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• London mayor: who says Sadiq Khan's fare freeze figures can't add up?

  02-05-2016 20:58
  
  The only ones who do are Zac Goldsmith and people who speak publicly for TfLOne of the big clashes of the mayoral campaign has been over the promise by Labour’s Sadiq Khan to freeze public transport fares for the full four years of a mayoral term. Conservative Zac Goldsmith has insisted that this would be “catastrophic” for the city, causing a loss of revenue that would force Khan to slash investment in service upgrades and line extensions and lessen the potential for increasin
  
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• Top UK civil servant reviews HS2 project

  02-05-2016 15:25
  
  Sir Jeremy Heywood reportedly analysing high-speed rail line to trim costs and gauge whether £55bn project can keep within budgetBritain’s most senior civil servant, Sir Jeremy Heywood, is reviewing HS2 as fears grow that the high-speed railway cannot be built within its £55bn budget in its current form.Heywood, the cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, has been quietly investigating HS2 in an effort to cut costly elements. He is expected to report to ministers by th
  
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• When trams ruled the roads: 7 great photos from 100 years ago

  02-05-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -ON January 20th, 1910 the then Lord Mayor of York, Alderman James Birch, took a ride on a new-fangled electric tram to celebrate the dawn of a new era for transport in York.
  
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• What was that HUGE ship sailing down the Mersey?

  02-05-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -The Zhen Hua ship set off from a dock in Nantong, China, in mid March
  
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• UPDATED: Drivers face traffic gridlock in and around Oxford as A34 emergency gas works continue

  02-05-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Major trunk road closed for emergency repairs work
  
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• Truckfest returns to East of England Showground

  02-05-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Ice Road Truckers stars Lisa Kelly and Todd Dewey are the big names at this years Truckfest - the UKs largest truck show - which returned to the East of England Showground yesterday (Sunday, May 1).
  
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• This Is What Happens When You Cut The Engines On A Helicopter

  02-05-2016 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - Helicopters, unlike planes are not naturally aerodynamic objects. That means that without their power source, they are not best placed for returning to Earth in a calm and orderly fashion. For starters there are no wings to help it glide, and secondly it's a large big ball of heavy metal. Despite all of this, helicopters do not plummet to the ground as you might assume and it's all thanks to a seriously clever piece of flying.YouTuberSmarterEveryDaydecided to become the guinea
  
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• Temporary traffic light to be used while power lines replaced

  02-05-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A 20,000 upgrade of power lines should stop trees and storms causing power cuts.
  
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• SNPs cycling vision is now impossible, say campaigners

  02-05-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The SNPs ambition to have one in ten journeys made by bike within four years is now impossible at any likely funding levels, Scotlands leading cycle lobby group has claimed.
  
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• Shipbuilding strategy will boost Royal Navy

  02-05-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A NEW shipbuilding plan will keep the navy as one of the top fighting forces in the world, a minister has said.
  
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• ScotRail pledges to act on unacceptable delays Subscription

  02-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The head of ScotRail has pledged to improve the performance of train services after admitting to unacceptable delays for thousands of passengers.
  
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• ScotRail passengers could be in line for refunds for shorter delays

  02-05-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Delayed ScotRail passengers would receive refunds if their trains are as little as 15 minutes late compared to the current 30-minute threshold under plans to follow the lead of new train franchises in England.
  
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• Scotrail figures reveal 'unacceptable' delays

  02-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Statistics on punctuality, performance and cancellations show more than 40 per cent of trains arrive late at Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley.
  
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• Rolls-Royce to design 200m 'Boaty McBoatface'polar research vessel

  02-05-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The ship will be one of the most sophisticated floating laboratories in the polar regions when it takes to the seas in 2019.
  
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• Rodbourne Road: massive crane begins work on bridges, shutting road to pedestrians

  02-05-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PEDESTRIANS are now feeling the same frustration as drivers after Network Rail closed Rodbourne Road to them as well.
  
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• Quiz: Can you guess the Tube station from its unique wall mosaic?

  02-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - We recently learned that most Tube stations have a unique tile pattern or mosaic created decades ago to help illiterate people find their way around the London Underground.
  
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• Pothole fall prompts fresh call for action

  02-05-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Resident Michelle Barnett is the latest to suffer from road problems
  
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• Police launch crackdown on speeding drivers

  02-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Police are embarking on a week-long anti-speeding campaign in a bid to save lives on Scotland's roads.
  
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• Pilot and passenger killed in light aircraft crash near Castle Howard planned to do 'bit of aerobatics'

  02-05-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A MAJOR investigation is underway after two men died when their light aircraft hurtled into the ground in North Yorkshire at the weekend.
  
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• Pilot and passenger die as plane crashes near Castle Howard

  02-05-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -TWO men died in a light aircraft crash near Castle Howard on Saturday.
  
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• Pair killed in Yorkshire light aircraft crash thought to be RAF pilots

  02-05-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Police yet to name two men who died when their plane crash-landed in field near Castle HowardTwo men who died when their plane crashed into a remote field were thought to be RAF pilots.The pilot and his passenger were killed as the light aircraft crash-landed in a field off Mains Lane, between Castle Howard and the A64, in North Yorkshire, at about 10.40am on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Norway helicopter 'returned to base twice' because of warning light

  02-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Helicopter operator CHC confirmed that the Super Puma had to turn back to Flesland Airport in Bergen last Tuesday when the pilot spotted the indication light.
  
