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• Eurotunnel trains halted after refugees storm site - video

  03-10-2015 10:51
  
  Refugees and migrants walk back to the Calais camp, known as ‘the jungle’ after being turned back from the Eurotunnel. Eurostar suspended its services early on Saturday after dozens of migrants stormed its terminal in Calais. More than a hundred migrants broke through wire fences on to the rail tracks shortly after midnight on Saturday, Eurostar said. Services resumed on Saturday morning but were experiencing delays Continue reading...
  
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• Calais terminal 'invasion' halts Eurotunnel overnight

  03-10-2015 10:05
  
  More than 100 refugees and migrants storm French terminal in what officials describe as an organised attack
  Eurotunnel services have resumed after being suspended overnight because of a “massive invasion” of more than 100 refugees and migrants in its French terminal. A “large and co-ordinated” group stormed the tracks at Calais at around 12.30am local time, Eurotunnel said.Continue reading...
  
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• We must fight for the transport service London deserves

  03-10-2015 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - We are at a critical juncture of Londons transport future.Debate has raged over TfLs recent consultation to consider a set of rules to improve the private hire industry. This debate will continue in the coming weeks and months.It is important though that a debate has many voices and, currently, we are only hearing one very loud voice. As a black cab app, we want to ensure that the other side of the debate is heard.Many pundits have focused their thoughts on the black cabs inability to
  
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• VW's British customers will not face higher taxes on cheat cars

  03-10-2015 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - British Volkswagen customers will not have to pay additional taxes if their cars are found to have been fitted with the "detect devices" that allowed vehicles to cheat on emissions tests, the government has confirmed.Customers will not be liable to pay a higher vehicle excise duty on diesel cars that may not actually pass the tests, the Department for Transport said today.The government began an investigation into the extent of the practice last week, and Volkswagen admitted this week
  
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• Virgin Trains starts automatic refunds

  03-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Virgin becomes the first train company to automatically compensate some passengers if they are delayed, with other operators urged to follow suit
  
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• Virgin automatically pays for late trains

  03-10-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - System ends the need to fill in forms but is available only on advance tickets
  
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• Villagers battle to save historic railway crossing set to run and run

  03-10-2015 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -VILLAGERS face an extra seven mile journey to their homes for months because of a planning dispute over a historic railway crossing.
  
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• VIDEO: Building Ghana's bamboo bikes

  03-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The BBC's Suzanne Vanhooymissen talks to some bamboo bike builders in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi.
  
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• United's new CEO acknowledges airline's failures

  03-10-2015 02:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Five years after United Airlines and Continental merged, the company's new CEO declared in a public letter that the combined company has failed to live up to the expectations of both fliers and United's employees. Just three weeks into the job, CEO Oscar Munoz acknowledged in full-page newspaper ads
  
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• Uber: Cab plan against public interest

  03-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Uber says that Transport for London's proposals to regulate the minicab business are 'against the public interest'.
  
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• Thousands of commuters at Waterloo and London Bridge station caught in rush-hour train chaos

  03-10-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters were hit by major delays today after a body was found on tracks near Waterloo East station and part of the Jubilee line was closed due to a signal failure.
  
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• Record number of graduate trainees join TfL to keep London working and growing

  03-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport for London (TfL) has opened its doors to a record number of new graduate trainees, as it continues to ensure the next generation of transport professionals are equipped with the right skills to support Londons continued success and economic growth.The new intake of 168 graduates and Year in Industry students are working across 19 graduate schemes, ranging from Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Software Development, Information Management,
  
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• Putting car emissions to the test

  03-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Are you likely to get the same performance from your car as the lab tests suggest?
  
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• Professor Richard Wilding becomes new CILT Chairman

  03-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Professor Richard Wilding OBE FCILT is the new Chairman of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT). Richard has been a member of the Institute since 1992 and a Board member since 2011. He is also Chair (Full Professor) in Supply Chain Strategy at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management UK.Richard has been a valued member of the Institutes board and in recent times has been a
  
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• Passengers will get automatic compensation if they're delayed on London-Manchester Virgin Trains service

  03-10-2015 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Delayed by over 30 minutes? Virgin Trains will put money directly back into your bank account - but only if you book with them
  
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• Passengers to get automatic compensation for Virgin train delays.

  03-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PASSENGERS will automatically receive compensation if they are hit by delays on a major rail line.
  
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• Passenger growth continues and North/South gap widens

  03-10-2015 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -THE number of passengers travelling by train has continued to risebut growth in London and the South East has been two-and-a-half times greater than in the rest of the country.
  
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• ORR finds 'series of issues' with Network Rail capability

  03-10-2015 02:00 via nce.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The rail regulator has raised questions about Network Rails ability to hit its control period 5 targets.
  
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• Numbers using the bus in West Midlands hits 30-year low

  03-10-2015 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The number of passengers travelling by bus is at a 30-year low, new figures have shown.
  
