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• Plans to bring local buses under public control face ruling blow

  02-11-2015 20:11
  
  Culmination of bitter and protracted battle between Tyne and Wear and private operators could mean end of scheme to re-regulate busesPlans to bring local buses back under public control are to be dealt a blow by a ruling that is expected to judge Tyne and Wear’s pioneering attempt to regulate its services as unworkable.In the culmination of a bitter, drawn-out battle between the regional authority in Newcastle upon Tyne and private bus firms, an independent board could in effect dismiss a
  
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• Fog blankets the UK – in pictures

  02-11-2015 18:15
  
  Dense fog covered the UK on Monday, causing travel disruption but making for beautiful pictures Continue reading...
  
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• London's largest black-cab school to close

  02-11-2015 16:28
  
  Knowledge Point to shut after 26 years, with rising rents and low unemployment blamed more than UberA combination of gentrification, low unemployment and Uber has forced London’s largest school for cabbies to slam on the brakes.Knowledge Point will shut in December after having trained black-cab drivers for 26 years in Islington, north London. Continue reading...
  
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• Fog causes flight problems across western Europe – as it happened

  02-11-2015 15:48
  
  UK wakes up to blanket of fog for second day, causing rush-hour havoc and a string of cancellations at airports. Foggy conditions across the continent are having a knock-on effect on UK flights, with Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Paris-Charles de Gaulle affected by low visibilityShare your foggy photos and videos with GuardianWitness2.48pm GMTWell it looks like the fog has more or less lifted, although it still looks a little hazy outside. Here’s a summary of the big fog-related news of
  
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• Fog disrupts air travel across UK and northern Europe

  02-11-2015 14:27
  
  Met Office issues yellow warning for all nine English regions as foggy conditions forecast to persist for third nightA blanket of fog covering the UK and northern Europe is causing disruption at airports across the continent and threatens to persist for another 24 hours. Related: Why is it so foggy and how long will it last?Related: Fog causes flight problems across western Europe – live updates How's #TheFog in Old London Town this Morning ? Tell @skysarahjane cos The Pea Souper stopped m
  
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• Strike to shut down Docklands Light Railway

  02-11-2015 13:29
  
  48-hour walkout expected to stop all services on London’s DLR from Tuesday after RMT union’s talks with Keolis Amey managers failedA 48-hour strike by workers on London’s Docklands Light Railway will go ahead from Tuesday after talks ended without agreement.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out from 4am in a dispute over the use of agency staff and claims of bullying and intimidation.Continue reading...
  
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• London fog causes delays at Heathrow – video

  02-11-2015 13:27
  
  Passengers at Heathrow airport are experiencing delays after a second day of heavy fog across the UK. In this video posted on Storyful, planes are seen landing in thick fog at Heathrow, London’s largest airportFog causes flight problems across western Europe – live updatesContinue reading...
  
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• Fog causes flight problems across western Europe – live updates

  02-11-2015 10:02
  
  UK wakes up to blanket of fog for second day, causing rush-hour havoc and a string of cancellations at airports. Foggy conditions across the continent are having a knock-on effect on UK flights, with Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Paris-Charles de Gaulle affected by low visibilityShare your foggy photos and videos with GuardianWitness9.02am GMTA spokesman for British Airways says that delays caused by the fog in the UK and other major European hubs are being compounded by the knock-on effects
  
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• Thick fog prompts weather warnings for most of England

  02-11-2015 08:21
  
  Predicted second day of thick fog could cause further flight cancellations and slow progress on roads after transport chaos on Sunday
  Fog causes flight problems across western Europe – live updatesWeather warnings have been issued across most of England as forecasters predicted a second day of thick fog on Monday. Travellers were told to prepare for further flight cancellations at two of Britain’s busiest airports after a day of disruption on Sunday saw dozens of flights cancelled an
  
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• Work to improve Calder Valley rail line to start in January

  02-11-2015 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners who have pressed for improvements for years welcome the announcement
  
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• Winchester Dial-a-Ride buses under threat amid council cuts

  02-11-2015 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -WINCHESTER'S fleet of Dial-a-Ride buses is deteriorating as a result of government funding cuts, prompting fears for elderly mobility.
  
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• Will your credit card rewards be scrapped following new EU rules on

  02-11-2015 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription -mp;#8230;the decision on a new EU rule which caps mp;quot;interchange mp;#8230;for some transactions and the European Commission claims the charges are mp;#8230;to respond to the changing EU rules by reducing the rewards mp;#8230;petrol stations, and on National Rail and Transport for London travel (up mp;#8230;
  
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• Volkswagen and Audi hit with lawsuit from Australian car owners

  02-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Australian firm Bannister Law has filed two class actions under consumer law in the federal court for selling vehicles with emissions defeating devicesVolkswagen and Audi have been hit with two class action lawsuits from Australian car owners.In a case which could claim billions of dollars in compensation, Bannister Law has filed two class actions in the federal court on behalf of Australians whose diesel vehicles contained emissions defeating devices. Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: 'On a good day we have fiery debate'

  02-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Clare Gilmartin, boss of Trainline, offers the business advice she wishes she'd had when she started out, as part of the BBC News series, CEO Secrets.
  
