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Sunday, 14 April 2019

BBC News

• Police fire during Ukrainian embassy 'car ramming'Shots were fired at a vehicle before its driver was removed, in the incident filmed by a witness.
• Train delays because of UK cable thefts soar, says Network RailThere were more than 900 hours of delays across thousands of journeys in England, Wales and Scotland.
• Police open fire after car 'driven at officers' in LondonThe Ukrainian embassy in London says police detained an individual who rammed the ambassador's car.
• How Glasgow got ready for the superjumboThe arrival of the world's largest commercial passenger aircraft has meant big changes for the airport.

The Independent

• Man sprays flight passengers with unknown substance then jumps off planeMan accused of swearing at passengers and becoming aggressive on Phoenix-bound flight
• West London shooting: Police fire at vehicle after it crashes into Ukrainian ambassador's car outside London embassyDriver arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder police officers
• UK's worst traffic blackspots over Easter holidays identified as 25 million cars take to roadsCongestion expected to peak on Good Friday as 4.4m cars hit roads

Times Online

• Glasgow’s space industry lobbies on Brexit frontier [Subscription]Scotland’s space industry has warned Westminster it must use the European Union’s Brexit extension to secure a trade deal, insisting the sector remains at risk from a disorderly departure.
• Green light for plan to extend pedestrian crossing times [Subscription]Dublin city council is changing all traffic lights across the capital so pedestrians will have an amber light for up to three seconds longer, giving them more time to cross the road.
• Bicycle database pedals into Ireland to fight thefts hike [Subscription]A bicycle register aimed at combating theft, and which has more than 800,000 registered in the UK, is expanding to Ireland. The move follows the theft of more than 14,000 pushbikes in this country between January 2016 and June 2018, writes Eithne Shortall.
• Jeremy Corbyn has BAE in his sights [Subscription]The City has finally realised that under a government led by a lifelong pacifist intent on renationalisation and restricting arms sales, the defence giant would be badly exposed
• Amey offers Birmingham city council £300m to get out of PFI deal [Subscription]Struggling outsourcer Amey is offering Birmingham city council £300m to wriggle out of a troublesome 25-year road-repair contract.
• Key that ’falls asleep’ to stop hi‑tech car thieves in their tracks [Subscription]Thousands of car owners are to be offered security devices to end the spate of “keyless” thefts in which criminals spirit away high-value Audis, Range Rovers and Porsches from owners’ driveways at night.
• Police open fire in attack at Ukraine’s London embassy [Subscription]Police opened fire outside the Ukrainian embassy in west London yesterday after the ambassador’s car was “deliberately rammed”.

Reuters News

• Police open fire as vehicle rams Ukraine embassy car in London; no injuriesPolice in London opened fire outside the Ukrainian embassy on Saturday after a man rammed his vehicle into the ambassador's empty parked car at least twice before being arrested, officials said.

Mail Online

• How to let the train really take the strain... Buy multiple tickets for a single journey and save yourself a small fortuneEndless delays, dangerous overcrowding, last-minute cancellations, dirty carriages, buffet cars with little or no stock — welcome to rail travel in 21st-century Britain.
• The world's largest plane takes flight: Moment the gigantic, six-engined aircraft with a wingspan the size of a football field takes off for the first time - flying for 2.5 hours and reaching a top speed of 189mphA giant aircraft with the world's longest wingspan has landed after its first ever flight, setting in motion what could one day be a mode for launching space travel.
• Man who 'blasted Ukrainian music' from his Mercedes before deliberately ramming it FIVE TIMES into Ukrainian ambassador's car outside embassy in London before driving at armed police is arrested on suspicion of attempted murderA man who 'blasted Ukrainian music from his car for several hours' before deliberately ramming the Mercedes into the Ukrainian ambassador's vehicle in London five times, has been arrested on suspicion of trying to murder police officers, after he drove at them when they opened fire on him.

Other Regional Press

• Rebecca Pow gets on her bike in bid to improve cycling links CYCLING has many merits: it aids fitness, reduces traffic, saves vehicle fuel bills, gets us outside, and I personally find it enjoyable.

C.N.N.

• Southwest conducted manufacturer-recommended reviews of 12 engines on its Boeing 737 Max planesSouthwest Airlines said Saturday it has completed manufacturer-recommended reviews of 12 engines on its Boeing 737 Max planes.

EIN News Subscription

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