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• 'Don't cut police guarding UK nukes, military sites, public transport ... - RT

  14-12-2015 15:37
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  'Don't cut police guarding UK nukes, military sites, public transport ...
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  Chancellor George Osborne's failure to ring-fence vital security forces that guard nuclear weapons, public transport and military sites leaves the UK vulnerable to attack, a Labour MP has claimed. Despite Osborne's Autumn Statement safeguarding police ...en meer »
  

• 'Don't cut police guarding UK nukes, military sites, public transport,' Osborne told - RT

  14-12-2015 15:37
  RT
  'Don't cut police guarding UK nukes, military sites, public transport,' Osborne told
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  Chancellor George Osborne's failure to ring-fence vital security forces that guard nuclear weapons, public transport and military sites leaves the UK vulnerable to attack, a Labour MP has claimed. Despite Osborne's Autumn Statement safeguarding police ...en meer »
  

• White hats join effort to stop the bad guys

  14-12-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Old and creaky systems leave travel networks vulnerable to attack
  
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• VIDEO: Riders try out British-made electric unicycle

  14-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A British-made device which could change the way people get around has been launched in London.
  
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• 'Urgent repair' claim over Forth Bridge

  14-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scotland's transport authority was told of an urgent need to repair the Forth Road Bridge 10 months ago, a leaked email reveals.
  
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• Under-18s get free bus travel in York on first 9 weekends of 2016

  14-12-2015 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YOUNGSTERS in York will get free bus travel every weekend throughout January and February.
  
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• UK pushing for limits on air pollution to be relaxed, documents reveal

  14-12-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - In papers seen by the Guardian, government calls for carmakers to be allowed to far exceed the nitrogen oxides limit until 2021The UK is pushing for a weakening of air pollution limits and a delay to their introduction in response to lobbying from the motor industry, documents reveal.In revelations that will raise questions over the British governments commitment to the climate change deal agreed in Paris at the weekend, papers obtained by ClientEarth, a firm of environmental lega
  
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• UK Government set to face MPs' anger over airport expansion delay

  14-12-2015 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -THE UK Government is due today to defend its controversial decision to delay an announcement, on whether to expand Heathrow or Gatwick airports, beyond the London mayoral election when it gives a House of Commons statement.
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro modernisation plans hit by £33m cut in government funding

  14-12-2015 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Government will contribute £317m towards revamp costs - leading to questions over itscommitment to Northern Powerhouse
  
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• Transport campaigners support moves to keep extra trains in Scotland as contingency after problem Forth bridge re-opens

  14-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PUBLIC transport campaigners are backing moves to keep extra trains and rolling stock in Scotland to help deal with the Forth Road Bridge closure, even after it is up and running again.
  
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• Tight knot on old school tie subscription

  14-12-2015 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - There are more bodies strewn about in The Curious Case of the Missing Runway than if Agatha Christie had been put in charge of the commission for airport expansion. The primary victim is any vestige that big business in the form of the CBI has any influence with government.
  
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• The Flying Scotsman almost ready to roll

  14-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - The restoration of the most famous locomotive in British railway history is on track. The Flying Scotsman locomotive is almost ready to return to the nations rail lines after a complex and lengthy process that has taken more than a decade and more than £4m to complete.
  
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• Survey on Greylees trains

  14-12-2015 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Sleaford Standard - Residents in the Greylees area are being asked if they would make use of an increased rail service from Rauceby station.
  
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• South West Trains: Thousands of extra seats rolled out across Reading and Windsor services

  14-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters who travel to Waterloo from Reading and Windsor will benefit from thousands of extra seats under a new weekday timetable from Monday morning.
  
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• SNP urged to come clean on Forth Road Bridge repairs

  14-12-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Ministers are under growing pressure to release all documents on maintenance of the Forth Road Bridge following revelations that officials were warned of the need for urgent repairs ten months ago.
  
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• Self-drive trucks bring new era for hauliers

  14-12-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The first automated vehicle has been licensed, but will it take off?
  
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• Rail delays between Norwich and London due to over-running engineering works

  14-12-2015 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Rail commuters on the Norwich to London Liverpool Street line face severe disruption today because of engineering works finishing late.
  
