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• George Osborne's cuts to proceed more slowly than anticipated

  25-11-2015 22:01
  
  Cuts to departmental spending will be 1.1% a year rather than the previously planned 1.6%George Osborne will press ahead with his attack on Whitehall spending over the next five years but at a slower pace than he signalled in the summer, following better than expected forecasts of tax receipts, lower debt payments and a sale of assets.Cuts to departmental spending will be 1.1% a year rather than the annual reduction of 1.6% planned in the July budget, saving thousands of public sector jobs that
  
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• Transport suffers deepest cuts after London subsidy axed

  25-11-2015 19:21
  
  DfT faces cut of 37% as Transport for London prepares to lose entire operational budget by 2020, fuelling concerns over higher faresTransport has been dealt the deepest cut to its day-to-day spending of any government department, with the subsidy for London services to be removed entirely. The DfT’s resource budget will be slashed 37% by 2020. As part of these cuts, Transport for London’s operational budget of almost £700m a year will be entirely wiped out before the end of the
  
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• Spending review 2015: things you may have missed in the small print

  25-11-2015 18:43
  
  The tax credit cuts that will still go ahead, the bad news for students, and other devils in George Osborne’s detail Related: Tory MPs cheer George Osborne's climbdown on tax credit cuts We have added our own forecast judgment of a further six-month delay to the managed migration phase of the [universal credit, or UC] rollout. As usual, we have considered evidence from DWP and the latest assessment of UC rollout by the Major Projects Authority. While this indicates greater confidence in th
  
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• Autumn statement and spending review – the key points at a glance

  25-11-2015 16:55
  
  George Osborne has unveiled the results of the government’s spending review; here we analyse the key points in 25 main areasRowena Mason, political correspondent: Osborne has clearly surprised his MPs by totally abandoning his tax credit changes, which would have cost affected families up to £1,300 each and caused consternation on his own side as well as the opposition. It is a 100% U-turn since his aides were insisting up until recently that he was committed to the cuts in principle
  
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• Public service winners and losers in spending review

  25-11-2015 16:36
  
  A department-by-department rundown of how Osborne’s changes will hit health, education and others in Whitehall
  George Osborne has announced a series of cuts and giveaways to departments across Whitehall in the 2015 spending review. From the departments of education and health to the Home Office and local government, public spending is to undergo radical changes before the next election. Here is how each will be affected by the chancellor’s autumn statement. Continue reading...
  
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• Alcohol: it makes time in the air fly by | Julie Bindel

  25-11-2015 13:41
  
  Booze and flying go together like fish and chips. But now the government is threatening to turn the tap off on our favourite aviation fuelA number of airlines have apparently written to the government to raise concerns about the growing problem of drunken incidents on board. In response the aviation minister, Robert Goodwill, said airlines should limit the number of alcoholic drinks sold to passengers on flights.On budget airlines there are no free drinks, but determined passengers will splash o
  
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• What’s many times more deadly than terrorism? Britain’s roads | Polly Toynbee

  25-11-2015 12:27
  
  The government preaches ‘security’ yet cuts police and road casualty targets. Let’s keep our fears of the risks in everyday life in proportionCount the number of times you hear the chancellor and prime minister say “security”, their watchword and their excuse for all they mean to do, from brutal spending cuts to purchasing an armoury of foreign military hardware.But fears are rarely rational. If, say, jihadis were roaming our streets with automatic weapons, killing
  
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• Plans for more poo-powered buses to hit Bristol and Bath

  25-11-2015 11:55
  
  Wessex Bus, First West of England and GENeco have submitted bids to low-emission vehicle grants scheme for more bio-busesDozens of “number two” buses – powered entirely by gas generated from sewage – could be picking up passengers in Bristol next year.Wessex Bus is hoping to run a 20-strong fleet in Bristol, while a rival operator, First West of England, is looking to bring 110 poo-powered doubledeckers to the city.Related: UK's first 'poo bus' hits the roadContinue readi
  
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• Driver Dave kept waiting as Osborne stalls over delivering infrastructure

  25-11-2015 07:00
  
  There’s suspicion about whether the chancellor can deliver his plans to spend £100bn this parliament on schemes such as new roads and power stationsIt takes Dave Newton up to half an hour to drive into Manchester city centre at the weekend. But on Monday morning, and for the rest of the week, that same nine-mile journey takes up to two hours.Since Newton moved to Oldham 13 years ago, traffic delays have become “gradually worse”. In the last few months things got “ve
  
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• Walsh says Heathrow expansion 'unaffordable

  25-11-2015 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - The boss of British Airways has claimed that Heathrow Airport should not be expanded based on the "outrageous" estimated costs.
  
