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Sunday, 06 November 2011

BBC News

• Subsidised bus-rail link returnsA subsidised express bus linking the Ebbw Vale to Cardiff railway line with Newport is being re-introduced.
• Probe into passport check claimsHome Secretary Theresa May launches an independent inquiry into claims the UK border force ceased carrying out some passport checks during the summer.

The Herald

• Scotland air service fears over buyoutBUSINESS leaders and politicians have warned passengers could face increased fares and reduced services on air routes operating between Scotland and Heathrow under a deal to sell the airline BMI to British Airways™ parent company.

The Scotsman

• Heat-seeking helicopter will help keep railways running this winter A HELICOPTER with thermal imaging equipment is to be drafted in to help keep trains moving in Scotland if another big freeze hits this winter.

The Telegraph

• HS2 rail link should start in north of England say MPsMinisters should consider starting building the controversial HS2 high speed rail link in the north of England, MPs are expected to recommend this week.

Daily Express

• Virgin aims to ground rival's bid for bmiVIRGIN Atlantic will lodge a formal complaint with the Competition Commission if bmi is sold to British Airways' owner International Airlines Group (IAG).

Daily Record

• Grieving son praises rail worker for admitting role in mum's train deathTHE son of a Scots woman killed after a train derailed has backed the rail worker blamed for the accident.

Mail Online

• Border chief in passport fiasco was handed a £15,000 bonus... on top of his £135,000 salary and £1.4million pension potBrodie Clark, director of border control for the UK Border and Immigration Agency, was paid the bonus plus other benefits of £2,500 even though the body has been attacked by MPs for numerous failings.
• The Victorians would have built the £50bn Thames airport. So why won't we?JAMES DYSON: We have lost the ambition and vision of our Victorian ancestors. We prefer to bury our head in the sand rather than to sink new foundations.
• Ryanair: Why must we share airport with RAF's Libya strike force?The low-cost carrier – headed by outspoken Michael O’Leary, pictured – claims it was forced to divert scores of flights from Trapani to Sicily’s capital Palermo.

The Mirror

• Crash death toll expected to riseThe death toll from a devastating motorway pile-up that has already claimed at least seven lives is expected to rise as emergency crews work through the night searching the burnt-out wreckage of vehicles for more victims.

Sky News

• Motorway Policy Debate After M5 Crash DeathsBritain's motorway policy may be reviewed following the M5 crash which killed seven people and injured 51 others, the Transport Secretary has told Sky News.

Birmingham Mail

• National Express staff find 1944 will of war soldier in Acocks Green lost property officeSTAFF at a Birmingham bus garage are appealing for help in returning poignant possessions of a Second World War soldier to his family.

Journal Live

• Transport giant Arriva takeover Grand CentralTRANSPORT giant Arriva hopes to turn around loss-making rail firm Grand Central after buying the operator of services between Sunderland and London.

Manchester Evening News

• London-bound rail passengers stranded as signal fault halts trains into EustonVirgin rail passengers travelling to London from Manchester were left stranded after signalling problems halted all trains into Euston station.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Highland boss says bus service complaints ˜unsubstantiated™ THE head of Stagecoach in the Highlands yesterday told an inquiry that public complaints about his company™s bus services at Ullapool were unsubstantiated.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds: £3 million scheme to give jams the red lightA congestion-busting £3m road improvement project could help save children’s lives.

Crewe Chronicle

• UK & World News: Sir James backs 'Thames Hub' plansSir James Dyson has backed ambitious plans for a new £50 billion airport in the Thames Estuary, saying Britain needs to

Other Regional Press

• Transport history lost as Tolworth bus shelter is removedTolworth has lost a piece of transport history after one of London’s last wooden bus shelters was removed over fears for pedestrians safety.
• Buses for £20m Fareham and Gosport anti-congestion scheme unveiledBUSES to be used along a controversial £20m route aimed at cutting congestion on the A32 have been unveiled.
• Airport plans for new roads for 2012PLANS to build new roads at Luton Airport to ease traffic during and after the 2012 Olympics were announced on Tuesday (November 2).
• Arriva buys Grand Central RailwayA RAIL company running passenger services from West Yorkshire to London has been snapped up by one of the UK’s biggest transport firms.
• Kirklees Light Railway celebrates Thomas awardsSTAFF at a Clayton West tourist attraction are celebrating winning awards for one of its most popular events.
• Improvement work to start on Dorchester cycle links WORK is due to begin to improve cycle links in Dorchester.