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Saturday 28th June, 2008
BBC
Cyclists flout
law 'to stay safe'
Rail firm
signals passenger boost [National Express]
Call for
'modern' ferry services [Scotland]
Child
rail danger hotspots named [Wales]
[Liverpool]
Airport's 75th anniversary marked
Lorry
drivers protest over fuel [N Lincolnshire]
Bikers
stage fuel prices protest [Edinburgh]
Oil price
still near record $142
Guardian
Britain
goes slow as trains, planes and ships cut fuel costs
Daily Mail
Alistair
Darling forced into car tax climbdown to head off Labour revolt
Airlines
tell pilots to slow down as fuel prices hit record levels
Shares
slide across the world as oil hits a record of $142 a barrel
Metro
Darling
meets road tax hike rebels
Telegraph
Labour
rebels force retreat on car tax
City
traffic department's electric car ruling is 'barmy'
Mercedes
joins the fuel-cell race
Edinburgh Evening News
Passengers
slam new bus fare rise
Ride
in protest over fuel costs
Glasgow Herald
MSPs
told to improve ferries
Road
accident deaths at 50-year low
Manchester Evening News
C-charge
bid: shock blow
C-charge
survey cost 'too high'
Newcastle Journal
Keep
our ferry service afloat
Western Mail - Wales
Traffic
changes ‘are pulling in pedestrians’
Rail
companies name child danger hotspots
‘No-frills’
bmi to cut flights from Cardiff
Hard
lines as car-sharing motorists fined
Euractiv
Deal
clinched on capping aircraft emissions
Google Miscellany
Aviation industry attacks
mandatory 'polluter pays' principle
'Punitive'
emissions trading scheme would break airline industry
EU
to include airlines in emissions trading system
EU
rubber stamps aviation CO2 deal
Arriva
Forecasts 50% Sales Growth for First Half on Traffic
Friday 27th June, 2008
BBC
Crude
oil hits fresh high of $140
Is this
the new age of the train?
Airports
'vulnerable' to attack
Airlines
fined $504m in US probe
Financial Times *
Greenhouse
gas plan irks airlines
Guardian
Road
deaths fall to record low
EU
in deal on airline CO2 emissions - source
Stations
to get x-ray security
Independent
Carnage
for car makers as panicking investors send US shares into reverse
Daily Mail
Petrol
prices to hit £1.50 a litre this summer, warns head of oil producers
Road
deaths falls to record low - but more motorcyclists are killed
Hands-free
phone driver convicted of causing death by dangerous driving
Metro
Road
traffic deaths in Britain at all-time low
Telegraph
Hands-free
call warning to drivers
Motorists
could pay £75 to fill tank
Train
stations to get extra terror security
Arriva
benefits as cars ditched for public transport
Times
Spy-in-the-cab
cameras put brakes on reckless lorry and van drivers
Road
deaths at their lowest since records began
Road
safety: driving down deaths [leader]
British
Airways: risk of turbulence on Willie Walsh’s flight path
Opec
not controlling market, says Gazprom
TransportTimes
Cameron
dismisses case for Heathrow expansion
TIF
package offers Manchester £3bn bonanza
Jones
defeat rocks Manchester TIF supporters
Nottingham
chooses parking levy over road pricing [23/5]
Transport
White Paper disappoints CILT [23/5]
The
invisible gas guzzler [London taxi]
Call
for changes to Network Rail after regulator criticises structure
[David Begg]
Darling
should not back down on fuel duty [Ben Webster]
Tories
should come clean on Heathrow expansion [Ben Webster - 23/5]
Car
duty fiasco will put green taxes back years [Adam Raphael]
Now
Boris must show he can grasp the big issues [Adam
Raphael - 23/5]
The
era of cheap oil is ending - so what's the plan? [Christian Wolmar]
A
route map for avoiding London transport pitfalls [Christian
Wolmar - 23/5]
Don’t
let transport slip off the radar [Jim Steer]
Time
for the target culture to bow out gracefully
[Jim Steer - 23/5]
Why
tackling obesity, not potholes, is now a priority [Tony Ciaburro]
Planning
rethink must build on recent progress
[Tony Ciaburro - 23/5]
Scotsman
Fears
over air links as BA axes Scots flight
Deaths
on UK roads fall to all-time low
Souter
is a picture of satisfaction as he catches a speeding Stagecoach
Edinburgh Evening News
Businesses
want Sheriffhall flyover
Jet-set
councillors and their officials take five flights a day
Glasgow Herald
Road accident deaths at 50-year low
London Evening Standard
Air
chiefs tell Cameron: Heathrow must expand
Willie
Walsh: Don't underestimate value of transfer passengers
Hail,
the new London cab
Yorkshire Post
Drivers
slow as diesel hits £6 gallon
Shake-up
of rail service [ECML]
Newcastle Journal
Road
deaths at record low
Transport Briefing
£3.2m
Laurencekirk station construction deal awarded
Rail
renaissance claimed as Stagecoach triples profits
Airwise News
Airline
Group Says EU CO2 Deal "Unaffordable"
BAA
Says Refinancing Still On Track For Early Q3
Air
France, Others Pay USD$504 Mln In Price-Fix Fines
Euractiv
Single
sky wins support amid airline fears over ETS
Google Miscellany
High
Fuel Costs Strangling British Industry
EU
to straighten aviation routes to reduce fuel use, emissions
EU
to include airlines in emissions-trading scheme
EU
Strikes Deal to Cap Airline Emissions From 2012
20mph
limit at schools ‘misplaced’ [Belfast]
Extra
trains boost city's London links
Thursday 26th June, 2008
BBC
Council
U-turn on C-charge vote
TfL
card data sharing criticised
Petitioners
call for road upgrade [A92]
Rail 'renaissance'
for Stagecoach
Emissions
drive for company cars
New
harbour rises from river mud [Inverness]
Financial Times *
Heathrow
rift grows as Kelly backs runway
Public
transport makes its comeback
Berlin
pressed to restore fuel tax break
Trichet
rejects oil price link to trading
Guardian
Cost
of tackling global climate change has doubled, warns Stern
Walsh
attacks Cameron over airport expansion
Going
nowhere fast [electric cars]
Independent
Air
industry chiefs turn on Cameron after Heathrow attack
Cameron's
stand on Heathrow proves green agenda is not just a gimmick
Rise
in profits for Stagecoach underlines public's move away from cars
Daily Mail
Passengers
on commuter trains have less space than the legal requirement for transporting
cattle
Telegraph
Commuters
get less space than animals
BA rated 'average' by
consumers
Nissan's
Carlos Ghosn warns of big rise in prices
Times
Planning
rebels pacified but there's trouble ahead over road duty
Network
Rail: Doubts grow over West Coast Main Line upgrade
Why
can't we have high-speed trains?
