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• Bloody traffic: zombie sitcom actors spark 999 call over M62 'assault'

  26-09-2016 17:38
  
  Two extras running late and still wearing make-up stopped by motorway police after panicked caller reported incident Police were given a “shock” when they were called to reports of an assault, only to find two comedy “zombies” running late.
  Officers rushed to the scene at junction 11 of the M62 on Sunday after receiving a call that a woman was being assaulted by a man in a car.report of female being assaulted on M62, vehicle stopped pair of extras making to a job - posing
  
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• Virgin Trains East Coast workers to stage 24-hour strike next week

  26-09-2016 15:12
  
  Members of RMT union also threatening walkout on 3 October over unresolved dispute about jobs and conditionsWorkers on Virgin Trains East Coast will stage a 24-hour strike next week in a row over jobs and conditions, and members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out on 3 October.The union suspended industrial action in the summer, but the dispute remains unresolved. The RMT’s general secretary, Mick Cash, said: “RMT will not sit back while nearly 200 members’
  
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• Southern rail owner's chief operating officer lands HS1 top job

  26-09-2016 13:44
  
  Dyan Crowther to leave Govia and become CEO of high-speed link between London and start of Channel tunnel in KentThe executive in charge of operations at the company behind crisis-hit Southern rail has landed the top job at the high-speed rail line used by Eurostar trains.Her departure was announced as disgruntled Southern passengers closed in on a fundraising target in an effort to pay for a judicial review of the rail franchise. Related: Southern rail boss waives bonus and pay rise as profits
  
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• Planes need to stop existing in a parallel universe when it comes to the climate fight

  26-09-2016 10:11
  
  Curbing flight emissions is essential to meeting the Paris pact, but planes are completely absent from the text, face no legal fuel efficiency requirements or limits on CO2 emissions. But all that is about to changeIn the coming weeks, the Paris climate agreement could be about to enter into force. Action to meet the deal’s targets of holding global warming to 2C is most clearly visible in the energy sector - where a low-carbon transition is underway. There is, however, one sector where, u
  
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• Is the mass sharing of driverless cars about to reshape our suburbs?

  26-09-2016 08:08
  
  Sidewalk Labs believes personal car ownership is about to become history, making suburbs more accessible and better for walking and cycling. But what if it simply means people shove each child into a different car to get to school?A world without cars – in picturesA few months ago I interviewed Klaus Bondam, head of the Danish cycling union and formerly Copenhagen’s mayor for roads and infrastructure, and asked him how he saw his city changing in the coming years. The answer was some
  
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• Woman becomes worlds youngest ever commercial airline captain

  26-09-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A British woman is believed to have become the worlds youngest commercial airline captain at just 26 years old, easyJet said.
  
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• West Yorkshire motorway is nations slowest

  26-09-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Leeds and West Yorkshire are home to two of the UKs slowest motorways.
  
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• Virgin trains vows not to abandon Blackpool

  26-09-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Virgin trains insists it will not abandon Blackpool despite the forced withdrawal of the resorts only direct rail service to London.
  
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• Variable speed limit cameras on a busy stretch of the M4 go live from today

  26-09-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The enforcement has brought about renewed calls for an M4 relief road to be built
  
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• Transport chiefs accused of hypocrisy over roadside advertising

  26-09-2016 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Transport chiefs have been accused of double standards over a deal which will allow advertising boards to be put on trunk road roundabouts.
  
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• Train commuters to protest against Southern crisis

  26-09-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A GROUP of train commuters who are taking the Government to court over its handling of the Southern crisis are planning a protest.
  
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• This library has built a railway for books and it's awesome

  26-09-2016 02:00 via indy100.com
  
  The Independent - New York Public Library has made the library experience even more fun for children (and grownup children too!) by building a book train.
  
