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• Eurostar strike to be suspended at midnight for further talks

  12-08-2016 17:52
  
  Industrial action over rosters and work-life balance was due to continue for four days but had caused minimal disruption
  Strikes by Eurostar workers will be suspended from midnight to allow further talks, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said.Industrial action had started on Friday in a row over rosters and work-life balance at the cross-Channel train company.Continue reading...
  
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• Virgin Trains East Coast staff to strike in row over jobs

  12-08-2016 12:44
  
  Members of RMT union will hold three 24-hour strikes this month in dispute over 200 jobs said to be under threatRail staff at Virgin Trains East Coast are to go on strike over two weekends in August in a row over jobs and working conditions, following the vote for industrial action announced earlier this week.Members of the RMT union will hold three 24-hour strikes, on 19 August and around the bank holiday weekend on 26 and 29 August. They will also ban overtime for 48 hours from 27 August.Relat
  
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• Eurostar workers begin four-day strike

  12-08-2016 09:28
  
  RMT members walk out from Friday to Monday in dispute over ‘repeatedly undermined’ work-life balanceEurostar rail workers have begun a four-day strike in a dispute over work-life balance.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out from Friday to Monday, followed by three days over the bank holiday weekend from 27 August. A picket line will be mounted outside London St Pancras, where trains leave for Paris and Brussels.Continue reading...
  
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• Wrexham to Chester 40m rail upgrade hit by further delays

  12-08-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The scheme, to double line between Rossett Junction and Saltney Junction to allow more trains with increased speeds, will now finish next year
  
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• Wireless hack can unlock 100m Volkswagens

  12-08-2016 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Security researchers claim to have uncovered a vulnerability in the locking systems of Volkswagen cars that could leave up to 100 million vehicles exposed to break-ins.
  
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• Will rail fares increase as Abellio Greater Anglia sign new franchise contract?

  12-08-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - East Anglias rail travellers are heading for a revolution in their train journeys over the next five yearsbut now its up to government-owned Network Rail to deliver its side of the bargain.
  
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• We're Backing Bristol: How the city's transport infrastructure is being modernised

  12-08-2016 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Evening Post - A commitment to major investment in infrastructure is a key factor that will ensure that Bristol continues to prosper.
  
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• Uber hitches ride with car finance schemes

  12-08-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Silicon Valley-based ride-hailing app puts financial muscle behind lending programme
  
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• Train strikes are about power not safety

  12-08-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - If the transport union loses this battle, it may weaken its control, writes Sebastian Payne
  
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• Reality Check: Are we having more rail strikes than usual?

  12-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Has it been an unusually busy year for train disputes?
  
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• Police called over smokers at Edinburgh Airport

  12-08-2016 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - POLICE were called after two passengers were caught smoking as they boarded a plane at Edinburgh Airport.
  
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• Northumberland MP calls for more funding to improve 'dangerous stretch' of the A1

  12-08-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Anne-Marie Trevelyan has written to the new Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, expressing her concerns over the Mousen Bends stretch
  
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• None of these cyclists can be seen by a lorry driver sitting in their cab

  12-08-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A crackdown on killer lorries is being planned by Transport for London after researchers identified the HGVs that pose the biggest danger to cyclists and pedestrians.
  
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• Night Tube 'will give London a £77m boost'

  12-08-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Night Tube will give a huge £77 million a year boost to Londons economy, a major report said today.
  
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• 'New rail operators plans will deliver faster, more reliable rail services to Stansted'

  12-08-2016 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Stansted Airport has welcomed todays Government announcement that Abellio East Anglia has won the franchise to operate the Stansted Express and other rail services between London, the airport and Cambridge from October 2016.
  
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• Network Rail backtracks on Halesworth station crossing closure

  12-08-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Rail bosses have backed down on controversial plans to shut a Suffolk station crossing after facing a barrage of criticism from campaigners and politicians.
  
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• Motorist with Britain's highest number of penalty points is from Liverpool

  12-08-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Despite having a huge number of points, this driver is still allowed on the roads
  
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• More than 100 die prematurely in Northampton due to air pollution

  12-08-2016 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - More than 100 people in Northampton die every year as a result of the air pollution in the town, figures from a borough council report have shown.
  
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• Michael Dugher: Passenger power over profit is the route for buses

  12-08-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - THE South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) has just closed a public consultation about changes they are proposing to local bus services.
  