Scotsman
Train-tram
hybrids mooted for capital
UK
airlines trail in satisfaction stakes
Edinburgh Evening News
Axed
bike parking infuriates council staff
Glasgow Herald
BA
axes its ‘red-eye’ Glasgow flight
Research
finds British airlines fare badly with their customers
London Evening Standard
City
bosses tell Heathrow to reduce flights
Heathrow:
now for new ideas [leader]
Passengers
suffer but TfL pays 123 staff over £100,000
Boris
should lead by wearing a helmet, says injured cyclist
Manchester Evening news
28
new trams for extension
C-charge
turmoil over ballot
The
£6 gallon is here
On
the go - £15 cardboard bike
Yorkshire Post
2,200
new car parking spaces may be created [Sheffield]
Market
town car parking fees will go ahead
Transport Briefing
Planning
Bill to fast-track infrastructure clears Commons
National
Express requests Grimsby and Lincoln paths
Second
bespoke Network Rail training centre opens
Euractiv
OPEC:
Oil market 'well supplied', prices to climb further
MEPs
back stronger clean vehicle procurement plans
Google Miscellany
CAA
quarterly figures show UK aviation still bouyant
Flight
passenger numbers on the up
Branson
says airlines should pay tax on emissions
Global
trading scheme devised for ships and planes
Wednesday 25th June, 2008
BBC
Heathrow
'needs a third runway'
Economy
'needs trains not planes'
Air
con for Tube trains by 2010
M74
extension costs rise to £692m
Street
parking fee plan revealed [Bristol]
Catamaran
ferry arrival delayed [Caithness]
When the
boat comes in [Scottish ferries]
New sleeper
service for train [FGW - video]
Planning
Bill concessions offered
Row
threatens planning shake-up
Opec shuns
calls to produce more
Rolls-Royce
and rivals face challenging times
BBC R4 Today programme
Rail
plan to examine new network [Monday]
Financial Times *
BAA
chief to attack Tories on Heathrow
London
First calls for Heathrow solutions
Planning
law rebellion threat fades
Better
planning [leader]
Guardian
Giant
fans to blast cool air at sweltering tube passengers
BAA
'should axe 5,000 flights' to reduce delays at Heathrow
Brown
tries to head off revolt on planning changes
Independent
Price
of diesel reaches £6 a gallon for the first time
Planning
reform rebels appeased by concessions
Telegraph
Diesel
prices hit £6 a gallon
Case
for high speed rail grows
Judge
gives hope for ending 'leaves on the line' rail delays
Paris'
free bike scheme under threat
Times
Surging
petrol price puts brakes on driving
Oil
prices take their toll on transport
Scotsman
Edinburgh-Glasgow
line 'to be world-class'
Trams are a
five-star draw for hotel group
Edinburgh Evening News
Lib Dems call on SNP to come clean on finding bridge
cash
Glasgow Herald
£33m
bridge project on a slippery slope
London Evening Standard
Mayor:
higher charges for gas-guzzlers hurt families
Passengers give new Tube fans a chilly
reception
Cool
way to go [leader]
Free
parking for electric cars axed - for being too successful
BA
anger over Bush's Heathrow disruption
Birmingham Post
Research
offers bleak view of Midlands' carbon future
Manchester Evening news
£3m
bill - for charge views
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Motorists
breaking High Level Bridge rules
Western Mail - Wales
Airport’s
looking for the Lennon effect in Wales
Transport Briefing
Manchester
places next generation Metrolink tram order
Red
lights for Alloa rail in audit of transport projects
Interim
cooling plans for London Underground revealed
Tuesday 24th June, 2008
BBC
A82
upgrade petition considered
Residents
view £90m bypass scheme [Pontypridd]
BA ups
fuel fees in premium seats
Ferry
slowing down to save fuel [Stranraer]
Financial Times *
UK
review to focus on high-speed lines
UK
set to commit to high-speed train travel
Europe's
high-speed lines fall victim to politics
Carriers
vie for Heathrow slots
Guardian
Intercity
routes considered for 180mph travel
Motorists
blame government for petrol price rise
BA
anger after 40,000 disrupted by Bush visit
Independent
Is
Britain finally on the brink of a high-speed rail revolution?
Daily Mail
Network
Rail unveils plans five new high-speed lines
Accident-free
zone: The German town which scrapped all traffic lights and road signs
Daily Mirror
£1.1billion
wasted on railways as bosses pay themselves huge bonus
Telegraph
Petrol
prices will be Labour's downfall
Times
Network
Rail forecasts overcrowded trains, longer journeys and no new lines
Future
of fast ferries in doubt as cost of fuel soars
Scotsman
It's
already UK's costliest road … now bill's risen to £26,000 a foot
Ministers
urged to intervene after islands 'crippled' by airport strikes
Glasgow Herald
Do
the rail upgrades signal red lights will soon turn to green?
Soaring
fuel prices force high-speed ferries to slow down
Birmingham Post
Rail
review to look at five new main lines
Stenaline
services get slower to save on soaring petrol prices
Manchester Evening news
Trains
on fast track to future
Darling
backs c-charge
C-charge
exemption plans
Yorkshire Post
High-speed
rail line review launched
Woodhead
Pass improvements due to start
Newcastle Journal
Hopes
are high for transport upgrade
Western Mail - Wales
High-speed
link to London
New
high-speed rail services ‘could spell end of UK air travel’
Road
pricing ‘nowhere near being introduced’ – Darling
Transport Briefing
Cambridge
congestion charge sent back to drawing board
Network
Rail study to look at case for five new lines
Cornwall
bus priority corridor secures government cash
Additional
route added to flagship busway network
Airwise News
Rising
Costs Could Bring Airlines Together
Lufthansa
CFO Confident On Profit Goal - Report
Euractiv
Report
shows EU emissions falling slightly in 2006
Google Miscellany
NR
team to study high speed corridors
Britain
May Build Five New Rail Lines as Train Travel Surges
World
body seeks deal on cutting CO2 from ships
ATA:
Airlines 'loser' industry in emissions trading proposals
EU
seeks to remake air traffic rules
Monday 23rd June, 2008
BBC
Call for shake-up
at Network Rail
Delivery
vans face £10 C-charge [Manchester]
Seeking
an oil price solution
Oil price
up despite Saudi pledge
Fuel
protest turns to horsepower
Financial Times *
Stansted
secrets to be published
BA
raises levy on business travel
Guardian
MPs
urge Network Rail shake-up
Demand,
not speculation, at heart of oil shock, says Brown
Eco-town
plans attacked over public transport links
Telegraph
OPEC
talks: Saudis to boost oil output
Oil
price rises despite Saudi Arabia's pledge
Treasury
is one of the few UK winners from the surge in oil prices
Times
Fears
of oil price rises as attacks in Nigeria offset gains at summit
Scotsman
Stagecoach
heading for fast track despite fuel costs
Glasgow Herald
Oil
crisis is now worse than in the 1970s, says Brown
Planes,
trains and automobiles
Birmingham Post
MPs
slam hybrid cars in favour of buying British
Telford
tops for being car-friendly
Yorkshire Post
Opec
chiefs agree oil prices are too high, says Brown
Transport Briefing
Southern
takes on Gatwick Express as franchise ends
Bristol
gains £23m for showcase cycling investment
Second
wave of Cycling Demonstration Towns selected
DfT
to re-examine case for railway electrification
Only
10% of drivers forecast to pay Manchester charge
Battersea
Underground extension plan taken to TfL
Upgrades
boost Northern Ireland public transport use
Sunday 22nd June, 2008
BBC
Major new rail
lines considered
Oil
prices slow down fast ferry [Wales-Ireland]
Oil higher
as supply fears return
Car
hire charge concerns
Independent on Sunday
Plans
for huge rail expansion unveiled
Dyson
working on new generation of fast, green cars
That's
the trouble with airlines
Naked
cycling is a pain, and not just in the backside
Metro
Rail
review looks at five new lines
Observer
Electric
cars given official green light to boost climate change goals
What
are Britain's greenest cars?