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• Over 70 people attended Innovation Birmingham's latest transport event

  14-12-2015 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Over 70 people attended Innovation Birminghams Transport Innovation Challenges Workshop event, which marked the start of activity prior to the opening of the Intelligent Mobility incubator in March.
  
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• 'New thinking' call over London airports

  14-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Edinburgh Airport's boss has called for Scotland to "rethink" its relationship with London's airports.
  
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• New railway station at Inverness Airport could open in 2017

  14-12-2015 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - A railway station at Inverness Airport could be on track to open in 2017years ahead of schedule.
  
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• New images show iconic Flying Scotsman as it nears a long-awaited return to the railway

  14-12-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -A painstaking £4.2m restoration project is being worked on by specialist engineers at Bury-based Riley and Son Ltd
  
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• Mike Hookem writes to the Secretary of State for Transport

  14-12-2015 01:00 via ukip.org
  
  Other News Sources - UKIP Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire MEP Mike Hookem has written to Patrick McLoughlin MP, the Secretary of State for Transport on behalf of a number of drivers and haulage companies in his constituency of who are concerned and angered about the fines placed on them should they be discovered to have any illegal immigrants in the back of their vehicles.
  
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• Lydd airport will buy back land to build runway extension

  14-12-2015 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A Kent airport may be forced to compulsorily purchase land for its runway extension.
  
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• Letters - Nimbyism not to blame for Heathrow expansion delay Subscription

  14-12-2015 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Airportwatch - I AGREE with Sarah Baxter that we need a decision on airports now, but it is not a third runway at Heathrow (We cant let Heathrow be grounded by all this Nimby baggage, Comment, last week). For those who do not live under the flight path and like to travel, labelling opponents of the terminals expansion as Nimbys and anti-capitalist is simplistic.
  
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• Leaders: Swinney to feel transport budget pressure

  14-12-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Forth Road Bridge closure has shown that maintenance cannot be cut without consequences, even if times are tough financially
  
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• George Osborne 'risking national security by failing to guarantee Transport, Military and Civil Nuclear Police will be saved from cuts'

  14-12-2015 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - George Osborne has been accused of risking national security by failing to guarantee that the three forces which guard railways, military sites and nuclear installations from terrorist attack would be protected from spending cuts.
  
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• Festive transport guide: Helping you with your travel plans

  14-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Reduced train, plane, coach and ferry services and maintenance work on the railway are planned in Wales this Christmas.
  
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• Extra trains on new commuter timetable

  14-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new timetable for trains linking London to Reading, Windsor and Hounslow is launched, with extra services and more carriages.
  
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• Electric unicycle sparks fire which guts house in Bulkington, Warwickshire

  14-12-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Catherine and Gavin Hancock have spent the last week living in a hotel after the electronic unicycle's batteries ignited, setting their sofa alight in Bulkington, Warwickshire on Monday.
  
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• Dramatic pictures and video as double decker bus bursts into flames

  14-12-2015 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -PASSENGERS were evacuated after a double-decker bus burst into flames as heavy snow fell over the weekend.
  
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• Developers help shake up public transport

  14-12-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Technology puts the passenger at the centre of rail travel
  
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• Call for inquiry into Forth Road Bridge funding cuts subscription

  14-12-2015 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - FRESH calls have been made for a parliamentary inquiry into the Forth Road Bridge fiasco amid damning evidence that slashed budgets and a rejected plea to the Scottish government for financial support caused delays in urgent repairs.
  
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• Caledonian Sleeper trials Oban as future destination

  14-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A trial Sleeper service will run to Oban next year, as Caledonian Sleeper looks to develop its existing operations.
  
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• BUSES: New timetables to be drawn up for Sheffield services to tackle bus bunching

  14-12-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Bus chiefs in Sheffield are planning to draw up new timetables to align with extra services after cuts caused chaos.
  
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• Bombardier workers reject pay offer

  14-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Workers at Bombardier in Northern Ireland reject a pay offer as part of cuts to their Belfast operation.
  
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• Apperley Bridge finally opens

  14-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Apperley Bridge station finally opens to passengers.
  
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• All aboard as first trains in 50 years pull into Apperley Bridge station

  14-12-2015 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Trains have stopped at the village of Apperley Bridge for the first time in 50 years today after the opening of a new £8 million railway station.
  
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