06 July 07
What the papers say
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The Times
Trains for high-speed link handed
over to the French
A fleet of high-speed trains built to
connect cities in the Midlands and the North with Paris and Brussels has
quietly been handed to France.
Financial Times
Kelly calls Heathrow security summit
Ruth Kelly, UK transport secretary, is
calling a “security summit” of key airlines, airports and government
officials later this month amid growing concern that the travel chaos of
recent summers, in particular at Heathrow airport, could be repeated in
coming weeks, as the peak summer travel season gets under way.
The Independent
Tube derails after hitting loose
tarpaulin in tunnel
A roll of loose tarpaulin was believed
to have caused a Tube train to derail during the morning rush hour in
London yesterday, injuring 40 people and trapping hundreds for hours.
The Guardian
Increases in rail fares averaged
6.8% last year
Rail fare increases averaged nearly
6.8% last year, a full percentage point up on the previous year,
according to figures published yesterday by the Office of Rail
Regulation.
The Daily Telegraph
Mother dies after seven years of
sunbed use
A young mother has died of skin cancer
after using a sunbed twice a day for seven years.
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