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• Heathrow third runway expected to get May cabinet green light

  24-10-2016 21:00
  
  Cabinet’s airports subcommittee meeting on Tuesday morning to make a final decision after Davies commission recommended Heathrow expansion Theresa May’s government is likely to back a third runway at Heathrow on Tuesday, six years after the coalition scrapped plans for the project.Two sources on the cabinet’s airports subcommittee have told the Guardian they expect the group to back Heathrow, after it meets on Tuesday morning to make a final decision. Related: 'Overwhelming' ca
  
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• Why the removal of Tata's boss matters to the UK economy

  24-10-2016 20:27
  
  Cyrus Mistry’s removal by Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover may be significant for Port Talbot steelworkers – and Theresa MayThe ousting of Cyrus Mistry as boss of Tata is a shock and could have serious implications for the UK.Tata matters to the UK. It owns Jaguar Land Rover, which employs more than 35,000 people in Britain, Tata Steel (11,000 jobs) and other brands including Tetley Tea. Continue reading...
  
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• BA scraps service to Chinese city cited by airport expansionists

  24-10-2016 19:19
  
  Heathrow service to megacity Chengdu is not commercially viable, says airline on eve of decision about new runwayChengdu was where British business would fly to and build trade links if only Heathrow was big enough, according to prominent backers of airport expansion. But less than three years after British Airways found a Heathrow slot to fly to the Chinese megacity, and on the eve of a decision to build a new runway, the airline has dropped the route because it is not commercially viable. Rela
  
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• BA scraps service to Chinese city cited by airport expanationists

  24-10-2016 19:19
  
  Heathrow service to megacity Chengdu is not commercially viable, says airline on eve of decision about new runwayChengdu was where British business would fly to and build trade links if only Heathrow was big enough, according to prominent backers of airport expansion. But less than three years after British Airways found a Heathrow slot to fly to the Chinese megacity, and on the eve of a decision to build a new runway, the airline has dropped the route abecause it is not commercially viable. Rel
  
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• Wolverhampton amongst worst spots for uninsured cars

  24-10-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Wolverhampton and Smethwick are among the worst areas for uninsured vehicles, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns argues Wales' economy needs more 'runway capacity in the southeast'

  24-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The Vale of Glamorgan MP insists the nation needs to see airport expansion in the southeast
  
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• Welsh rail franchise 'to keep cross-border services'

  24-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans to devolve the Wales and Borders rail franchise will include existing cross-border services, the Welsh Government says.
  
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• Turnover and profits up at McGills Buses

  24-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling confirms 'difficult decision' over Heathrow expansion will be made on Tuesday

  24-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said the decision about new runways in London airports will be made on Tuesday.
  
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• Train services deteriorated after ScotRail improvement plan claim

  24-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE performance of train services deteriorated in the month after ScotRail presented ministers with an
  
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• "Top-flight payouts for Heathrow homes" will see permission granted for Colnbrook Runway on Tuesday

  24-10-2016 02:00 via colnbrook.info
  Other Regional Press - Heathrow failed to respond to questions put by Colnbrook Views in September over the discrepancy in compensation figures but conflicting posts on its Your Heathrow website were swifly taken down.
  
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• The government claims it has not decided on Heathrow or Gatwick yet

  24-10-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The government has insisted that all options for airport expansion are still on the table, just two days before the cabinet will meet to make a long-awaited and much-delayed decision on whether to build at Heathrow or Gatwick.
  
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• Taylor Made uniforms for North Dorset Travel

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• T&A campaign on danger drivers is heading for Westminster, MPs pledge

  24-10-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -BRADFORD MPs have pledged to take the Telegraph mp; Argus Stop The Danger Drivers campaign to Westminster.
  
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• Sir Howard Davies: Heathrow is the only choice for airport expansion

  24-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Rail summit to look at franchise and next steps for East Anglia

  24-10-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Just a week after Abellios new Greater Anglia franchise began, rail chiefs, politicians, and business leaders are gathering in Ipswich today to look at the next steps for the regions rail services.
  
