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• The tube at a standstill: why TfL stopped people walking up the escalators

  16-01-2016 10:00
  
  It’s British lore: on escalators, you stand on the right and walk on the left. So why did the London Underground ask grumpy commuters to stand on both sides? And could it help avert a looming congestion crisis?On 4 December last year, the London Underground ingested 4,821,000 passengers and spat them out at their destinations, and in doing so set a new record for a single day. If you paused to contemplate this for a moment, you might think of all those Oyster cards tapping, all those doors
  
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• Duck and cover: there’s no row like a railway enthusiasts’ row

  16-01-2016 09:00
  
  Many of railway engineer Nigel Gresley’s trains were named after birds, so putting a mallard at his feet in his new statue seemed like a neat little visual pun. But not everyone agreed – and thus the duckers and the anti-duckers went to warA statue of Sir Nigel Gresley, the designer of the world’s fastest steam locomotive, will be unveiled at King’s Cross station in London on 5 April, the 75th anniversary of Gresley’s death. It seems odd to write after such a harmle
  
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• Work set to start on fixing flood-prone Dorset road

  16-01-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -ENGINEERS are set to start work to prevent flooding on the West Stafford bypass.
  
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• Wirral Council scraps 1.1m Hamilton Square traffic plan in favour of "wider regeneration"

  16-01-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Proposals came under fire from councillors and business owners
  
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• 'Where were the gritters?' Furious drivers hit out as sleet catches Wolverhampton council off guard

  16-01-2016 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Icy conditions on Wolverhamptons roads have resulted in major disruption, with frustrated drivers raising questions about the lack of grit.
  
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• When is the tube strike 2016? Dates, timings, and latest news

  16-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Everything you need to know about the upcoming three days of planned disruptions on the London Underground
  
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• WEATHER: Road temperatures could plunge to minus ten next week

  16-01-2016 01:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Gritters are tonight due to head out across Sheffield and Derbyshire - as road temperatures are next week set to drop to the lowest seen in two years.
  
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• Water-relief as busy Hitchin road now open again after sinkhole repairs

  16-01-2016 01:00 via thecomet.net
  
  Other Regional Press - A busy Hitchin road closed to traffic due to essential water mains work stemming from a sinkhole has reopened again this evening.
  
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• Warning as car thieves use fishing rods to steal keys through letterboxes

  16-01-2016 01:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Cheeky thieves have been using fishing rods to steal car keys through drivers' letterboxes.
  
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• Warning as burglars use fishing rods and coat hangers to 'try and steal keys through letterboxes'

  16-01-2016 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Three such incidents have been reported so far this month, one in the Stockton area and two in Middlesbrough
  
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• Volkswagen gets 9 What Car? Awards after the VW emissions scandal

  16-01-2016 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Despite being embroiled in the biggest industry scandal for a carmaker in history, it seems the VW Group's reputation is still firmly in tact after it dominated the 2016 What Car? Awards.
  
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• 'Useless' bike racks by Tube station were intended as public art, north London council insists

  16-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A set of "botched" bike racks installed too close together were intended as "public art", council bosses have claimed.
  
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• System to 'ease 999 ambulance pressure'

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Changes to the way non-urgent patient transport to and from hospital is commissioned will help ambulance services, Welsh ministers have said.
  
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• Shipping delays expected as Australian port strikes widen

  16-01-2016 01:00 via fairplay.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Disruptions and delays to shipping in Australian ports is set to escalate next week after Svitzer lost a bid to have the Fair Work Commission rule against further protected action today (15 January).
  
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• Shildon restorers reach milestone in Deltic locomotive's transformation ahead of Flying Scotsman event

  16-01-2016 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -SHE may only be the support act to celebrity locomotive The Flying Scotsman but restorers are making every effort to get a legendary 1960s engine looking her best ahead of a highly anticipated exhibition.
  
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• Scotland's effort to tackle climate change has stalled, campaigners warn

  16-01-2016 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -SCOTLAND'S efforts to tackle climate change have stalled, environmental campaigners have warned, after ministers slashed spending on green initiatives by tens of millions of pounds.
  
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• Residents near Cotswold Airport terrified by mystery explosions

  16-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Residents of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire were woken up by a string of explosions late on Tuesday night, with some locals reporting that the phenomenon made their homes shake.
  
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• Record order of Scania trucks from Stobart

  16-01-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Eddie Stobart has placed an order with Scania for over 2,000 trucks, marking the vehicle manufacturer's largest ever order in Europe, reports Logistics Manager. The trucks ordered include G-series 4x2 sleeper cab tractor units and R-series 6x2 mid-lift and 6.2/4 twin-steer tractor units, which all feature Scania Highline cabs. Thought has been given to the carbon footprint that the trucks will leave during their travel and distribution and the ord
  
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• Raising Welney road could cost £5 million, summit told

  16-01-2016 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Raising the level of a Fenland road in order to cut the time it is shut by floods could cost almost five times as much as previously thought.
  
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• Police car pelted with rocks in M6 chase

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A policeman is left with glass in his eye after his car is pelted with rocks by two men during a motorway pursuit.
  
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• Pilot from Stamford completes UK to Australia biplane flight

  16-01-2016 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - A British flyer said she was euphoric at completing her huge adventure after touching down in Sydney at the end of a 13,000-mile solo flight from Britain to Australia in a vintage open cockpit biplane.
  
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• Partying pensioners forced to stop nights out after late bus ban

  16-01-2016 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PENSIONERS are being forced to park their partying ways after housing association bosses halted a bus service after 5pm.
  
