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Sunday, 29 November 2009

BBC News

• Russia train crash 'caused by bomb' A bomb blast caused the Russian train crash in which at least 26 people were killed, intelligence officials say.
• Visa Electron to be phased out Two banking providers plan to stop offering a card payment option often used to avoid fees on flights.

The Independent

• Biker killed in crash with ambulance car An investigation has been launched after the death of a motorcyclist following a crash with an ambulance car, police said.

The Observer

• Mountain biking made for twoA couple's weekend in the Scottish Borders could prove the perfect chance to show off your mountain biking skills. Or notGetting away from it all. A suntan. Experiencing a new culture. All these are valid reasons for taking a trip away. This was something different: to resolve an endless argument with my partner.It always started the same way. I would go away mountain biking and my girlfriend would ask why she hadn't been invited. I would explain that, since she didn't ride a bike, there was no point. She would then claim that she could ride a mountain bike perfectly well; she just hadn't trie...
• Ship that mistook itself for a city stateIt carries more than 8,000 people, has an on-board park and themed bars from all over the globe. But one experience you don't get on board Oasis of the Seas is that of being at seaWilliam Morris called ocean liners
• Crowded Bangladesh ferry capsizesVessel carrying more than 1,000 passengers capsizes as passengers disembark, killing at least 37 peopleA ferry carrying more than 1,000 passengers has capsized in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 37 dead and dozens missing.The accident happened as passengers were disembarking from the MV Coco-4 at a station on Tetulia river near the town of Lalmohan on Bhola Island, local police officials said.The ferry was crowded with people going home to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid, which marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, and the weight of disembarking passengers caused it...
• Woods faces questions over car crashInternet rumour mill goes wild after golfer drives his 4x4 into a fire hydrant and a tree in early hours after ThanksgivingTiger Woods, the world's best golfer, was facing questions from police yesterday as mystery surrounded his involvement in a car crash outside his home.In the early hours of Friday morning Woods, 33, apparently smashed his Cadillac Escalade 4x4 into a fire hydrant and a tree after driving away from his mansion in the exclusive neighbourhood of Windermere in the suburbs of Orlando, Florida.The accident happened at about 2.25am local time and the car was driving so slowly tha...
• Russia blames terrorists for crashTop government officials among the dead, as Moscow blames homemade bomb that could signal renewed campaign by Chechen rebelsRussia was tonight coming to terms with its most deadly terrorist attack in years after investigators confirmed that a powerful improvised bomb caused Friday's devastating train crash in which at least 26 people, including several top government officials, were killed.The head of Russia's FSB counter-terrorism agency, Alexander Bortnikov, said the bomb, hidden on the railway line between Moscow and St Petersburg, contained the equivalent of 7kg (15.4lb) of TNT. Officers ...

The Telegraph

• Tiger Woods to face police questions Tiger Woods is due to be questioned by police today after officers investigating the champion golfer's mysterious early morning car crash were twice rebuffed in their attempts to speak to him.

Times Online

• Taking the private jet to CopenhagenHypocrisy is the vice we find hardest to forgive, but it™s also the one we most enjoy discovering in others. And nothing piques our interest more than eco-hypocrisy as practised by the œgreen celebrities who have been spouting green virtue but spewing out hundreds of tons of carbon from their private jets or multiple holiday homes around the globe.
• Clean machines: electric powered cars Shai Agassi climbs onto the roof of his prototype white Nissan electric car, flings his arms out and shouts: “I’m king of the world!” The 41-year-old Israeli-American isn’t backward about coming forward. He describes himself as a cross between Henry Ford, the inventor of modern motoring, and Steve Jobs, the most successful modern consumer electronics entrepreneur. He insists he’s going to “flip” the car industry from the internal combustion engine to electric power and, for good measure, “end oil”.
• The off-roader built tweet by tweet They say it will change the face of car design: a vehicle conceived and built, not by highly paid consultants with slide rules, but by thousands of ordinary people with nothing more than an email address or a Twitter account.
• Flybe lifts off in £300m stock market floatFlybe, the regional airline, is preparing for a stock market flotation that will bring a windfall for its staff and shareholders.
• Oil companies in rush for London Stock Exchange listingsA group of oil companies is to cash in on rising fuel prices by floating on the London Stock Exchange next year in deals that will value them at more than £1.2 billion.
• British Airways flies toward biofuel planesBritish Airways has taken a big step towards using biofuels in its jets by starting trials in conjunction with Rolls-Royce.
• Tata snubs Lord Mandelson over electric car loanThe Indian conglomerate Tata has snubbed Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, rejecting a £10m loan for a technical centre in the Midlands.