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• Train fleet to spread Poppy Appeal message

  02-11-2015 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - FIRST TransPennine Express is launching a fleet of Poppy Appeal trains that will travel through major cities and destinations across Lancashire and the the North to raise awareness of the Royal British Legions annual Poppy Appeal.
  
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• Teltronic supplies CCTV solution for Monterrey Metro

  02-11-2015 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Siemens has, once again, chosen to collaborate with Teltronic, part of the Sepura Group, to supply the video surveillance solution for Line 3 of the Monterrey Metro System, Mexico.
  
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• ON THIS DAY: First Class 50 returns to main line service

  02-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Feature from RAIL 318 (November 19 1997) marking return of 50031 to main line service
  
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• Motorway signs to display fuel prices at petrol stations to help drive down costs

  02-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Electronic boards displaying the cost of unleaded and diesel will be trialled on southbound stretch of M5 between Bristol and Exeter from next year
  
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• Moscows metro stations in pictures

  02-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Vancouver-based photographer David Burdeny has always loved extravagant spaces: I like the idea that when theres no one in a space, you begin to envisage yourself there, he says. Here are highlights from a 20-photo series documenting the gloriously ornate, vaulted halls of Russias metro stations. Many feature busts of Soviet leaders or propagandist icons containing overtly symbolic messages. For more images, go to davidburdeny.com. Continue reading...
  
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• Hundreds view plans for major Calderdale roadworks scheme planned for A629

  02-11-2015 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Council say £4.5m road widening scheme will start in Autumn 2016
  
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• Hero train driver who survived heart attack at controls completes 3,000-mile rail journey in three days for charity

  02-11-2015 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -David Graham, 53, and six friends from Lime Street Station hope to have raised £8,000 for the British Heart Foundationa and Yorkshire Air Ambulance
  
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• Heathrow co-funds major artwork piece at Paddington Crossrail station

  02-11-2015 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - International artist Spencer Finch creates 'Cloud Index' a visual experience for travellers as they pass through the station
  
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• Fuel prices to be shown on M5 to show where drivers can fill up for the least money

  02-11-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Electronic displays will show real-time prices at all petrol stations along the route to stop motorists being stung with an inflated bill. The plan will be trialled along a 75-mile section of the M5.
  
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• Fog causes Heathrow cancellations

  02-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Poor visibility caused by thick fog has led to the cancellation of about 50 flights at Heathrow airport, a spokeswoman says.
  
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• First test trams on new city crossing

  02-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first test trams run on the new section of track on the second crossing through Manchester.
  
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• Emirates celebrates 25 years of flying from Manchester Airport

  02-11-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -During that quarter of a century, it has carrier more than eight million passengers to and from Dubai, with nearly half of that in the last five years
  
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• Eltel's rail and road business awarded rail subcontract

  02-11-2015 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;is expected to increase the rail capacity and improve the availability mp;#8230;in 2017. Eltel is a European provider of technical services for mp;#8230;segments of power, communication and transport mp;amp; security, with operations throughout mp;#8230;
  
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• Controversial Sheffield bus cuts come into force today

  02-11-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Controversial changes to bus services across Sheffield come into force today - with passengers fearing disruption.
  
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• Civil engineers call for HS2 high speed rail link to be extended to Scotland

  02-11-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CIVIL engineers have called for high-speed rail to be extended amid warnings that a failure to broaden existing plans will leave Scotland's transport network at a disadvantage.
  
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• Calls to ban diesel cars from London

  02-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Calls are made to ban diesel vehicles from London following the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
  
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• Airport 'should be privatised'

  02-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cardiff Airport should be privatised within the next five years according to its outgoing chairman.
  
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• Airport celebrates 'outstanding contribution to Hampshire'

  02-11-2015 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -SOUTHAMPTON Airport is celebrating after it was recognised for the economic boost it gives the county.
  
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• Airlines to avoid flying over site of Russian plane crash in Egypt

  02-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Emirates, Lufthansa and Air France say they have stopped flying over peninsula while cause of disaster still unknownSeveral large Middle Eastern and European airlines have said they will avoid the area of Egyptian airspace where a Russian plane came down on Saturday.The biggest Gulf airline, Emirates, and its subsidiary flydubai, as well as Air Arabia, said they were rerouting flights around the peninsula where the Russian Metrojet flight crashed soon after takeoff from Sharm el-S
  
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