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• How bold will Sadiq Khan's air quality improvement programme be?

  28-07-2016 21:58
  
  London’s new mayor looks certain to tackle transport-based pollution more effectively than his predecessor but is being urged to go further stillThe final day to “have your say” on Sadiq Khan’s plans for improving London’s air quality is Friday, 29 July. Submissions can be accepted until one minute to midnight, so there’s no time lose. Khan’s main proposals, first set out back in May, are as follows: Continue reading...
  
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• Unions demand change after report into London's 'cattle-truck' trains

  28-07-2016 19:45
  
  All the capital’s rail terminals are operating over capacity, according to new figures, prompting calls for renationalisationMore than a third of rail passengers are forced to stand on trains arriving in parts of London in the morning rush hour, according to official figures that show rail capacity in the capital has failed to keep pace with demand.Almost 35% of passengers arriving at Blackfriars on weekday mornings stand, making it the country’s most overcrowded station, as do nearl
  
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• Southern rail guards to stage five-day strike

  28-07-2016 15:31
  
  Long-running dispute over future of guards’ roles will lead to industrial action in August on stricken rail serviceGuards working for Southern rail are to stage a five-day strike from 8 August as part of a long-running dispute over the future of their roles, the RMT union has said. More details soon...Continue reading...
  
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• Some rush-hour trains into London have a third of passengers standing

  28-07-2016 13:05
  
  Services into Blackfriars, Waterloo, Fenchurch Street and Moorgate stations have high levels of crowding, figures showMore than a third of rail passengers have to stand on trains arriving in parts of London in the morning rush hour, official figures show.A total of 35% of commuters on services into Blackfriars stand, along with almost a third at trains into other stations including Waterloo, Fenchurch Street and Moorgate. Continue reading...
  
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• Some rush-hour trains into London have 44% of passengers standing

  28-07-2016 13:05
  
  Services into Blackfriars, Waterloo, Fenchurch Street and Moorgate stations have high levels of crowding, figures showMore than a third of rail passengers have to stand on trains arriving in parts of London in the morning rush hour, official figures show.A total of 35% of commuters on services into Blackfriars stand, along with almost a third on trains into other stations including Waterloo, Fenchurch Street and Moorgate. Blackfriars has the biggest proportion of crowding of all major stations i
  
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• Up North:Northern Powerhouse minister to visit region

  28-07-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy his first official tour of the North since his appointment.
  
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• Transport for London made 277m in five years from incomplete journeys

  28-07-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• 'They were being quite cocky' - pensioner puts boy in arm lock in train row

  28-07-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -TRANSPORT police are appealing for information to identify a pensioner, who allegedly assaulted a young boy on a train, by putting him in an arm lock.
  
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• Swansea AMs urge government to stick to rail electrification timetable

  28-07-2016 02:00 via
  Other Regional Press - SWANSEA'S three Labour AMs have written to the UK's new Secretary of State for Transport calling for a commitment to make speedy progress on the electrification of train line between London and Swansea.
  
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• Southern rail sinks to a new low as union bosses threaten more strikes

  28-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Just 15.8 per cent of trains on the Southern Mainline route between Brighton and London arrived on time on Tuesday as union barons yesterday threatened another wave of strikes on Southern rail.
  
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• Rail trespassing: 'Trains can't slam brakes like a car'

  28-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A warning has been issued after figures showed rail trespass incidents in Wales have risen.
  
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• Oxford bus driver stops mid-route to help an elderly woman cross the road

  28-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Driver Mark Adams, 54, spotted the smartly-dressed OAP shuffling slowly across the street when he pulled over, got out, took her arm and helped her onto the bus to Oxford.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse remains 'key priority' for Government

  28-07-2016 02:00 via builderandengineer.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Building a Northern Powerhouse remains a "key Government priority", ministers have said.
  
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• New report makes strong case for HS3 station in Bradford city centre

  28-07-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - BUSINESS leaders, rail groups and councillors have backed a report which says there is a good case for the HS3 route to come through Bradford.
  
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• Nearly 400 passengers a day are using new rail station

  28-07-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -LONG-AWAITED Apperley Bridge railway station been hailed as a soaraway success for the Bradford district and the wider region.
  
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• MPs call for urgent airport decision

  28-07-2016 02:00 via politics.co.uk
  
  politics.co.uk - Government has been called on yet again to make an urgent and immediate decision on hub airport expansion in South East England in a new report launched this week.
  
