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• ‘Nightmare over’ for Uber workers following court decision, says driver – video

  28-10-2016 19:01
  
  Uber drivers James Farrar and Asif Hanif gives their reactions on Friday after a court ruled in favour of drivers being classified as workers, not self-employed. The change in title means that Uber’s workers will have to be paid the national living wage. Uber workers were not entitled to holiday pay and other rights because they were classified as self-employed. Now as workers they will receive bothUber loses right to classify UK drivers as self-employed
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• Uber ruling ‘an enormous decision’ says employment lawyer – video

  28-10-2016 18:42
  
  Richard Fox, a senior solicitor and head of Kingsley Napley Solicitors, hails the legal ruling in favour of two Uber drivers that they should be classified as workers, not as self-employed. Speaking on Friday, Fox says employment law is now catching up with the way people work and emphasises that this is a comprehensive decision with further ramifications likely to happen. With drivers classified as workers, not as self-employed, Uber must now pay the national living wage
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• Uber loses right to classify UK drivers as self-employed

  28-10-2016 16:03
  
  Landmark employment tribunal ruling states firm must also pay drivers national living wage and holiday pay with huge implications for gig economyDrivers for Uber have won a landmark case after employment tribunal judges ruled that they were not self-employed and should be paid the national living wage.The case, taken by two workers, could open up the tech firm to claims from all of its 40,000 drivers in the UK, and force other companies with tens of thousands of workers in the so-called gig econ
  
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• BA owner 'doubts' Heathrow can build runway within budget

  28-10-2016 15:49
  
  I have no confidence in airport managment to deliver project without raising passenger charges, says IAG chief Willie WalshThe boss of British Airways’ parent company has said he has no confidence in the Heathrow management to build a third runway within budget. Willie Walsh, the chief executive of IAG, said Heathrow had been premature in celebrating government approval of the project and warned that it would be “a significant challenge” for the airport to deliver a runway whil
  
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• Shipping industry agrees to cap sulphur emissions by 2020

  28-10-2016 12:52
  
  Cap on sulphur content of marine fuels worldwide will save millions of lives in the coming decades, say campaigners. BusinessGreen reportsThe International Maritime Organisation (IMO) agreed on Thursday to set a cap on the sulphur content of marine fuels, in a move that campaigners predict will save millions of lives in the coming decades.At a meeting of the IMO’s environment protection committee this week shipping officials agreed to cap the sulphur content of marine fuels sold around the
  
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• YP Letters: Heathrow plan shows North isnt on Theresa Mays map

  28-10-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - From: Karl Sheridan, Selby Road, Holme on Spalding Moor.
  
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• UK must face reality on climate impact of new Heathrow runway

  28-10-2016 02:00 via newscientist.com
  
  NewcastleJournal - We cant pretend that emissions from aircraft are somebody elses problem, says climate and energy expert Richard Black
  
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• UK economy escapes short-term Brexit hit, gets Nissan boost

  28-10-2016 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy slowed only slightly in the three months after the Brexit vote and carmaker Nissan said it would build more cars in the country, tempering fears about the immediate economic impact of the decision to leave the European Union.
  
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• Uber releases white paper on small aircraft taxi network

  28-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Ridesharing company Uber has unveiled its vision for Uber Elevate, a network of small vertical-lift aircraft that would move passengers across congested cities faster than cars.read more
  
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• TransPennine Express coach production begins

  28-10-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: Production of 66 push-pull coaches for use by TransPennine Express began at rolling stock...
  
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• Tim O'Neill to speak at RAILs National Rail Conference

  28-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - CEO of Systra will speak at the NRC in Manchester on November 1
  
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• Three Tourliners for MAN stand at Euro Bus Expo

  28-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Third runway should be opportunity to create Heathrow 'rail hub'

  28-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Any expansion at Heathrow Airport should be accompanied by an expansion of rail services, Greengauge 21 has said. In a blog post following the governmentmp;rsquo;s announcement that it has finally made the decision to allow the third runway at Heathrow, the organisation said the airport should...
  
