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• David Cameron attacked for delaying Heathrow expansion decision

  07-12-2015 20:29
  
  Labour accuses Tories of dithering to spare mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith embarrassment, while business leaders say holdup thereatens exportsDavid Cameron has been accused of letting down British exporters and ducking and diving for political convenience by planning to delay a final decision on whether to press ahead with the expansion of Heathrow airport.
  No 10 said there would be a clear decision this week, but declined to say whether this would be the final choice to go ahead. Continue read
  
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• Don’t let fear stop you going underground | Andrew Martin

  07-12-2015 18:00
  
  Incidents such as the Leytonstone stabbing are understandably worrying, but let’s stand by the tube – a democratic, safe, beautiful mode of transportI used to write a column about the tube, and a woman I knew couldn’t bear to look at it. In 1975 she’d been about to board the train that smashed into the wall at Moorgate, killing 43 people, but decided against at the last minute: “I don’t know why, maybe I’m a witch.” She became a tube-phobic person,
  
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• Heathrow expansion: No 10 refuses to repeat Cameron's promise to decide this year

  07-12-2015 15:38
  
  PM said in July that decision would be taken in 2015 over whether to allow third runway, but spokeswoman now only says ‘clear direction’ will be given Downing Street has said David Cameron will give a “clear direction” on Heathrow expansion before the end of the year, but refused to repeat the prime minister’s promise that there would be a final decision in 2015.Amid intense speculation that the decision is to be delayed by at least six months, Cameron’s offic
  
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• Weekday Purple route trams cancelled indefinitely across Sheffield

  07-12-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Purple route trams across Sheffield will be cancelled from Mondays to Fridays during the daytime across the city starting from Monday, December 7.
  
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• VIDEO: Thief crashes stolen bus into building

  07-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police are hunting a thief who stole a double-decker bus from a depot before crashing it into a building in Greater Manchester.
  
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• Trams return to streets of Birmingham

  07-12-2015 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The first tram in public service since 1953 ran on the streets of Birmingham today. The inaugural tram broke a banner to celebrate the opening of the new section of line from Snow Hill station to Bull Street. Today's opening is only the start, because trams are set to continue soon onwards from Bull Street to New Street station. However, the 128 million project to bring Midland Metro services to New Street is running behind schedule, because they should have arrived in September
  
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• Trams return to city after 62 years

  07-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Trams return to Birmingham for the first time since 1953.
  
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• Row erupts over rail electrification amid claims Wales will miss out on a fair share of £80bn HS2 funding pot

  07-12-2015 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - According to Plaid Treasury spokesman Jonathan Edwards, the Welsh Government has done nothing over the last three years to secure cash for Wales from the Treasury following spending on the project in England
  
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• OPINION: Cheryl Gillan - Increased security for UK, but 'misery' for HS2 neighbours

  07-12-2015 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -BY RT HON CHERYL GILLAN, MP FOR CHESHAM mp; AMERSHAM
  
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• Network Rail warned over Christmas engineering works

  07-12-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - With 500 rail upgrade engineering works planned for Christmas, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says rail bosses must avoid a repeat of last year's chaos
  
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• Metrolink elves sprinkle Christmas magic as new city centre tram stop opens

  07-12-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Start of services from Exchange Square is first part of the Second City Crossing project
  
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• Key Forth Road Bridge work cancelled 5 years ago

  07-12-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Plans to strengthen the Forth Road Bridge were mothballed five years ago, an engineer has claimed.
  
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• Heathrow in my backyard

  07-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Uncertainty among Heathrows neighbours
  
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• Heathrow has always been the answer now theres finally the political support for expansion - Jim Fitzpatrick and Sir Simon Burns

  07-12-2015 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - UK INFRASTRUCTURE projects dont tend to be speedy. Plans for a railway linking Paddington station to the City of London and the docks were approved by Parliament in the 1880sbut Crossrail will only be fully operational in 2019. William Gladstone, as chancellor of the Exchequer, was presented with a proposal for a tunnel under The Channel 129 years before the first trains travelled between Britain and France. By comparison, the M25 was positively rushed through, taking a mere five decad
  
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• Heathrow expansion: The environmental challenges

  07-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The environmental questions facing the government
  
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• Heathrow decision could be delayed for take-off AGAIN as Cameron faces threat of resignations over third runway

  07-12-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - David Cameron could be forced to delay a decision on a new runway at Heathrow airport amid the threat of Cabinet resignations and a row over the impact on the environment.
  
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• Heathrow could be delayed until after London mayoral election video

  07-12-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Airportwatch - Heathrow airport decision could be delayed AGAIN as Cameron faces threat of resignations over third runway. Rohan Silva, a former adviser to Mr Cameron, today suggested the decision could be delayed until after the...
  
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• Forth rush hour plans brought in

  07-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Extra train and bus services are running on Monday morning after the closure of the Forth Road Bridge.
  
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• Forth Road Bridge may never open again to heavy vehicles, construction engineers warn

  07-12-2015 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The closure has been dubbed a "disaster", with construction engineer John Carson warning the cracked structure may even be abandoned
  
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• Forth Road Bridge closure website launched to help commuters plan journeys

  07-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A website has been launched to help commuters plan journeys around the closure of the Forth Road Bridge as the Transport Minister warned there is
  
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• Forth Bridge closure: Travel chaos likely to swell

  07-12-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Transport minister Derek Mackay has admitted he does not know whether Scotland will be able to cope with the closure of the Forth Road Bridge despite exceptional steps to ease congestion.
  
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• Couple in court battle to prevent 5000 family car being seized over unpaid Glasgow bus gate fine

  07-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A COUPLE are facing a court battle to keep their 5,000 family car after Scotland's largest local authority called in debt collectors to seize the vehicle over an unpaid bus gate fine.
  
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• Central Line trains to stop at Tottenham Court Road from Monday morning after year's break

  07-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Central Line trains are to stop at Tottenham Court Road after a break of one year for 500million upgrade works.
  
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• Business hits at Heathrow procrastination

  07-12-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Government set to back third runway later this month but only after more environmental studies
  
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• Bradford drivers warned about motorway closures as entire length of M606 is resurfaced

  07-12-2015 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A SERIES of closures of the M606 are set to take place this month to allow the entire length of the motorway to be resurfaced.
  
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• Armed police to patrol public transport in wake of Tube knife attack horror

  07-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - ARMED police are to step up patrols on public transport amid fresh fears of a new terror attack on British soil.
  
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• Are you celebrating the so-called smallest rail fare rise in six years?

  07-12-2015 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Were paying more, but getting less, yet the Rail Delivery Group think were getting good value for money
  
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• Active Cabinets as a First Line of Defence

  07-12-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -24,500 trains run on the nation's railways each and every day, and in order for the system to run as smoothly and as safely as possible, a seamless communications and IT network infrastructure is vital.
  
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