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• BA pilot's eye damaged by 'military' laser shone into cockpit at Heathrow

  23-11-2015 19:49
  
  Half of all pilots targeted in past year but latest incident involved laser used in weaponry, says pilots’ association A British Airways pilot has reportedly been left with significant damage to his eyesight after a “military-strength” laser was shone into the cockpit of his plane landing at Heathrow, in what appears to be the most serious laser attack to date in the UK.The pilot suffered a burned retina in his right eye and has not worked since, according to the head of the Br
  
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• British Airways chief: build toll roads to help foot 'outrageous' Heathrow bill

  23-11-2015 19:48
  
  Willie Walsh criticises Airport Commission’s £17.6bn cost estimate for third runway and calls for new ways to pay for improved road and rail linksToll roads should be introduced around Heathrow to help pay for the costs of building a third runway, according to the boss of British Airways’ owner, IAG.
  Willie Walsh, the chief executive of IAG, which operates around half the flights at Heathrow, said he would favour the idea as a way of funding the infrastructure, as he condemned
  
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• Manchester airport passenger numbers reach record levels

  23-11-2015 01:01
  
  Airport handles 23 million passengers in year for first time despite plane numbers falling since controversial runway builtPassenger numbers at Manchester airport have reached record levels, passing the pre-financial crisis peak to reach 23 million in a year for the first time.After traffic slumped 20% between 2007 and 2010, airport bosses insist that the turnaround shows that Manchester can play a “bigger and broader role” in meeting demand for flights, as Heathrow waits to see if i
  
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• Women drivers 'more likely to admit their partner is better behind the wheel'

  23-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Research by the AA finds 28 per cent of female motorists accept that their other half is more proficient
  
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• Wheelchair users often left behind by bus drivers

  23-11-2015 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Disabled people in wheelchairs are struggling to get on buses and are often left behind at bus stops, a charity said.
  
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• Weve heard of runway tantrums

  23-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Observer -but its usually models, not the bosses of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, who might misbehave
  
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• Travel operator says Newport's new bus station is too small for some of its vehicles

  23-11-2015 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Public Transport campaigners fear Newport Bus will have to operate from three separate stations due to the capacity problem
  
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• Scale of bus cuts alarms campaign coalition

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• Roxtec creates cable seal solution for Network Rail

  23-11-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The bespoke frames which are the heaviest products Roxtec has ever produced for the UK, were specifically designed for the project.
  
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• Pakistan International Airlines pilots dance in the cockpit

  23-11-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Leaked footage that has gone viral on the internet shows Pakistan International Airlines pilots dancing in the cockpit to the hit song Afghan Jalebi, from the action film Phantom.
  
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• Oh dear....workmen rip up new pedestrian crossing because the kerbs broke

  23-11-2015 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -WORKMEN had to rip up a pedestrian crossing after the wrong type of kerbs were put in.
  
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• Milestone for hydrogen bus fleet in Aberdeen

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• Manchester Airport tops 23 million passengers for the year more than ever before

  23-11-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Soaring success as airport reaches passenger milestone in airport's 77-year history
  
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• Manchester Airport handles record 23 million passengers

  23-11-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The figure, the highest in the airport's 77-year history, represents a 5 per cent increase on the previous 12-month period and a hike of around 30 per cent compared with 2010.
  
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• Lost property 'hero' up for award

  23-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A woman who works in the lost property office of a Glasgow bus company is nominated for an
  
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• Latest Live Edition 20 November 2015

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• Gold brand launched in Merseyside and Lancashire by Stagecoach

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• GNGE Alliance Highly Commended at National Transport Awards

  23-11-2015 01:00 via cogitamus.co.uk
  Cogitamus - By Mark Walker, Chief Executive, Cogitamus Limited The GNGE Alliance was awarded the accolade Highly Commended at the recent National Transport Awards in the category Construction and Engineering Project of the Year. Cogitamus Limited has provided stakeholder relations and communications services to the GNGE Alliance since the beginning of 2013. Were very proud to have been part of this team and extend warmest congratulation to all our colleagues in the partner companies. Network Rai
  
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• Friars Walk bus station to open at the 'end of the month'

  23-11-2015 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - FRIARS Walk bosses have assured bus users that the new bus station will be finished and opened at the end of the month following delays.
  
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• Flash mob at Terminal 2 tells Heathrow local community is not going to go way

  23-11-2015 01:00 via colnbrook.info
  
  Other Regional Press - Residents against the expansion of Heathrow from the Heathrow Villages, Chiswick and Hammersmith joined a local and national groups yesterday morning for a flash mob at Terminal 2.
  
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• Edwards Coaches backs local cancer charity

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• Edinburgh bus users can now share m-tickets

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• Don't force us to breathe your smoke, say Brighton schoolchildren

  23-11-2015 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -NORMALLY the adults rule the roost in a car, but finally the youngsters are having their say.
  
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• Deplorable bus cuts will hurt most vulnerable

  23-11-2015 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans to axe council support for bus services have been branded deplorable by opponents who blasted the idea.
  
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• Contactless future for the London commuter

  23-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - One of the worlds leading mass transit systems is using technology to make journeys more seamless
  
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• Congested Manchester: 17,500 drivers avoiding Mancunian Way - and clogging up other city centre roads instead

  23-11-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Roads at breaking point around Manchester city centre
  
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• CMA CGM in exclusive talks with NOL

  23-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - French shipping group eyes Singapore rival as Maersk pulls out
  
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• Charing Cross fire: Crews battle blaze by ticket office in busy central London station

  23-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Fire crews were battling a blaze at a busy central London station on Sunday evening.
  
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• CBI boss says North East needs 'special consideration' after series of jobs blows

  23-11-2015 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Carolyn Fairbairn said the Northern Powerhouse offered huge potential for the region but businesses had to be properly involved
  
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• Britain has catching up to do on rail electrification

  23-11-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Rail campaigners have declared that Britain has a lot of catching up to do after latest figures show the proportion of the network that is electrified has remained virtually unchanged over the past decade.
  
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• Britain has 'a lot of catching up to do' over railway electrification

  23-11-2015 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Rail campaigners have declared that Britain has "a lot of catching up to do" after latest figures show the proportion of the network that is electrified has remained virtually unchanged over the past decade.
  
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• Boris Bike cycle hire scheme may be pedalled out across Brighton and Hove

  23-11-2015 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A NEW cycle hire scheme like London's Boris bikes may finally be launched in Brighton and Hove.
  
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• Attacks threaten investment: Siemens

  23-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Paris terrorist attacks and political instability in Europe is making companies more reluctant to invest, the chief executive of Siemens has warned.
  
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• All-operator Manchester smartcard launched

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• £30,000 bus lane to be scrapped 21 days after being opened due to travel chaos

  23-11-2015 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro - A new bus lane is to be removed just 21 days after it was opened because it tripled journey times for drivers.
  
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