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• London night tube: it’s not just clubbers who can expect to gain

  20-08-2016 21:45
  
  Switch to 24-hour underground at weekends will also benefit shift workers across capital’s £17bn night economyWith the launch of the night tube, London joins a growing group of cities across the globe that have all-night metro services, including New York, Berlin, Sydney and Barcelona. The promotional tube carriages decked out in glittering stars conjure up images of late-night revellers going home after a night out, but night-time users of public transport are a far more diverse gro
  
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• London night tube: meet the people who travelled on the first night

  20-08-2016 11:26
  
  A few hours on the Victoria line’s new night service yield music, laughter, selfies, mice and an encounter with London mayor Sadiq KhanIt was the night that London’s Underground finally became a 24-hour service, or, as one driver put it in an announcement: “It’s 4am and you lot are still on the tube.”The Victoria and Central lines are the first two underground lines launching a night service. The Northern, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines are expected to follow suit bef
  
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• YP Letters: Blame poor railway management for disruption, not the right to strike

  20-08-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - From: Brian Darvell, Thurlow Avenue, Beverley.
  
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• Your chance to see spitfire on display at Blackpool Airport

  20-08-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Fans of aviation history are being urged to visit a heritage collection on display at Blackpool Airport.
  
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• Work to begin on new Dudley car park

  20-08-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Work on a new car park in Dudley town centre is set to start in the next few weeks, council bosses have revealed.
  
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• We dont want a rail system that shames us Subscription

  20-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - It was mocked as the latest martyrdom of St Jeremy of Corbyn: the Labour leader sitting on the filthy floor of a rammed London to Newcastle train for three hours. Why hadnt his staff booked him a seat, since the hustings he was attending were long-planned? Look, the man who wants to run a country cant run his own diary
  
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• VW eyes transportation deals to boost self-driving car plans

  20-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; acquisitions in the market for new transportation technologies and services, mp;#8230; after its emissions scandal. Europes largest automaker,mp;#8230; company Gett which competes with Uber as it builds a services business mp;#8230; Sept. 29-30 to update industry observers on itsmp;#8230;
  
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• Volvo and Uber join forces on driverless taxi plan

  20-08-2016 02:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Swedish carmaker Volvo has joined forces with ride-sharing company Uber on the development of self-driving vehicles. The two companies have agreed to jointly invest $300m in a project that could reportedly see a fleet of up to 100 autonomous taxis take to the street of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the end of the year. According to
  
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• Transport firm could hit the road

  20-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription -Image copyright Currie European A major transport firm is considering moving its base from Dumfries to a site closer to the main A74(M) motorway. Currie European operates a fleet of 250 trucks and 500 trailers across the UK and Europe. It has 320mp;#8230;
  
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• Tom Richmond: A fare deal on trains means ticket prices linked to reliability

  20-08-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - GIVEN that Britain now has a Government which is committed to working in the interests of alland not just a privileged fewhow about Ministers living up to this mantra and getting the railways back on track?
  
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• Theresa May backs Osborne's 'Northern Powerhouse'

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Theresa May vows to press ahead with George Osborne's
  
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• Street being closed for ONE YEAR to allow building work

  20-08-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PEOPLE living near a building site are angry that they only found out by chance that a nearby road could be closed for up to a year.
  
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• Stepping Hill Hospital car parking charges to rise by 40

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A hospital is raising car parking charges by up to 40 per cent in a bid to offset a 40m deficit.
  
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• Southern Railway staff vote on strike action in ticket office closures row

  20-08-2016 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -More than 250 staff at the parent company of Southern Railway are voting on whether to take strike action in a dispute over ticket office closures and job losses, rail union TSSA said.
  
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• Smart cards for city bridge hit by glitch

  20-08-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -DRIVERS using the SmartCities card to get across the Itchen Bridge in Southampton are facing technical problems when they try and top up their cards.
  
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• Safety probe opens into Midlands bridge collapse

  20-08-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Following the partial bridge collapse over the Midland Main Line at Barrow on Soar earlier this month, which severely disrupted services on 3 August, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has launched an investigation. Network Rail had been monitoring a number of pre-existing defects in...
  
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• Sadiq Khan: Night Tube is good news for tourists and shift workers alike

  20-08-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - For the first time in Londons history, well now have 24-hour weekend Tube travel, helping to cut night-time journeys by an average of 20 minutes, with many cut by more than an hour.
  
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• Sadiq Khan is greeted by mowhawked TFL worker as London Underground launches night tube

  20-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Trains will operate through the night on London Underground's Victoria line and parts of the Central line, with the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines following in the autumn.
  
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• Road to be closed for repair work at historic pub in Bingley

  20-08-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A BINGLEY road will be closed this weekend as major work starts on an historic pub shut since the Boxing Day floods.
  
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• Road resurfacing to go ahead 5 years after work first planned

  20-08-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -A BLACKROD road is set to be resurfaced five years on from when work was first planned.
  
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• Reality Check: Is Oxford Street the world's most polluted?

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Oxford Street is the world's most polluted road. Is he right?
  
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• Paddington derailment driver 'had fasted 16 hours'

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An investigation into a major derailment at Paddington is
  
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• One dead and 18 injured after New Jersey bus crash

  20-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Two buses have crashed into each other in the heart of New Jersey's largest city, killing one of the drivers and injuring 18 people, seven critically.
  