Sunday Telegraph
Oyster
card: fears over Mifare security
Top
Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson in BBC 'fat cats' row
Sunday Times
Young
drivers face a sharp rise for cover
Opec
prepares to boost oil output after emergency meeting in Jeddah
Scotland on Sunday
Soaring
oil prices will clip the aviation industry's wings
Thirst
for oil will keep prices high
Edinburgh Evening News
Street
lights alarmed after thieves take £10,000 haul
Western Mail - Wales
Welsh
rail travellers could ride the bullet
Saturday 21st June, 2008
BBC
Oil higher
as supply fears return
Europe
split over oil price plan
Ford 'to
make fewer big vehicles'
Japanese
cars 'are most reliable'
York
to become cycling champion
Protesters launch
battle for the skies
Rail
plan final funding secured [Shropshire]
Financial Times *
Network
Rail plans five extra main lines
A terminal case [Heathrow - leader]
BAA
moves to speed up security checks
France
defends plan to cap VAT on petrol
Friction
over oil prices at EU summit
Guardian
Ford
to lose more than £2.7bn as oil hike bites
Opec
leader fans flames of Jeddah showdown
Daily Mail
Diesel
set to hit £6 A GALLON as fuel prices continue to soar
Telegraph
High
speed trains planned for UK
BBC
Top Gear's Richard Hammond attacks Prime Minister Gordon Brown over fuel
tax
Oil
prices soar ahead of Saudi summit
Saudi
oil summit should look beyond the short term
Ford
struggles to break even as sales fall
Japan's
cars most reliable
Times
Alert
over security as researchers show Oyster card can be cracked with laptop
Oil
price bounces despite Chinese subsidy cut
British
Airways raises fuel charges for high-flyers
Fuel
tax duty is unfair and ungreen [letters]
The
Conservative Party and the environment [leader]
Petrol
prices [letters]
Stobart
eyes profits despite soaring fuel costs
Ford
profit warning and fear of ratings downgrade send Wall Street lower
Scotsman
On
the road to extra 250,000 tonnes of C02
New
Lothian park-and-ride
Glasgow Herald
‘Glasgow
to London rail travel times will be under four hours’
£3m
Clydebank revamp marked as town banks on canal upgrade
London Evening Standard
Pollution
in capital exceeds limits by up to 100%
Manchester Evening news
Businesses
rebel against c-charge
Fuel
prices force economy drive
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Price
hikes for Go North East bus passengers
Newcastle Journal
No
dualling but £348m goes on A1 consultants
Western Mail - Wales
Cardiff
airport plays down impact of air fuel price hike
Irish
ferries go slower to save on high fuel costs
Euractiv
No
agreement on tackling fuel prices at EU summit
Friday 20th June, 2008
BBC
Protesters
in flight path march [SE]
Fury
over flight plans [Belfast - video]
Public
inquiry over airport plans [Carlisle]
Cycling
in England's Amsterdam (with hills)
Cars may
face eco-town ban [Leicestshire - video]
Lorry
driving crackdown launched [NI]
Rail boss
linked to top official [Wales]
Water bus
service for estuary [Pembroke - video]
Guardian
Bristol
wins first cycling city title in £100m plan to get Britons pedalling
Conservatives
promise longer contracts for rail franchises
Experts
find key to saving fuel: say gallons per mile
Warning
that oil summit could push price up
Paris
plans help-yourself green car hire
High
above Sao Paulo's choked streets, the rich cruise a new highway
Independent
World's
newest airline faces stormy forecasts [BA]
Daily Mail
I
loved our old jalopies. Now Mr Darling's in danger of joining them in the
scrapyard
Telegraph
Airline
passengers face 40pc price rise, report says
Traffic
jams and petrol fuel Go-Ahead's profits
Times
£100m
city hubs plan for cyclists to get Britain on two wheels
Fuel
price drives Go-Ahead towards a record
Rise
in global oil price dents China’s petrol subsidy policy
Scotsman
CalMac
ferry time changes spark anger
Glasgow Herald
Japanese
cars still streets ahead of UK for reliability
London Evening Standard
Supporters
of third Heathrow runway blast Cameron's 'lie'
Western Mail - Wales
Faith
schools are the winners in cross-party vote on free transport
Euractiv
EU
leaders to grapple with soaring fuel prices
Google Miscellany
Go-Ahead
Jumps on Earnings Outlook; UK Bus, Rail Stocks Surge
Bristol
named as UK's first 'cycling city'
Driving
force behind a revolution on our roads [car club]
EU
faces new calls to limit greenhouse gases
Thursday 19th June, 2008
BBC
Bristol
named UK's 'cycling city'
Cardboard
bikes aid travel call
[Medway]
Tunnel bought for nominal £1 sum
Hauliers
drive home fuel protest [M62]
Financial Times *
Tories
risk rift after runway opposed
Opponents
‘do not know how hub works’
London’s
business edge threatened
Guardian
New
study to force ministers to review climate change plan [biofuels]
Airline
proves that small can be beautiful
On
the right track [letter]
Why
commuters are losing track [letters]
Independent
Airlines
flying into far worse turbulence than predicted, analysts warn
Mouchel
is on right road despite missing M25 deal
Daily Mail
Foreign
travellers 'evade proper checks in security blunder' at Heathrow's Terminal
Five
Metro
Tiny
airline is 'world's third best'
Telegraph
Food
and drink giants share trucks to reduce costs and carbon
Senior
executives fear for London's future
Times
Average
motorway speeds fall as the price of fuel rises
Drivers
face new breakdown peril as busy motorways open hard shoulder
Fuel
tax duty is unfair and ungreen [letters]
Boeing
deals blow to Airbus as audit body supports case to reopen US defence deal
Glasgow Herald
Airline
cuts vital services to islands as fuel costs hit
Manchester Evening news
Make
room for bikes plea
Yorkshire Post
Chaos
as fuel protest go-slow hits M62 [+ video]
Car
parking charges 'toughest challenge'
Western Mail - Wales
Rail
boss linked to industry monitor
Hain
calls for a cut in fuel tax to help ease financial pressure on UK hauliers
Assembly
to try greener deliveries
Airwise News
Major
US Airlines See USD$10 Billion Loss In 2008
Google Miscellany
CO2
emissions from transport up in EU
IATA
forecasts massive industry losses in 2008
Lufthansa
To Start Using Bio-Fuel
New
Thomson Airways brand launched
Trams
to arrive in Oldham in 2011
Major
transport collaboration initiative unveiled [freight]
PSNI
criticised over response to road accidents
Road
planning 'must start now'
Drivers
to be priced off the road in a year
Wednesday 18th June, 2008
BBC
Road
deaths toll 'unacceptable' [N Ireland]
Road safety
drive targets parents [Scotland]
Residents
anger over airport plan [Belfast]
'Time
to break up' ferry operator [Scotland]
[Forth]
Bridge cable strength 'down 10%'
Leader
calls for rail link unity [Fife]
Darling
concedes oil tax windfall
£6.6m
swing bridge plans approved [Hull]
Deal struck
in petrol tanker row
US cracks
down on oil speculators
Guardian
Prince's
aide attacks Labour over transport
Shell
tanker drivers call off second strike
Is
commuting worth it?