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• MPs back third runway at Heathrow in first post-Brexit poll

  28-07-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Members of Parliament overwhelmingly support a third runway at Heathrow to expand aviation capacity in the south east, according to the latest poll.
  
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• MP issues plea on runway

  28-07-2016 02:00 via newquayvoice.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - NEWQUAYS MP has joined an influential group of Cornish business and political leaders to call for a rapid decision on a new runway in the South East following Brexit.
  
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• MH370 pilot's flight simulator did plot course over southern Indian Ocean

  28-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Australian officials confirm Malaysia Airlines captain Zaharie Ahmad Shahs simulator did show route where plane is believed to have vanishedAustralian officials have confirmed that data recovered from a home flight simulator owned by the captain of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 showed that someone had used the device to plot a course to the southern Indian Ocean, where the missing jet is believed to have crashed. Related: Flight MH370: modelling shows debris may be further north, s
  
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• Metro Mayor Visits Liverpool2

  28-07-2016 02:00 via porttechnology.org
  
  Other News Sources - Luciana Berger, the Liverpool Metro Mayor contender, recently visited the new Liverpool2 container terminal at the Port of Liverpool, ahead of its summer 2016 opening.
  
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• London City receives clearance for 344m expansion

  28-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Approval comes months after Boris Johnson rejected application
  
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• London City Airport: Ministers back 344m expansion

  28-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A 344 million expansion programme at London City Airport is given the go-ahead by ministers.
  
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• London City airport expansion gets green light from ministers

  28-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - 344m scheme to accommodate more flights and passengers and improve local transport links given go-aheadMinisters have given the go-ahead for a 344m expansion of London City airport.The plans include an extended terminal, more space for planes to taxi to and from the runway, and new aircraft stands that will allow bigger, more modern planes to use the airport.Continue reading...
  
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• London City Airport expansion approved

  28-07-2016 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- Expansion at London City Airport has been approved in a joint statement by the Chancellor, Transport Secretary and Secretary of State for Local Government and Communities. The expansion plan involves building 7 newaircraft stands and a new taxiway to increase
  
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• London airports decision to be made in the autumn

  28-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut mp; paste the article. See our Tsmp;Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/252a4414-53ef-11e6-9664-e0bdc13c3bef.html#ixzz4FgPq2xDTThe UK chancellor has insisted a decision on new airport capacity in south-east England will come this autumn, saying it has taken longer than man
  
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• Hundreds still driving despite having 12 penalty points

  28-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 200 drivers are still legally on Welsh roads despite reaching 12 or more penalty points, the BBC has found.
  
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• Flight MH370: modelling shows debris may be further north, say scientists

  28-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Italian researchers used computer modelling to determine possible location of the main wreckage Just days after authorities mooted suspending the ocean search for missing flight MH370, researchers suggested the debris zone may stretch a further 500km (310 miles) north.A team of Italian scientists used computer modelling, into which they fed data on ocean currents and winds over the past two years, to try and pinpoint the Malaysia Airlines planes likely underwater grave. Continue r
  
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• Expand Heathrow not Gatwick to boost UK economy says MPs

  28-07-2016 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daventry Express - A MAJORITY of MPs believe a third runway at Heathrow is the major infrastructure project that will benefit the UK economy the most, according to a new poll.
  
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• Drone near-miss at Stansted Airport prompts safety warning

  28-07-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - A drone came within 25 metres of a plane landing at Stansted Airport and posed a serious risk of collision while two planes had a near miss, reports have revealed.
  
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• Business leaders and MPs urge Grayling to make quick decision on airport expansion

  28-07-2016 02:00 via politicshome.com
  Other News Sources - In a series of letters organised by the Let Britain Fly campaign group, politicians from Cornwall, the north-east, the north-west and Scotland have written stressing the importance of aviation capacity for their regions.
  
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• Authority to discuss Bradford HS3 plans

  28-07-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Plans for the HS3 route to go through Bradford will be discussed at a meeting today. West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has issued a report which calls on Transport for the North (TfN) to include additional stops in its plans for HS3, including one in Bradford city centre.
  
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• Air France 7-day strike to hit 30 of flights

  28-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Week-long action by cabin crew will affect many medium and long-haul services
  
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• 58 rescued after fire on train in York passenger tells of drama

  28-07-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -PASSENGERS on a train near York Railway Station were evacuated last night because of a fire alert.
  
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