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• How the other half fly: what air rage tells us about inequality | Anne Perkins

  04-05-2016 17:11
  
  Plane passengers behave worse when they cross paths with more, or less, privileged flyers, research shows. No wonder segregation is all around usThis lunchtime, at prime minister’s questions, Jeremy Corbyn did his best to escape the grinding tit-for-tat on racism by challenging David Cameron on inequality. If only he’d had the research of Katherine DeCelles to hand. Decelles, a scientist at Princeton, has just published some very telling research that illustrates the broader social c
  
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• London, reimagined: alternative tube maps – in pictures

  04-05-2016 13:15
  
  As London prepares to vote for a new mayor, explore some surprising angles on the city – from life expectancy to cost of living – in alternative underground maps Continue reading...
  
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• Privatised, nationalised, electrified? A guide to the UK's railways

  04-05-2016 12:39
  
  While tracks are owned by state-controlled Network Rail, most services are provided by private companies. Here’s what you should know about UK train servicesBritain’s railways are not easily understood. While most people, particularly regular rail users, think they should be better, many disagree on how this can be achieved.Debate continues about the merits or otherwise of the country’s rail infrastructure, including high-speed rail, electrification, privatisation, nationalisat
  
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• Southern rail strikes cancelled and replaced with 24-hour walkout

  04-05-2016 12:10
  
  Conductors in dispute over driver-only trains were due to strike next week but will now stage walkout on 20 May Two 24-hour strikes next week by Southern Railway conductors have been cancelled and replaced with a 24-hour walkout on 20 May.The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said the decision was taken because the dispute over the role of conductors and driver-only trains may be prolonged. Continue reading...
  
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• For passion and for purpose the next London mayor has to be Sadiq Khan

  04-05-2016 10:57
  
  The Tory campaign has tainted the mayoralty and their candidate deserves a hammeringImagine, if you can stand it, what it would mean if Zac Goldsmith wins the election to become London’s new mayor. The top political job in the British capital will have fallen into the hands of a man whose campaign has trawled a cesspool of smear in order to exploit deep fears and destructive prejudices. He would take office already tainted in the eyes of millions of Londoners, his credibility in ruins from
  
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• Woodkirk Valley FC juniors find TV fame

  04-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A Morley football team are the stars of a train companys new TV advert promoting the norths attractions.
  
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• Volvo profits driven by demand for SUVs

  04-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Swedish carmaker owned by Chinas Geely reports robust sales in Europe and China
  
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• Virgin set 59 second punctuality target

  04-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Virgin has become the first TOC to publish up-to-date punctuality data on its services, where a train is only classed as being on time if it arrives within 59 seconds of its scheduled arrival. The new punctuality chart, which use the mp;lsquo;Right Timemp;rsquo; measure, shows that in March Virgin...
  
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• Tube maintenance staff vote on action

  04-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Maintenance workers belonging to the RMT union are voting on whether to strike over their Night Tube pay and conditions deal.
  
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• Travel chaos warning as rail firm looks set to axe 100 jobs across East Coast line

  04-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - TRAVEL CHAOS could hit passengers at York, Leeds, Wakefield, and Doncaster stations if plans to axe 100 jobs at travel centres go ahead, a union has warned.
  
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• Thomsons first long haul Dreamliner flies from Stansted Airport

  04-05-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The first long haul Thomson flight from Stansted Airport took off today (Tuesday).
  
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• Stop dithering and make a decision about Heathrow, MPs demand

  04-05-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Ministers condemned for failure to make Heathrow decision which Newcastle Airport urgently needs
  
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• Spanish budget carrier joins airline lobby group

  04-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airlines for Europe set up to campaign on issues such as APD and strike action
  
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• South Wales Metro project moves closer as procurement process expected to start this summer

  04-05-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The procurement process for the construction of the South Wales Metro transport project and the running of the next Wales and Borders rail franchise should begin this summer.
  
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• Scanner failure causes airport delays

  04-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Manual security checks cause delays at Birmingham Airport after technical problems mean scanners and metal detectors fail twice.
  
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• RMT ballot members over Night Tube

  04-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Strikes over the introduction of the Night Tube could return after RMT began balloting members again. RMT opened the ballot today, saying it was due to differences between the London Underground and Tube Lines offers and unresolved issues over pensions. RMT said the London Underground offer...
  
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• Residents voice safety fears after lorry smashes into bridge in Kew

  04-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Residents have expressed safety fears after a lorry smashed into a railway bridge in south-west London.
  
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• Railway reopens on time for Stafford and Crewe railway upgrade

  04-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Railway reopens on time for Stafford and Crewe railway upgrade Services on the West Coast Main Line through Stafford resumed today (3rd May) after work on the railway between Stafford and Crewe. The work that took place over the bank holiday weekend was part of the 250 million railway upgrade on this line. Over the holiday, Network Rail worked through the night to complete track, overhead line and signalling work, as part of the project to remove
  
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• Rail workers replace track on the Abellio Greater Anglia line during Bank Holiday closure

  04-05-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - More than half a mile of track was replaced by Network Rail engineers on the main line to London over the bank holiday.
  
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• Rail passenger treated 'like a criminal' after travelling on Newcastle to Leeds ticket - but getting off at Darlington

  04-05-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -RAIL campaigners are demanding an overhaul in antiquated ticketing rules which left one North-East traveller close to tears after she travelled on a Newcastle to Leeds train ticket - but got off at Darlington.
  
