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• Travellers face £5 charge to get through passport control more quickly

  11-09-2016 13:33
  
  Charges of up to £17.50 at UK airports to jump immigration queues could be rolled out nationwide, report suggestsTravellers are to be charged at least £5 to get through passport checks quickly at all British airports, with some paying as much as £17.50, it has been reported.The charge is an attempt to cut queues. But unions called it a gimmick and accused the government of failing to properly fund border controls. Continue reading...
  
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• Travellers face £5 charge to get through passport control faster

  11-09-2016 13:33
  
  Charges of up to £17.50 at UK airports to jump immigration queues could be rolled out nationwide, report suggestsTravellers are to be charged to get through passport checks quickly at British airports, with some paying as much as £17.50, the Home Office has confirmed.The charge is an attempt to cut queues, but unions called it a gimmick and accused the government of failing to properly fund border controls. Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: New Northern Powerhouse Minister urged to bring high-speed rail to Bradford

  11-09-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -THE new Northern Powerhouse Minister has been urged not to overlook Bradford in the project to create an economic centre to rival London.
  
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• Tunnel vision: Harry Beck's first Tube map sketch goes on show

  11-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A simple drawing that changed how Londoners travel takes pride of place in a new exhibition about maps.
  
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• This company transforms Volkswagen Transporter vans and the results are just awesome

  11-09-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -From holiday campers to surf buses - some of these vans have external showers, solar panels, night heaters and even Wifi
  
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• Terrorism 'to blame' for flights from Birmingham to New York being scrapped

  11-09-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Business leaders says Americans are reluctant to travel here because of European terrorism and the strength of the pound against the dollar
  
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• Supersonic car helped by Deeside firm in world record bid to go on display

  11-09-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The Bloodhound SSC - designed to break the 1,000mph barrier and set a new land speed record - will go on show in Newtown
  
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• Suicides On Railways Fall By 12 In First Year Of Samaritans And Network Rail Intervention Scheme

  11-09-2016 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - Suicides on Britains railways fell after the launch of a scheme that trained staff to intervene more than 1,000 times to help people in distress, it has been revealed. Around 11,000 Network Rail staff, train operators and British Transport Police officers were taught by suicide prevention charity The Samaritans to identify vulnerable people who might be considering suicide and pro-actively help them from April 1 last year. They intervened 1,100 times in 2015/16 and there was a
  
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• Row over 7.3m grant to firm linked to SNP donor Sir Brian Souter

  11-09-2016 02:00 via martini.heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -A ROW has broken out over a 7.3m Scottish Enterprise grant to a transport firm with deep financial links to leading SNP donor Sir Brian Souter.
  
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• Rail passengers injured as miniature steam train derails after crashing into tractor in Kent

  11-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Passengers terrified on easyJet flight as deported migrant screams 'death is coming' 17 times

  11-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Newport M4 speed limits prosecutions 'imminent'

  11-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Prosecutions against drivers who break the variable speed limit on the M4 around Newport will begin
  
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• New animation explains congestion-busting measures

  11-09-2016 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Bold ideas to limit traffic on Cambridges busiest roads during rush hours have been visualised to encourage more people to have their say on proposals to tackle congestion.
  
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• Ministers could have free vote on Heathrow airport expansion

  11-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ministers could be given a free vote on whether to expand Heathrow Airport, a leaked government document has revealed.
  
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• Mid-air emergency declared on WestJet flight between London and Canada

  11-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Pilots have declared an emergency on a flight from London to Canada because of an apparent engine warning.
  
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• Iconic Flying Scotsman to steam back onto the East Lancashire Railway for event next month

  11-09-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Earlier this year, rail enthusiasts across the region flocked to Denton station to see the mighty locomotive pass through the area
  
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• HS2 chief quits for job at Rolls-Royce

  11-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Sudden departure of Simon Kirby adds to uncertainty over controversial high-speed line
  
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• HS2 boss quits post to join Rolls-Royce

  11-09-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - The chief executive of the HS2 rail link is leaving to take a senior role at Rolls-Royce, the firm has announced.
  
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• Heathrow free vote would be 'a fudge and dodge'

  11-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Any plans to give ministers a free vote on Heathrow expansion would be
  
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• Heathrow could apply to lift flight limit allowing 50 more planes to use the airport every day

  11-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Heathrow airport could apply for a cap on the number of flights allowed to use the airport each year to be lifted.
  
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• Governments roads minister to join talks into future of A34

  11-09-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THE Roads Minister has agreed to meet Oxfordshires MPs over concerns about the A34.
  
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• From two Jags to two bags: Prescott praised for helping serve buffet car tea

  11-09-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott stepped in to help a stretched assistant in the buffet car on a train.
  
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• Easyjet pilots consider half-term strike action

  11-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Easyjet pilots are considering strike action that may fall over the October half term, the airline confirms.
  
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• Dymchurch crash: Steam train derails with 50 passengers on board after striking tractor at crossing in Kent

  11-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A steam train has derailed after it smashed into a tractor at a village railway crossing in Kent.
  
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• DB Cargo and Chinese city of Hefei to collaborate on rail transports from China to Germany

  11-09-2016 02:00 via transportweekly.com
  Other News Sources -At the beginning of September, DB Cargo and the Hefei municipal government signed a memorandum of understanding. The both partners pledge to initiate rail freight transport from Hefei to Hamburg and then expand operations along the route. The initial plan foresees one train per week starting at the beginning of October.Dr. Jrgen Wilder, CEO of DB Cargo, says,
  
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• Concrete sleepers for tight curves

  11-09-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: Cemex has developed a concrete sleeper for use on 200 m radius curves between Whitechapel and...
  
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• China infrastructure investment criticised

  11-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Heavy spending not key driver of China growth miracle, Oxford economists argue
  
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• Charity bike ride cancelled as route deemed "too dangerous"

  11-09-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -CAMPAIGNERS are disappointed a charity bike ride to support the building of a cycle path along a busy road has been cancelled because the route is too dangerous.
  
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• Brexit could mean Britons will have to pay for visas to visit Europe

  11-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Britons may be forced to apply for visas and pay a fee before travelling to Europe if EU plans go ahead, it has been reported.
  
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• Boss of HS2 quits to join Rolls-Royce as 50bn high-speed project is branded a 'sinking ship'

  11-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Simon Kirby became Britain's best-paid civil servant when he was appointed to the 750,000-a-year job two years ago. It comes amid calls to halt the controversial rail link.
  
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• Big bonus in the air at Gatwick Subscription

  11-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Airport sale set to land boss £5m as he battles for second runway.The boss of Gatwick airport is in line for a £5m bonus when it is sold by its private equity owners.
  
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• A120 ceases to exist in its current form between Braintree and the A12

  11-09-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - An Essex roads chief has highlighted five problem areas with the A120 which need addressing.
  
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