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• VW refuses to pay British drivers compensation over emissions scandal

  25-11-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Volkswagen will not offercompensation to British owners of their cars even though they will pay US owners, in a decision that has angered consumer rights groups.
  
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• Virgin Trains to refurbish East Coast trains

  25-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Franchise operator will spend 21 million on refreshed carriages
  
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• Virgin Trains announces 21m train refurbishment programme

  25-11-2015 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Virgin Trains has today announced a £21m train refurbishment programme for its fleet of 45 trains on its east coast route.
  
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• Virgin announce 21m refurbishment of East Coast trains

  25-11-2015 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -VIRGIN Trains has announced a 21 million refurbishment programme for its fleet of 45 trains on the East Coast route from York to London and Edinburgh.
  
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• UKs first Tram Train on track to arrive in Sheffield

  25-11-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - The UKs first Tram Train is making tracks to Sheffield - from Spain.
  
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• UK Bus Awards 2015

  25-11-2015 01:00 via ukbusawards.org.uk
  Other News Sources - The results of this year's competition.
  
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• Uber labelled 'seedy backstreet minicab firm' by senior MP

  25-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Private hire firm Uber was today accused of being a seedy backstreet minicab firm by a senior MP.
  
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• 'Too quiet' electric and hybrid cars create headache for US regulators

  25-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Road safety authorities and automakers wrangle over new rules requiring loudspeakers to warn cyclists and visually impaired peopleUS regulators are grappling with new rules for electric and hybrid cars that are too quiet, leading to fears of collisions with cyclists and sight-impaired pedestrians unless the vehicles are fitted with artificial noise-making systems.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates the odds of a hybrid vehicle being involved in a pedestria
  
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• Revealed: the new Thames bridge proposal that's a 'no-brainer'

  25-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A design has been unveiled for an ingenious pedestrian and cycle crossing between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe in Londonbut its planning process must happen out in the open, not behind closed doorsYou wait years for a new bridge across the Thames then three come along at once. Joining the controversial garden bridge and a plan for a crossing between Nine Elms and Pimlico, both of which have fierce opponents, comes a proposal unveiled today for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge bet
  
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• Revealed: Plans to ban cars from main roads in Vauxhall and Wandsworth

  25-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Multi-million-pound plans to ban cars from sections of two major road networks in south London were unveiled today by transport bosses.
  
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• Revealed: Ambitious plans for new 88m bridge across the River Thames

  25-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Architects have unveiled ambitious new designs for a cycle-friendly bridge across the Thames in east London.
  
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• Rail bridge dispute taken to tribunal

  25-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A charity takes Network Rail to a tribunal over the money offered after the compulsory purchase of a bridge to carry the new Borders railway.
  
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• Night Tube: Transport bosses unveil new offer in bid to break deadlock with unions

  25-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport bosses have made a fresh offer to unions in a bid to break the deadlock over the Night Tube.
  
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• Middlesbrough railway station car park looks set to remain closed for forseeable future

  25-11-2015 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Study into how to develop the site won't begin until February 2016 - two years since the car park was originally closed
  
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• Marshalls choose Optare MetroCity

  25-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Marshalls of Sutton on Trent have purchased their first Optare MetroCity. The MetroCity bus will join the existing service fleet consisting of two Optare Versas and six Solos. The new MetroCity will serve route 90 between Newark and Nottingham. Marshalls of Sutton on Trent was established in 1989. The family run business is now recognised as one of the leading coach mp; bus operators in the East Midlands.John Marshall, Managing Director of Marshal
  
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• Jenny Randerson writes The final decision on Heathrow is imminent and Lib Dems are standing firm

  25-11-2015 01:00 via libdemvoice.org
  
  Liberal Democrat Party - It feels as if we have been waiting for a decision on airport expansion for a very long time. And in fact we have beenit was 2012 when the Airports Commission was set up and asked to come up with a recommendation for how the UK can best meet its international connectivity needs. But we finally have the long awaited Davies Report, and it is now up to the Government to make the final decision.
  
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• Hynes: Norths rail will overtake the South by 2020

  25-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The North will have better rail quality than the South by January 1 2020, Northern Rail Managing Director Alex Hynes believes.
  
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• Hundreds of new jobs at Jaguar Land Rover

  25-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Jaguar Land Rover is set to hire hundreds of new workers as the car manufacturer announces plans to double the size of its factory near Wolverhampton.
  
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• HGV drivers parking illegally in Shepway fined 3,000 in first week of enforcement action since overnight parking ban introduced

  25-11-2015 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Lorry drivers parking up illegally overnight in newly banned roads have racked up 3,000 worth of fines in a week after council starts enforcing.
  
