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• Labour adds to growing demands for urgent Heathrow expansion decision

  16-10-2016 20:52
  
  Shadow minister says case for third runway is overwhelming as politicians from UK’s devolved assemblies say airport is their ‘gateway to world’The swell of voices demanding an urgent decision on Heathrow’s third runway has been intensified by the Labour party, a cross-party group of politicians and Britain’s biggest trade union, as the pressure grows on Theresa May to approve the airport’s expansion.Labour sources said the party would back a third runway, desp
  
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• Heathrow or not, have we resolved the human impacts of the third runway? | Andy McDonald

  16-10-2016 19:42
  
  It seems a hallmark of certain Tories not to have any respect for expert opinion. But we need to know the environmental, economic and social effects of growthAn announcement on the location of a further runway for the south-east is imminent. Seemingly the dithering and delay will soon be over. And not before time: Heathrow is indeed full. Gatwick’s runway is the second busiest on the planet. It is beyond doubt that additional capacity is needed. The imperative is overwhelming, but a decisi
  
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• Gatwick’s the best choice in many ways, but a Heathrow Hub fudge could sweeten the deal

  16-10-2016 08:00
  
  Rather than giving the green light to Heathrow, as is expected next week, Theresa May should consider an idea that has a chance of actually getting off the ground reasonably soonDavid Cameron is gone, and his “no ifs, no buts” rejection of a third runway at Heathrow is not binding on his successor. Boris Johnson, no longer mayor of London and told to be on best behaviour at the Foreign Office, has gone conspicuously quiet on Heathrow, where he once he threatened to lie down in front
  
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• Zac Goldsmith to resign in Heathrow runway protest at Theresa May's expected decision

  16-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Tory MP Zac Goldsmith, who represents Richmond Park in South West London, will resign if Heathrow airport is allowed to expand with a third runway, as is expected.
  
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• Transport Minister Humza Yousaf warns Abellio to improve Scotrail service or face losing 7billion contract

  16-10-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - A CLAUSE exists in Abellio's 10-year contract allowing it to be cancelled if only 84.3 per cent of trains are on time or less than five minutes late.
  
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• Train passengers face years of rail chaos, admits Abellio chief

  16-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Abellio ScotRail managingdirector Phil Verster conceded it is a difficult old time for the firm, as it tries to operate services at the same time as carrying out the work.
  
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• Traffic disruption kept to an "absolute minimum" during closure of A48, police say

  16-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The Carmarthen road has been closed in both directions to allow repair works to be carried out after thousands of litres of oil spilled when a pipe leaked under the road
  
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• Tory revolt over Heathrow third runway as 60 MPs oppose plans and warn of catastrophe for party

  16-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• South Shields car park may be axed to make way for more office space

  16-10-2016 02:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  
  The Shields Gazette - A town centre car park could face the axe after plans were submitted for a new office block.
  
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• Sheffield trams suspended after car gets stuck on track

  16-10-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Trams have been suspended on two routes Sheffield after a car got stuck on the tracks.
  
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• ScotRail boss says improvement programme behind delays

  16-10-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Implementing ScotRails improvement programme is like performing open heart surgery while doing a marathon, the boss of the train company has said.
  
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• Russian warships set to sail through English Channel amid Syria tensions

  16-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Russian warships are expected to sail through the English Channel next week at a time of heightened tensions between Britain and Moscow over the war in Syria.
  
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• Royal Navy to intercept Russian warship fleet heading for English Channel

  16-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Russia's flagship Admiral Kuznetsov (pictured) and seven additional vessels will pass the UK on their voyage to the war-torn country as it prepares to bomb rebel forces in Aleppo.
  
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• Revealed: The homemade 'stinger' devices being left on North Wales roads

  16-10-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Several of the crude contraptions - which have the potential to force cars off the road - have been found in recent months and taken out several vehicles' tyres
  
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• Restoration of heroic Dunkirk ship underway in Sunderland

  16-10-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Sunderland Maritime Heritage aim to have the Willdora ready in time to lead out the fleet for The Tall Ships Races 2018.
  
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• Record fines for careless drivers on Welsh roads

  16-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Eating, falling asleep and reading at the wheel are some of the offences that led to a record 301 people being fined for careless driving on Welsh roads in 2015.
  
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• Queen's 90 years celebrated with nine decades of cars

  16-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Portsmouth traffic slow as major road closed for second weekend

  16-10-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - PORTSMOUTH is again left gridlocked this weekend as a major road is closed.
  
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• Pilot's skill praised after avoiding "horrible" crash

  16-10-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A PILOT performed a
  
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• Parade of classic cars at Buckingham Palace marks Queen's 90th birthday

  16-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - The vehicles formed rows in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with the first - a Bullnose Morris Oxford built in 1926 - the year of the monarch's birth.
  
