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• How I turned into a multicultural masterchef | Gary Younge

  11-11-2015 18:45
  
  My friends’ request for halal food didn’t quite panic me but it did pose a challenge. Who knew I’d produce a dish that also fed a kosher fishtarian?New friends came to dinner with a request for halal fare. There are parts of France, I am told, where such questions are treated as a clear and present danger to the republic. In the name of secularism, some French judges have been known to rule that Muslim children be served pork chops from uncircumcised pigs that were slaughtered
  
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• Viva la revolución: Mexico City cyclists fight for the right to ride in safety

  11-11-2015 08:00
  
  For one morning every week, people on bikes and on foot rule 35 miles of central city streets, but it is not just about car-free Sundays – the world’s fourth biggest city is also building a network of protected bike lanesStand on Mexico City’s grand Paseo de la Reforma boulevard on a Sunday morning and you’ll hear gears whirring, bells ringing and the chatter of voices as 50,000 people cycle, scoot and skate along 35 miles of closed roads. Stop and listen on any other day
  
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• Which Are The 17 Stations Where You Can't Get Wi-Fi On The Tube?

  11-11-2015 01:00 via londonist.com
  
  Londonist - Transport for London (TfL) updated their list of Wi-Fi enabled tube stations yesterday. They say that 250 (out of 270) tube stations now have Wi-Fiplus Victoria Coach Station too.
  
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• Was Buffett Wrong? Budget Airline IndiGo Surges in Debut

  11-11-2015 01:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- An IndiGo aircraft taxies at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai. The firm that runs IndiGo rose as much as 18 percent in its trading debut.
  
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• VW scandal hits Porsche profits

  11-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Profits at Porsche, which owns a controlling stake in Volkswagen, have halved in the wake of the diesel emissions scandal.
  
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• United faces challenge to Newark plan

  11-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Troubles deepen as justice department opposes airlines purchase of extra Newark slots
  
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• Uber in South Korea tie-up with Hyundai

  11-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ride-hailing service in bid to keep alive troubled business in the country
  
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• Train services disrupted by fallen tree which burst into flames

  11-11-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - RAIL services have been disrupted between Glasgow Central and Neilston after a tree fell onto overhead wires and caught fire.
  
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• Train repairs cause dozens of rail cancellations across Suffolk and Essex today

  11-11-2015 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Rail services between Ipswich and Felixstowe, and Marks Tey and Sudbury are being cancelled this morning, as a result of more trains than usual needing repairs.
  
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• Train crew praised for handling of Thatto Heath station death

  11-11-2015 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -But passenger left shaken by incident criticises Northern Rail for lack of support
  
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• Third runway at Heathrow 'could lead to congestion on scale not seen before'

  11-11-2015 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Transport for London estimates improvements needed to cope with extra demand would cost up to to £20bn
  
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• The VW scandal has a long way to go

  11-11-2015 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Since the Volkswagen emissions scandal the company has brought in a new CEO, posted its first quarterly loss in 15 years, and has sought pin the blame on a few 'rogue' software engineers.
  
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• TfL unveil first map showing how long it'll take to walk between stations

  11-11-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The map, which covers Zones 1 and 2, replicates the standard Tube plan but adding a number between each pair of stations which are next to each other on the same line.
  
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• Test flight triumph for Mitsubishi jet

  11-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Japanese group launches ambitious challenge to Embraer and Bombardier in market for small aircraft
  
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• SIP / PAD is Pixy's Complete Solution for Hardware and Software

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -With SIP / PAD, Pixy offers a qualitatively complete package for both hardware and software, and covers all common variants from screen size and interfaces to performance.
  
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• Simon Jenkins: Dont buy the idea that Heathrow expansion is good for the nation

  11-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London is a terrible city for helicopters. International businessmen vital to the economy are dumped inBattersea. How can a global financial centre tolerate it? London must move into the 21st century. It must have a heliport near its centre.
  
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• Siemens wins order for 34 Charger locomotives from three US states

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Siemens has received an order for 34 diesel-electric Charger locomotives from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) in the US.
  
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• Sacked: Bullying Jet2 boss who flung teenage apprentice into Manchester canal

  11-11-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Jet2.com condemn 'unacceptable' behaviour and have offered support for the teenage victim
  
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• RFG calls for equal billing with passenger traffic

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Regionalisation of Network Rail would not be beneficial for freight, according to a survey carried out by the Rail Freight Group.
  
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• Report-a-speeder project launches online

  11-11-2015 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -CONCERNS about road safety can now be reported in a quicker, more customer-focused process.
  
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• Regions to be offered legal powers to transform transport

  11-11-2015 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Proposals to put bodies like Transport for the North on a statutory footing.
  
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• Rail strike on as talks falter

  11-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - All Arriva Trains Wales services are set to be cancelled in a 48-hour strike starting on Thursday as unions say talks fail to reach an agreement.
  
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• Rail line reopens after flooding

  11-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A rail line running along part of the Conwy Valley reopens to trains after flooding forced its closure on Monday.
  
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• Rail chaos as Arriva Trains Wales say ALL services will be halted by strike action

  11-11-2015 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - There will also be no replacement buses as drivers are ordered out on 48 hour strike
  
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• Poor airport security in Egypt is a 'cultural problem', says Philip Hammond

  11-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - The Foreign Secretary says airplanes are vulnerable to terror attacks because a
  
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• Plans to ease overcrowding on trains to go on hold

  11-11-2015 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Plans to ease overcrowding on the region's trains will be put on hold for up to two years, ITV News can reveal. It's after delays to the electrification of the Great Western line, with the budget tripled to £2.8 billion.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Robert Howard: Could we have a twin city Oyster card?

