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• Watch: Shell unveil energy efficient concept car

  23-04-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The concept car could deliver a 34 reduction in primary energy use compared to a typical UK city car.
  
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• VW increases emissions bill to 16.2bn

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Volkswagen sets aside billions more to cover emissions scandal costs as German carmakers agree to recall 630,000 diesels.
  
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• Volkswagen slumps to first annual loss since 1993 as it reveals emissions scandal cost

  23-04-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The German car-maker reported an operating loss of 4.1billion (£3.2billion) for 2015 after it was confirmed last night that VW will make 'substantial' payouts to US owners.
  
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• VIDEO: Bike couriers in workers' right fight

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Four bicycle couriers are taking their companies to an employment tribunal in a case that could impact on the working lives of as many as half a million people.
  
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• Uber glitch charges 34 for three miles

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Taxi-hailing app Uber officially launches in Cardiff - but a BBC Wales reporter is mistakenly charged 34.61 for a three-mile journey.
  
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• Tube station bans walking on escalators

  23-04-2016 02:00 via politics.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Many London Underground users are flouting the new rule by continuing to pass to the left of those standing
  
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• Tractor driver hit by Abellio Greater Anglia train at 84mph while crossing railway near Thetford had permission to do so

  23-04-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The organisation investigating a crash near Thetford between a train travelling at more than 80mph and a tractor has released preliminary details about the incident.
  
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• Thousands expected at cycling demo

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Thousands of cyclists are expected to take part in mass bike rides through Edinburgh and Aberdeen later.
  
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• The Uber scammers who take users for a (very expensive) ride

  23-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A year on from reporting accounts being hacked, Londoners receive shock bills for phantom rides in Mexico and New YorkEarlier this month Angie Bird woke up at her home in London to discover she had been billed for a series of minicab journeys she had allegedly made the previous eveningin the Mexican cities of Guadalajara and Aguascalientes, more than 5,500 miles away.While she was having dinner with friends, someoneor more than one personin Mexico had apparently hacked into her Ub
  
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• The amazing act of kindness when a bus driver stopped her bus to help a blind woman cross the road

  23-04-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Passengers were amazed to see the driver stop to help the pensioner in Bridgend
  
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• Taunton road dug up days after it was resurfaced - but there's a perfectly good reason

  23-04-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -IT looked like a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing when workmen dug up a road repaired by the council just days earlier.
  
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• SWISS to start Bombardier CS100 operations July 15

  23-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) expects to put its first Bombardier CSeries aircrafta CS100into service July 15 on its first commercial flight: LX638 from Zurich to Paris Charles de Gaulle.read more
  
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• Solar plane reaches point of no return over Pacific

  23-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A solar plane on an around-the-world journey has reached the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean after departing Hawaii, and now it is California or bust.
  
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• Revealed: More than 25 of motorists would take a nap behind the wheel

  23-04-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -The survey led by WhatCar? also found that more than 50 of drivers would not feel safe in an autonomous car.
  
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• Rethink on Type 26 frigates puts 800 Clyde shipyard jobs at risk Subscription

  23-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Hundreds of jobs could be under threat at shipyards on the Clyde if the UK government pulls back on frigate orders, unions have warned.
  
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• Rail users offered advice ahead of strikes

  23-04-2016 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - The West Sussex Rail Users Association have published advice for rail users ahead of a planned strike next week.
  
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• Rail firm wins Gatwick injunction

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A rail company secures an injunction against rail union Aslef over its members' refusal to drive new Gatwick Express trains.
  
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• Probe into pupil school bus crash death

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The death of a schoolboy who was hit by a minibus being driven by a teacher will be investigated by the Health and Safety Executive.
  
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• Pedestrian crossings planned for new Westgate Centre

  23-04-2016 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -PLANS to ensure pedestrians can reach Oxford's new 440m Westgate Centre safely have now been put forward.
  
