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• HS2 works unearth skeleton of possible iron age murder victim

  11-07-2020 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Other finds include lead lined Roman coffin and Stonehenge-like wooden structure
  A skeleton believed to be a murder victim from the iron age has been discovered by archaeologists working on the HS2 project in Buckinghamshire.HS2 said the find was made during excavation work at Wellwick Farm, near Wendover. Archaeologists found the skeleton of the adult male buried face down in a ditch with his hands bound together under his pelvis. Continue reading...
  
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• Volt Metro LS e-bike review: No time for a bulky bike? The fold is the way to go

  11-07-2020 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A folding bike is a no-brainer for the London commuter. We put Volt's folding option to the test
  
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• Update to Stagecoach rules for citys bus passengers

  11-07-2020 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - City bus operator Stagecoach has updated its rules for customers using its services, in line with government
  
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• Unlucky 13 as Carnival cuts ship numbers to save costs Subscription

  11-07-2020 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The boss of the worlds biggest cruise operator said yesterday that it would emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic a leaner, more efficient company after confirming plans to cut its fleet by 13 ships, reducing capacity by almost 9 per cent.
  
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• TUI offer free Covid cover as flights from Newcastle start

  11-07-2020 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The airline has announced a new set of departures from Newcastle Airport in August and is offering cover in a bid to reassure customers
  
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• The time when the A14 only had one lane and was even more dangerous

  11-07-2020 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - When the A14 was known as the A604 it was considered pretty lethal with its shared middle lane for overtaking in both directions
  
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• TfN: New Director for Integrated and Smart Travel programme

  11-07-2020 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport for the North have today (July 10th) announced the appointment of Jeremy Acklam as the new Director for its Integrated and Smart Travel (IST) programme. Jeremy joins TfN with a strong track record working in the smart travel sector. Most notably he co-led the development and launch of...
  
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• Spitfires fly over Sussex in Dame Vera Lynn tribute

  11-07-2020 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -DAME Vera Lynn has been honoured with aSpitfireflypast in her beloved Sussex village.
  
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• Space Agency backs space-enabled drones to deliver Covid-19 testing kits

  11-07-2020 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Science Minister Amanda Solloway has unveiled details of the three new projects that have been selected as part of a joint initiative between the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA) to find and support space-enabled technologies and services that can support the NHS response to coronavirus.Space company Skyports will be working with NHS Highland, which serves a group of islands off the west coast of Scotland, to use drones to deliv
  
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• Some of Britain's favourite cars are cheaper to buy with finance than cash

  11-07-2020 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The best-selling UK model for the last 11 years, the Ford Fiesta, is £522 cheaper with finance than buying traditionally, as salesmen offer better deals on the latter in the hope of repeat customers.
  
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• Ryanair is selling cheap flights from Bristol

  11-07-2020 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - But the offer is only available until Sunday
  
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• Ryanair and Virgin among worst travel firms for refunds during coronavirus

  11-07-2020 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -Virgin, Love Holidays and Ryanair are some of the worst travel firms for offering holiday refunds during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey.
  
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• Robust cross-border talks about travel needed in Ireland, warns expert amid coronavirus resurgence fears

  11-07-2020 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Political leaders on the island of Ireland must devise a plan around the easing of travel restrictions amid fears that it will trigger a resurgence of virus cases, a public health expert has warned.
  
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• Quarantine-free stays begin today for UK arrivals from more than 70 nations and territories

  11-07-2020 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - EXCLUSIVE: Research for MailOnline found limited appetite among the public for heading for sun-drenched beaches, despite the lifting of draconian quarantine measures on many countries.
  
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• 'Passenger flights will definitely run from airport'

  11-07-2020 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - EXCLUSIVE: Passenger flights run by low-cost operators such as Ryanair and EasyJet will run from a Kent airport, bosses have confirmed.
  