  11-11-2015 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - Robert Howard, a blogger from Beeston, says a new travel card could work if it includes both Nottm and Derby. I have long been an advocate of Derby and Nottingham working closer together, especially when it comes to public transport. Perhaps this wider view goes back to the days when I chaired East Midlands Airport whilst a Nottinghamshire county councillor. News (once again) that we are about to get a London style 'Oyster' travel card is something I will believe when i
  
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• New Tube map shows how long it will take to walk between stations

  11-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Transport for London has released its first official 'walk the Tube' map
  
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• New Future in Sight for Buses in Doncaster

  11-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Proposals to optimise Doncasters bus network will go to public consultation this week, as authorities look to progress the public transport aims proposed in Sheffield City Regions (SCR) Devolution Deal.The proposed bus network will play a key role in developing local transport to better meet the needs of the growing economy and customers by providing a more coordinated, more efficient and better integrated network. The utilisation of services also
  
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• New chief executive for British Airways

  11-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - International Airlines Group has announced that Alex Cruz is to replace Keith Williams as chairman and chief executive of British Airways in April 2016 when Keith retires after 18 years at the airline.Alex Cruz is chairman and chief executive of Vueling currently. In his new role, he will continue to report to IAG chief executive Willie Walsh.In addition Steve Gunning, the current chief executive of IAG Cargo, will become chief financial officer a
  
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• New CAA web directory for special assistance information

  11-11-2015 01:00 via caa.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Finding information about the special assistance services provided by airports has just become a little easier thanks to a new Civil Aviation Authority web directory.
  
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• Network Rail approves Ricardo's pantograph monitoring system

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -UK rail infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has approved Ricardo Rails PanMon pantograph monitoring system for use throughout the national rail network.
  
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• Mitsubishi flies Japan's first ever passenger jet

  11-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Mitsubishi Regional Jet is countrys first commercial airliner since propeller models of the 1970s and is aimed at growing market for smaller planesJapans first ever domestic passenger jet has successfully embarked on its maiden test flight, culminating a decade of development for a programme aimed at competing with Brazilian and Canadian rivals in the global market for smaller aircraft. Related: China arrives in 'big jet club' with homegrown passenger planeContinue reading...
  
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• MEN Introduces K1 Board to MTCS Product Family

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -MEN is introducing the first member of a new family of safe I / O boards around the modular train control system (MTCS).
  
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• Markets, not politicians, should be left to decide between Heathrow and Gatwick

  11-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - The Davies Commission into airport expansion is deeply flawed, further stacking the odds against the successful expansion of Heathrow
  
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• Leaves on line cause London rail delays

  11-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail companies say their services are seriously disrupted because of
  
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• Last chance to have say on Smithy Woods service station plan

  11-11-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Campaigners fighting to stop a motorway service station from being built at ancient Sheffield woodland are urging residents to take their last chance to object.
  
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• James Thorley joins the Scania Bus and Coach Fleet Sales team

  11-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - James Thorley has been appointed to the position of Fleet Sales ManagerBus and Coach for Scania (Great Britain) Limited. James will now work alongside UK Bus and Coach Fleet Sales General Manager, Mark Oliver to strengthen and further develop Scania's position within the UK bus and coach fleet sales market.James has spent the past 13 years working within the bus and coach industry and joins Scania from MAN. Having worked primarily in a technical s
  
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• Indian Railways orders $5.6bn worth of locomotives from GE and Alstom

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Indian Railways has awarded two contracts worth $5.6bn to US-based General Electric (GE) and French engineering firm Alstom for new diesel and electric locomotives.
  
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• 'I don't feel safe driving there' These are the reasons Cardiff taxi drivers refuse to take fares

  11-11-2015 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Safety fears, drunken and abusive passengers and taking a break among reasons given by taxi drivers to council officials for refusing to to take passengers
  
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• HS2 offers opportunities for Scottish supply chain

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Scotland has the ambition and opportunity to benefit from High Speed 2, according to one of the countrys leading politicians.
  
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• HS2 announces Design Panel members

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Independent Design Panel members have been announced, to support HS2 in applying the best design principles to the project.
  
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• Heathrow expansion: An unusual well-mannered mugging

  11-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Not many were listening or watching, but in City Hall Transport for London (TfL) officials piled into the Aviation Commission's report on Heathrow on Tuesday.
  
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• Half fare public transport extended to 16 to 18-year-olds in West Yorkshire

  11-11-2015 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -THOUSANDS more young people are now able to pay half-fares on the county's buses and trains.
  
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• Guildford taxi drivers face 1,000 bill to rebrand cars with new council livery

  11-11-2015 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Guildford Borough Council has set out new policy for taxi drivers, which include removing a requirement for new taxis to be wheelchair accessible
  
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• Guildford railway station revamp plans scaled back following criticism

  11-11-2015 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The proposed £150m redevelopment features new homes, a multi-storey car park, shops and restaurants
  
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• GBTA 2015: Be more experimental when investing in tech

  11-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Airplus boss says travel firms should not be afraid to try out new products
  
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• Gatwick trains to accept Oyster cards

  11-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Deal means that travellers from London will not have to buy separate tickets
  
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• Furrer+Frey-Overhead Contact Lines

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Founded in 1923, Furrer+Frey, the electrification company, specialises in railway electrification systems ranging from 600V to 25kV and covering mountain lines, intercity lines, urban traffic, rack r...
  
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• FTA backs Belfast road scheme at Public Inquiry

  11-11-2015 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association has today made a submission to the Public Inquiry into the planned 180m development of York Street Interchange ...
  
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