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• Mersey model railway firm sees sales soar post-Brexit

  12-08-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Hatton's says it has enjoyed revenue increases of almost 70 in the EU with a rise of more than 28 in the UK
  
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• Londoner's Diary: Fond farewell to the man who got London moving

  12-08-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Farewell to Bob Kiley, first Commissioner of Transport to Ken Livingstone, who died on Tuesday aged 80. Arriving in 2000, the American had overseen the transport systems in Boston and New York but was something of an unknown quantity in London. The Evening Standards welcome was open-armed: New York tough guy to run Tube.
  
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• Liverpool's 'radical' 45m roads revamp - what you need to know

  12-08-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -City council has unveiled plans for a massive shake-up of the city centre's roads and bus stations
  
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• Keeping the port of Singapore ship-shape

  12-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Daknash Ganasen reveals why being a port master in Singapore is his dream job.
  
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• I dont understand how this keeps happening Commuters hit by delays on Great Northern line after lorry strikes Baldock railway bridge again

  12-08-2016 02:00 via thecomet.net
  
  Other Regional Press - A railway bridge in Baldock was hit again by a lorry this morning, causing yet more misery to commuters on the Great Northern line.
  
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• Hundreds respond to Cambridge congestion plan

  12-08-2016 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Express city bus services from villages, late night Park mp; Ride and free work breakfasts for cyclists - these are just some of the ideas being put forward to help tackle congestion in Cambridge.
  
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• Happy birthday Metro: the Tyneside rail link opened 36 years ago today

  12-08-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Tyneside's Metro celebrates its birthday as proposals for a £1bn investment scheme have been signed off by North East leaders
  
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• FTA calls for urgent action as Calais migrant situation worsens

  12-08-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says urgent action is needed after a driver described how hundreds of migrants were marched from trucks ...
  
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• Eurostar trains cancelled as staff start-four day strike in protest over work-life balance

  12-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Eurostar staff start first of four strikes

  12-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first of four separate Eurostar strikes by staff from two unions begins on Friday in a dispute over members' work-life balance.
  
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• Emirates boss says terror fears are driving demand for long-haul flights

  12-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - HOLIDAYMAKERS in Scotland are turning to far-flung sunshine destinations as terror fears hits traditional resorts, according to an Emirates boss who added that it was a matter of
  
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• Edinburgh records busiest ever month for a Scottish airport

  12-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Edinburgh Airport reports the highest number of passengers for a Scottish airport on record.
  
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• Edinburgh and Aberdeen Airports among the worst for 'sky high' parking charges, says RAC

  12-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - TWO Scottish airports have been revealed as being among the five most expensive in the UK for parking charges.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport announces record passenger numbers

  12-08-2016 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - Scotlands busiest airport announced a new record today - 1.33 million passengers last month.
  
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• Drone and plane in 'near miss' close to Newquay airport

  12-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Police are investigating reports of a drone flying close to a passenger plane with 62 people onboardPolice are investigating reports of a near-miss between a drone and a passenger plane in Cornwall.The incident took place shortly before 3pm on Wednesday as the Flybe flight with 62 people onboard was going in to land at Newquay airport.Continue reading...
  
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• Drivers paying an 'ethnic penalty' on car insurance

  12-08-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The impact can push premiums as much as 450 higher than the national average, regardless of the driver's own ethnicity, the report suggested.
  
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• County may "never get on top" of potholes problem as more than 3,000 reports remain unfixed

  12-08-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THOUSANDS of potholes potentially posing a risk to drivers and cyclists have been reported across Oxfordshire.
  
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• Council makes 42m bid for county road improvements

  12-08-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -A bid for more than 42 million has been made to fund road and transport schemes around the county, including improvements to a business park in High Wycombe.
  
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• Cardiff is second in the UK for having the highest number of drivers on the road with 12 points or more on their licence

  12-08-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The study revealed there are thousands of drivers across the UK with 12 points or more on their licencethe number of which normally lands you a six-month ban
  
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• Budget airlines 'breaking the law' by charging holidaymakers rip-off credit card fees

  12-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Brookwood railway station car park works 'disgrace' after contractors build out-of-hours

  12-08-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -South West Trains said it was investigating why deliveries were made at 2am, ahead of the car park partly opening later this month
  
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• At least they wont have to repaint trains - passengers look ahead to further train upgrades as Abellio sign new East Anglia rail franchise

  12-08-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The news that Abellio Greater Anglia is to run trains through the region for the next nine years has received a mixed reaction from rail commuters.
  
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• Alastair Dalton: Still room for improvement at Edinburgh airport

  12-08-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Edinburgh Airport announced another Scottish record yesterday, but all has not been well at the booming terminal.
  
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• Airlines accused of charging too much for credit card payments

  12-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A consumer group is accusing airlines of charging passengers too much for paying with a credit card.
  
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