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• Over 130 aerospace jobs at risk in Prestwick

  11-07-2020 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - GE Caledonian in Prestwick has said 137 jobs are at risk from a new redundancy process which started yesterday.
  
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• Office of National Statistics may renationalise train operators

  11-07-2020 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The debts of train operating companies may be moved to the public sector balance sheet, effectively renationalising the businesses, following the introduction of emergency support by the Department for Transport.
  
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• New TfL Commissioner inspects work to ensure transport network is cleaner than ever and keeps Londoners safe

  11-07-2020 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - As shops, pubs, restaurants and other venues begin to open across London as lockdown restrictions are gradually eased, Transport for Londons (TfLs) new Commissioner - Andy Byford - today saw some of the new measures underway to make the transport network cleaner than ever.Having just taken the helm of Londons transport network, Byford joined the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Heidi Alexander, to see deep cleaning work taking place at Southwark statio
  
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• New TfL Commissioner inspects cleaning efforts

  11-07-2020 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Today (July 10th), Transport for Londonmp;rsquo;s (TfLmp;rsquo;s) new Commissioner, Andy Byford, saw some of the new measures underway to make the transport network cleaner than ever. mp;nbsp;mp;nbsp; Byford was joined by Deputy Mayor for Transport, Heidi Alexander, to the work taking place at Southwark...
  
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• New list of countries exempt from quarantine as rules change

  11-07-2020 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - The UK government has updated the list
  
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• New £64m Bradford link road could cut through green belt

  11-07-2020 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The huge infrastructure scheme would link Westgate Hill roundabout with the East of the city
  
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• Net Zero Transport Board paves the way for a green recovery

  11-07-2020 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport Secretary Grant Shapps launched the first meeting of the Net Zero Transport Board to help guide the decarbonisation of UK transport. The board will bring together high-profile leaders from a range of fields including behavioural change and policy, as well as experts from a number of prominent industry sectors including environment, science, aviation and technology. The meetings will guarantee a truly collaborative and joined up approach
  
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• Near-miss between Chiltern Railways train and Tube train at Chalfont and Latimer

  11-07-2020 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - An investigation has been launched after a Chiltern Railways train apparently went through a red signal - resulting in a near-miss with a Tube train.
  
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• Metro Mayor says restoring the heavy rail link between Wisbech and Cambridge would be practicable and provide value for money

  11-07-2020 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Metro Mayor, James Palmer has said restoring the heavy rail link between Wisbech and Cambridge would be practicable and provide real value for money.
  
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• Manston finally cleared for take-off as cargo airport Subscription

  11-07-2020 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - It is the transport project that feels as if it has been around longer than the HS2 railway and a third runway at Heathrow put together.
  
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• London City takes off as a 'summer-sun' airport

  11-07-2020 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Four out of five past users of the Docklands airport say they are likely to travel soon
  
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• Job losses deepen the gloom at Senior Subscription

  11-07-2020 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - An already depressed outlook for this year has worsened, Senior warned yesterday.
  
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• Jet2 cancel all Scottish flights to Spain as Scots hit by 14-day quarantine rule

  11-07-2020 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - The airline made the decision after Spain was left off the quarantine exemption list announced by Nicola Sturgeon despite other areas of the UK lifting restrictions for the holiday hotspot.
  
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• How Hazel, 13, helped win Battle of Britain Subscription

  11-07-2020 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A 13-year-old schoolgirl laid the groundwork for victory at the Battle of Britain six years before the first German bombing raids of the campaign.
  
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• Heathrow chief warns industry must prepare for periodic lockdowns

  11-07-2020 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - New testing standards are needed to ensure air travel remains open during further virus outbreaks, says John Holland-Kaye
  
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• Go-ahead given for new climate friendly measures at two Suffolk councils

  11-07-2020 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - More electric vehicle charging points and increased tree planting are among the green measures two Suffolk councils have agreed to pursue as part of a pledge to become carbon neutral in a decade.
  