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• Newborn baby among dead after shipwrecks in Mediterranean

  02-05-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Ninety-nine people are believed to have drowned in two separate incidents off the coast of Libya over the weekendA newborn baby is among 99 people believed to have drowned in two separate shipwrecks off the Libyan coast this weekend, according to survivors who arrived in Italy.Twenty-six survivors were rescued by a commercial vessel after a rubber dinghy in which they were travelling sank in the Mediterranean on Friday, a few hours after departing from Sabratha in Libya. They were
  
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• New town centre cycle lane is going in the wrong direction up a one-way street

  02-05-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -The new lane on Ramsden Street which has people baffled comes to a dead end at a busy junction
  
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• New car registrations in Europe reach almost 4 million in the first quarter of 2016

  02-05-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -The figures show a strong start to the year despite a dip in March.
  
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• Motorists urged to avoid Blackburn road after crash

  02-05-2016 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -MOTORISTS are being urged to avoid the A666 Bolton Road, Blackburn after an accident.
  
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• Ministry of Defence unveils new armed drone that can spy on targets for twice as long to double RAF fleet

  02-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Britain will double its fleet of armed surveillance drones with a new upgraded generation of unmanned aircraft able to fly for nearly twice as long, laden with more bombs, missiles and sensors, the MoD has disclosed.
  
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• Lost ships recorded in sea off Scotland

  02-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Archaeologists working with communities along Scotland's west coast record more than 100 shipwrecks and maritime artefacts.
  
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• London-bound BA flight intercepted by Hungarian fighter jets

  02-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A London-bound British Airways flight was intercepted by fighter jets over Hungary after it lost contact with air traffic controllers.
  
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• Lane closed on Newport Bridge due to 'dangerous' road surface

  02-05-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Diversions were put in place after damage which saw jagged metal raised on the road
  
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• Janaillac takes controls at Air France-KLM

  02-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - New chief executive faces one of toughest jobs in global aviation
  
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• 'It has been a long time coming' - Blackburn's new 'state-of-the-art' bus station officially declared open

  02-05-2016 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -BLACKBURN'S new bus station has been officially declared open.
  
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• Investigation begins into crash that killed light aircraft pilot and his passenger

  02-05-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -One witness thought the men were performing an aerobatic stunt but were unable to pull out of a dive before crashing in a field
  
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• Hopes for Luas pay deal dashed by drivers Subscription

  02-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A Luas strike planned for Wednesday is set to go ahead despite hopes for a compromise between bosses and the unions.
  
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• Helicopter had to return to base twice in days before Norway crash

  02-05-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Operator confirms warning light appeared in cockpit of Super Puma last Tuesday and during subsequent test flightA helicopter that crashed in Norway, killing 13 people including a Briton, had to return to base twice in the days before the incident owing to a warning light.The Super Puma had to turn back to Bergen airport, Flesland, last Tuesday when the pilot spotted the indication light, the operator CHC Helicopter confirmed on Sunday. Continue reading...
  
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• Hedgehogs could derail HS2 scheme, London Zoo warns

  02-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A small group of hedgehogs living in London Zoo's car park have become the latest problem threatening to derail the High Speed Two scheme.
  
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• Freight train leaks hazardous material after derailing near Washington DC

  02-05-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - More than 10 cars reportedly left tracks, with at least three of them leaking dangerous material, but official says danger is pretty well containedA freight train derailed close to Washington DC early Sunday and is leaking hazardous material and causing disruption in the area of the capital.More than 10 cars are understood to have left the tracks, a small portion of the long, 175-car southbound train. No injuries have been reported. Continue reading...
  
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• Feedback Lucy Kellaway on London cycling

  02-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - FT readers offer their thoughts on whether it is worth the risk
  
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• Fantastic Tour de Yorkshire worth £50m-plus to economy

  02-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - There can be no doubt that the people of Yorkshire have taken the spectacle of professional cycling to heart, and this weekend offered yet further proof of such glowing sentiments.
  
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• EU vote delays the Gatwick expansion decision again

  02-05-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A GOVERNMENT decision on the expansion of Gatwick could be delayed againthis time by the EU referendum.
  
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• Driverless cars are coming! Would you be happy to give up the right to drive?

  02-05-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - More than 65 per cent of motorists want to retain the right to drive even though driverless cars are coming, two new pieces of research released today have shown (April 28th2016).
  
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• Check your car battery, tyres and engine before setting off on Bank Holiday trips, warns breakdown service

  02-05-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - BATTERY problems, punctures or engine faults will be the biggest causes of misery for North West drivers expected to break down this Bank Holiday weekend.
  
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• Carnage during cycle race as stalled motorbike causes terrifying pile-up

  02-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - This is the shocking moment a motorbike caused a massive pile-up when it stopped in the middle of a cycle race.
  
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• Brussels Airport departure hall reopens for the first time since ISIS bomb attacks

  02-05-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Brussels Airport reopened its departure hall for the first time since ISIS's deadly suicide bomb attacks in March.
  
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• Argos issue urgent recall for Mamas and Papas baby car seats

  02-05-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Argos has issued an urgent recall for several baby seats manufactured by Mamas and Papas after confirming 'a potential safety concern' had been identified in testing.
  
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• 'I thought it was ready to shoot us down': Woman tells of terror as BA flight intercepted by Hungarian fighter jets

  02-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A British Airways passenger feared fighter jets were about to "shoot us down" as they intercepted her flight over Hungary.
  
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• Ambulance service facing 50million in cuts spends 500k on a fleet of luxury cars

  02-05-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A Freedom of Information request by workers at the East of England Ambulance Service revealed the trust bought a fleet of expensive vehicles, including a Jaguar XF and Mercedes C220.
  
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• All the planned West Midlands roadworks for May 2-8

  02-05-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Don't get caught out on the roads this week by using a comprehensive list of planned works
  
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• Airport flying high after 50 years

  02-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Glasgow Airport celebrates 50 years
  
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• Airbus celebrates confidence-boosting orders from four airlines

  02-05-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Orders will help raise flat first quarter performance from aircraft manufacturer
  
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