centre of a bitter legal row between Uber and Waymo has been hit with new allegations of corporate espionage by his former nanny.
• Scots NHS drivers ‘pushed to attend 999 calls’ [Subscription]Patients with potentially life-threatening conditions are being rushed to hospital by NHS drivers in Scotland who have only basic medical training, it has emerged.
• Roads to ski resorts slip into chaos [Subscription]After a week of heavy snow across much of Scotland, it seemed like a good idea to hit the slopes at the country’s premier ski resorts. But travel chaos descended on Glencoe and the Nevis range yesterday after a deluge of winter sports enthusiasts caused traffic jams up to six miles long.

Reuters News

• Road to ruin? Carillion collapse puts spotlight on UK outsourcing modelLONDON/BALMEDIE, Scotland (Reuters) - In Balmedie, a village on the northeast coast of Scotland, an unfinished 12 km stretch of dual carriageway is a stark illustration of why British construction company Carillion went bust this week.

City AM

• Take a look at London's new private jet centre which offers helicopter transfers to and from Canary WharfA new private jet centre opened this week at London Southend Airport, billed as outstripping competitors on price, speed and convenience in the south east.
• Heathrow Airport says Gatwick shouldn't "automatically" be next in line for expansion after completion of its third runwayLondon Heathrow has said Gatwick is not the automatic next choice for airport expansion in the UK – adding that there was “not yet any policy basis” for its rival being in prime position over the likes of Stansted or Birmingham.

Daily Record

• Road chaos at Glencoe as cops urge drivers heading to packed ski slopes to turn back Winter sports enthusiasts are getting stuck in six-mile traffic jam and police are warning they will seize any abandoned cars blocking access to gritters.
• AA flash fury at council money trap as notorious Glasgow bus lane camera rakes in £1.3m in fines An incredible 22,317 drivers were caught at Nelson Mandela Place bus gate - almost as much as all of Edinburgh's cameras put together. 
• Benefits bosses take away Motability car to save £6000 - then offer to pay £14,000 taxi costs MSP Linda Fabiani says Robert Johnston's case 'highlights how absurd and cruel the welfare system has become' under the Conservative government.

Mail Online

• Migrants flock around HGVs at truck depot in Calais The men were seen trying to yank open the back door of a HGV this morning, as they loitered around the trucks and tried to avoid French police patrols in the area.
• Eurotunnel wants to be involved in Boris bridge The Foreign Secretary's plan for a bridge was branded 'very interesting' by Eurotunnel chief, John Keefe, who said it was a proposal the firm thought about on a 'regular basis'.

The Mirror

• MoD accused of dragging its feet over purchasing essential armoured cars for our troops in battle The army has been pushing for a decision on the infantry vehicle fleet to meet a 2021 deadline

This is Money

• Carillion collapse could cost the taxpayer more than £1 bn The Carillion collapse could cost the taxpayer more than £1 billion.Fees paid to liquidation advisers PwC could also run into hundreds of millions
• UK drivers affected by VW scandal gearing up class action Law firm Your Lawyers said it has been appointed to act as a lead solicitor to represent 10,000 UK drivers who bought VW cars fitted with emission-cheating devices.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Top speeds of 'selfish' A55 drivers revealed New figures obtained by The Daily Post lift the lid on drivers caught flouting the law on the busy route

Derby Telegraph

• Urgent call to put speed cameras on A52 in Derby roadworks after crashesSpeeding drivers are bombing down Brian Clough Way with no consideration to other drivers, it is claimed

London Evening Standard

• Downing Street has 'no specific plans' to build Boris Johnson's proposed Channel BridgeDowning Street has said there are "no specific plans" to build an English Channel bridge, according to reports.
• 'Drunk' pilot removed from British Airways flight to Mauritius A British Airways pilot was removed from a packed plane just moments before take-off amid fears he was drunk, according to reports.

Manchester Evening News

• This stunning 'green bridge' is designed to help wildlife cross the road safely £1.15m construction is one of seven created as part of Knutsford to Bowdon bypass scheme

Wales Online

• 16-mile cycle route project given funding boost of £128,000 The new path will link Carmarthen and Llandeilo along the Towy Valley and is expected to cost between £5m and £7m

Daventry Express

• Comment: Nationalising our railways is the only way to fix chronic problemsJust who exactly supports the UK’s privatised railway industry?

Other Regional Press

• Drivers unhappy with licence plate changes MINICAB drivers have hit out at licence plate changes – claiming they make their cars easy prey for thieves.
• MP raises fears hundreds of Oxford homes could be bulldozed for expressway A GOVERNMENT minister will visit Oxford to address an MP's worries that 'hundreds of homes' could be bulldozed to make way for a proposed £3.5bn expressway.
• Extending Oxford's cycle network 'could prevent 7 deaths a year' THE CYCLING network in Oxford would need to be more than twice its current size to get the maximum health benefits, a leading academic has said.
• Consultation closes on new parking charges across the town centreA consultation has now closed on parking charges that are to be applied in the car parks in Biggleswade town centre.

Other News Sources

• Budget airline breaks flight recordTHE RECORD for the fastest transatlantic flight by a conventional airline has been broken by a low-cost carrier.
• Suspected 'drunk' pilot arrested and removed from BA flight at Gatwick Colleagues on board the Boeing 777 from Gatwick to Mauritius alerted the police