Virgin
America cuts capacity and seeks to conceal its losses
Manhattan
says goodbye to the car ... just a little
Daily Mail
Strike
threat hands Shell tanker drivers inflation-busting pay deal worth 14%
Telegraph
Motorists
hit by record pump price rises
Political
backlash fuels oil problems
How
worried are you about rising oil prices?
Scotsman
Corrosion
in Forth bridge cables not as bad as feared, say engineers
Edinburgh Evening News
Call
for cutback to airport expansion
Glasgow Herald
On
The Road To Nowhere
London Evening Standard
PM
faked the case for third runway claims Cameron
I
won't back Gordon's great Heathrow con
Manchester Evening news
Driven
off the road
TV
campaign for c-charge debate
Drivers
on phone face insurance hike
Transport Briefing
Tram
contract finalised with 2011 target opening date
SPT
signs £2m deal to upgrade tunnel communications
London
cycle journeys top half a million a day
Transport
Committee calls for road pricing rethink
Airwise News
EU
Probes Frankfurt Hahn Aid, Includes Ryanair
Google Miscellany
FTO
fights EU emissions trading plan
Global
trading scheme proposed to cut aviation and shipping emissions
UK
Minister wants to "put a price on carbon" for ships
IMO to hear
call for speed limits, emissions trading
Which
fuel duty option should the Treasury go for?
Government
demands Oyster cards conform to UK standards
Airbus
Foresees Demand For More Than 900 New Aircraft In Germany
Alternative
aviation fuels: green and lean
Ireland
and UK sign deal to streamline air traffic
Tram-trains
plan backed [Sheffield]
Tuesday 17th June, 2008
BBC
Under
a third support road charge
Green
agenda still key - Cameron [Heathrow]
Oil at
record near $140 a barrel
Talks
due as fuel strike finishes
Honda
makes first hydrogen cars
Airport
says runway plan is vital [Gloucestershire]
Take-off
for 'lifeline' flights [Scotland]
Financial Times *
Cameron
queries Heathrow expansion
Guardian
Tories
to block third runway at Heathrow
Refinery
row threatens talks to end tanker driver strikes
Sustainable
railways [letter]
Independent
Oil
price near new high of $140 despite Saudi pledge on production
Metro
Cheap
tickets offered for new superjumbo
Telegraph
Shell
fuel strike talks resume
Times
David
Cameron rules out third Heathrow runway under a Tory administration
Oil
price edges closer to $140 a barrel
Gordon
Brown's futuristic eco-towns to fine residents for driving out of city
limits
Free
bus travel for the over-60s under threat from budget cuts
Scotsman
Free
travel 'under no threat'
Edinburgh Evening News
City
chiefs line up plan to raise £10m for trams with land sale
City
petrol stations run dry as drivers' strike takes hold
Glasgow Herald
Honda’s
zero-emission car for the chosen few
Glasgow Evening Times
City
gets a fleet of ‘skinny’ buses
Kids
show transport chiefs safe way to get to school
Rush-hour
traffic boost
Yorkshire Post
Rapid
bus plan may solve jams [Sheffield]
Travel
costs could herald new era for old markets
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Bus
revolution could link Newcastle and Gateshead
Newcastle Journal
MPs
predict U-turn on car duty rises
Western Mail - Wales
Take
the hubway – fly from Cardiff
Euractiv
EU
ministers clinch deal on road 'cabotage'
Monday 16th June, 2008
BBC
Demonstration
over toll charges [Mersey Tunnels]
Saudi
oil output to rise in July
Guardian
European
carmakers pressed to apply tougher emissions target
Meeting
of drivers may step up fuel pressure
Saudi
Arabia to raise crude production to ease prices
Independent
Saudis
pledge to hit record oil production
The
oil era reaches its desperate endgame [leader]
Tempers
fray as Shell strike begins to bite
Daily Mail
Petrol
drought: 2,000 garages could run dry - but hopes rise of end to drivers'
strike
Families
face shock rise in holiday bills as surcharges soar by hundreds of pounds
Metro
Stations
shut as fuel strike bites
Telegraph
One
in four filling stations running dry
'Worse
fuel shortages set to come'
Times
Congestion
charge brings an unlikely benefit – parking in Central London at 20p an
hour
A
man who wants to solve the transport crisis [Lorries]
Saudi
Arabia increases oil output after UN pressure?
Scotsman
Petrol
supplies dwindling as tanker drivers' strike fuels panic buying
Yorkshire Post
Jams
get worse on half of main roads in region
Transport Briefing
Through
Chesham trains proposed by London Undeground
Sunday 15th June, 2008
BBC
Insurer
stops 'pay as you drive'
Rush to pumps
more of a trickle
Fuel strike
enters its third day
Independent on Sunday
Fuel
supplies begin to dry up as hauliers plan second strike
Oil:
does anyone know which way the wind blows?
Metro
Third
day of tanker drivers' strike
Observer
Motorists
queue to fill up as petrol protest grows
Oil
crisis: £100 to fill up the tank? Just get used to the idea
The
facts about fuel
Cargo
ships told to go green by slowing down
Sunday Telegraph
Petrol
stations running out of fuel
Fuel
strike: Protests hit petrol supplies
Oil
is no speculative bubble - and here are the figures to prove it
'North
Sea oil will last for 100 years'
Sunday Times
Petrol
strike: garages start to run out of fuel
Frank
Blackmore: traffic engineer and inventor of the mini-roundabout
Can
we stop commuters parking in our private road?