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• Strategic Noise Mapping for the German Federal Railway Authority

  26-09-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  News from Europe - Commissioned by the German Federal Railway Authority, and under the direction of Disy Informationssysteme GmbH, the consortium of firms Disy, Pyry and SoundPLAN are performing strategic environmental noise mapping of German rail lines up to mid-2017
  
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• State ownership 'can put an end to Britain's rip-off railways'

  26-09-2016 02:00 via thescarboroughnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald accused the Government of being more interested in "defending train companies than defending passengers" as he insisted state ownership of the railways can be successful.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: 'Southern Justice' protest to be held at Victoria station

  26-09-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The Association of British Commuters is crowdfunding cash to bolster calls for a judicial review of the Southern Rail franchise
  
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• Soaring to new heights - the 26-year-old easyJet flight captain

  26-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• SNP ministers knew of spiralling Edinburgh to Glasgow rail upgrade costs for months before going public

  26-09-2016 02:00 via sundaypost.com
  
  Other Regional Press - SNP ministers knew of delays and spiralling costs on the flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow line for months before telling the public,
  
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• Rail operators could announce details about compensation to passengers on delayed services

  26-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The plans are being considered after research revealed that eight out of ten do not claim. The proposals would affect passengers who are delayed by 30 minutes.
  
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• Rail author: revive Far North Line with tourist trains and local 'micro-franchise'

  26-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - IT was the remote Scottish railway line famously saved from the Beeching axe, but a new book on the history Far North Line has warned that plummeting passenger numbers and a
  
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• New contracts help Bombardier bounce back in Britain

  26-09-2016 02:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Other News Sources - Ben Field seemed somewhat out of place as he manned Bombardier Inc.s booth at the annual convention of Britains Labour Party.
  
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• MSP to raise residents fears over dualling A96 with transport bosses

  26-09-2016 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Highlands and Islands MSP Douglas Ross will meet Scottish Government transport bosses to raise concerns Moray residents have over dualling the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road.
  
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• MP signs letter backing Heathrow expansion

  26-09-2016 02:00 via sloughexpress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - MP Fiona Mactaggart has co-signed a letter to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urging the Government to back Heathrows expansion.
  
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• More than 1,500 people attend cycling festival

  26-09-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FROM lessons for beginners to high-flying stunts, Tredegar House and Newport Wetlands 2016 Family Cycling Festival was a huge success this weekend.
  
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• Monarch tells travellers they're not going bust after rumour begin circulating online

  26-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Budget airline Monarch was forced to deny rumours it was going bust and responded to customer enquiries on Twitter to say that the company was not in trouble.
  
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• Monarch Airlines insists it is 'trading well' after a weekend of speculation about its future

  26-09-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The budget carrier, which flies to more than 30 destinations from Manchester, says it is even planning to announce new investment
  
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• Monarch Airlines denies rumours of financial crisis

  26-09-2016 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - The UK budget carrier issued a rebuttal after its Twitter feed was inundated with customers asking if it was "going bust".
  
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• Lancashire police lead clamp down on middle-lane motorway drivers

  26-09-2016 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - MIDDLE-lane hoggers are the bane of motorway drivers livesbut Lancashire Police are miles ahead in pulling up the countys culprits.
  
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• "Labour will take back control of our railways Andy McDonald speech

  26-09-2016 02:00 via labourlist.org
  
  Labour Party - This is the full text of the speech given by Andy McDonald, shadow Transport Secretary, at Labour conference today.
  
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• John Lewis boss Andy Street 'will protect Coventry train services' if elected West Midlands mayor

  26-09-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The Conservative candidate in waiting was speaking during his first interview since announcing his election bid
  
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• High-Speed Rail sees Birmingham boost London alternative talk

  26-09-2016 02:00 via routesonline.com
  
  Other News Sources - Looking longer-term, Birmingham Airport is in a unique position as in ten years time it will become the UKs only HS2 connected airport, growing the catchment into London with high-speed trains serving Birmingham from the capital in around 30 minutes.
  
