Public Transport news

• Virgin Trains East Coast strikes to be held in August

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Workers on Virgin Trains East Coast are to stage three 24-hour strikes this month, including one on Bank Holiday Monday, the RMT union says.
  
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• Virgin train strike confirmed for Bank Holiday Monday and two other days

  13-08-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - WORKERS on Virgin Trains East Coast are to stage three 24-hour strikes, including one on Bank Holiday Monday, in a row over jobs, working conditions and safety.
  
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• UPDATE: Dates announced for Virgin Trains East Coast staff to go on strike this month

  13-08-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Staff on Virgin Trains East Coast will go on strike this month over a threat to jobs, working conditions and safety, the rail union RMT has announced today, Friday August 12.
  
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• United Airlines: Rescue deal agreed to save Belfast to New York service

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A rescue deal, thought to be worth 9m, is agreed to prevent US airline United ending its daily service between Belfast and New York.
  
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• Union seeks independent decision over bus driver dispute - which it claims has cost First £250,000

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A ROW over bus drivers pay is set to go to an independent service in an attempt to find a solution.
  
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• Uncertainty over 'eco-friendly' electric hire cars

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of an award-winning attempt to persuade people to explore the New Forest in a fleet of electric cars.
  
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• Two Turkish sailors jailed over 500million drugs bust

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Mumin Sahin and Emin Ozmen were jailed after three tonnes of the Class A drug were discovered inside the MV Hamal about 100 miles off the coast of Aberdeen.
  
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• Turkish sailors jailed for 42 years over record UK cocaine bust

  13-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Train staff on the east coast plot three days of strike action to ruin Bank Holiday

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out from 3am on August 19, 26 and 29, and will ban overtime for 48 hours from August 27.
  
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• The Skys the limit for citys cyclists

  13-08-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK will host the last-ever Sky Ride next month as the television giant comes to the end of its sponsorship of British Cycling.
  
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• Stansted Airport welcomes over 2.3 million passengers in July

  13-08-2016 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Balearics, Dublin, Edinburgh and Rome top the favourite destinations list as Stansted Airport welcomes over 2.3 million passengers in July, up 6.6 on the same month last year.
  
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• Six people die in airplane crash at US airport

  13-08-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The small aircraft caught on fire after a landing was aborted
  
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• Shake-up on busy York road to be approved

  13-08-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK'S transport boss will be asked this autumn to approve major traffic changes on one of the busiest roads into the city.
  
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• RMT workers on Virgin East Coast services to strike

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Virgin East Coast will use management staff on trains to cover striking rail workers.
  
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• RMT union announce three days of strike action on Virgin East Coast trains

  13-08-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -WORKERS on Virgin Trains East Coast are to stage three 24-hour strikes, including one on Bank Holiday Monday, in a row over jobs, working conditions and safety.
  
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• RMT announces strike dates for Virgin East Coast staff

  13-08-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -WORKERS on Virgin Trains East Coast are to stage three 24-hour strikes, including one on Bank Holiday Monday, in a row over jobs, working conditions and safety.
  
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• RMT announces Bank Holiday strike on VT East Coast

  13-08-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The RMT has named strike days on Virgin Trains East Coast in a dispute over jobs, working conditions and safety. All VTEC RMT members, except those working on maintenance at depots, are now set to walk out for 24 hours by not booking on for duty between 03.00 on 19, 26 and 29 August until 02.59 the following day. The union claims that nearly 200 jobs are threatened by staffing cuts.
  
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• Rail commuters to pay more despite overcrowding and disruption Subscription

  13-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - More than £40 will be added to the cost of the average annual rail season ticket next year as the government prepares to increase fares despite serious overcrowding and chaos caused by striking unions.
  
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• Pyrenees water-bombing plane flies past just feet above the ground and pedestrians heads

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Tourists in the Pyrenees in the south of France were in for a shock when a Bombardier 415 'water bomber' zoomed past them just a few feet above the ground after fighting forest fires.
  
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• PICTURES: Roadworks cause traffic 'chaos'

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Roadworksare causing traffic misery for drivers in Hazlemere at weekendswith the chaos set to continue for another 11 weeks.
  
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• Parents fork out 22bn helping kids learn to drive

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - UK parents are collectively spending £22 billion to help get their children on the road and three quarters of mums and dads in the South East admit paying for their childs driving lessons.
  
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• Operation Stack plans must solve future road problems in Kent

  13-08-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - As the consultation for plans to build a major new lorry area in Kent to tackle disruption caused by Operation Stack was launched today, the ...
  
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• New PSNI petrol 'drive-off' pilot scheme postponed

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A controversial new PSNI pilot scheme to deal with people who leave petrol stations without paying for petrol is postponed.
  
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• Network Rail plans to abandon noise reductions in North Oxford branded an 'absolute scandal' by residents

  13-08-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -TRACKSIDE residents in North Oxford have hit out at Network Rail's plans to abandoned promised noise mitigation as an
  
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• Motorway to close in both directions for Heysham M6 Link work

  13-08-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - The M6 will close overnight in both directions next weekend between junctions 33 and 34 as part of work on the Heysham M6 Link.
  
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• Motorway roadworks in West Yorkshire

  13-08-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Motorists could face disruption when Highways England carries out planned roadworks on motorways across the region next week.
  
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• Motorway closures planned for bridge works

  13-08-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - WORK gets underway from Monday on the motorway bridge on the M55 at the Broughton Interchange.
  