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• Night Tube launch: Everything you need to know as London's Tube service goes 24-hour

  20-08-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -24-hour service will start on the Central and Victoria lines on Friday, and the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines later this year
  
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• Night Tube begins in London after year-long delay

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first Night Tubes roll on to London Underground platforms - almost three years since the plan was first announced.
  
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• New York City cab drivers no longer have to speak English as new laws come into force

  20-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• New plans to extended A1M to create continuous motorway from Peterborough to London

  20-08-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - A new study has set out plans for the A1M to be extended creating a continuos motorway between Peterborough and London.
  
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• New plans proposed to stop roads being gridlocked by utility company works

  20-08-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -DORSET County Council has said that it will work closely with utility companies to benefit the travelling public if new plans being called for to ease traffic chaos are introduced.
  
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• More road delays expected as daily protests continue near Seal Sands

  20-08-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Demonstrations have frustrated commuters and protests are set to continue over workers' rates of pay
  
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• MARKET REPORT: Will EasyJet be next UK firm to fall into foreign hands? Traders talking about a possible takeover

  20-08-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- There is no evidence yet of a bid on the cards, but the speculation alone was enough to push shares up for a second consecutive day.
  
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• Map shows soaring property prices of Central and Victoria lines as they open Night Tube

  20-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The average house price across both the Central and Victoria night tube lines is 883,690, around 300,000 more than the London average, but Marble Arch is the most expensive at 2.5million.
  
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• Main road to reopen after two weeks of misery

  20-08-2016 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -After two weeks of being closed a main road which leads to Watford General Hospital will reopen by midday today.
  
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• Low-cost underwater drone explores SS Tahoe shipwreck

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An underwater drone has been developed which aims to make exploration more affordable and accessible.
  
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• London Mayor rides first Night Tube

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was aboard the first Night Tube as the service launched in the city.
  
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• Latest Uber news: Uber to launch self-driving car pickups this month

  20-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;challenges in Europe. Neil Wass, the senior vice president for Europe, Middle mp;#8230;the safety of rides on its UberX platform, and criticised the safety mp;#8230;put driverless cars on the road. The research team, based near mp;#8230;passenger safety comes second to profits. Read more here. Uber woos European mp;#8230;
  
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• Last chance to speak out on East Yorkshire bus cuts

  20-08-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -RESIDENTS have only a few days left to have their say on East Riding of Yorkshire Council proposals to cut subsidies for bus services by 600,000 in the wake of reduced Government funding.
  
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• Is Uber's push for self-driving cars a job killer?

  20-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription -mp;#8230; company is feverishly investing inmp;#8230;in the trucking industry, according to the American Trucking Association. Ofmp;#8230; In a recent interview with Business Insider, he argued thatmp;#8230;innovation analyst with ARK Investment Management, suggested the likelihoodmp;#8230;
  
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• Hundreds of roadworks will finish in time for bank holiday, pledges agency

  20-08-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MORE than 370 miles of roadworks will be finished or suspended in time for the bank holiday get-away next week.
  
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• How do Night Tube services compare around the world?

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Although London has the oldest underground system in the world, many other global cities already run a 24-hour service.
  
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• Hayes to headline transport talks with group in Spalding

  20-08-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - New Transport Minister John Hayes and a campaigner for better bus, rail and road services in England and Wales are to meet with Spalding commuters next month.
  
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• Hackers still exposing car cyber loopholes

  20-08-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carmakers have an uneasy relationship with those exposing security flaws in connected vehicles
  
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• Gatwick Airport passengers experience longest delays in the UK, BBC reveals

  20-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;analysed aviation data and the routes and airports where customersmp;#8230;The investigation found that Gatwick Airport passengers experienced the longest delaymp;#8230;including numerous air traffic control strikes across European airspace, impacting the airportsmp;#8230;
  
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• FTSE 100 dips but Easyjet higher on bid speculation

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The FTSE 100 trades lower, but shares in Easyjet rise 2 on rumours it could be a takeover target.
  
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• Flood schoolbus driver went past 'road closed' sign but denies dangerous driving

  20-08-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -THE driver of a school bus that got stuck in floodwater has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving.
  
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• Five of the best modern classic convertibles

  20-08-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- A drop top gives any car added glamour but not just any convertible will do. If you appreciate passion over practicality, we have picked five of the not so usualsuspects.
  
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• First world war wreck gets virtual restoration off coast of Yorkshire

  20-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - HMS Falmouth, veteran of the Battle of Jutland, recreated digitally as 3D image superimposed above present state of wreckThe original appearance of a ship from the Battle of Jutland has been recreated, superimposed on the wreck that still lies on the seabed off the Yorkshire coast where the ship finally sank after being hit by German torpedoes for a third time.The warship HMS Falmouth is the only substantial wreck of a Royal Navy ship from the battle still lying in English waters.
  
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• First ever Night Tube train launched from Brixton as London Mayor Sadiq Khan rides Victoria Line

  20-08-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who posted the below photo of himself on Twitter, captioned his image 'And we are off!'
  
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• Essex dilemma

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Large container ships passing close to the site of a historically significant shipwreck have caused its condition to deteriorate rapidly in the last year, divers say.
  
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• Dozens of cars clamped by police across Wycombe

  20-08-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Dozens of cars have been clamped by police across Wycombe this week as part of a crackdown on abandoned vehicles.
  
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• Dirty diesel vehicles could be banned from roads under air quality plans

  20-08-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -DIRTY diesels could be restricted from a port town's roads under new proposals but a 20mph zone has been ruled out as part of an overhaul.
  
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