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• The M4 relief road is meant to help the Welsh economy but there's a warning it won't solve problems of poverty in the Valleys

  28-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A report was done on behalf of the Sustainable Places Research Institute Cardiff University
  
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• The Heathrow effect and prices subscription

  28-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - What the airport expansion and other transport moves mean for you
  
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• Temporary closure of IOW ferry terminal

  28-10-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A CAR ferry terminal will be closed for three days next week.
  
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• Taxi companies set to fight for your custom as Uber launches in Brighton and Hove

  28-10-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -TAXI wars are set to take hold of Brighton and Hove as Uber hits the city today.
  
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• Shenfield braced for New Year closures ahead of Crossrail arrival

  28-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail will carry out an extensive programme of upgrade work around Shenfield station between Christmas and New Year, including installing a new platform and sidings in preparation for the arrival of Crossrail. The platform will serve new air-conditioned trains, which will start operating...
  
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• Rob Flello urges transport and freight sectors, Get your Brexit bids in quickly

  28-10-2016 02:00 via ukhaulier.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Stoke-on-Trent South MP and Transport Select Committee member, Rob Flello, says the freight and transport sectors need to decide quickly what their bottom line is on Brexit or risk not having any say at all over the future.The MP says he has heard a whole host of demands from different voices in the industry but that the time has come to decide precisely what the priorities are.
  
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• Richmond Park: By-election announced for December 1 following Zac Goldsmith's resignation over 'catastrophic' Heathrow decision

  28-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Richmond Park by-election will be held on December 1 following Tory Mp Zac Goldsmith's shock resignation over the government's decision to build a third runway at Heathrow.
  
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• Qantas reveals new cabins and logo

  28-10-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Australian carrier unveils onboard seats for first Dreamliners
  
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• Promoted Content: Smart Tools for the Airbus Factory of the Future

  28-10-2016 02:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The future of the aircraft factory Todays aerospace factory floor is nothing like the hectic, noisy production facility of the past. The latest techniques, designs, and equipment make modern manufacturing efficient, organised, and structured. And what about tomorrow? The future of the aircraft factory is pushing emerging technologies to improve the competitiveness of Airbus manufacturing
  
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• 'Pre-reg' cars now widespread in UK

  28-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Up to a fifth of new cars in the UK are not sold direct to consumers, or used as fleet, but are instead pre-registered to dealers, a BBC investigation finds.
  
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• Plucked From Thin Air Subscription

  28-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - When is a purported £147 billion benefit to the economy not a £147 billion benefit to the economy? Answer: when it turns out to have been based on unsafe assumptions and unrealistic predictions that experts warned about, in vain.
  
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• 'No Brexit agreement' on travel between Ireland and the UK

  28-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Republic of Ireland does not have an agreement with the government on how to control travel to the UK from Irish ports and airports, the taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) has said.
  
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• Nissan workforce hailed as Sunderland plant to build new Qashqai and X-Trail

  28-10-2016 02:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  
  The Shields Gazette - Trade unions and business leaders have hailed the news that Nissan will build its new Qashqai and X-Trail in Sunderland.
  
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• Nissan to build new models in Sunderland

  28-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Nissan says it will build two new models at its Sunderland plant after government
  
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• Nissan super-plant pledge hands Brexit boost to Theresa May

  28-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Plan to expand Sunderland production thought to rest on reassurances from government that car industry can retain tariff-free access to single marketNissan plans to turn its Sunderland car factory into one of the biggest car plants in the world, producing two new models, after winning support and assurances from Theresa May about Brexit. The agreement with the government will safeguard the future of more than 7,000 jobs and delivers what will be perceived as a major boost to the e
  
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• Nissan commits to Sunderland plant with plans for production

  28-10-2016 02:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Nissan will produce the next Qashqai and add production of the next X-Trail model at its plant in Sunderland. According to Nissan, the decision follows the UK governments commitment to ensure that the Sunderland plant remains competitive. Consequently, Nissan will increase its investment in Sunderland, securing and sustaining the jobs of more than 7,000 workers
  
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• New global shipping sulphur cap set for 2020

  28-10-2016 02:00 via fairplay.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Shipping must meet marine fuel sulphur limits of 0.5 by 2020, delegates at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 70 agreed on Thursday.
  