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• Pedestrian access to Cardiff Central train station will be changing so demolition work can start nearby

  23-04-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The date has been set for bulldozers to move in to start demolishing Marland House near Cardiff Central train station in Cardiff city centre
  
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• Patient transport union ballots members over strike as morale hits "all time low"

  23-04-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A UNION is balloting members over strike action against the new provider of patient transport in Sussex amid the ongoing crisis.
  
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• New Taxi reality TV show wants people from North West

  23-04-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - A brand new TV show described as a cross between Gogglebox and Carpool Karaoke is offering a free taxi service and is looking for passengers and participants from across the North West.
  
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• New airport scanners mean you don't need to remove your laptop or tablet from your bag

  23-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - New security scanners are being trialled at Changi Airport in Singapore. The equipment is currently being trialled at two boarding gates but could be implemented across the board if successful.
  
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• More bus stops to be suspended following A24 crash

  23-04-2016 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - More bus stops are to be suspended between Findon, Horsham and Crawley after a crash caused chaos earlier this year.
  
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• Mitsubishi Motors scandal widens

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The emissions scandal surrounding Mitsubishi Motors widens as the company says further models may be involved and US regulators reportedly ask for information.
  
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• Lock it up or lose it as police see increase in bike theft reports

  23-04-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -LOCK up or lose it is the message police have put out, as motorbikes, mopeds and bicycles are being stolen from outside houses in Trowbridge.
  
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• HS2 warned over putting community engagement 'second place'

  23-04-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - HS2 Ltd failed to communicate properly with six families who will lose their homes to the high-speed railway development and risk continuing to fail to engage with communities as the project goes ahead, a new report has warned. Ian Bynoe, a former Independent Police Complaints Commissioner...
  
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• HS2 bosses dismiss delay claims

  23-04-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Bosses have vowed HS2 will still be delivered on time, despite claims from objectors the project could be delayed by more than a year.
  
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• How to spot a terrorist on your flight Arwa Mahdawi

  23-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Having someone with brown skin or speaking Arabic sitting next to you on the plane can be worryingor it could just be Mile High Hysteria, inshallahThe skies are no longer a very friendly place to fly if youre brown or maybe-Muslim. A few days ago, an Iraq-born researcher at UC Berkeley was removed from a Southwest Airlines plane for speaking Arabic. A passenger heard the guy end a phone call with inshallah and decided it must mean this plane full of infidels is going down. In real
  
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• Heathrow Airport 'drone' collision 'may have been plastic bag', says MP

  23-04-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Transport minister Robert Goodwill told a House of Lords committee he was aware of 'speculation' the object could have been a bag flying in the wind
  
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• Green corridors: Sharing our railway with wildlife

  23-04-2016 02:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - Britains railway stretches for around 20,000 miles, and as you might expect, much of Network Rails estate of 30,000 to 40,000 hectares is teeming with wildlife and biodiversity.
  
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• Government publishes research into diesel emissions levels

  23-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The government has published the findings of its research into the potential manipulation of emission controls, as a response to consumer demand. Results have shown that there has been no detection of test cycle manipulation strategies, like those that were employed by the Volkswagen Group, reports the Department for Transport. Tests have further shown that nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions are higher in real-life situations when compared with test t
  
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• Global carmakers face emissions questions

  23-04-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Three groups to recall 630,000 diesel vehicles across Europe
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalling 1.1 MILLION cars and SUVs worldwide over fears they ROLL AWAY when drivers get out

  23-04-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The automaker said the recall is
  linked to as many as 41 injuries because drivers mistakenly
  believed they had placed the vehicles in park before exiting
  
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• Fears for Clyde shipbuilding jobs as frigate orders delayed

  23-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Shipbuilders on the Clyde fear hundreds of jobs are at risk because of delays to the UK governments plans to build eight Type 26 Frigates in the Scotstoun and Govan yards.
  
