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• Will Heathrow expansion ever be cleared for take off?

  31-07-2016 02:00 via maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Ever since the first passengers departed from the newly created Heathrow Airport in 1946, the debate over its expansion has rumbled on. One year on since the Airports Commission recommended a third runway, concerns remain over countrys most significant infrastructure project. Express news editor Paul Miles spoke with external affairs director at the airport, Nigel Milton, to discuss the expansion plans and whether he believes they will ever be cleared for take off.
  
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• Video shows drunken woman stumbling on railtracks at Woking station

  31-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Horrifying footage showed the female tottering around and narrowly avoiding electrocution from the live third rail at Woking station. Panicked staff managed to pull her onto the platform.
  
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• Transport Committee supports FTAs claim- driver shortage wont solve itself

  31-07-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Industry and Government must work together to beat haulage driver shortage, says the Transport Committeeechoing the message from the Freight ...
  
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• Train Simulation/Zombie Survival mashup The Final Station arriving in August, watch the trailer here

  31-07-2016 02:00 via flickeringmyth.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Final Station is a post-apocalyptic survival game in the same vein as games like This War Of Mine.The aim of the game is to survive as long as possible by keeping the train you are riding adequately fueled and operational, while also protecting your passengers from hordes of the hungry undead at each station.
  
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• Time to speak up on Greater Birmingham's economic future

  31-07-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership wants to hear the views of public and businesses to shape the economic future of the West Midlands over the next 14 years
  
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• Sober truth about Ubers boast of lower drink-driving Subscription

  31-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Uber prides itself on helping to cut drink-driving by offering the inebriated an alternative to getting home safely with only a few taps on their smartphone. Scientists believe, however, that the taxi-hailing app has done nothing of the sortpartly because drunks are unwilling to pay for a ride home.
  
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• SNP will replace air passenger duty despite strong opposition Subscription

  31-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The Scottish government is to push through reducing and replacing air passenger duty (APD) despite an official consultation showing that majority opinion is against a cut in the tax.
  
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• SNP vows to push on with APD cut, despite environmental concerns

  31-07-2016 02:00 via holyrood.com
  Other News Sources - Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has vowed to push on with plans to cut Air Passenger Duty (APD) in half by the end of the parliamentary term, despite its own consultation analysis showing the majority of respondents had raised environmental concerns over the plans.
  
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• SNP to press on with plans to scrap air passenger duty

  31-07-2016 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - THE Scottish Government is to press ahead with plans to scrap air passenger duty (APD) despite a majority of people who responded to a public consultation raising concerns about the move.
  
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• See the dramatic moment railway station staff pulled woman to safety from tracks

  31-07-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Members of the public helped South West Trains staff deal with the woman, who was then "left in the care of health professionals"
  
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• Ryanair passengers travelling with an under-12 must pay for reserved seat

  31-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Dublin-based airline said allowing passengers to choose to be randomly allocated seats has led to 'boarding issues', as crews try to re-seat adults and children who have been separated.
  
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• Rail watchdog launches probe into rip-off ticket machines at train stations

  31-07-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The Office of Rail and Road has decided to act after research suggested at least one in 20 passengers are overpaying
  
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• Northern powerhouse is a threat to Scotland

  31-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A leading economist has warned Westminsters commitment to creating a northern powerhouse could send Scotlands faltering economy into permanent decline unless the Scottish government does more to help struggling businesses.
  
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• New bus link for East Lothian

  31-07-2016 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - A NEW day ticket is being introduced allowing passengers to travel across East Lothian and Edinburgh.
  
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• Motorist stopped by Yorkshire police driving at 116mph

  31-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Police in North Yorkshire have stopped a driver on the motorway travelling at 116mph.
  
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• Humphrys takes rail firm rep to task over fares

  31-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail companies have an obligation to tell us what the cheapest fares are when we buy our tickets. But when The Times checked out 50 journeys, it found it was possible to get a cheaper fare on 33 of them than the advertised fare.
  
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• 'Give us an idea how long we would be waiting at the rail barriers'

  31-07-2016 02:00 via lincolnshireecho.co.uk
  Lincolnshire Echo - Although it's unlikely to be regarded as a priority right now, Andy Holman's suggestion that Network Rail displays a countdown of the time pedestrians will have to wait if they choose not to make use of the new footbridge seems perfectly reasonable (Echo, July 21, P41).
  
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• Edinburghs 20mph speed limit launches tomorrow

  31-07-2016 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - It will come into force with the introduction of a Traffic Regulation Order formalising the reduction.
  
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• East London is the toughest place to pass a driving test in the UK

  31-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - East London is the toughest place to pass your driving test with the highest failure rates in the country, research shows.
  
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• Capital trunk road named one of Scotlands most dangerous

  31-07-2016 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - ONE of the Capitals trunk roads has been named among the most dangerous in Scotland.
  
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• Call for rail investment

  31-07-2016 02:00 via machinery-market.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Posted on 30 Jul 2016 and read 137 times
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  Call for rail investmentA campaign to secure £1 billion of improvements to the North Wales and Cheshire rail network, which could create 70,000 jobs over 20 years, has been launched.
  
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• Bombardier set to queen it over rest on Elizabeth Line Subscription

  31-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A key element of Londons future infrastructure was unveiled an hour and a half by rail north of the capital yesterday, as the first of a new fleet of 66 trains for the Elizabeth Line made its appearance.
  
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• Airport drinks ban? What a joyless prospect Barbara Ellen

  31-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Theres more than a touch of class warfare at play in plans to curb drinking opportunities before flyingAt first glance, the proposed crackdown on the sale and consumption of alcohol in British airports seems a no-brainer. Why should airport staff or plane crew be forced to deal with abusive or violent passengers? In an era of critical security issues, why should police time be wasted on inebriates? Does it enhance the journey when people have alcohol-fuelled disagreements in their
  
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• Airlines warn Britain's airports are becoming a 'wild west' with fast food chains and coffee shops selling alcohol to passengers

  31-07-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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