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• Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street: pledges, trade and trade-offs

  19-06-2016 19:39
  
  Major changes to the capital’s most famous shopping street look to be on their way, though how closely they match Sadiq Khan’s manifesto promise remains to be seen Sadiq Khan is not the first London mayor to pledge to transform Oxford Street from a clogged, smogged motor highway lined with shops into a clean, green avenue of retail walking therapy, but he just might be the last. That is because he just might do it - or, at least, provide the political drive to help others to take big
  
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• Which trains will stop at the new Kirkstall Forge station in Leeds from this weekend

  19-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - YORKSHIRES newest railway station, at Kirkstall Forge in Leeds, is to welcome its first passengers from this weekend.
  
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• Virgin Australia deals show China opportunity

  19-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carriers success attracting mainland investors may put Qantas in focus
  
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• Trees will cause crash says city councillor

  19-06-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - A Peterborough City Councillor claims large trees will cause an accident in Haddon Road, West Town, as they are blocking the view of road users.
  
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• Transport for London in talks to deliver mobile phone coverage to Underground

  19-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Transport officials in London are in talks to bring mobile coverage to the Tube network, as a project to update police communications underground gets under way.
  
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• Scots transport PC aims to be life-saver on the railways

  19-06-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - It was a call-out that was to leave its mark on PC Pete McAndie.
  
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• Scots pay high price for better road and rail links

  19-06-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Major Scottish transport projects like dualling the A9 and extending Edinburghs tram line could cost up to seven times as much as similar European schemes, experts have revealed.
  
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• Ryanair's hidden airline charges to be investigated by watchdog

  19-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Ryanair's extra charges to be investigated by aviation watchdog in clampdown on 'hidden fees'

  19-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Currently, changing the name on a flight ticket costs 110 with Irish-based airline Ryanair, up to 50 with easyJet and 35 for short-haul flights or 50 for long-haul flights with Thomas Cook.
  
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• Ryanair and easyJet airlines face watchdog probe over hidden costs

  19-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Budget airlines such as Ryanair face a probe over hidden fees that cans see passengers charged up to 160 to change a name on a flight ticket.
  
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• 'People are idiots so make it idiot proof!' - Coventry reacts to latest A45/Broad Lane roundabout crash

  19-06-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -City drivers have their say after problem-plagued junction saw another accident today
  
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• Night closure planned for M1 near Sheffield

  19-06-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Anight closure will be in place on Monday (June 20) on the northbound carriageway of the M1 so a superspan gantry can be installed.
  
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• MPs pledge over M55 link road

  19-06-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Fyldes MP has pledged that all parties involved in building a much-needed link road are focused on starting work as soon as possible after the latest bout of rush-hour gridlock left drivers fuming.
  
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• Mayor goes even greener with new vehicle...

  19-06-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK'S first Green Lord Mayor turned up to an environmental event on a very different Mayoral limo - a bicycle made for six.
  
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• 'Hullapool' train route linking Hull and Liverpool is key transport priority

  19-06-2016 02:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Creating a "Hullapool" rail route linking Hull to Liverpool and the North West was one of the key priorities presented to transport bosses at a Westminster meeting this week.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport calls police over taxi drivers fare battle

  19-06-2016 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - Airport chiefs have called in the police to crack down on cabbies who flout the rules.
  
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• Derailed London Paddington train is finally moved

  19-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train that has been stuck on the line at Paddington since Thursday causing disruption has been moved, Network Rail says.
  
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• Council aims to make Newmarket horsewalk road safer after concerns raised

  19-06-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Residents concerns over a narrow stretch of Newmarket road has seen highways officers confirm it needs improving.
  
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• Bus driver arrested over gay ban claim

  19-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A bus driver is arrested over claims he abused a young gay couple and banned them from his bus in Glasgow.
  
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• Airlines face review over extra charges for passengers

  19-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Civil Aviation Authority is to investigate whether extra fees charged by airlines to passengers are transparent and fair.
  
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• Airline watchdog to launch clampdown on hidden fees when booking tickets

  19-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Charges for basic services such as changing a name on a ticket will be scrutinised so the overall cost is clear to passengers before they buy the ticket
  
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