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• Emissions mean bumpy ride for carmakers

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - European carmakers have a rocky week as Volkswagen sets aside billions more for the diesel emissions scandal and German firms agree to recall 630,000 cars.
  
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• Drone footage of Ffestiniog Railway train

  23-04-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The footage shows the train cross the level crossing at Penrhyndeudraeth and exit the Garnedd tunnel near Tan-y-Bwlch
  
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• Diesel recall: which cars are affected, will my MPG decrease, and should I still buy a diesel?

  23-04-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - There are black clouds gathering above diesel carsboth figuratively and literally. Should you be worried if you own a diesel car, and should you think again if you're planning to buy one?
  
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• Diesel crisis deepens as German brands recall 630,000 cars

  23-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Porsche, Volkswagen, Audi, Opel and Mercedes diesel cars will be recalled as part of a clampdown on nitrogen oxide emissionsGermanys top carmakers will recall 630,000 vehicles to fix diesel engine software technology that has been blamed for causing high pollution, while the emissions scandal engulfing Japans Mitsubishi Motors deepened.Porsche, Volkswagen, Audi, Opel and Mercedes diesel cars will be recalled as part of a clampdown on nitrogen oxide emissions, according to a German
  
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• Depraved Islamic State claims its CAPTURED a Syrian pilot after gunning down plane

  23-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - THE barbaric Islamic State has claimed the capture of a Syrian pilot after shooting down a warplane.
  
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• Cuba to lift boat travel ban in time for US cruise

  23-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Cold war-era law had put in doubt Carnivals 1 May cruise, the first from the US to Cuba since the 1959 revolutionCuba has said it will lift a ban on Cubans and Cuban Americans entering and leaving the Caribbean island by commercial vessels, opening the way for the cruise operator Carnival to set sail for the country next week. Carnivals 1 May cruise, the first from the US to the Communist-run country since the 1959 revolution, was thrown into doubt when the company triggered a bac
  
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• Councillors who used bus for one month call for 'modern and innovative' approach to public transport

  23-04-2016 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources -CALLS have been made for a 'modern and innovative' approach to public transport by councillors who took up a challenge to use bus services for a month.
  
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• Commuters travelling into Yeovil could be hit by lengthy delays due to roadworks on a key road

  23-04-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -COMMUTERS into and out of Yeovil could face lengthy traffic delays as the council conducts emergency roadworks.
  
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• Clyde shipyard job cuts would be total betrayal, say unions

  23-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - 800 redundancies possible if government pulls back from commitment to have eight type-26 frigates built on the ClydeUnions have accused the government of total betrayal as it emerged that up to 800 redundancies from Clydeside shipyards could result from backsliding on David Camerons pledge to provide a steady stream of orders to safeguard the industry.Representatives of the joint trade unions from the Scotstoun and Govan shipyards were told by BAE Systems at a meeting on Friday mo
  
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• Bikers take on charity ride to emphasise "huge importance" of road safety

  23-04-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -IT'S safety first for a group of Dorset bikers as they prepare for a special charity ride.
  
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• Banner adverts at the roadside in Taunton could 'distract drivers' says the AA

  23-04-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PEOPLE advertising their businesses and events through banners at the side of the road could be distracting drivers, the AA has warned.
  
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• BAE workers in job cuts warning

  23-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Workers at BAE Systems' shipyards on the Clyde warn they will fight to avoid further redundancies, after being told of delays to vital contracts.
  
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• Are these Manchester's most useless bike lanes?

  23-04-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Transport chief defends the painted route running straight into a lamppost - and the three-second bike lane
  
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• Airline launches new Edinburgh-Paris Orly service

  23-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Air France-KLM Groups low cost airline Transavia has launched its new Edinburgh-Paris Orly service.
  
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• Action urged as Germany recalls 630,000 diesels Subscription

  23-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Ministers came under pressure to impose a mass recall of diesel cars in Britain yesterday after the German authorities pulled 630,000 polluting vehicles off the road.
  
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