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• Yorkshire needs more than wider M62 to prosper

  02-04-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - A NEW TRANS-PENNINE mottorway could be among the proposals put forward in response to growing concerns about the Governments transport ambitions for the region.
  
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• Wincanton has revealed a new trial to combat congestion and reduce emissions: the remote control truck

  02-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Codenamed, Project Biscuit, the use of remote control technology will allow faster delivery of smaller parcels, with new vehicles designed to be small enough to travel between stationary larger vehicles.Adrian Colman, Wincantons CEO, said: As the largest British logistics business, Wincanton is always looking to improve sustainability in the supply chain and help the UK lower its carbon emissions. Micro-deliveries could revolutionise how goods are
  
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• Waterloo and City line train derails causing rush hour misery

  02-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters faced travel misery during this morning's rush hour after a Tube train derailed on the Waterloo and City line.
  
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• VIDEO: The ship that sails without a crew

  02-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news
  
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• Video shows motorists REVERSING off motorway slip road into path of oncoming traffic

  02-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A string of cars were seen driving backwards off the M11 at Cambridgeshire before a white van driver had the nerve to complete three-point turn to get back on to a busy roundabout.
  
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• Vic link boost for Fylde passengers

  02-04-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - New and extended services being introduced from Monday are set to provide a boost to Fylde bus users.
  
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• Transport chiefs press Sadiq Khan on fares pledge bill

  02-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan's pledge to freeze bus and Tube fares would cause a "cut in investment" and risk growth, six members of the Transport for London board said today.
  
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• Traffic delays expected as junction work starts

  02-04-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -TRAFFIC delays are expected when an 800,000 scheme to improve a major junction in Kearsley starts on Monday.
  
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• The Queen's Bentley could be your's after going on sale - but it will cost you a king's ransom

  02-04-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The car, listed on Auto Trader, is almost as good as new - minus the additional bulletproof glass and other security measures
  
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• Tesla unveils Model 3 with 215 mile range, it's cheapest electric car

  02-04-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Tesla has unveiled its cheapest electric car, the Model 3, which will have at least a range of 215 miles according to the California-based manufacturer.
  
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• Super-tech cars can put drivers at risk

  02-04-2016 02:00 via wigantoday.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Technology is putting millions of distracted drivers in danger, according to a report.
  
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• String of London minicabs spotted driving up cycle superhighway

  02-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - This video taken by a London cabbie appears to show a fleet of minicabs driving up one of the capital's cycle superhighways.
  
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• Six anti-tank rockets from World War Two are found at Coopersale bus stop in Essex

  02-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Six Second World War anti-tank rockets have been found behind a bus stop on a busy road close to an airfield in the village of Coopersale in Essex. They were taken to a field to be detonated.
  
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• Shocked drivers see children climbing on motorway

  02-04-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Shocked drivers saw three children climbing on the M40motorway near Loudwater this morning.
  
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• Second World War anti-tank rockets discovered behind bus stop in Essex

  02-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Six Second World War anti-tank rockets have been discovered behind a bus stop in Essex.
  
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• Ryanair flight to Mallorca lands safely at Manchester after suffering bird strike on take-off

  02-04-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Passengers on Ryanair FR3445 reported hearing a loud bang almost immediately after taking off, and the airline confirmed a minor bird strike had occurred
  
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• Roadworks planned for Sussex

  02-04-2016 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Travelling across Sussex next week? Here are some of the planned roadworks to look out for.
  
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• Rhos on Sea 'hidden' speed camera van blasted by motorists association

  02-04-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The Go Safe van was barely visible on Llandudno Road, drawing complaints from the Alliance of British Drivers
  
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• Reopening of Brussels airport is delayed after terminal police go on strike

  02-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Belgian police unions have demanded tighter screening of passengers and baggage before they are allowed into the terminal. The airport was expected to partially reopen on Friday evening.
  
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• PLANE HORROR: Ryanair flight forced into EMERGENCY U-TURN after bird slams into jet

  02-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - A RYANAIR flight has been forced to make an emergency U-turn after a bird struck the plane.
  
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• Petition calls for future of shuttle bus service linking Friarage and James Cook hospitals to be guaranteed

  02-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A PETITION has been launched calling for the continuation of a shuttlebus brought in to take patients to James Cook University Hospital after services at the Friarage were downgraded.
  
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• On the road: Citron C4 Cactus Flair BlueHDi 100 car review These rubber panels are the car equivalent of a nappy

  02-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The implication is that you can have little accidents with no harm doneI noticed the Citron Cactus before I ever drove it, for its natty sides: rubber panels they call air bumps, which are replaceable. Ive thought about this a lot. The implication is that you can have little accidents with no harm done, so the panels are the car equivalent of a nappy; yet, until all other cars have replaceable side panels, it is unclear to me what youd be able to prang into. Trees, I guess: except
  
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• New Subaru Impreza WRX revealed

  02-04-2016 02:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  
  Crewe Chronicle -Subaru shows its next-gen hatchbackwith a hybrid WRX on the cards
  
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• New start for north as franchises are launched

  02-04-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Two new passenger rail franchises are being launched in Manchester today, in a ceremony which marks the biggest change for train services in the north of England for more than a decade. Arriva has taken over Northern from Abellio and Serco, while FirstGroup has taken sole charge of Transpennine Express, having run the previous franchise in partnership with Keolis. The franchises mark a major step in devolution of railways to the English regions, because they are being managed joi
  
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• Mum allegedly hit by bus in Northampton says it only missed my son by centimetres

  02-04-2016 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A young Northampton mum says it is a miracle her one-year-old son was not hurt when she claims a bus hit her as she waited in a shelter.
  
