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• Youngsters face cuts to free bus service in Sandbach

  11-06-2016 02:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  
  Crewe Chronicle -More than 70 pupils at Wheelock Primary School will be hit by cutbacks, which come into force next April if given the go-ahead by Cheshire East
  
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• Woman faints on overcrowded Southern train following cancellations

  11-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A COMMUTER fainted on a crowded train as passengers struggled to get home amid hundreds of late services.
  
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• VC London: meet the female bikers on a mission to get more women on the open road

  11-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Forget push-bikes, women in the capital are upgrading their two-wheeled companions to something bigger, louder and faster. And one London collective is helping to make it all happen...
  
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• UK's first driverless car policy launched - and it covers semi-autonomous failures now

  11-06-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Specialist provider Adrian Flux launched the first personal driverless car policy, with elements for those who already have autonomous features in their car, like self-parking.
  
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• Two-pronged approach needed to encourage women's careers in railways

  11-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Women seeking to build or return to a career in railway engineering can find out more about job opportunities at HS2 on 23 June. To mark National Women in Engineering Day, HS2 will hold a coffee morning from 9.30am to 11.30am at its office at 2 Snow Hill, Birmingham. HS2 is currently hiring in...
  
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• Two feared dead after microlight wreckage found in sea

  11-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Rescuers searching for a missing microlight are reported to have found wreckage off the Co Antrim coast.
  
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• Trespassers continue to risk their lives to see Scotsman

  11-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The British Transport Police has released images of trespassers on the East Coast Main Line, taken during one of 60103 Flying Scotsmans trips on the railway
  
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• The pothole vigilante whose fake road signs shames council chiefs into fixing holes

  11-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - For months Angie Abingdon has sneaked out in the middle of the night to put up fake road signs warning about the danger of potholes shaming her Cotswolds council about the state of the roads.
  
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• Taxi drivers hit out at potential city centre restrictions

  11-06-2016 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -TAXI drivers have criticised council bosses for preventing them from accessing part of Oxford city centre until November.
  
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• Stations celebrate the Queens 90th birthday as they gear up for weekend festivities

  11-06-2016 02:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - Passengers and staff have been celebrating the Queens official birthday today (Friday 10 June) at stations across Britain and are looking ahead to a weekend of in-station events.
  
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• Stansted starts 5m security and services upgrade

  11-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Introduction of a new security screening process and additional body scanners among changes
  
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• Six US airlines permitted to offer flights to Cuba in foreign policy milestone

  11-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country will fly from five US cities to nine cities in Cuba other than HavanaSix airlines have won permission to resume scheduled commercial air service from the US to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in Barack Obamas campaign to normalize relations between cold war foes.The airlinesAmerican, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Countrywere approved by the Department
  
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• Ryanair to challenge Airbnb with private room rentals

  11-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Dublin-based carrier is promising 'low-price accommodation' for holidaymakers who book anything from a five-star hotel to a private room through its new Ryanair Rooms service.
  
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• Road safety campaigners hold 11-minute 'die-in' outside City Hall for killed cyclists and pedestrians

  11-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Safer cycling activists today held an 11-minute "die-in" outside City Hall to call for action after 11 cyclists and pedestrians died on London's roads in the five weeks since Sadiq Khan was elected.
  
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• Road building falls under Cameron as the average increase of the highways network falls to just 7 of that achieved by Major

  11-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The total length of UK roads has risen by an average of only 180 miles per year with Mr Cameron in Number 10, compared to 2,650 miles when Sir John was in office from 1990 to 1997.
  
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• Residents fears over appalling number of parked cars

  11-06-2016 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Safety fears are growing among a group of residents in Haywards Heath after a road near their homes has been reduced to one lane because of parked builders vehicles.
  
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• Paddington delays: 'Fire' on board train sparks rush hour chaos

  11-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rush hour commuters leaving London faced chaos this evening following reports of a fire on board a train near Hayes.
  
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• Outstanding transport projects honoured in the CIHT Awards 2016

  11-06-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Professionals from the highways and transportation industry gathered to celebrate remarkable schemes and initiatives at the prestigious CIHT Awards ceremony in London last night.The 11th annual CIHT Awards saw the outstanding achievements of those working in the sector rewarded and their work promoted as best practice to the industry.CIHT presented Graham Dalton with its Institution Award and Jacobs Principal Transport Planner, Ed Downer, received
  
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• ORR opens investigation after Tube worker crushed against platform

  11-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has opened an investigation after a London Underground (LU) worker was crushed between a platform and a train early on Saturday morning at Whitechapel station. The man, a contractor from Harrow in his 30s, was freed by emergency workers and taken to the Royal...
  
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• Northern Ireland flight to Scotland sees two people go missing

  11-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The flight took off from the City of Derry airport and had been tracking towards Stranraer but never arrived so the Coastguard and the RNLI were called in to search for the boat by sea and air.
  
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• New Swindon cycle route officially opened

  11-06-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Green fingered pupils who helped to brighten up a recently revamped cycle-pedestrian route were on hand for an official unveiling on Thursday.
  
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• Motorists warned ahead of police clampdown on drink and drug drivers

  11-06-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The month-long campaign will co-incide with the 2016 UEFA European Championships
  
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• Motoring enthusiasts restoring the bus that drove Muhammad Ali through South Shields

  11-06-2016 02:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A group of motoring enthusiasts are making sure a bus which famously carried Muhammad Ali through South Shields drives like a dream once again.
  
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• It only takes six minutes for a dog to die of exhaustion in a hot car

  11-06-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -IT only takes six minutes for a dog to dieThats the stark warning after police were called to dog in a car.
  