Scotland on Sunday
Petrol
supplies dwindling as tanker drivers' strike fuels panic buying
Edinburgh Evening News
No
big impact as tanker strike goes on
Western Mail - Wales
Drivers
hold go-slow in fuel duty protest
Cheaper
railway fares signalled by money guru
Saturday 14th June, 2008
BBC
Fuel delivery
stoppage continues
Fuel hikes
'spark travel changes'
Airlines
cut costs as fuel rises
Europe
probes biodiesel 'dumping'
Saudis
mull oil supply increase
Airline
cuts route over fuel cost [Newquay]
Silverjet
sacks entire workforce
Financial Times *
EU probes US tax breaks for biofuels
Guardian
Second
round of industrial action piles the pressure on ministers and motorists
Picket
at Stanlow refinery: 'Garages will run out in a couple of days'
Panic
buying petrol in the south-west
[Global]
Protests spread as prices soar
When
it comes to railways, the government is on the wrong track
RBS
gets £3.6bn by shunting off Angel Trains
Transport
plan for Manchester is about more than congestion charge
Watchdog
scares off Silverjet rescuer
Independent *
Fuel
supplies begin to dry up as hauliers plan second strike
Daily Mail
Petrol
pumps start running dry as motorists ignore 'don't panic' plea
Children
who live near a busy road more likely to develop allergies 'caused by car
fumes'
Metro
Motorists
face more fuel disruption
100
drivers in M-way fuel protest
Walkout
by rail maintenance workers
Telegraph
Economy
driving: How to cut your fuel costs
Times
Pollution
rules may be suspended to allow big expansion of Heathrow
InterCity
replacements may stay in sidings
Angel
Trains' owners may pay price for costly leases
All
420 jobs go at Silverjet as rescue fails
No
public sympathy for 'greedy and selfish' striking petrol tanker drivers
Japanese
scientists create diesel-producing algae
Scientists
find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol
Scotsman
Operator
floats plan to take over Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry
Edinburgh Evening News
Windbreaks
plan to put brakes on bridge blockers
Fuel
prices remain stable as tanker drivers begin strike
Glasgow Herald
Fuel
stocks start to dry up as drivers panic-buy
Oil
plant grinds to a halt in new fuel strike
Glasgow Evening Times
Times
poll helps MSP in fight over bus rules
Birmingham Post
Birmingham
in the box seat for high-speed rail link to the continent
Yorkshire Post
Queues
as petrol stations braced for shortages
Newcastle Journal
Petrol
shortage fear as tanker driver strike bites
Western Mail - Wales
Rail
users save by splitting fares
Transport Briefing
Babcock
and Brown buys Angel Trains for £3.6bn
Airwise News
Air
Fares Up, But Fuel Costs Far Outpace The Rise
Euractiv
Commission
accuses US of biodiesel dumping
Google Miscellany
Mixed
picture of UK airport delays
Commuters
flee to public transport as petrol prices soar
Foreign
lorries to storm UK?
Friday 13th June, 2008
BBC
'Don't
panic-buy' motorists urged
RBS sells
off rail stock business
Radar
system spots runway debris
Oil price
rebounds to over $136
Financial Times *
Shell
tanker driver strike goes ahead
Brown
puts oil demand top of agenda
Guardian
Four-day
action by tanker drivers will start today after talks break down
Brown
to attend summit in Jeddah on soaring oil costs
Spoiling
the barrel
Brussels
urged to take on US over biodiesel
Heathrow
punctuality at 7-year low with 44% of flights late
Independent
No
fuel for forecourts as tankers' strike begins
Daily Mail
Four-day
fuel strike begins, disrupting supplies to up to 1,000 filling stations
Metro
Drivers
set for four day battle at pumps
Telegraph
Fuel
strike to leave petrol pumps dry
Petrol
queues loom as strike begins
Government
'should rethink road pricing'
RBS
sells Angel Trains for £3.6bn
Air
New Zealand to test new plant oil biofuel
Times
Petrol
stations busy before four-day strike by tanker drivers begins
Gordon
Brown to 'crusade' against fuel cost with oil producers
Glasgow Herald
Traffic
planners rule out congestion charges
Tanker
drivers’ strike is set to go ahead
Newcastle Journal
Gridlock
alert on new Tyne Tunnel
Transport Briefing
Funding
secured to study five high speed rail routes
Rail
projects chief to oversee Britain's road network
Dartford
Crossing standard day toll to increase 50%
Transport
secretary hails progress of busway project
Car
parks to adopt budget airline pricing model
Airwise News
Iberia
Passenger Traffic Jumps 6 Percent In May
Thursday 12th June, 2008
BBC
International
air passengers soar [Scotland]
Calls to
widen road pricing talks
Survey
ranks Europe fuel prices
High fuel
prices: good or bad?
Oil rises
on crude supply concern
Gatwick
celebrates half century
Calls
to upgrade 'vital' crossing [Falkirk]
Islands
flights set for take off
Brussels
to study Alitalia loan
Guardian
Petrol
queues as tanker strike talks continue
Curb
cars and sprawl under next US leader, experts urge
Production
decline does not mean oil is running out, says BP
EU
aims for low-carbon economy
Independent
Fade
to black: Is this the end of oil?
Daily Mail
Fuel
blockade threat as tanker drivers threaten to cut supplies from oil refineries
Britain
by bus pass: Pensioners travel from Scottish border to Land's End on 33
buses
Telegraph
UK
shortage fears as petrol queues build
Petrol
sales fall 20pc as drivers feel the pinch
Petrol
protests spread across globe
BP
chief blames high oil prices on politics
Cheap
holidays - is this really the end?
Times
BP
chief’s bleak view on oil crisis as production gap keeps widening
Oil
is too important to leave to market forces
Scotsman
Credit
crunch fuels slump in flights
Edinburgh Evening News
Fresh
roads mayhem looms as tram work reaches Haymarket
Fuel
bill taxi fare rise ruled out
Birmingham Post
A
journey to world class travel in the West Midlands
Manchester Evening news
New
York chief hails congestion plan
C
charge Commons debate: highlights
Holiday
jets in fumes drama
Road
menace of illegal instructors...
