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Sunday, 11 November 2012

BBC News

• Car taken with boy asleep insideA Land Rover is taken in Benfleet with a two-year-old boy asleep inside, say Essex Police.
• New Tweed bridge options studiedFurther consultation is to be carried out on the best location for a new road bridge over the River Tweed in Peebles.
• Motorcyclist killed in accidentPolice are trying to trace the driver of a car who failed to stop after a fatal crash involving a motorbike on the A12 in east London.
• Which? calls for fuel duty delayConsumer organisation Which? calls for a delay to the increase in fuel duty planned for January, as MPs prepare to vote on the proposal.

The Herald

• Worrying rise in cyclists injured on Scotland's roadsThe number of cyclists and pedestrians seriously injured on Scotland's roads has risen sharply, putting ministers under mounting pressure to cut accident rates by investing in more safety measures.

The Independent

• 28 women to try to squeeze into a Mini on Guinness World Records day In a car park in Eastbourne, two people grab me by the arms, propel me backwards and wedge me into the boot of a Mini. Either side of me are two tiny women squealing in pain and in the seats behind, more than 20 others are gasping for air.Related StoriesStress ˜puts people out of work and on to benefits™A mother's story on a soldier's right to life: 'Initially, I just got blanked and treated like a fool by everybody I met''Sore' Bradley Wiggins thanks well-wishersRemembrance Sunday - Our wounded warriors: The abandoned soldier & the casualties to comeRoll-out of 4G leaves UK with £180m bi...

The Observer

• Vince Cable convinced that Britain's car industry needs its foreign friendsCar manufacturers love a glitzy product launch, but the ceremony to welcome a new model at Toyota's Derby plant last week was modest by industry standards. Nonetheless, the obligatory dry ice, flashing lights and thumping music struck a rare celebratory note during a difficult year for automotive groups.

The Scotsman

• Chancellor urged to ditch ˜unaffordable™ fuel price riseCHANCELLOR George Osborne is under renewed pressure to abandon a planned increase in fuel duty, amid warnings that the rising price of petrol is stretching household budgets to the limit.

Reuters News

• Cameron under pressure over crowded runwaysLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron is coming under intense pressure from business leaders and airlines to end years of deadlock and decide whether to expand London's overstretched Heathrow airport - something that will infuriate local voters and some members of his own party.

Daily Express

• Car company Caterham set to expand in BritainTONY Fernandes, the Malaysian owner of British car group Caterham, is planning to make SUVs and citycars in Britain, potentially creating hundreds of manufacturing jobs.

Mail Online

• Heathrow to demand £18bn compensation if new hub builtHeathrow would demand compensation of between £11billion and £18billion if it was forced to close because a new hub airport was built elsewhere. Executive sources said it would seek to recoup the net asset value of Heathrow, plus a premium for compulsory closure.
• Navy patrol in Gibraltar showdown as British boat forces Spanish warship to leave territorial waters after it ignores warningsThe Government has accused Spain of an 'unlawful incursion' after the Vencedora, a 288ft-long naval corvette, came within three miles of Gibraltar's coast, apparently heading towards its port.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Tram barriers to be lifted for Scotland™s match against New Zealand at MurrayfieldTRAM barriers will be temporarily lifted tomorrow to make way for 40,000 fans heading through the West End ahead of the near sell-out rugby match between Scotland and New Zealand.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Former Toon star arrives back home from Europe cycle challengeFORMER Toon star Robbie Elliott and his cycling partner Phil Gray have arrived back in the North East.

Sheffield Star

• Big rise in number of Sheffield bus passengersTHE NUMBER of people using the bus in Sheffield has risen by 17 per cent, according to the region’s biggest operator.
• Bus partnership is a big successTRANSPORT bosses say the new bus partnership has been a big success.

The York Press

• Lorry testing deal will save taxpayers™ cash TAXPAYERS will be saved thousands of pounds after City of York Council struck a deal for its large lorries to be serviced at the Nestlé factory.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Newmarket: Hundreds of pupils help to smash walking bus record to raise money for Children in NeedHUNDREDS of youngsters linked up with Children in Need’s Pudsey Bear to break a world record for the longest “walking bus” yesterday.

Other Regional Press

• Vintage bus helps drive poppy salesA VINTAGE bus is to help to drive poppy sales in Hartlepool on Remembrance Sunday by giving passengers a free ride to the town’s annual service in honour of fallen troops in Victory Square.

Aviation Industry

• Heathrow to demand 18bn compensation if a new hub is builtHeathrow would demand compensation of between 11billion and 18billion if it was forced to close because a new hub airport was built elsewhere.

Other News Sources

• Traders launch petition against Brighton parking charges Campaigners have launched a campaign to reverse parking charge increases they argue are crippling their businesses in London Road, Brighton