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• Heathrow is not the answer, Mrs May subscription

  26-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A larger Gatwick followed by longer-term expansion at Birmingham will be best for the country
  
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• GTR appoints new Chief Operating Officer

  26-09-2016 02:00 via thameslinkrailway.com
  Other News Sources - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UKs largest rail franchise, has appointed Nick Brown (pictured) as its new Chief Operating Officer, it was announced today (Monday 26 September).
  
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• G-7 transport ministers agree to bolster railway, airline sector cooperation

  26-09-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  News from Europe - Prior to the conclusion of the gathering, ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States plus the European Union adopted a declaration Saturday pledging to reinforce international cooperation in creating safety regulations to promote self-driving cars.
  
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• Executive at owner of Southern Railway quits to take charge of HS1

  26-09-2016 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Dyan Crowther, who has been chief operating officer at Govia Thameslink Railway during the industrial relations and staffing problems at Southern, will be the new chief executive at HS1, the railway between St Pancras International in London and the Channel Tunnel in Kent.
  
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• Emirates flying the flag for Manchester and its airport

  26-09-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -One in every 25 passengers who fly from Manchester Airport is now stepping on board an Emirates aircraft .
  
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• Due now, your rail refund: Train companies could be forced to tell delayed passengers when they are entitled to compensation

  26-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Dublin Bus and unions set for meeting in move to end dispute

  26-09-2016 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - The exploratory discussions will be convened at the Workplace Relations Commission on Monday.
  
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• Cycling charity hits out at driver who furiously confronted riders not using cycle lane

  26-09-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The London Cycling Campaign has weighed in on the row over a cycle lane in Richmond Park after a driver filmed cyclists using the road instead
  
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• Can Thameslink deliver on new promises for improved rail service?

  26-09-2016 02:00 via hertsad.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is consulting on what it calls the biggest timetable shake-up of a generation across the Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express routes to facilitate the expansion of the network in 2018.
  
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• CalMac ferry runs aground in Lochmaddy harbour crash

  26-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A ferry carrying 76 passengers crashes into a harbour wall and runs aground at Lochmaddy Marina in North Uist.
  
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• Brit aged 26 sees her career as a pilot take off as she becomes 'world's youngest ever airline captain'

  26-09-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Kate McWilliams flies out of Gatwick Airport with easyJet, piloting Airbus A319 and A320 planes
  
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• "Any death on the railway is a tragedy" - More than 100 lives saved last year on a train route than runs through Dorset

  26-09-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MORE than 100 lives were saved along a train route which runs through Dorset.
  
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• All new cars vehicles in the UK will call 999 after a crash

  26-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Emergency services face a surge of alerts when all cars and trucks are fitted with new technology - called eCall - which automatically calls 999 if a vehicle is involved in a crash.
  
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• AIRPORT: Expansion is not the risk

  26-09-2016 02:00 via newsguardian.co.uk
  
  The Guardian - An open letter to Andrew Percy MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse.
  
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• Airport bosses join forces to attack Heathrow monopoly Subscription

  26-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Two of Britains busiest airports have formed an alliance in an attempt to block plans for a third runway at Heathrow.
  
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• Airlines Embrace Pollution Plan That Could Cost Them $24 Billion

  26-09-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - The aviation industry is supporting a United Nations proposal to limit pollution from international flights even though the measure may eventually cost companies $24 billion annually.
  
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• British woman, 26, becomes one of world’s youngest airline captains

  26-09-2016 01:01
  
  Kate McWilliams, 26, says easyJet passengers ask about her age all the timeA British woman has become one of the world’s youngest commercial airline captains at the age of 26. Kate McWilliams, from Carlisle, said she is asked about her age by cabin crew and passengers almost daily and most people are “pleasantly surprised and impressed” when she tells them.McWilliams began flying in the air cadets aged 13 before going on a training programme at CTC Aviation in Southampton on he
  
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