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• New bus gates could play havoc with A34 traffic, says county councillor

  28-10-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PLANS for new bus gates in Oxford city centre should be abandoned, according to a county councillor, who says it could play havoc with traffic on the edges of the city.
  
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• Network Rail looking for young women in Peterborough, March and Ely to join new apprenticeship scheme

  28-10-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Network Rail is the latest company to join the Young Womens Trust campaign to make apprenticeships work for young women and are looking to recruit in Peterborough, March Ely and Cambridge.
  
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• MPs back digital technology to improve rail network

  28-10-2016 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - A report by the Commons' Transport Select Committee stated that the use of traffic management software could increase the number of trains which can be safely run along tracks.
  
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• MP snubbed in bid to get disabled access at train station

  28-10-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Government ministers have snubbed attempts to get disabled access at one of Kirklees most important rail stations.
  
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• Minister presses Hendy to devolve Network Rail in Scotland amid budget issues

  28-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Scottish government has demanded that Network Rail in Scotland be devolved after an independent report criticised it for allowing crucial improvement projects to go over budget. As of July 2016, the cost of the five Scottish rail upgrade projects mp;ndash; the Aberdeen to Inverness Improvement...
  
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• Minister convinced Nissan to keep building in UK with written promise it would not lose out post-Brexit

  28-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• M25 30-year anniversary: 'Road to hell', 'road to nowhere', the 'UK's biggest car park' and other fond memories

  28-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Just two years after the M25 was built, Thatcher's government mooted its doomed plans to extend it to 14 lanes
  
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• M25 30-year anniversary: Look back at Ring of Red and Run the Ring events held on the motorway

  28-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - As the 117-mile motorway celebrates its 30th anniversary, we take a look back at the events held on the M25 over the past few years
  
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• Last-ditch No 10 pledge kept Nissan in Britain Subscription

  28-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Carmaker will be shielded from Brexit costs
  
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• Japanese women asked not to apply make-up during their commute on the train

  28-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• High-speed trains MUST come to York, says MP

  28-10-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -HIGH-SPEED rail services must go via York, to ensure the citys future prosperity, York Central MP Rachael Maskell has said.
  
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• Heathrow benefits are doubtful, advisers told airports commission Subscription

  28-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The official commission that recommended expanding Heathrow based its decision in part on economic models that its own advisory panel believed were questionable.
  
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• Guildford railway station developers branded 'arrogant' by council leader following planning appeal

  28-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Guildford Borough Council leader Paul Spooner said he was extremely disappointed developer Solum has filed an appeal against the refusal
  
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• Graylings sloping runway is an uphill struggle, say pilots Subscription

  28-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The transport secretary endorsed plans for a sloped runway at Heathrow over Britains busiest motorway yesterday, despite claims from pilots that it could pose problems for landing aircraft.
  
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• Fluid monitoring solutions from Groeneveld

  28-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Electrification to Swansea not a done deal says Network Rail chairman

  28-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - There is still uncertainty over whether electrification of the Great Western Mainline will reach Swansea. The non-executive chairman of Network Rail Sir Peter Hendy told a meeting of Cardiff Business Club that extending the project westwards to Swansea was subject to an agreement between the UK and Welsh governments
  
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• EasyJet boss confident of post-Brexit airspace deal between Britain and EU

  28-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A director at budget airline easyJet said she is confident that a post-Brexit airspace deal can be reached between the EU and Britain - in light of the benefits to each economy.
  
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• Driver carried bag containing bomb for four Tube stops Subscription

  28-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A London Underground driver carried an abandoned bag containing a bomb into his train cab and continued with the journey, it emerged yesterday.
  
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• Dreadful Heathrow decision means more wasted years - THERESA VILLIERS Subscription

  28-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Looking at time and cost, Gatwick was a far better choice
  
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• Consultation on the scope of regulation for some categories of licence holder for Complaints Handling Procedures and Disabled Peoples Protection Policies

  28-10-2016 02:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - Consultation on options for how we regulate obligations relating to Disabled Peoples Protections Policies (DPPPs) and Complaints Handling Procedures (CHPs) for station licence holders and charter operators...
  
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