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• New cycling infrastructure in the UK: share your photos

  03-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - What do you think of the latest attempts at cycling infrastructure in your town or city? Share your photos and stories with usBritains cycle infrastructure is a mess, but there may be hope. Across the country, there are signs that councils and other local authorities are at least beginning to be aware of the demands for safe, attractive facilities that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.Back to the future: Riding an unopened section of London's east-west cycle route. Can't wait
  
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• MPs to question Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin on Volkswagen scandal

  03-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin will face questions from MPs over the Volkswagen scandal following fresh claims that Whitehall officials knew about discrepancies between test results and real-world emissions.
  
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• Migrants try to enter Channel Tunnel, disrupt cross-channel trains

  03-10-2015 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - Around 200 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in France overnight, clashing with staff and police and forcing the suspension of rail services, a spokesman for Eurotunnel said.
  
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• Hundreds of 'duped' Scots Volkswagen owners to take on German car giant in mass legal action

  03-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCANDAL-HIT car giant Volkswagen is facing legal action from hundreds of Scots owners 'duped' into buying vehicles they believed were low emission.
  
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• Govt unveils details of £2bn road development plans

  03-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Highways England met with a range of suppliers and stakeholders on September 29th and October 21st to discuss how more than £2 billion of government finance will be invested to improve the capacity and condition of roads across the east of England. The funding is intended for improvements and repairs to be carried out on those roads between now and 2021. It forms part of the government's wider Road Investment Strategy, which will triple spen
  
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• Google's driverless car is so boring

  03-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Dave Lee takes a ride in Google's driverless car but is less than impressed with the experience.
  
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• Gatwick's new arrival lounge set to open

  03-10-2015 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -GATWICK'S new £36 million departures level with the worlds largest self-service bag drop zone is about to open.
  
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• Extra lane for section of M20 to ease congestion

  03-10-2015 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The M20 is to lose a section of hard shoulder to increase capacity and make it a 'smart' motorway.
  
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• Eurotunnel suspends services after 'massive invasion' at Calais terminal

  03-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Passengers warned of lengthy delays after more than 100 refugees and migrants storm the terminal in a co-ordinated encroachment, officials sayEurotunnel services were suspended overnight on Friday after a massive invasion of more than 100 refugees and migrants in the French terminal. A large and co-ordinated group stormed the tracks at Calais at around 12.30am local time, Eurotunnel said.Continue reading...
  
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• Eurotunnel services suspended as migrants storm channel tunnel

  03-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Eurotunnel services are suspended after a
  
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• Eddie Stobart announces new base at DP World London Gateway

  03-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Eddie Stobart has announced a new container transport base at DP World London Gateway.Eddie Stobart believes the location will allow the business to be in the best possible place to provide new and existing customers with competitive container transport solutions from the south of the UK for which they are renowned in the north. The DP World site will provide Eddie Stobart with a strategic operational base to support their growth plans in the sout
  
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• Easterly wind to blame for increased plane noise in Windsor, says Heathrow

  03-10-2015 02:00 via windsorexpress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - An increase in plane noise in Windsor is due to the direction of the wind according to a Heathrow Airport spokesman.
  
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• Did we learn anything new from Question Time on electrification in Wales?

  03-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Stephen Crabb reassured Stephen Kinnock that he is committed to electrifying the train line to Swansea - but is that still the big question?
  
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• Chronicle readers have backed a new 20mph zone on one of Newcastle's liveliest roads

  03-10-2015 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - A total of 67 of readers backed plans for a new 20mph zone which will take in the entire length of Osborne Road, in Jesmond.
  
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• Cameron's party chooses Eurosceptic and Heathrow critic as London mayor candidate

  03-10-2015 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party said on Friday it had selected lawmaker Zac Goldsmith, who opposes the expansion of Heathrow Airport and might back Britain leaving the European Union, as its candidate for London mayor.
  
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• Calderdale campaigners want rail electrification and improvement promises kept

  03-10-2015 02:00 via halifaxcourier.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Campaigners are calling for promises to be kept after plans for the electrification of the Calder Valley line were left hanging in the balance.
  
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• Bus firms ditch 'too slow' fast lanes

  03-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two major bus firms stop using the newly-built £40m Fastlink lanes in Glasgow because they are too slow.
  
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• All change for Edinburgh's bus lanes as city-wide trial comes in

  03-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Changes to the majority of Edinburghs bus lanes will see them used during peak times only in a bid to simplify the system for drivers.
  
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• Air France to announce job losses

  03-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Failure of negotiations between Air France and its flight crews means that the French national carrier will announce job losses on Oct. 5, 2015.read more
  
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• AA boss accused of pocketing millions from speed awareness course 'despite slamming cash from cameras'

  03-10-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -AA President Edmund King reportedly banked a share of £5.5million from his organisation's awareness course
  
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• Passengers on delayed trains to get automated refunds for first time

  03-10-2015 00:00
  
  Virgin to introduce automatic refunds for delays of more than half an hour on West Coast trains in first for national rail network A system to automatically compensate passengers whose train is delayed is to be introduced for the first time on the national rail network. Virgin Trains will automatically refund part or all of the fare to passengers who experience delays of more than half an hour on pre-booked West Coast trains in a move that the government hopes will be replicated across the indus
  
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