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• Workers on Virgin East Coast which runs through Peterborough to vote on strike action

  09-10-2015 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Almost 1,400 workers on Virgin East Coast, which runs services through Stevenage and Peterborough, are to be balloted for industrial action over the sacking of a colleague.
  
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• Whose fault is a driverless car crash?

  09-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Volvo takes on responsibility for driverless car crashes
  
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• Virgin tops rail complaints list

  09-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Virgin Trains West Coast is named as the rail operator with the highest rate of complaints in Britain for the 11th quarter in a row.
  
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• Train fan Jeremy Corbyn can't contain excitement as "People's Railway" makes front cover of Rail Magazine

  09-10-2015 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Jeremy Corbyn struggled to contain his delight on social media after making the front cover of Rail Magazine.
  
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• Sadiq Khan plans £1.50 unlimited trip bus ticket that's valid for an hour

  09-10-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan set out plans for a one-hour bus ticket today which would allow passengers unlimited journeys within a 60-minute window.
  
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• Rail staff to be balloted over sacking

  09-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Almost 1,400 workers for Virgin Trains East Coast are to be balloted for industrial action over the sacking of a colleague, a union says.
  
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• Rail boss to join panel at our Northern Powerhouse breakfast

  09-10-2015 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Sign-up for the FREE event while there are still places
  
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• Pregnant woman almost collapses on busy commuter train as people were 'squashed' into the aisles

  09-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -'There's not enough carriages and it was really congested and warm'
  
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• Newly released Heathrow expansion plans 'designed around local community'

  09-10-2015 02:00 via sloughexpress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The pictures include images of the new central terminal area and business park.
  A Heathrow spokesman said: These new images bring to life the potential of Heathrow expansion as a plan that can deliver the next generation of airport.
  
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• Network Rail makes level crossing entry impossible for disabled people to access in St Albans

  09-10-2015 02:00 via hertsad.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Network Rail has copped yet more flak over its mishandling of a level crossing footpath in St Albans, with disabled people struggling to cross the re-opened accessway.
  
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• MSPs back car smoking ban proposals

  09-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A law proposing the ban of smoking in cars carrying children passes its first hurdle in the Scottish Parliament.
  
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• Manchester Airports Group: Focus on regional airports to boost UK economy

  09-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Government urged to not focus all its attention on a new southeast Megahub
  
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• HS2 'could attract 750,000 extra passengers' to Birmingham Airport

  09-10-2015 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -New report published today also suggests high-speed rail line between Birmingham and London could help airport deliver an additional £34m to the West Midlands per year
  
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• Heathrow claims its expansion will 'more than double' domestic routes

  09-10-2015 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Exclusive: Chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, has dismissed Transport for Londons analysis that expansion would cut the number of British destinations reached by the airport
  
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• Flights in Italy disrupted as ground handlers strike

  09-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- British Airways and Easyjet cancel services
  
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• Discount airlines tout cheap fares, but some passengers find the aggravation isn't worth it

  09-10-2015 02:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- When the delay on his 90-minute flight stretched past the four-hour mark, David Rankin started tweeting to Spirit Airlines as he and other passengers grew restless.
  
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• DeLoreans could come Back to the Future after 'time machine' parts found

  09-10-2015 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Hundreds of silver gull wing doors immortalised by Hollywood film discovered in warehouse (but 'flux capacitors' unlikely to be included)
  
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• Councils' roads spend at 11-year low

  09-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Figures show spending by councils on roads and highways falls to an 11-year low and there is a warning maintenance in the future will be more difficult.
  
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• Cardiff Bus drivers to strike during Rugby World Cup clash between France and Ireland at Millennium Stadium

  09-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Members of Unite the Union will take part in a rally in Callaghan Square at midday on Sunday - a few hours before kick-off
  
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• Campaigners against Heathrow Airport third runway to 'be heard' at London rally

  09-10-2015 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - MPs and Mayoral candidates, national organisations and local people will be taking part in the rally in Westminster over the weekend
  
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• Bus prices up as park and ride fares cut

  09-10-2015 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - BUS fares across Preston are set to rise by five pence from this Sunday.
  
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• Bus lane plan fails as drivers steer clear

  09-10-2015 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - A BID to ease traffic flow by allowing motorists to use bus lanes outside peak periods has got off to a slow start with most drivers failing to take advantage of the new arrangements.
  
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• Bus lane gains £75,000 for council coffers

  09-10-2015 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A BUS lane camera in Rottingdean has made almost £75,000 from fines since it was installed seven years ago.
  
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• Boost for Heathrow third runway as Cabinet opposition weakens

  09-10-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Cabinet opposition to a third runway at Heathrow has weakened, the Standard has learned.
  
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• Bill to ban smoking in cars with children passes first hurdle in Scottish Parliament

  09-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A Bill to ban smoking in cars when children are present has passed its first hurdle in the Scottish Parliament.
  
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• Airport lounge evacuated over security

  09-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The departure lounge at Aberdeen International Airport is evacuated due to a
  
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• Abandoned metro station, Paris

  09-10-2015 02:00 via oxoarch.com
  Other News Sources - The parisian mtropolitain is closely related to the life of the City of Light. Its stations are nearly as famous as its bouleverds, its churches, its museums.
  From Champs-Elyses to Bastille, from Arts et Mtiers to Chtelet, each one is unique, each one has its own story to tell. Every Parisian has their favorite metro station!
  
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