Daily Record

• Exclusive: Family pledge to rally around to help look after crash orphansTHE devastated family of two children orphaned in a horror car crash last night vowed to bring them up as their own.

The Mirror

• Woods keeps crash police waitingInvestigators were still waiting to interview champion golfer Tiger Woods after being denied the opportunity for the second day in a row.

Journal Live

• Plans to light up Berwick bridge to honour Robert StephensonPLANS to light up a historic rail bridge to commemorate the 150th anniversary of its creator’s death look set to be given the green light.

Liverpool Echo

• Police car crashes into Audi on Speke Boulevard, LiverpoolA POLICE car has been involved in a collision with another car on Speke Boulevard, Liverpool.

The York Press

• Rail firm signals station decision THE decision on a scheme to create a long-awaited commuter rail link on the edge of York is on track to be made early in the New Year.
• £650k plea for moors railway A MAJOR appeal to help safeguard the future of an award-winning heritage railway has taken a big step forward.

Wales Online

• Man killed on busy roadA man has died after being hit by a car as he walked on a busy road, police said today.

Carlisle News & Star

• West Coast train cleaners down tools in pay rowCleaners servicing Virgin trains on the West Coast Main Line last night launched the first of two 24-hour strikes in a row over pay and conditions.

Reading Evening Post

• Four car crash in Reading town centre Four cars collided in Reading town centre on Friday.
• Man thrown from car in motorway crash A middle-aged man was thrown into lane one of the motorway following a serious car crash on the M4 on Friday evening.

Sunderland Echo

• Yob caught out by his footprintA drunken yob whose wrecking spree caused thousands of pounds-worth of damage was caught out by the footprints he made kicking-in cars.
• Warden hurt in city centre bus crashPolice are investigating a crash in which a bus ploughed into a shelter and knocked down a traffic warden.

C.N.N.

• Highway patrol: Agent asks to postpone Tiger Woods interview againState troopers arrived at the home of Tiger Woods on Saturday to interview the pro golfer and his wife about a car crash near his home but were told the couple was not available to talk as scheduled, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol said.
• 3 Americans killed in Shanghai plane crashThree American crew members died when a Zimbabwean cargo plane crashed early Saturday at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said.
• Small explosion near Russian train derailmentAnother explosive detonated Saturday near the site of a deadly Russian train derailment, an incident caused by what authorities say was an

International Herald Tribune

• Canadian Rail Engineers Begin a StrikeThe walkout may create difficulties for U.S. and Canadian manufacturers and resource companies.

Washington Post

• Lack of safety features cited in medevac copter crash A medical helicopter that crashed this month in the dark hills north of Reno, Nev., killing three, lacked safety features recommended for years by federal experts, including night vision equipment and a system to warn the crew when the aircraft was too close to obstacles or the ground.

Railnews

• News: Tram contractors expect to meet Princes Street deadline A race to reopen Princes Street in Edinburgh after almost a year of tram construction work should be completed on schedule at 05.00 on Sunday, said tramway developers TIE.
• News: Delayed Northern ticket hall opens at King's Cross A new Underground ticket hall will open at King's Cross this weekend, having survived a rocky few years of development. At one point the Department for Transport almost killed the scheme on the grounds of cost.

Other News Sources

• Second bomb explodes at Russia train crash site A second, less powerful bomb exploded at the site of a Russian train crash, though no one was injured, it has been reported.Related StoriesUS 'won't sign' nuclear treaty by deadlineMany feared dead in Russia train derailmentRussian train crash 'caused by bomb'
• Russian train crash 'caused by bomb' A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said on Saturday.Related StoriesFather arrested over toddler stabbingUS 'won't sign' nuclear treaty by deadlineIsraeli air strike wounds Gaza militantsMany feared dead in Russia train derailmentSecond bomb explodes at Russia train crash site
• Tiger Woods delays police interview Tiger Woods' agent has told police seeking to interview him about a a car crash on Friday that they should return on Sunday.Related StoriesIsrael driver crashes into storeNHS Trust failings spark call for reformTiger Woods out of hospital after crashInvestigation begins into Tiger Woods crashTiger 'to be questioned by police'
• Giant mistletoe at Heathrow Airport
• 39 dead after Russian train 'terror' attackA second explosive device has detonated at the scene of last night's Russian train crash, in which 39 people are reported to have been killed and more than 100 injured. Jane Dodge reports.