Yorkshire Post
'Out
of diesel' sign goes up as fuel strike talks get under way
Newcastle Journal
Driving
instructors stage fuel protest
Airwise News
Lufthansa,
Air France, Air Berlin Increase Fuel Charges
Turkish
Airlines Passengers Up 15.6 Percent
Indian
States To Consider Fuel Tax Reduction
Google Miscellany
Cutting
Fuel Duty for Heavy Lorries
Public
transport failing - (shocking latest news)
UK
businesses face gridlock, says Europcar
[US]
Airlines Plead for Help From Regulators
A
tax on aviation fuel just won't fly [Australia]
Knee-jerk
taxes aren't the answer to the carbon dilemma [Canada]
An
indepth look at the Government report into LHVs
Wednesday 11th June, 2008
BBC
Drivers
warned against fuel panic
Talks to
cut school speed limits ]Wales]
Child
road deaths 'shameful' [Scotland]
Fuel
protesters arrive in capital [Scotland]
Financial Times *
Gazprom
warns oil price could climb to $250
Guardian
Motorists
told: don't panic buy petrol
Oil
to hit $250 a barrel, says Gazprom chief
Rescue
deal may put Silverjet back on flightpath
Independent
An
ominous warning that rise in oil prices has only just begun
The
global economy will have to adjust
Motorists
warned not to panic
Daily Mail
Motorists
plan forecourt boycott as diesel nears £6 a gallon and AA condemns
'rip off'
Don't
panic-buy petrol! Downing Street urges calm as truckers plan fresh fuel
strike
Telegraph
Petrol
price 'could soar to £2.30'
Times
Fuel
prices: how to save £500 a year (even if it does mean driving at
20mph)
Silverjet
to fly again after securing rescue package
Willie
Walsh bonus: rumours are flying at BA
Scotsman
Hauliers
warn of 'general strike' over fuel
Edinburgh Evening News
Tram
contractors to net £3.2m if expansion plan hits buffers
Glasgow Herald
Traffic
planners rule out congestion charges
‘I’m
putting an extra £400 a week in my truck. It’s just unsustainable’
Hauliers
hurting [leader]
Newcastle Journal
No
congestion fee, no transport cash
Debate
looks at siting of new Tyne bridge
Transport Briefing
Centro
hatches plan for freight trains on tram line
2008
opening date for Aylesbury Vale Parkway station
Interim
chair appointed for London passenger watchdog
Prefab
panels fast-track Bathgate rail dualling work
Essex
picks Cityspace to support park and ride plans
Airwise News
SAS
May Traffic Rises 12.5 Percent
Euractiv
Merkel
and Sarkozy 'breakthrough' on car emissions
Tuesday 10th June, 2008
BBC
Manchester
road charges backed
Budget
parking offered in London
Rail chiefs
promise improvements [Wales]
M8
protest convoy on fuel costs
Spanish
hauliers on fuel strike
Oil falls
back in volatile trade
Death
on India's roads
Dreamliner
to fly by end of 2008
Financial Times *
Go-ahead
for Manchester C-charge
Manchester
group seeks road charging ballot
Franco-German
deal on CO2 plan [cars]
Guardian
£2.8bn
for Manchester transport as congestion charge plan confirmed
Manchester's
congestion charge [leader]
Europe
threatened with summer of discontent over rising cost of fuel
Saudi
Arabia to call Opec summit in attempt to stem 'unjustified' oil price surge
Brazil
disputes cost of sugar in the tank
Sky-high
oil prices turn up heat on BA
Virgin
says sales are up thanks to T5 troubles
Independent
£1.5bn
for Manchester congestion charge
Does
Manchester need a congestion charge, and will it spread elsewhere?
Daily Mail
Kelly
gives green light to Manchester congestion charge
Metro
£5
congestion charge 'is bullying motorists'
Telegraph
Saudis
to pump up output
Times
Manchester's
£250m incentive for congestion charge
Cost
of fuel sparks diesel thefts
Farmers
see red over diesel thieves who leave a trail of pollution
Scotsman
Hauliers
drive fuel protest fight to Holyrood
Glasgow Herald
100-truck
convoy to take fuel protest on to M8
Glasgow Evening Times
Sort
it out or hit the road [buses]
Birmingham Post
Birmingham
Airport claims expansion will benefit health and employment
Diesel
price drops ... by 0.02p a litre
Manchester Evening news
Kelly
paves way for c-charge
C-charge:
You could still have say
Newcastle Eveing Chronicle
City
parking fees set for a hike
Transport Briefing
Amber
light for £2.8bn Manchester transport bonanza
Transport
chiefs face struggle to seal TIF investment
Manchester
TIF package - schemes agreed with DfT
Manchester
TIF package - where the money comes from
Manchester
businesses rally to back transport package
Airwise News
Airline
Inclusion In CO2 Scheme Unfair - Air France
Smaller
Airlines Unlikely To Survive High Oil Prices
Boeing
Says 787 First Flight On Schedule
Monday 9th June, 2008
BBC
City
C-charge 'to go ahead'
Free
bikes to reduce car journeys [Worcester]
'Disaster'
planning law opposed
Financial Times *
Manchester
congestion charge to get nod
Guardian
Labour
warned over C-charge for Manchester
Independent
Revealed:
airlines' £10bn government fuel subsidy
Airlines
pay price for creating 'flying is cheap' image
Oil
shortage a myth, says industry insider
Silverjet
rescue mission prepares for take-off
Daily Mail
Congestion
charge to get the green light in Manchester
Telegraph
Second-hand
car values to plummet
New
sign to combat 'sat nav disasters'
Times
Scramble
for oil as price continues to rise
Petrol
prices drive out Highland tourists
Flyglobespan
heads for profit after £13m loss
Tom
Dalrymple plots fresh Flyglobespan route
Rising
fuel costs take the drive out of the US
Glasgow Herald
Women
from London are worst drivers, says survey
Newcastle
Rail
campaign gets up a head of steam
Transport Briefing
ORR
publishes CP4 funding plan for Network Rail
Glasgow
Airport Rail Link procurement begins
Transport
Scotland agrees rail car park cash
Punctuality
up as Network Rail hails good year
Shadow
signalling system goes live on Jubilee line
Airwise News
New
Plane Orders On 'Knife Edge' - Boeing
'Better late than Never' - a fortnight's backlog
of 'Google Miscellany', but including major titles;
(I've been suffering from computer problems)
Haulier
anger as government blocks road train trials
‘Growing
support’ for high-speed rail link
Fuel
protests: battle of the bowsers
"Labour
commited to cutting CO2" - Ruth Kelly
UK
regulator says Network Rail should cut costs by 21 pct by 2014
Crossrail:
Coming aboard the gravy train?
Profile:
Simon Charles, HR director, Flybe
2007:
UK hauliers fare worse than rest of Europe
Grimsby
remains UK's biggest freight port
Jarvis
wins extension to rail contract
LibDems
unveil plans to encourage a ‘renaissance’ on railways [Scotland]
Brakes
put on 'super-lorries'
Government
says no to super lorries
The
Greening of Business Aviation
Airline
industry struggling for survival, warns Bisignani
MEPs want aviation
in the trading scheme
Fuel
prices spark holiday crunch as air surcharges soar
A
bullet train at a snail's pace
It's quite
simple - my train fare will soar [letter]
Brown
makes climate change top of his agenda [rail]
European
Parliament Pushes Tough Emissions Trading Rules
Airlines
in crisis: what next for Silverjet customers?
