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• Uber awaits high court verdict over smartphone app in battle with TfL

  05-10-2015 19:26
  
  Transport for London is looking to clarify whether using smartphones to calculate fares amounts to a taximeter, which is banned in private hire vehiclesThe ride-hailing app Uber is at the centre of a crucial high court case as London’s transport authority seeks clarity on whether smartphones can lawfully be used to calculate fares. After a day hearing evidence from all sides, the judge is widely expected to give his decision on Tuesday. If he rules against Uber, the verdict will be viewed
  
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• Are the Conservatives the 'party of builders' that Osborne claims?

  05-10-2015 19:21
  
  These projects could change the country’s landscape, and the new National Infrastructure Commission has been tasked with making them a reality George Osborne’s assertion in his conference speech that the Conservatives are the political “builders” included references to billions of pounds worth of infrastructure projects. The chancellor will struggle to match his words with deeds because it is much easier to make the case for an expensive project than to build one. Nonethe
  
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• George the Builder and the big Tory plan to fix Britain brick by brick

  05-10-2015 18:42
  
  ‘We are the builders’, the chancellor tells the Conservative conference, as his party takes a sledgehammer to tax creditsEverywhere you looked, there were ghosts. In the 45-minute queue snaking its way round Manchester city centre as delegates were given the Ryanair treatment, there was the ghost of the Conservatives’ 1979 Labour isn’t working election poster. Neither is the Tory conference. There wasn’t even a VIP entrance for tax non-doms or party donors, but as L
  
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• Bike lane blues: why don’t businesses want a £30m cycle-friendly upgrade?

  05-10-2015 08:30
  
  A London borough plans to turn four traffic-filled roads into Dutch-style streets which are safer for bikes and pedestrians. Many shops and residents are up in arms, despite growing evidence the project will benefit the local economy. Why?As cars stream past on both sides, a pedestrian perches on a tiny traffic island waiting for an opportunity to cross. A cyclist dodges round a 10-tonne lorry, held up by a driver trying to reverse into a tight parking space outside a high-street shop. Angry hor
  
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• Wrightbus profits more than triple

  05-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The County Antrim bus manufacturing firm, Wrightbus Group, more than tripled its pre-tax profits to £14.5m in 2014.
  
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• Wales is getting a 'second-rate service' for its lorry and bus safety and is subsidising England, says Traffic Commissioner

  05-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Nick Jones, who regulates Welsh lorry and bus safety, says Wales is being treated as a district of the English Midlands
  
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• Uber and Transport for London head for high court in taximeter legal battle

  05-10-2015 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Uber and Transport for London face another showdown when they pull up at the high court this week, to settle a long-running dispute over whether the smartphone app breaks the law.
  
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• Transport Secretary 'took immediate action' over electrification problems, says Government

  05-10-2015 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derbyshire Telegraph - TRANSPORT Secretary Patrick McLoughlin did not know there was a problem with electrifying the Midland Mainline until a matter of days before he announced the work would be "paused", the Government has said.
  
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• Tory transport minister tells cyclists to wear helmets - even though he doesn't wear one himself

  05-10-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Robert Goodwill highlighted the deaths of 13 cyclists last year in London at the Tory party conference - so his admission left delegates stunned
  
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• Stop being so anti-EU, transport secretary tells fellow ministers

  05-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Patrick McLoughlin claims government needs to make a positive case for EU membership, rather than always looking on the negative side
  
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• Scandinavian rendezvous at Nordic Rail 2015

  05-10-2015 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - SWEDEN: More than 300 exhibitors from 25 countries across Europe, the USA and China will be...
  
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• Railway footbridge plans rejected due to excessive scale

  05-10-2015 02:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - DISTRICT planning chiefs have ruled against proposals for a controversial pedestrian footbridge at Wareham railway station.
  
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• Rail delays caused by leaves on the line could be blown away by magnets

  05-10-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Engineers believe they have discovered a way of reducing the annoying delays which affect travellers every autumn
  
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• Rail and metro projects shorlisted for major award

  05-10-2015 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk - FOUR rail and metro projects have been shortlisted for the Prime Ministermp;#700;s Better Public Building Award.The Awardthe pinnacle of the British Construction Industry Awardsis made for excellence in construction and design for buildings and civil engineering projects. It recognises publicly funded construction projects that are completed on time, on budget and bring real change to their local community.
  
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• Petition to reopen Derbyshire rail link attracts thousands of signatures

  05-10-2015 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derbyshire Telegraph - THOUSANDS of people have signed a petition calling for a feasibility study to be carried out into the re-opening of a rail link in Derbyshire which closed almost 50 years ago.
  
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• Osborne promises commission to prevent infrastructure delays

  05-10-2015 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - GEORGE Osborne will today launch a newcommission designed to prevent delays tomajor infrastructure projects as a report casts doubt over the impact of his Northern Powerhouse initiative.
  
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• Osborne launches rail and energy overhaul

  05-10-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chancellor raids behind enemy lines to name Labours Lord Adonis as infrastructure commission head
  
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• Michael OLeary, CEO: Ryanair grows up

  05-10-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - After two decades leading Europes biggest low-cost carrier, a more adult approach has lifted profits
  
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• London Underground energy recovery trial proves successful

  05-10-2015 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: Transport for London has announced that the world first installation of Alstom's Harmonic...
  
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• Labour peer behind HS2 to help Chancellor George Osborne with new major projects

  05-10-2015 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Britain needs more major projects including rail lines, says Chancellor George Osborne
  
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• George Osborne to pledge to break Britains transport spending intertia in Manchester conference speech

  05-10-2015 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - George Osborne will promise to break Britains transport spending intertia in his conference speech - with plans for HS3 top of the list.
  
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• George Osborne: Labour peer to help 'bold planning decisions'

  05-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new body to plan infrastructure projects will be chaired by former Labour transport secretary Lord Adonis, George Osborne has announced.
  
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• Fast-track for South West rail projects unlikely, but Government keen to see improvement

  05-10-2015 02:00 via westernmorningnews.co.uk
  
  Western Daily Press - Fast-track for South West rail projects unlikely, but Government keen to see improvement
  
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• Consultation underway on £9m Guildford transport system proposals

  05-10-2015 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Sustainable transport for pedestrians, bikes and buses to be central to the future of Guildford's transport options
  
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• Coach gutted in 'massive' fire on slip road in north-west London

  05-10-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A coach burst into flames on a slip road in north-west London this morning, leaving the driver needing medical treatment and sending smoke billowing into the air.
  
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• Campaigners demand better disabled access at East Grinstead railway station

  05-10-2015 02:00 via eastgrinsteadcourier.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A CAMPAIGN group is demanding better facilities for disabled people at East Grinstead railway station.
  
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• Bradford passengers urged not to use Rossendale cabs amid safety fears

  05-10-2015 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A CABBIE 'war of the roses' has moved up a gear, as Bradford Council tries to clamp down on drivers getting licenses from across the Pennines.
  
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• Alex Salmond stopped from boarding aircraft after booking under Star Trek name James Kirk

  05-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Alex Salmond found himself in a bizarre situation with airline staff after booking on to a flight under the name James Kirk - the captain of Star Trek's USS Enterprise.
  
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