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• Race for title of UK's greenest airport is on as Heathrow and Gatwick hail Carbon Trust certification

  04-05-2016 02:00 via businessgreen.com
  
  Other News Sources - Airports each announce latest award of Carbon Trust environmental management standards
  
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• Norway Helicopter Crashed 'Caused By Technical Failure, Not Human Error'

  04-05-2016 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post -The Norway helicopter crash that killed 13 people, including a British oil worker, was caused by technical failure and not human error, according to investigators. Eleven passengers and two crew members were killed after the Super Puma aircraft came down near the city of Bergen on Friday. Iain Stuart, from Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire was among those killed.Norway's Accident Investigation Board said on Tuesday that its probe and visual evidence - including video of the helicopt
  
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• Network Rail given go-ahead to build flood culvert near South Hinksey

  04-05-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PLANS for a flood culvert under the railway near South Hinksey were approved this afternoon.
  
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• MPs slam Government dithering over decision on Heathrows third runway

  04-05-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Ten months ago, Sir Howard Daviess Airports Commission unanimously recommended that a third runway be built at Heathrow without undue delay. This week, a Transport Select Committee report has slammed the Governments response, describing it as political dithering.
  
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• Ministers told to stop dithering over Heathrow expansion

  04-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ministers should stop their political dithering over airport expansion in south-east England and make a firm decision this summer, a committee of MPs said on Wednesday.
  
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• Lufthansa hit by first-quarter loss

  04-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - German airline group grapples with tough competition from EU budget airlines and Gulf carriers
  
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• Lufthansa Fares Under Pressure as It Struggles With Revamp

  04-05-2016 02:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Deutsche Lufthansa AG said passenger fares are set to erode further this year as it grapples with unions over a restructuring of European operations aimed at stemming the flow of customers to discount rivals. The stock fell as much as 7.1 percent.
  
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• HS2: Top civil servant told to cut rail link costs

  04-05-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The UK's top civil servant has been called in to review the controversial HS2 rail link amid fears that it cannot be completed within its 55 billion budget.
  
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• Google in self-driving deal with Chrysler

  04-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Alphabets first partnership with a carmaker will test technology in minivans
  
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• Fiat and Google in driverless cars deal

  04-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announces a deal with Google to double the size of the tech giant's fleet of self-driving cars.
  
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• Ferguson Transport & Shipping gets new site in Fort William

  04-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Scottish-based company Ferguson Transport mp; Shipping has taken over an 18-acre site near Fort William. The K1 BSW Sawmill plot is now set to become the company's flagship logistics hub, reports Logistics Manager. Due to its size, the site will be home to a variety of spaces, including 160,000 square feet of warehousing, offices, large hard standing and a weighbridge. Having taken on the new site in Fort William, Ferguson will now be able to cent
  
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• Eurostar to run 'dry trains' to France during Euro 2016

  04-05-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Football fans travelling by Eurostar for Euro 2016 have been warned that many of the trains will be subject to a total alcohol ban
  
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• End delay and expand Heathrow, say MPs

  04-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government must stop putting off the "difficult" decision to expand Heathrow Airport rather than Gatwick, a Commons select committee has said.
  
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• DfT criticised for ignoring environmental impact in franchise bids

  04-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The DfT has been accused of failing to make environmental impact a priority in rail franchise contracts. An environmental audit of the department by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that many stakeholders said the department lacked a clear sustainability policy and appeared to prioritise...
  
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• Build new runway at Heathrow, say MPs Subscription

  04-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A new runway should be built at Heathrow to end years of political dithering, a cross-party group of MPs advises.
  
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• Brussels airport reopens after attacks

  04-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Passengers advised to arrive 3 hours before departure due to heavy security checks
  
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• Alstom complete entire Virgin Pendolino fleet overhaul

  04-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The entire Virgin Pendolino fleet in the UK has undergone an overhaul in record time at a new Alstom facility. Alstom built the bogie overhaul facility at the Longsight depot in Manchester to carry out the work, allowing them to overhaul an entire set of bogies for either a nine-car or...
  
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• Air France's union fight handed to former Hollande classmate

  04-05-2016 02:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- An Airbus A318 passenger aircraft, operated by Air France-KLM Group, taxis at Venice Marco Polo Airport in Venice in February, 2015. The airline has appointed a former schoolmate of French President Francois Hollande as its chief executive officer, tightening ties with the political establishment and making it unlikely that the partly state-owned airline will squeeze unions for concessions as elections loom.
  
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• £400m wing deal for Wrexham aerospace firm

  04-05-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Magellan Aerospace UK has signed a contract with Airbus that helps to secure and create jobs
  
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• 2.5m tram project has gone off the rails

  04-05-2016 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - TRAMS bought as part of a multi-million pound transport plan for Preston have been gathering dust for almost two years as the long-running plans remain stalled, it has been revealed.
  
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• Heathrow expansion opportunity squandered, MPs say

  04-05-2016 01:01
  
  Transport secretary urged to commit to timetable in light of Airports Commission report backing third runwayDelaying a decision on a third runway has “squandered the opportunity” to act on evidence and expand Heathrow, a cross-party committee of MPs said as it called on the government to commit to a clear timetable. The Commons transport select committee described ministerial claims of progress in the decision-making process as “illusory” and demanded that the transport s
  
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