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Last updated: Tuesday 7 July 2009 22:15.04 (BST)

Transport and travel news stories from BBC News

Cruise halted after bug hits ship A ship at the centre of a vomiting bug outbreak is to cut short its voyage in the Scottish port where it is berthed.



'Pictograms' make motorway debut Pictorial road signs are to be introduced on the M23 in Surrey and around Gatwick Airport from next week, as a road safety aid.		Channel ferry doors 'left open' Watertight doors on a cross-Channel ferry were regularly left open while the vessel was at sea, according to an accident report.



Passenger fixes faulty airliner An engineer who was a passenger on a holiday jet steps in to fix a problem with the aircraft.		Runway rename as North Pole moves Stansted Airport renames its 3,000m (9750ft) runway to reflect the natural drift of the magnetic North pole.



Compromise over taxi age limits Leeds City Council agrees to reduce the age limit on taxis by one year instead of two after complaints by drivers.		Public inquiry into £123m bypass A multi-million pound scheme to bypass the village of Kingskerswell is the focus of a public inquiry.