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• Motorists warned of road closures during maintenance work in County Durham

  13-08-2016 02:00 via sunderlandecho.com
  
  Sunderland Echo - Motorists are advised of overnight road closures as Durham County Council carry outessential maintenance work starting next week.
  
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• Motorist banned for driving six miles on the motorway in the wrong direction

  13-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• More of North Wales' worst parking car-tastrophes

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Readers have been out in force documenting some of the worst parking disasters to be found in the region
  
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• Ministers urged to give councils the power to charge utility companies 2,000 a day for road works

  13-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• 'Millions' of Volkswagen cars can be unlocked via hack

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A sizeable proportion of 100 million Volkswagen cars sold since 1995 can be unlocked remotely by hackers, a team of researchers says.
  
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• Millions of cars at risk as keyless entry systems can be hacked, report says

  13-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Cars that use Volkswagens remote keyless entry system are vulnerable to theft using equipment costing £30, researchers claimTens of millions of cars are made vulnerable to theft by their keyless entry systems, according to a report by computer security experts. The paper claims many of the 100m Volkswagen vehicles sold over the past 20 years are vulnerable and can be hacked using cheap tools. Audi, Seat and Skoda models sold since 1995 are also said to be affected as they sh
  
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• Man fighting for his life as a train hits a car on the tracks between Cambridge and Ely

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The wife of a farmer in nearbyStrethamsaid she heard a 'huge bang' from the crash,which threw the 4x4 (pictured) down the bank and onto its roof. The driver was taken to Addenbroke's Hospital.
  
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• London Mayor urges takeover of 'failing' Southern rail

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Mayor of London repeats his offer to put Transport for London (TfL) in charge of
  
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• Liverpool's new radical roads plan - your questions answered

  13-08-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -City council responds to concerns raised by ECHO readers
  
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• Legendary boat which sailed the world open to the public in Hampshire today

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -IT IS a rare opportunity to step aboard a record breaker.
  
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• Large cruise ship voyage through Arctic ice rekindles rows

  13-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Campaigners say Crystal Serenity trip puts at risk very environment tourists are travelling to see in Northwest PassageA decision to proceed with plans to sail the first huge cruise liner through the Northwest Passage on Tuesday with 1,000 passengers on board has rekindled rows with environmentalists about the Arctic.The wildlife charity WWF has accused Crystal Cruises of putting at risk the very thing that tourists would come to seea pristine wilderness and home to endangered spe
  
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• Landslides bring chaos for commuters in the Highlands as rail and road journeys are brought to a halt

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -LOCALS are being warned to expect delays on via rail and road this morning after the landslides blocked rail lines between Fort William and Mallaig and part of the A30.
  
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• Jail for young driver who admitted causing the deaths of three passengers

  13-08-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - John Spencer Graham, 21, was driving a car which crashed, killing Ryan Paul Gibbons, 20, Gethin Rhys Jones, 18, and Joe Louis Daniels, 18
  
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• It can cost you 8p every minute to short-stay park at Birmingham Airport

  13-08-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Motorists dropping off friends and relatives at airports this summer could be stung by sky-high charges, the RAC has warned.
  
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• (Iron) Maiden flight: Bruce Dickinson lands first passenger jet in Djibouti

  13-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Singer relaunches Air Djibouti, 14 years after it shut down operations, flying Boeing 737 from Wales to nation on Horn of AfricaAir Djiboutis first passenger flight in 14 years landed in the small nation on Thursday with Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson at the controls.The airline, one of Africas oldest, shut down all operations in 2002 but partially relaunched in August 2015 with a cargo service as the continents aviation industry became increasingly competitive. Continue
  
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• Holt Road to finally re-open on Tuesday

  13-08-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THE LONG awaited re-opening of Bradford on Avon's Holt Road will come into effect on Tuesday, August 16.
  
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• Highland rail line hit by landslide closed for second night

  13-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A railway line will remain closed for a second night after a landslide brought 100 tonnes of debris on to the track and nearby road.
  
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• Have your say on 22.9 million Taunton Railway Station redevelopment

  13-08-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PROPOSALS for a 22.9 million redevelopment of Taunton Railway Station are gathering pace - and you're being invited to give your view.
  
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• Has the RMT union's moderate Mick Cash turned militant?

  13-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Strikes and disputes have led to crisis in the railways. But the RMT says a fluke of timing is to blame as fights come to a head at onceEven for a union that has never been shy of a fight, it has been a busy week. As a conductors strike on Southern rail left hundreds of thousands of commuters struggling, the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union announced that its members on Virgin Trains East Coast had also voted to strike. It followed up by calling a walkout by train manage
  
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• Game of Thrones: Dark Hedges road could have traffic banned

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans are announced to ban vehicles from the Dark Hedges road made famous by Game of Thrones.
  
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• Eurostar strikes by RMT and TSSA suspended for talks

  13-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Strikes by Eurostar workers at the RMT and TSSA unions will be suspended from midnight to allow further talks, they have said.
  
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• Eurostar strike suspended from midnight for talks to resume

  13-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A strike by Eurostar workers will be suspended from midnight to allow further talks.
  
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• Drug smugglers jailed for total of 42 years after 500m ship cocaine bust

  13-08-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - TWO men have been jailed for Britain's biggest cocaine bust after their boat was found off the Aberdeenshire coast with more than three tonnes of the drug on board.
  
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