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• York bus service given reprieve after plea by passengers

  02-07-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -A BUS route used by school children and to get isolated older people out of their homes has been reprieved.
  
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• Wheels in motion for Leeds park and ride

  02-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Transport bosses in Leeds have signed a £9m funding agreement for a new 1,000-space park and ride at Temple Green.
  
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• Wales votes 'leave' despite millions in EU support

  02-07-2016 02:00 via pilotonline.com
  
  Other News Sources - BRYNMAWR, Wales (AP)The modern highway connecting Brynmawr to other former coal-mining towns in South Wales was partly funded by the European Union, replacing a three-lane road known for deadly accidents. Other EU funds have been used to improve railway lines, open museums and regenerate dreary town centers shattered by the decline of heavy industry.
  
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• Train dragged woman by hand

  02-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A woman was dragged more than 60ft along a station platform when her hand got stuck between train doors she had expected to reopen, a report finds.
  
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• Threatened East Lothian bus services saved in takeover

  02-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Threatened East Lothian bus services and jobs are saved as part of a new takeover package from Lothian Buses Ltd.
  
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• Tesla driver killed while using autopilot was watching Harry Potter, witness says

  02-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Driver in first known fatal self-driving car crash was also driving so fast that he went so fast through my trailer I didnt see him, the truck driver involved saidThe Tesla driver killed in the first known fatal crash involving a self-driving car may have been watching a Harry Potter movie at the time of the collision in Florida, according to a truck driver involved in the crash.The truck driver, Frank Baressi, 62, told the Associated Press that the Tesla driver Joshua Brown, 40,
  
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• Tesla death crash raises huge safety issues

  02-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Self-driving cars accident shows regulators are right to remain cautious
  
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• ScotRail staff to launch fresh strikes

  02-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ScotRail staff are to launch a fresh wave of strikes after talks to resolve a row over driver-only trains broke up.
  
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• Opening hard shoulder of M62 to improve travel times is an "unnacceptable price"

  02-07-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Mersey MP part of committee not happy with the cheap alternative to widening motorways
  
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• North Shields gets new 2.5m academy to help train engineers of the future

  02-07-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The Connect Academy, at the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, was opened by Northern Powerhouse Minister James Wharton
  
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• Newport woman says ongoing bridge works are 'absolute joke'

  02-07-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A NEWPORT woman has called the ongoing Somerton Bridge works an absolute joke, saying that work has now started going on overnight "without any prior warning" to residents.
  
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• New scheme announced to make commercial vehicles greener

  02-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Vans and trucks on UK roads could soon be greener than ever after the government announced a new scheme to introduce technology that cuts fuel consumption and carbon emissions in commercial vehicles. The Low Carbon Accreditation Scheme will provide vehicle operators with practical information on how to reliably assess the effectiveness of retrofitted measures such as low rolling resistance tyres, more aerodynamic vehicle exteriors or more efficien
  
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• Network Rail could face massive payout over death of former Suffolk TV and film actress

  02-07-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Network Rail faces a potential multi-million pound payout after admitting safety failures at a rail crossing where an 82-year-old Suffolk actress was killed.
  
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• Maiden voyage for Great Western Intercity Express

  02-07-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The first Intercity Express to carry passengers has run on the Great Western Main Line. The unit, still officially under test, carried guests from Reading to London Paddington. They included the transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy. The test run was performed by a bi-modal version which also has diesel engines, because the line between Reading and London is not yet fully electrified.
  
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• M62 to M1 link road planned to cut through Kirklees

  02-07-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Councillor reveals bid to ease jams and regenerate areas with bypass between M62 at Brighouse and M1 at Horbury
  
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• London airport expansion: Britain risks becoming 'a joke if we keep dithering' over Heathrow and Gatwick

  02-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Airports Commission chief Sir Howard Davies today warned that Britain risks becoming "a joke" if it fails to push ahead with extra runway capacity for London and the South East.
  
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• HS2s 2026 open date is unrealistic, says NAO report

  02-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The HS2 high-speed rail programme is facing cost and time pressures, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). Phase oneof HS2, a 140-mile link London to the West Midlands, is targeted to open in 2026 but that date is at risk despite good progress due to an over-ambitious schedule set by the Department for Transport. Funding is also an issue with the first phase expected to cost £27.4 billion, which would overshoot available
  
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• Glasgow Subway four-week closure set to begin

  02-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Glasgow's subway system will close for four weeks from Saturday to allow modernisation work to be carried out.
  
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• Fewer passengers eats into Stagecoach profits

  02-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Stagecoach saw profits fall in the 12 months preceding May as more passengers shopped online or used their own car to get about. Total operating profit for the bus operator fell by 21.4 per cent to £171.1 million for the year ending April 30th, compared to the same period previously, while pre-tax profits dropped 36.7 per cent to £104.4 million. This in spite of a healthy 20.8 per cent rise in global revenue, with Stagecoach turning ov
  
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• Fatal crash of driverless car sparks fresh safety fears

  02-07-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Safety fears have been raised over the development of driverless cars in the UK after the first known fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle in the US.
  
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• EasyJet plots HQ move to mainland Europe

  02-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Budget airline ready to take action after Brexit vote threatens EU access
  
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• EasyJet 'likely' to move HQ from UK to European Union following Brexit vote

  02-07-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - EASYJET has started discussions with aviation regulators of EU member states' about relocating its headquarters from the UK following the country's decision to leave the European Union.
  
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• Easyjet denies UK HQ move

  02-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline releases statement saying it had no plans to move from Luton - its home for 20 years
  
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• EasyJet boss Dame Carolyn McCall threatens to bail out of Britain

  02-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall, a member of the Prime Minister's business advisory group who backed the Remain campaign, is said to have signalled that an easyJet move is almost certain.
  
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• Destruction warning over second runway

  02-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Building a second runway at Gatwick Airport would be
  
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• Deepings Community Library launches new free bus service

  02-07-2016 02:00 via spaldingtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Library users in the Deepings can take advantage of a new free bus service to be launched by charities in the area from Monday
  
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• Brexit will strengthen the Northern Powerhouse, according to a government minister

  02-07-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -James Wharton MP rejected claims the UK's exit from the European Union would stop the Northern Powerhouse in its tracks
  
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• BMW and Intel plan robot car production

  02-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - BMW, Intel and computer vision firm Mobileye have signed a deal to develop autonomous vehicles.
  
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