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Sunday, 14 June 2015

BBC News

• Senior Conservatives battle over Manston AirportA row has broken out between two senior Conservative politicians in Kent over the future of Manston Airport.
• New bus depot idea unveiled for BristolA new bus depot could be built on the outskirts of Bristol to cater for an increase in the number of passengers.
• Two-wheeled love affairAs 15,000 cyclists prepare to take to Welsh roads for one of the biggest cycling events ever held, BBC Wales sports reporter and cycling fanatic Steve James examines the rise and rise of the sport.
• M74 fully open after tanker fireThe main motorway link between Scotland and England has reopened following a tanker fire that caused nine mile tailbacks.

The Guardian

• ’Hi! This is your phone to say your train is late’: how technology is changing transportWant to experience driverless pods before they hit the road? Fancy dodging transport problems before they happen? What about a system for rewarding those who walk rather than take the car?
• The Ginger line: Iain Sinclair on the London OvergroundMight the secret of the new London be revealed by tracking the circuit of the railway for a single day – or just a large number of artisan bakeries?My day’s tramp around the circuit of the London Overground railway, commonly known as the Ginger line, began in Cheltenham. In company with the artist Laura Oldfield Ford, I’d been invited to take part in a post-Olympic debate, pitching our meagre frontline witness against the golden nimbus of an entitled oarsman, still deciding which conspicuous charity he would elect to front, and a celebrated sports journalist with columns of unbiased investment...

The Scotsman

• Air passengers still falling foul of liquids curbAIR passengers are still having vast quantities of liquids ­confiscated at Scottish airports – nearly a decade after restric­tions were imposed.
• Delays kick in on Edinburgh and Glasgow rail lineTRAIN passengers yesterday faced 44 days of rail chaos as work began on the Winchburgh Tunnel to pave the way for new electric trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The Telegraph

• Alcohol-detecting steering wheels could stop drink drivingThe touch-based technology analyses alcohol found beneath the skin's surface

Times Online

• Bring IAG down to earth, says BransonThe parent company of British Airways is buying up Europe’s aviation industry “bite by bite” and should be stopped according to Sir Richard Branson, who has hit out at the proposed takeover of Aer Lingus.
• Councils ’ignore potholes to boost funding’Councils are letting pothole-strewn roads deteriorate in an attempt to claim funding, said the transport minister.
• Councils drive diesel cars out of cities with threat of extra taxesA tax is to be imposed on diesel cars by councils that claim the vehicles are “not fit for inner-city streets”.
• Pollution ’must force U-turn on traffic policy’MINISTERS are being urged to change direction on transport policy after failing to meet their annual greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for the fourth year running.

This is Money

• How a new express rail service to London is to boost property prices in North Oxford and the villages around The Oxfordshire market town of Woodstock and pretty satellite villages are set to join the commuter belt with the opening of a new high-speed rail link eight miles away

London Evening Standard

• Will Oyster cards give Epsom the edge over Ewell as the top commuter homes hotspot?  
• Naked bike ride: London sent into a spin as nude cyclists mount unusual protest against car culture Hundreds of cyclists stripped naked and mounted their bikes for an extraordinary protest through the streets of London on Saturday afternoon.

Manchester Evening News

• Luxury jet company NetJets Europe launches new plane at Manchester AirportNetJet Europe, backed by US tycoon Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, introduced the new European Signature Series Bombadier Challenger 350 plane at the Business Aviation Centre - and invited the M.E.N. along for a quick trip to Ireland

The York Press

• York children given new road safety lessons PRIMARY school children have been taught how to stay safe around big vehicles.
• Police seek witness to bus vandalism POLICE have urged a woman who may have information about the identities of two young vandals to contact them.

Bucks Free Press

• Residents tell HS2 committee to save the AONB 'Save the AONB' was the message from campaigners as members of the HS2 Select Committee visited the county yesterday.

Other Regional Press

• Transport Police appeal for information after objects placed on line in Mid Devon in series of deliberate acts BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for information following a series of incidents across Mid Devon where objects deliberately placed on the railway were struck by trains.