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Rail firm threatens legal action against passenger who mocked their poor service
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The cost of air travel may rise to prevent taxpayers having to fund flights home for Britons stranded when airlines fail.
Tory MP 'jumping on railway bandwagon'
CALLS to improve rail links between West Oxfordshire and London have received cross-party support as politicians rallied to put an end to commuters’ woes.
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BBC News
- Beast from the East costs councils millions for grittingCouncils spent millions of pounds gritting roads during freezing weather in February and March.
- West Belfast bus service diverted due to safety concernsA west Belfast bus service is to be diverted due to safety concerns for Translink drivers.
- Car insurance cost drops for first time in three yearsReforms to laws on whiplash and a review of compensation are behind lower premiums, analysis finds.
The Telegraph
- Rail firm threatens legal action against passenger who mocked their poor service
- Small cars more likely to be vandalised, figures suggest
Times Online
- Air passengers facing extra charge [Subscription]The cost of air travel may rise to prevent taxpayers having to fund flights home for Britons stranded when airlines fail.
City AM
- Vauxhall to consult franchise owners over plans to reduce number of dealershipsVauxhall will tomorrow launch a consultation with its dealers around the country about plans to consolidate sites as it battles with tough conditions for the car industry.
- Gatwick Airport owner Global Infrastructure Partners mulling £10bn salePrivate equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is considering a sale of its stake in Gatwick Airport, it has been reported.
- Monarch review launched amid heightened risk of further airline failuresA government-commissioned review will be kicked-off today following Monarch Airlines' collapse last October.
- Lift up the bonnet and you'll see Brexit is not driving Jaguar Land Rover’s problemsJaguar Land Rover’s 40,000 British workers will today be furnished with the finer details of how many cars are to roll off the ramps over the next year. Production will be slashed as 1,000 West Midlands jobs are cut at Britain’s biggest carmaker.
Mail Online
- A1 linking London with Edinburgh is named Britain's deadliest road Britain's deadliest road can be revealed as the A1, a notorious passage between London and Edinburgh where 7,848 accidents have killed 172 people between 2007 and 2016.
Birmingham Mail
- This is how much cheaper car insurance is for Birmingham drivers this yearThis is a decrease of five per cent compared to last year, when drivers paid £1,115 on average
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Leeds Bradford rebrands as 'Yorkshire's Airport'Leeds Bradford Airport has rebranded as 'Yorkshire's Airport' in a bid to raise its profile around the region.
- Failing to replace cycling facility "risks Tour legacy" BRADFORD risks losing some of the legacy of the Tour De France’s visit to the district if soon to be demolished facilities are not replaced - according to to a cycling action plan.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Buses back for Gwynedd seaside towns left without a regular service Lloyds Coaches top perate on routes between Porthmadog and Barmouth left high and dry following collapse of Express Motors
Liverpool Echo
- Here's what it takes to clean an Arriva bus - including thousands of bits of gum left behindHundreds of thousands of bits of gum are cleaned from Arriva buses every year, the bus giant has told the ECHO as it asks customers to “think before they litter”.
London Evening Standard
- Heathrow Airport records busiest ever day with 136,000 passengersHeathrow recorded its busiest ever day on Good Friday with more than 100,000 people flocking to the travel hub, according to figures published by the airport.
- Ryanair passengers left stunned when airline boss Michael O'Leary buys everyone on board a drink after Grand National winA group of Ryanair passengers received some unexpected compensation when their flight was delayed - when airline boss Michael O'Leary offered everyone on board a free drink.
The York Press
- Experts to reveal fresh ideas for York bus strategyTRANSPORT experts from the University of Leeds will give a presentation outlining their ideas for a new bus strategy for York.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Carillion: TUC calls for reforms The Trades Union Congress is calling for new public interest test and corporate governance reforms in the wake of the collapse of Wolverhampton-based Carillion.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Jayne Dowle: Jeremy Corbyn’s free bus idea is a journey worth taking FREE bus passes for the under-25s is definitely one of Jeremy Corbyn’s better ideas. Let’s put aside our cynicism for a moment. It is clear that the Labour leader must keep on finding ways to appeal to the youth vote, given that his party is riven with strife and Theresa May stubbornly remains ahead of him in the opinion polls.
Bucks Free Press
- New bus shelters installed in Marlow as part of town revampNew bus shelters have been installed in Marlow as part of the council’s efforts to revamp the town.
East Anglian Daily Times
- It's going to happen again - Rail bosses urged to take urgent action on dangerous Suffolk railway crossingUrgent calls have been made to improve a “dangerous” Suffolk railway crossing, which has seen serious accidents and near misses.
Other Regional Press
- Spelthorne makes list of demands for Heathrow airport to agree to before planned expansionAmong them is a "requirement" that no immigration centre is built in the borough as part of the airport expansion
- Reading Buses launches route to Heathrow AirportThe Green Line 703 Reading Buses service will take holidaymakers and business travellers to the airport and onto far flung destinations across the world
- Tory MP 'jumping on railway bandwagon'CALLS to improve rail links between West Oxfordshire and London have received cross-party support as politicians rallied to put an end to commuters’ woes.
Railnews
- Seven new West Midlands stations could help GamesPROPOSALS to build seven new stations in the Birmingham area have been identified by West Midlands Trains as part of its plans for the Commonwealth Games in four years from now.
Railway Gazette
- World rail freight news round-upThe first direct freight service between China and Wien left the Chengdu Qingbaijiang freight...
Other News Sources
- Heathrow’s 3rd runway risks housing crisis for 2,100 peopleHeathrow Airport’s proposal to build a third runway could result in some 2,100 people needing to be rehoused by the London Borough of Hillingdon, according to new calculations by Heathrow Hub.
- Country's first electric bus fleet to be ready by autumn THE first fleet of electric buses in the country is almost ready to take to the roads after enough funds have been raised to complete the project.
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