Competition
Commission announces issues for Stansted pricing plan
Merseyrail
country’s best performing train company
John
Redwood: Labour's attack on motorists is 'unacceptable'
Eurotunnel
heads towards high-speed rail bid
UK
drivers lack basic Highway Code knowledge
The
Government can do more to cut fuel bills [letters]
Gridlock
and Road Rage
Oil
price jump hits bus fares
MEPs
vote to step up efforts to pull airlines into ETS
Many
hauliers nearing end of the road, warn protesting lorry drivers
Taxing
transport [Scotland]
No
road skill makes hog road kill
Stephen
Glaister: The route needed to get us out of this costly jam
Think
Gas is High? Try Europe
Oil:
A world on the brink of full-blown crisis, over a commodity
UK
air transport strategy risks undermining climate policy decisions
UK
rail network 'one of the hardest' for Wi-Fi access
Emissions
Trading: time for a reality check [aviation]
End
of the road [bus - Scotland]
Boom
in Scots air travel set to bust emissions targets
Many
happy (and cheap) returns [rail]
The
great train lottery
Boeing
Pitches Increased Environmental Focus
British
Airways warns carbon trading will cripple Europe's airlines
Holyrood’s
frequent flyers not offsetting emissions
Airline
delays cost US economy $41B in '07
Emissions
trading scheme on the way
Talk
of 'sustainable' airport expansion is a load of hot air
Heathrow
and Stansted expansion 'should go on hold'
Government
attacked for road policy oil forecasts
Ryanair
challenge to airport charges dismissed
The
flying econundrum
US
surprises EU with global airline ownership plan
Sunday 8th June, 2008
BBC
Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting
Independent on Sunday
In
aviation, it's survival of the richest
Observer
Pensions
showdown at BAA could cause airports chaos
Silverjet
limos mean a silver lining for some
Wall
Street plunges as oil price jumps
Sunday Telegraph
Bitter
airline rivals unite over Alitalia bailout
Heathrow
hell awaits July holidaymakers
Oil
price boom sparks new North Sea gold rush
Network
Rail makes tracks to find replacement chairman
Sunday Times
Network
Rail to revamp its controversial management bonus scheme
Politicians
in search of the quick fix for oil
Cold
recoil as oil goes higher on the boil
Bikers
bring roads to standstill over rising fuel prices ... but are cheered by
drivers
Zeppelin
airships to fly over London again
Airlines
may be forced to fit antiterror cameras in seats
Oil
explorers find new fields to conquer
Western Mail - Wales
Fuel
bills force BMIbaby flights rethink
Google Miscellany
Airlines
Face ‘Desperate’ Situation, Official Says
FAA
Improvements Help Airlines Save Fuel Costs and Reduce Emissions
[Stansted]
Airport goes green
Saturday 7th June, 2008
BBC
Oil price
soars as US woes mount
Protesters
blockade oil refinery
Bonuses
of £55m at Network Rail
Anger at rail
chiefs' bonuses
US embassy attacks
plane tax plan
Profit
threat to maritime safety
Stena
Line starts fuel surcharge
Financial Times *
Treasury
hints at retreat on aviation tax plan
Rail
bonuses hit by travel chaos
Network
Rail learns lessons from over-runs
Manchester
congestion charge to get nod
Guardian
Network
Rail chief to receive big bonus after £14m fine for delays
Oil
hits $139 as jobless figures stun US
Is
it the end of the road for the Hummer?
Independent
Rail
bosses get massive bonuses in spite of delays
'Chelsea
tractors' feel the pinch as petrol prices hit sales
Daily Mail
Petrol
prices to soar as crude oil rises by $11 a barrel IN 24 HOURS
Metro
Manchester
set for congestion fee
Fuel
protesters blockade refinery
Telegraph
US
threatens to sue UK over flight taxes
Road
pricing planned for Manchester
EU
plans could add £300 to car costs
Reubens'
Silverjet plans
Network
Rail bosses are a shoo-in for 'brass neck award'
Global
fears push oil price to new records
Opec
reserves in doubt
Times
Manchester
split over plan for commuter-only congestion charge
Network
Rail to raise £10bn on capital markets
Network
Rail chief receives £500,000 bonus in spite of delay and disruption
Network
Rail headhunters stay in the sidings
A
British Bullet Train [leader]
High-speed
rail [letter]
Edinburgh Evening News
Police
put brakes on insurance cheats as 3000 drivers caught
Birmingham Post
Rail
Minister claims high speed trains will harm environment
Manchester Evening news
City
gets the Green Light
Truckers
slam 'police state'
Yorkshire Post
Oil
prices hit new record
20mph
speed limit call for city [York]
Newcastle Journal
‘Work
fast’ warning from rail firm boss
Train
aims to put line back on track
Western Mail - Wales
Outrage
at rail bonuses
Airwise News
Aer
Lingus Expects To Break Even At Best In 2008
Aer
Lingus Traffic Up, Load Factor Drops
EU
To Say Alitalia Loan Illegal, Must Be Repaid
Friday 6th June, 2008
BBC
Fuel costs
'favour smaller cars'
Brown
attacked over road tax plan
Green
car tax a global trend - PM
Relief for bosses
over T5 switch
London
rail link upgrade approved
Roads 'worse
than 10 years ago'
Clegg
unveils road charging plan
Weekend rail
problems 'for years'
Concrete
'could have cut deaths' [M5]
Cycling
reduces 'carbon footprint'
Taxis
in £1m carbon challenge
India's
truckers feel economic chill
Food versus
fuel in corn heartland
Fuel bill
sees Continental cuts
Exclusive
look at the Tata Nano
Financial Times *
Network
Rail attacks rail regulator
UK
drivers reject gas-guzzlers
Big-car
demand collides with economic reality
Vehicle
excise duty rise ‘taxes low-paid’
T5
transfers ease pressure on Walsh
Guardian
Network
Rail and regulator clash over curbs on funding
Silverjet
attempts a remarkable return to the skies
Food
summit fails to agree on biofuels
Independent
Network
Rail told to make cuts of £3.3bn by watchdog
BA
transfer to Terminal 5 off to a flying start
Bikers
hold up traffic in fuel protest
Wheel
life: A guide to Britain's new bike tribes
Daily Mail
Drivers
pay price of great diesel 'rip-off' as oil firms fail to pass back cost
savings to customer
Metro
Train
delays at weekends until 2014
Telegraph
Sales
of family cars hit by tax rise fears
Fuel
protestors block Manchester roads
Rail
users face years of weekend delays
Network
Rail's profits jump to £1.6bn
Silverjet
relaunch bids
Times
High-speed
rail travel is not a green option, say ministers
Network
Rail cash cut will keep lines crowded
Scotsman
Passenger
services will suffer under cuts, claims Network Rail
New
Forth bridge 'may be delayed' by funding problems
Edinburgh Evening News
Track
fires create chaos for rail travellers
Glasgow Herald
Warning
of six years’ rail turmoil
Funding
the railways [leader]
Birmingham Post
End
of the line for Grand Central railway plan in Birmingham
Manchester Evening news
Protesters
target M6 next
Yorkshire Post
Rail
chiefs to investigate high-speed London link
Airwise News
UN
Launches Airline Carbon Offset Standard
EU
Backs Air Passenger Data Sharing With Australia
Euractiv
EU
mulls deeper CO2 cuts for cars by 2020
Thursday 5th June, 2008
BBC
Oil dips
to $121 as reserves grow
Oil reserves
'will last decades' [Scotland]
Green 'tribrid'
minibus unveiled
India
forced to raise fuel prices
United
Airlines cuts 100 planes
Financial Times *
Long-haul
move to T5 to test BA
Airline
industry forecast for return to loss
Guardian
It's
lean and mean, but is it green? EU plans clampdown on car ads
United
Airlines lays up a fifth of its fleet as jet fuel costs soar
Is
it the end of the road for SUVs?
When
O'Leary lived up to his name ...