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• P&O Ferries boosts profit tenfold after rival MyFerryLink gets Channel ban

  16-10-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Jumps in passenger numbers and freight volumes helped Pmp;O Ferries boost profits tenfold last year, according to its latest accounts.
  
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• Our broken rail system: now Transport Scotland joins Scotrail in the dock

  16-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - LATE trains, overcrowding, not enough seating, not enough carriages. Many rail travellers, as the petitions and protests of the past few weeks demonstrate, blame the current crisis in Scotlands rail service solely on its operator ScotRail owned by the company Abellio. However, a growing number of campaigners also believe the chaos is down to the government agency Transport Scotland too.
  
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• More than 100,000 compensation paid out to drivers affected by pot holes in Hampshire

  16-10-2016 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Almost 2,000 claims were made by drivers whose cars had been damaged
  
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• Missiles fired at US warships in the Red Sea

  16-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• May offers Nissan driverless deal to soften Brexit blow Subscription

  16-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Downing Street has offered Britains roads to Nissan as a test track for driverless cars in an effort to persuade the Japanese automotive giant not to quit the UK after Brexit.
  
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• Man left in critical condition after tram security staff 'attacked group of passengers at station'

  16-10-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Four security staff are said to have chased three men down one of Manchester city centre's busiest roads before reportedly assaulting them
  
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• Last independent petrol station closes its doors after 68 years

  16-10-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -THE last independent petrol station in Bolton will close its doors todayafter 68 years in business.
  
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• Investors beware, I will never let a third runway be built at Heathrow

  16-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• HS2 should be renamed the Grand Union Railway as the controversial project is 'not actually about speed'

  16-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Heathrow Airport: Senior Tories including Boris Johnson oppose the third runway, says Zac Goldsmith

  16-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Senior conservatives including Boris Johnson will not approve plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, according to Zac Goldsmith.
  
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• For Tesla, Electric Car Sales Explode In All The Wrong Places

  16-10-2016 02:00 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes - More than 2 million electric vehicles may be on the worldmp;rsquo;s roads by the end of 2016, wrote the Guardian, citing data of the electric vehicle world database EV Volumes. That should be good news for electric carmaker Tesla. It is not. A closer look at the data shows that most of the growth comes from Tesla competitors, and from regions where Tesla is weak. It is a stereotype mp;ldquo;that the U.S. market is further ahead in deploying the zero-emission technology thanks to cars su
  
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• Fairoaks plane crash: Private jet comes down in field next to airport

  16-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Emergency services rushed to the field where the six-seater private jet came down
  
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• Extra Metrolink trams to run for the Olympic parade in Manchester

  16-10-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -More than 5,000 free parking spaces will also be available to keep the city centre streets as free from traffic as possible
  
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• Didi to be hit by rules on migrant drivers

  16-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Draft laws propose drivers in top-tier cities must have a residency permit
  
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• Council traffic boss: More needs to be done on cyclist safety

  16-10-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE head of transport policy in Portsmouth says more needs to be done to control the citys cycle casualty rates.
  
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• Corbyn union ally calls on SNP members to back rail nationalisation

  16-10-2016 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -ONE of Jeremy Corbyns closest trade union allies wants to cooperate with left-wing SNP supporters in an attempt to force the Scottish Government to use their powers to bring rail back into public ownership north of the Border.
  
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• City traffic slower than horse and cart Subscription

  16-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Congestion for motorists has jumped by up to 40 in four years as Britains traffic-choked roads grind to a halt, new figures reveal.
  
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• Carmakers suppliers at risk of being hit by Brexit tariffs

  16-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Suppliers to UK industry say uncertainty over trade agreements may force them to relocate overseas
  
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• Car makers roll out 'first wave' of rises as they face higher costs after pound's slump

  16-10-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Major car makers have been hiking prices in recent months and there are fears further rises could follow.
  
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• Cabbies film Prom traffic jams

  16-10-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Blackpool cabbies are to submit video evidence of traffic queues on the Promenade in a bid to persuade government chiefs to scrap plans to extend the tramway.
  
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• Bus firm staff and customers given red carpet treatment

  16-10-2016 02:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A bus firm has given its Hartlepool staff the red carpet treatment to reward them for their hard work.
  
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• British Airways passengers forced to make emergency return to Heathrow

  16-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The 293 passengers on board were asked to leave the holiday jet destined for Chicago 'very slowly' in case it toppled over on the runway following the mid-air emergency in January, a report reveals.
  
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• British Airways flight was forced to return to Heathrow after landing gear emergency

  16-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency stop at Heathrow after the plane's landing gear failed, it has emerged.
  
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• Berkshire drivers urged to watch out for mating deers on dark roads

  16-10-2016 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Deer will be roaming the roads throughout autumn looking for mates
  
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