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• Outlane residents hit out after "catalogue" of black ice accidents on Round Ings Road

  16-01-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Concerns over spate of accidents on ice
  
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• North Yorkshire road deaths rate at lowest in 25 years

  16-01-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - The number of deaths on the roads of North Yorkshire fell to its lowest level in a quarter of century last year, new figures have revealed.
  
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• No westbound trains from Swindon during signal upgrade work

  16-01-2016 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THERE will be no westbound trains from Swindon next weekend while Network Rail carries out the penultimate stage of a major signalling upgrade around the town.
  
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• 'No emissions fraud' in Renault engines as stocks plummet

  16-01-2016 01:00 via edie.net
  
  Other News Sources -French ministers have reassured Renault owners and investors that no performance-modifying software was detected in engines of Renault vehicles following reports that fraud investigators had inspected three of the carmaker's sites.
  
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• Night Tube strikes: Union hints end to deadlock may be in sight

  16-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ongoing talks to avert a series of crippling Tube strikes have been "useful", a union has said.
  
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• New Mercedes SLC orders will open at the end of January 2016

  16-01-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -New look, new enginesand a new name
  
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• New date for bridge and road closures as demolition of Royal Mail building enters final stages

  16-01-2016 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -The Canal Basin footbridge will be closed on Sunday, with roads closed from Saturday for maximum of two weeks
  
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• New coach services to start in High Wycombe on Monday

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -A new coach station which will run National Express UK services to London Victoria, Birmingham, Heathrow Airport and Glasgow will open on Monday.
  
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• New bus route to Didcot's revamped shopping centre wins backing of highway chiefs

  16-01-2016 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -COUNTY council leaders have backed a new bus route to serve passengers travelling to the revamped Orchard shopping centre in Didcot.
  
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• Motorists warned to brace themselves for nine months of works at busy junction

  16-01-2016 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MOTORISTS are bracing themselves for nearly a year of traffic chaos when the second set of major roadworks in 12 months gets under way on a busy Hampshire motorway.
  
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• Motorists charged over flood signs

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ten motorists are charged for ignoring road closure orders in place on an Aberdeenshire road following flooding, police say.
  
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• More than 15m spent to repair potholes and worn out roads in Oxfordshire- send us your pothole pictures

  16-01-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -More than 15.2m was spent on repairing potholes and worn out roads in Oxfordshire in the last financial year.
  
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• Low-cost carrier Ryanair to enter domestic airline industry

  16-01-2016 01:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Low-cost carrier Ryanair announced on January 14 the opening of its 78th base at Timisoara's 'Traian Vuia' International Airport. The base, for which Ryanair will allocate one airplane, represents an investment of EUR 100 M and will become operational on November 1, according to the information offered by company representatives.
  
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• Leeds fans now face lifetime bans if they misbehave on trains

  16-01-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Football supporters caught committing crimes while travelling to or from Leeds United games by train could face a life ban from the club.
  
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• J25 of the M5 closed nightly for the next week

  16-01-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -JUNCTION 25 of the M5 at Taunton is being closed nightly from 9pm until 6am until Friday, January 22 during resurfacing northbound between the slip roads.
  
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• High waves hamper search for 12 Marines after helicopters collide off Hawaii

  16-01-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Transport helicopters crashed off island of Oahu just before midnightEach aircraft had six people on boardHigh waves have hampered the search for 12 US Marines missing at sea after two helicopters collided near the island of Oahu in Hawaii.Two coast guard cutters and several aircraft were involved in the search on Friday night, along with two US Navy warships and local police and fire department helicopters, the coast guard said. The debris field spanned more than seven miles off
  
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• High speed rail link plans 'shelved'

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans for a high-speed rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh will now not be brought forward until a cross-border line is identified.
  
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• Heysham M6 link: Road closures planned as part of works

  16-01-2016 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Motorists are being advised of upcoming road closures as part of the M6 link works.
  
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• Heated roads and manual gritting offered as options to tackle icy roads

  16-01-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -HEATING the roads, manual gritters and winter tyres have all been put forward by experts as ideas to avoid accidents on icy roads.
  
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• Have your say on the planned car parking charges in Wokingham

  16-01-2016 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Wokingham Borough Council plan to charge £1 during weekends and evenings in its car parks.
  
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• Have we fallen out of love with the car?

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Richard Westcott: Are we really out of love with the car?
  
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• Grandmother disarms bus knife attacker

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A grandmother disarms a female attacker who lunged at her 15-year-old grandson with a knife on a bus in south London.
  
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• Fuel surcharge, what fuel surcharge?

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Goodbye fuel surcharges, hello new charges
  
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• Flight delayed by jammed traffic cone

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A flight from Aberdeen to Heathrow was delayed for nearly two hours on Thursday evening after the plane was damaged by a traffic cone.
  
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• Fears over market town being 'cut off' if last bus is scrapped

  16-01-2016 01:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources -COUNCILLORS of a rural town feel they will be 'cut off' if an evening bus service is scrapped by the council.
  
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• Fatal helicopter crash details revealed

  16-01-2016 01:00 via whitbygazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Two men who were killed when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed at Flamborough, had been offered alternative transport before taking off again in 'thick fog'.
  
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• European car sales rise 9.2 in 2015

  16-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - European car sales reached 14.2 million last year, but remained below levels prior to the economic crisis, industry figures show.
  
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• Drivers who ignored 'Road Closed' signs during floods charged and fined by cops

  16-01-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -TEN motorists have been booked in Aberdeenshire after they put their safety at risk by driving into deep water.
  
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