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• GWR finalises Bombardier Electrostar order for Thames Valley

  11-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - New Bombardier Class 387 trains will be introduced on the Great Western Railway (GWR) network from September, after the company finalised a deal for 37 new trains replacing most of its current Turbo fleet. Porterbrook Leasing has purchased an additional 92 Class 387 Electrostar vehicles from...
  
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• Govia Thameslink has biggest PPM decrease in period 2

  11-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railwaymp;rsquo;s (GTRmp;rsquo;s) performance and punctuality measure (PPM) figures were significantly worse than any other TOC in May 2016, according to Network Railmp;rsquo;s latest data. The companymp;rsquo;s PPM for period 2 of this year was 78.1, the lowest of any TOC and...
  
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• First direct UK-China flight outside London takes off

  11-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK's first direct scheduled flight to China from outside London takes off from Manchester Airport.
  
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• Fiat Argentina withdraws 'misogynistic' car manual

  11-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A car manual which refers to women as
  
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• Fastjet appoints CEO from rival airline

  11-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Fastjet, the troubled African carrier, has named Nico Bezuidenhout as its new chief executive officer.He joins from rival carrier Mango Airlines and will a position that has been vacant for three months after previous CEO resigned due to shareholder pressure.
  
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• Euston Road fire: Van 'explodes' into flames on major central London road

  11-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A van went up in flames today and its petrol tank "exploded" on a major road in central London.
  
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• Driving with hands-free phone as distracting as hand-held

  11-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -DRIVING while talking on a hands-free phone can be as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile, experts have found.
  
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• Drivers in Cardiff added 10m to the council's coffers last year

  11-06-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The city's council say they have managed to record a surplus for 2015-16 but any missed savings will need to be met
  
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• Driver did 150mph and crashed with child, 3, in the back - watch his ludicrous drive here

  11-06-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -A DRUG courier has been jailed for a 150mph 40-mile police chase through roadworks and heavy traffic along the A1M in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Drink and drug drivers targeted as police crackdown is stepped up

  11-06-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -HUNDREDS of police officers will staff road checkpoints across Scotland and mobile patrols will be on the increase.
  
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• Double-decker motorway will keep traffic moving Subscription

  11-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britains busiest motorway could be transformed into a double-decker highway under radical plans to tackle crippling levels of congestion.
  
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• Commuters get app to report fears other passengers may come to harm

  11-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London commuters will now be able to report fears for other passengers they deem at risk of harm on the railways.
  
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• China's Nanshan buys 20 Virgin Australia stake

  11-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Chinese group Nanshan buys a 20 stake in Virgin Australia from Air New Zealand.
  
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• Chaos on the railways of Sussex: But where is the Rail Minister?

  11-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -RAIL Minister Claire Perry has again refused to answer questions from The Argus about the ongoing chaos on the Sussex rail network.
  
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• 'Car park signs and pay as you leave will improve air quality'

  11-06-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -ELECTRONIC signs informing drivers of how many spaces there are in Taunton's car parks will help the environment, as well as reducing motorist stress, a council meeting has heard.
  
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• Campaigning pupil's delight at £5,000 funds for 20mph zone near school

  11-06-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A BOY who has been fighting for lower speed limits outside his school is celebrating his campaigns success.
  
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• British Transport Police to patrol French trains in a bid to keep a lid on any potential Euro 2016 trouble

  11-06-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The officers have jurisdiction following a specific request from their French counterparts
  
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• British Airways passenger says she couldn't bring violin case on board

  11-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Cecilia Bernardini, from the Netherlands, wrapped a scarf around the violin in an attempt to protect it after she was forced to check the case in the cargo hold as she travelled to London for a performance.
  
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• Boost for Derby with new Electrostar order

  11-06-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Another 23 Class 387 Electrostars have been ordered from Bombardier in Derby by Porterbrook for service on Great Western Railway. The new order is in addition to several previous contracts for Class 387s, some of which have been entering service on Thameslink since early 2015, with 29 more units now being delivered for Gatwick Express. In all, 224 Class 387 vehicles have been ordered for Thameslink and Gatwick Express, and 180 will now be built in total for GWR.
  
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• Blame it on London traffic: why Her Majesty was late to the party Subscription

  11-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - As the royal family left St Pauls Cathedral yesterday at the end of a service marking the Queens official 90th birthday, a member of the household remarked that the celebration had gone off exactly as she would have wanted. All, that is, apart from one crucial element: the Queen was late.
  
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• 'Traumatised' woman tells of ordeal after falling down the gap on rush-hour Tube

  11-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A woman today told how she was left badly injured and traumatised after falling through the gap between train and platform at a Tube station.
  
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• Airline launches Manchester to China flight link

  11-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Manchester United will try to grow their burgeoning fan base in football-loving China after the launch of the citys first direct link to the worlds most populous country.
  
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• Air ambulance to be first in south west to carry blood and plasma in bid to save even more lives

  11-06-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PARAMEDICS battling to save people at the scene of car crashes and other incidents have a new weapon in their arsenal thanks to a joint project.
  
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• After Leeds trolleybus and supertram debacles...We MUST make it 3rd time lucky for citys urban transport vision

  11-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A gathering of transport experts in Leeds has been told that whatever is put forward to replace the scrapped trolleybus, it should be radical, serve everyone - and it MUST be third time lucky for the city.
  
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• 14th Annual Transport Practitioners' Meeting - Call for papers

  11-06-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The 14th Annual Transport Practitioners Meeting (TPM) will be held 29-30 June 2016 in Nottingham. Organised by PTRC Education and Research Services Ltd, TPM is the annual meeting place for all transport planners, highway engineers and urban transport designers to present topical papers, share knowledge, engage in constructive debates and disseminate the latest thinking across the profession. This years conference features plenary sessions on Trans
  
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