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• 'Pop up' stage performance arriving at Huddersfield Railway Station for half-term

  24-10-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -The story of Huddersfield's manufacturing heritage brought to life in play
  
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• Plaid Cymru demands £1bn for Wales before it will back Heathrow expansion

  24-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Treasury spokesman Jonathan Edwards argues the cost of transport connections could hit £20bn
  
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• New bus contract at Bournemouth Airport

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• Merridale highlights integrated fleet management

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• I ran the Airports Commission: Forget Gatwick. Expand Heathrow now and Birmingham later

  24-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Hybrid cars 'more than seven times as polluting' as pure electric

  24-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - OWNERS of plug-in hybrid cars should pay
  
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• Heathrow or Gatwick: Runway decision tomorrow

  24-10-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The Government will tomorrow make a decision on where a new runway for the south should be built and Heathrow is expected to be the winner.
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines wins right to weigh passengers after Samoa obesity row

  24-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An airline has won a battle over a controversial policy of weighing passengers before take-off in a bid to save fuel and stop crash landings.
  
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• Graffiti spate on trains sparks rush hour problems for commuters

  24-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters faced delays this morning after vandals senselessly defaced 16 trains at a Hertfordshire depot.
  
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• Gatwick fires last-ditch warning over Heathrow expansion 'risks'

  24-10-2016 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Gatwick executives will tell ministers today that expanding Heathrow would be fraught with risk, Sky News understands.
  
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• Extra patrols on the railways after Ale Trail violence at Slaithwaite

  24-10-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Northern Rail and British Transport Police step up security
  
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• EP Morris introduces incident mapping

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• Electric Volvo fleet for Transdev Blazefield in Harrogate

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• Disused railway tunnel designated as Historical Engineering Work

  24-10-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A DISUSED railway tunnel in Queensbury, which a campaign group wants to re-open as a cycle path, has been designated as a Historical Engineering Work by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
  
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• Chris Grayling is set to signal an appetite for new runways at UK regional airports this week

  24-10-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Transport secretary Chris Grayling is this week expected to signal fresh appetite for expansion at the UK's regional airports as well as in the south east.
  
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• Cant we agree to just not have Heathrow at all?

  24-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Given that climate change is apparently still happening, quibbling over a new runway raises a more obvious question
  
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• Call for Bus Services Bill to apply to all councils as annual stats reveal fall in bus use

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• Britain will make airport expansion decision on Oct. 25 - transport minister

  24-10-2016 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will make a decision on Tuesday about where to allow airport expansion in south east England, transport minister Chris Grayling said on Sunday.
  
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• Brexit: Wales offered seat to 'shape' exit strategy

  24-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Theresa May will offer Carwyn Jones a
  
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• Better bus services cut social deprivation

  24-10-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - IMPROVING local bus services reduces social deprivation and improves peoples life chances, according to a new report.
  
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• Airport expansions disastrous effects, near and far letter

  24-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The governments decision to greenlight aviation expansion (Chris Grayling: decision on airport expansion to be made on Tuesday, theguardian.com, 23 October) is a predictable failure, but not an acceptable one. With the scrapping of vital decarbonisation policies and funding, the UK is already way off-track to meet our climate change commitments.
  
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• Airport expansion will be a

  24-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - EXPANDING Heathrow or Gatwick will be a boon for Scotland for decades to come, David Mundell insists today as he and his cabinet colleagues prepare to make a crucial multi-billion pound decision tomorrow on which airport expansion option should be chosen.
  
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• Airport expansion decision will be controversial 'whatever the verdict'

  24-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A decision on airport expansion will result in
  
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• ABORT THE LANDING Gatwick bosses will make last-ditch plea to Theresa May warning of risks of expanding Heathrow with third runway

  24-10-2016 02:00 via thesun.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - They will send a letter to the PM-chaired cabinet committee on airport expansion before it makes a final decision this week
  
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• Majority back higher borrowing for better infrastructure, says poll

  24-10-2016 01:01
  
  Majority say government is not doing enough to meet housing and transport needs, according to Ipsos MORI pollA majority of the British public will back extra government spending on road, rail and housing to improve the country’s infrastructure, according to an exclusive poll for the Guardian that indicates strong support for Philip Hammond to boost public investment in next month’s autumn statement.Almost two thirds of Britons agree the country is not doing enough to meet its infrast
  
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• 'Overwhelming' case for Heathrow expansion, says commission chair

  24-10-2016 00:59
  
  Sir Howard Davies, of the Airports Commission lends backing to expanding UK’s largest airport instead of GatwickThe case for Heathrow expansion is now “overwhelming”, according to the man who led the government commissioned review of airport capacity.Sir Howard Davies, chair of the Airports Commission, said Brexit underlined the need for a “clear strategic decision” in favour of Heathrow by ministers. Continue reading...
  
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