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• Heathrow gets ready for third runway

  25-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airport CEO says it can move quickly if government gives approval for new runway
  
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• Heathrow boss wants night flights subscription

  25-11-2015 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Heathrow was accused of trying to rewrite the rule book on a third runway last night after suggesting that it might fight a proposed ban on night flights.
  
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• Heathrow Airport to host Made In Scotland week

  25-11-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - HEATHROW Airport will today name one of its two runways after the Scot who invented Tarmac - but only for a week.
  
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• GPs must tell DVLA when a patient is too frail or unfit to drive

  25-11-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - For the first time, the General Medical Council is urging doctors to override their duty of confidentiality to patients if they fear members of the public are at risk.
  
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• Gothenburgs new electric bus route wins European sustainability prize

  25-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The 55 electric bus route (ElectriCity) in Gothenburg, Sweden has been awarded the European Solar Prize 2015 for being the best example of sustainable public transport operated using renewable energy. This prize is awarded to European sustainability projects in a number of different areas. We need to make the transition in the transport sector if we are going to succeed in creating an environmentally sustainable society. Having a sustainable publi
  
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• Franchising poses 'emerging risks' three years after West Coast collapse

  25-11-2015 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Rail franchising poses 'emerging risks', with uncertainty, delays and cost increases affecting major infrastructure works, the risk of reduced competition and 'potentially stretched' resources, according to a report published by the National Audit Office today. However, it also concludes that the Department for Transport has improved the management of its rail franchising programme since the collapse of the Intercity West Coast competition just over three years ago.
  
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• First Tram Train starts journey to UK

  25-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The UK's first Tram Train vehicle has started its journey to Sheffield from Spain. In a two week voyage from Vosslohs Works in Valencia, the fully constructed 37 metre Citylink Class 399 Tram Train vehicle will travel by boat from Santander to Southampton (arriving 28 November). Continuing its journey on the M1 Motorway before planned arrival in South Yorkshire on 1 December. Passengers in the county will be the first in the UK to benefit from the
  
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• Eurotunnel says 37km fencing reduces migrant disruption

  25-11-2015 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Eurotunnel says 37km of new security fencing has reduced attempts by asylum seekers to board lorries to get to the UK to virtually zero
  
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• EasyJet cancels Christmas and New Year Sharm el-Sheikh flights

  25-11-2015 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - EasyJet has cancelled flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh until January 6 following the Russian airliner bombing.
  
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• Delays to rail services passing through Chelmsford and Witham due to signal fault and tree branches

  25-11-2015 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Trains between Norwich and London Liverpool Street may be delayed by up to 40 minutes.
  
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• Britains own driverless car is streets ahead subscription

  25-11-2015 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - They stopped building Humbers nearly 40 years ago, but on the site of the old marques car plant in Coventry, the vehicle thatso they saywill shape the next 40 years is taking shape. And it is driverless.
  
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• Boris bikes-style hire scheme is coming to Brighton and Hove

  25-11-2015 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A BORIS bikes-style hire scheme has been backed by councillors who called for more pick-up points to be considered.
  
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• Bombardier prepares for CSeries production ramp-up, eyes new sales

  25-11-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Bombardier has outlined its CSeries production ramp-up schedule, which foresees 250 of the airliners in service by 2020.read more
  
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• Back on track 340,000 more seats for Bolton train commuters

  25-11-2015 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -THOUSANDS of extra seats are on their way for fed-up commuters, the Bolton News can reveal.
  
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• Aviation minister urges action on drunken passengers

  25-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airlines write to government about growing problem of disruptive passengers
  
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• 'Tourist board' floats plan to rename south London station 'Norwood Intergalactic'

  25-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A self-styled tourist board has called for a south London station to be renamed 'Norwood Intergalactic'.
  
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• Airport stays under government control

  25-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cardiff Airport will remain under Welsh government control, the first minister says, despite calls to sell it.
  
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• Airlines will not resume Sharm flights until 2016

  25-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Easyjet and British Airways cancel services to Egyptian airport for the rest of the year
  
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• Airlines cancel Sharm el-Sheikh flights

  25-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - British Airways and Easyjet cancel all flights between the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh until January, in the wake of last month's Sinai plane crash.
  
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• A railway the North can be proud of

  25-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The Norths rail system must be ready for High Speed 2, according to Northern Rail Managing Director Alex Hynes.
  
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• 80 Tube platform 'blind spots' could put commuters' lives at risk during rush hour crush, claims union

  25-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Up to 80 Tube platform blind spots pose a serious risk to commuters during the rush hour crush, a Tube union has claimed.
  
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