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• Merseyrail announces changes to services to cope with Grand National crowds

  02-04-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Ahead of and after Aintree races, trains will run every seven minutes 30 seconds
  
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• Main road to close so bridge can be demolished

  02-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A MAJOR Hampshire road could be closed while a crumbling bridge is demolished.
  
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• Longest tram enters service in Budapest

  02-04-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - HUNGARY: March 31 saw the entry into passenger service of what is claimed to be the longest tram in...
  
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• Longer ticket opening hours and more Manchester city centre journeys pledged from East Lancashire stations

  02-04-2016 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -SEVERAL stations across East Lancashire are set to have longer ticket opening hours and there will be more frequent journeys between the area and Manchester city centre as the new rail franchise kicks off today.
  
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• LETTER: Case continues to build against "worst road in Somerset"

  02-04-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THE CASE is continuing to build against the 'worst road in Somerset', as the Chard and Ilminster News has received another letter from a nearby resident.
  
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• Labour front bench MP visits Coventry to support work in automotive industry

  02-04-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Angela Eagle also stopped off in Nuneaton to support Labour Party candidates ahead of the local elections in May
  
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• Heated public meeting with senior representatives of Network Rail and Thameslink

  02-04-2016 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -The public were invited to attend a meeting held by MP for Hertsmere Oliver Dowden to allow questions to be asked to senior representatives of the train companies.
  
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• Headington residents branded 'worst parkers ever' after taking a stand against speeding

  02-04-2016 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -A COUPLE who took the law into their own hands to slow down traffic have been branded the 'worst parkers ever'.
  
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• Gatwick noise recommendations welcomed by protest group

  02-04-2016 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions (CAGNE), which represents people affected by the airport, has responded to a Gatwick air traffic noise review.
  
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• Furious Blackburn motorist slams council for taking more than two weeks to repair 'deep groove' on busy road

  02-04-2016 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -MOTORIST Tracey Lyons has condemned Blackburn with Darwen Council for taking more than two weeks to act over a deep groove on a busy main road.
  
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• Funny picture shows apparent worker sleeping next to road closed sign in Warlingham

  02-04-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The image showing apparent worker next to a road closed sign in Succombs Hill has become a viral hit
  
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• Four of the best hybrid cars from the new Toyota Prius to the BMW X5

  02-04-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Experts are convinced the only way that cars will meet future exhaust emission pollution regulations is with an element of electrification'. So how do today's crop compare?
  
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• Drone 'just over a wingspan away' from collision with plane landing at London City Airport

  02-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A passenger jet came within 30 metres of colliding with a drone as it landed at the capital's City Airport, an official air safety report said.
  
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• Community plans to run rural buses

  02-04-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A WORKING group is to be established to look at the options for a community bus provision in West Dorset.
  
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• Calls for barrier to shut out tourists' cars from Luss

  02-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - FED-UP residents at one of Scotlands most picturesque villages are threatening to ban tourists cars from their narrow streets in a bid to deter a deluge of daytrippers.
  
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• Bus services under threat as cuts bite

  02-04-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -DETAILS are emerging of how bus services round the city could fare in looming cuts which will slice 350,000 off subsidies in the next two years.
  
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• Brussels airport to partially reopen after terror attacks

  02-04-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airport to temporarily operate at 20 capacity
  
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• Brussels airport could reopen within days after deal with police over security

  02-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airport closed after terrorist attacks might reopen from Sunday, says government source, with police requirement of systematic checks in placeThe Belgian government has reached a deal with police on introducing tighter security at Brussels airport after the recent suicide attacks, with a government source saying the transport hub could reopen from Sunday.There is an agreement, Vincent Gilles, head of the SLFP police union, said on Friday night after several hours of talks, adding
  
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• Bakerloo line trains set to stop serving Paddington Tube station

  02-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Bakerloo line trains are set not to call at one of London's busiest stations from tomorrow as a major revamp of Paddington Tube station gets under way.
  
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• Arriva pledges better train services as it launches Northern rail franchise

  02-04-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - The regions new railway service provider Arriva has officially taken over the Northern franchise.
  
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• Anglesey council chiefs order contractors to return to fix "dangerous" road

  02-04-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The council says it has carried out enforcement action to ensure contractors finish the road linking Pen Parc, Beaumaris and Llandegfan
  
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• 1bn to give North 'world-class' rail

  02-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -RAIL passengers were promised more than 1billion of investment, paying for new trains, more seats and better services, as two new franchises began today (Friday, April 1).
  
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• 1,500 motorists snared in two-month crackdown on Bradford's danger drivers

  02-04-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A TWO-month police crackdown on dangerous drivers on Bradford's roads resulted in more than 1,500 motorists being caught breaking the law.
  
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