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• Gatwick is eerily quiet today despite UK 'air bridges' coming into force

  11-07-2020 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; . As well as short-haul European destinations, the travel corridor list mp;#8230;fellow sunbathers, the council says. Airports, hotels, nightclubs, museums, gyms and mp;#8230;UK visitors without restrictions. Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon said workersmp;#8230;
  
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• French bus driver dies after being attacked by passengers 'who refused to wear face masks'

  11-07-2020 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Philippe Monguillot, 59, was left brain dead by alleged assault in southwestern town of Bayonne
  
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• Fancy heated seats on your BMW? Buy a subscription Subscription

  11-07-2020 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - BMW is to build cars on a subscription model, fitted with a host of optional extras that customers can pay to have activated.
  
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• Face coverings on Irish transport to be enforced by law Subscription

  11-07-2020 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Passengers on public transport will be legally required to cover their face from Monday, Michel Martin declared yesterday as 25 new cases of Covid-19 were reported, the highest daily count in a month.
  
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• Engineering firm Arup to make 350 of its staff redundant

  11-07-2020 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The Covid crisis has "crystallised the need for a reshaping" of the business
  
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• Ending free transport 'will hit disadvantaged children returning to school'

  11-07-2020 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Some of the most disadvantaged children in London may not return to school in September because of transport costs, teachers have warned.
  
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• Emirates to slash '9,000 jobs' as it becomes latest airline hit by pandemic

  11-07-2020 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Emirates had 60,000 staff prior to the crisis and announced on May 31 it had axed roles but did not reveal how many jobs were cut.
  
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• EasyJet 'using sickness records to decide job cuts'

  11-07-2020 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Pilots say the airline will include sick days when assessing job losses - a claim EasyJet rejects.
  
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• Cruise ship industry blasts 'vague' Foreign Office advice telling ALL tourists not to go on cruises

  11-07-2020 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Culture minister Caroline Dinenage said the government wanted to be 'a little bit more secure' that ships will not be plunged into coronavirus hotbeds once again.
  
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• Cruise firm Carnival has made a third of its land-based staff redundant

  11-07-2020 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -SOUTHAMPTON-based cruise giant Carnival UK has confirmed that almost a third of its land-based staff have left in a wave of redundancies.
  
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• Crossing costing nearly £400k to be installed in Four Marks

  11-07-2020 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - TRAFFIC bosses have earmarked £400,000 for a new road crossing in a village near Alresford.
  
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• Creative Newcastle firm designs luxury garages for supercars

  11-07-2020 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Design North launched Hypercave for car enthusiasts who want the best for their top notch motors
  
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• Coronavirus: Planes are 'relatively safe' due to powerful air filters, says WHO expert

  11-07-2020 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - David Nabarro reassures travellers
  
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• Coronavirus: Jet2 suspends all flights to Spain from Scotland

  11-07-2020 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The airline halts flights for the next two weeks after the Scottish government left Spain off the quarantine exemption list.
  
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• Coronavirus: Emirates set to cut 9,000 jobs, citing pandemic

  11-07-2020 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Middle Eastern airline will make more redundancies but says it is 'not as badly off as others'.
  
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• Chiltern Railways voted the best by passengers

  11-07-2020 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Passengers have once again ranked Chiltern Railways as the best operator for journeys between London and the West Midlands and Oxford in the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS).
  
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• CalMac website flooded with visitors as new four-week ferry booking window launches

  11-07-2020 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Scots trying to book a place on ferries across the country have been met with difficulty this morning after an influx of visitors caused CalMac's site to crash.
  
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• British Airways in battle over prized airport landing slots

  11-07-2020 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- More than 100 MPs from across political parties have urged Boris Johnson to review BA's right to slots at airports such as Heathrow as it embarks on a huge restructuring that will axe 12,000 staff.
  
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• Bristol Airport to cut nearly 100 jobs as air travel plummets

  11-07-2020 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The airport said it would make a "very significant" loss this financial year
  
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