Independent
Cameron
drops support for 'green' road tax
Daily Mail
Air
passenger complaints double as plane companies struggle with new computer
systems
North
Sea oil 'will last for another half century'
Telegraph
Car
taxes 'will hit majority of drivers'
North
Sea could see second oil boom
Car
ads' health warning
India
increases fuel price by 10pc
Times
North
Sea may be set for second oil boom
Cyclists:
freedom and responsibility [letters]
Scotsman
Dualling
A9 would bring £1.3bn benefit
Ferry
firm announces plan for terminal
Edinburgh Evening News
City
set for taxi fare hike to help tackle rising fuel costs
Green
light for car club deal
Manchester Evening news
Chaos
fear in fuel demo
Airlines
told to stop internet ticket rip-offs
Yorkshire Post
Rail
chiefs to investigate high-speed London link
Yorkshire's
roads are worst in UK, say drivers
Passenger
complaints soar over Internet flight bookings
Western Mail - Wales
Sharing
soars as drivers team up to cut fuel bills
Transport Briefing
Scotland
consults on nationwide smartcard ticketing
Cross
River Tram project hangs in the balance
Northern
line chief to head Tube Lines operations
Airwise News
British
Airways Traffic Down, Outlook Darkens
United
To Shrink The Business, Cut Staff
Lufthansa
CEO Sees High Fuel Cost Impact
Euractiv
EU
deal on biofuels remains distant
Wednesday 4th June, 2008
BBC
OECD boss
hails high oil prices
UK visitors
to US face new rules
[EU] Air
traffic system 'wastes cash'
Guardian
Oil
price will wipe out profits, says Ryanair
No
repeat of T5 baggage chaos, says BA boss
No-frills
carriers can weather the storm, says easyJet
Only
stiff rules will drive car makers to see past the petrol
End of the
road for Hummer after sales of 'world's most anti-environmental car' dive
Independent
'Last
orders' turn nasty on Underground
Soros
attacks 'craze-following' institutions for inflating oil prices
Telegraph
Don't
cut fuel tax, urges OECD head
Petrol
strike to leave motorists without fuel
BAA
starts talks over £4.7bn bond migration
Cyclists
go wrong way up one-way roads
General
Motors' green drive could run its Hummer off the road
Times
Behind
Ryanair's bravado, mistakes were made
Ryanair
predicts oil price will hit rivals
CAA
and Heathrow slammed as 'worst in the world'
Cyclists
get new right to turn ‘wrong’ in one-way street
Hummer
on rocky road as GM cuts production
Scotsman
Ryanair
grounds 10% of fleet to cut costs
Glasgow Herald
Plans
for ‘smartcard’ to cover all public transport ticketing by 2014 [Scotland]
BA
increases fuel surcharges as Ryanair warns of 5% rise in fare costs
Manchester Evening news
AA
issue roads warning?
Transport Briefing
£7m
agreed towards Valley Lines platform project
£22m
upgrade package signed off for Newport station
Lib
Dems back high speed rail and road pricing
Jarvis
Rail adds £40m contract to Rugby order book
Energy
rethink sees Stagecoach sign £3.5m Opus deal
Airwise News
European
Airlines Struggle, Groundings Seen - AEA
BAA
Starts Talks With Bondholders On Refinancing
Euractiv
EU
mulls mandatory CO2 ads for cars
Deal
on EU climate package by year's end
Tuesday 3rd June, 2008
BBC
Ryanair
to 'break even in 2009'
£52m
plan to cut rail congestion [Wales]
Passengers'
hopes for rail cash
Aviation
boss criticises Heathrow
Tube
booze party was 'far uglier'
Niche
firm Porsche sets big goals
Financial Times *
CAA named ‘worst
regulator’ by industry
Airlines
lose web customers
Guardian
Cost
of flying could take off as big airlines consider add-on fees
Desperate
times for airlines as oil price pushes losses towards $6bn
Ferrovial
wins backing from nine banks to refinance BAA
Transport
protests great and small [letters]
Independent
Airlines
likely to lose $6bn this year due to record cost of jet fuel
Ryanair
to ground 10pc of fleet
Daily Mail
Heathrow
is a 'national embarrassment', says airline chief
Metro
Heathrow
'a national embarrassment'
Telegraph
Era
of budget flights comes to an end
Ryanair
warns oil prices will hit profits
Ryanair
to ground jets
Air
industry in worse state than after 9/11
BAA's
£7bn debt deal
Network
Rail told it could lose monopoly
Times
Network
Rail told to cut costs and improve punctuality or face the loss of its
monopoly
Cut
biofuel targets to feed the poor, leaders are urged
BAA
secures funding to revamp UK airports
Edinburgh Evening News
More
Capital parking zones in bid to curb commuters' cars
Newcastle Journal
First
traffic in three years crosses bridge
Western Mail - Wales
Rail
package to bring more prosperity to Valleys
Transport Briefing
South
London gets first new station since World War II
Watchdog
chairman sacked by Assembly transport panel
Safety
spec for bus construction to be tightened up
Call
for government to fix Stratford rail interchange
Study
backs Thames Gateway cable car over bridge
Architecture
award celebrates St Pancras redevelopment
Tube
Lines completes upgrade of Leicester Square station
Airwise News
Ryanair
Net Profit Jumps 20 Percent
Ryanair
May Traffic Up 22 Percent, Loads Flat
IATA
Says Global Airline Losses Possible In 2008
Ferrovial
To Clinch Refinancing Of GBP7.5 Bln Debt
Heathrow
Service A National Embarrassment - IATA
Monday 2nd June, 2008
BBC
Transport
drinking ban launched
Financial Times *
BA’s
fuel surcharge raised for all flights
Independent
'Last
orders' turn nasty on Underground
Daily Mail
Treasury
nets £1.7billion windfall from taxes on soaring oil and energy prices,
says study
Chaotic
scenes as alcohol-fuelled Facebook party to mark the end of drinking on
the tube ends in violence
Metro
Boris
blamed for Tube booze chaos
Telegraph
Carnage
during Tube alcohol party
BAA
on collision course with its junior creditors
Times
Stone
Age lesson on taming the oil price
Sunday 1st June, 2008
BBC
Fuel rates
rise for company cars
Fuel costs
hit remote transport
Silverjet
calls in administrators
Thousands
join Heathrow protest
Discretion urged
over train fines
Independent on Sunday
Village
spells out its views on plans to demolish homes for Heathrow expansion
Mail on Sunday
Thousands
of protesters create gigantic NO sign in march against Heathrow expansion
Good
riddance, cheap air travel ...I won’t get dengue fever in Devon
Foreign
trucks set to flood Britain's roads as Brussels passes new law
Drivers
like me are strangled by red tape, says 26-year-old female trucker
Observer
Ryanair
to ground 10pc of fleet
Shock
and anger as Silverjet runs out of cash
Battery-run
sports car could speed up end of petrol engine
Sunday Telegraph
Heathrow
runway: thousands protest
Sunday Times
Michael
O’Leary revs up for long flight into turbulence
Silverjet
in talks for early sell-off
Easyjet
chief Andrew Harrison increase holdings
Chipping
away at high fuel costs
Scotland on Sunday
Secret
talks on London bullet train
CBI:
Darling can't afford 2p fuel cut
Withdrawal
of Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry service will cost Fife £20m a year
Ryanair's
confidence grounded by sky-high fuel costs
Glasgow Herald
3000
turn out for mass protest over new runway plan
Western Mail - Wales
Scandal
of Wales' uninsured drivers
Bio
diesel is fuel for thought
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