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• There are alternatives to a third runway at Heathrow | Letters

  30-10-2016 20:38
  
  So Heathrow’s good for business (Report, 26 October)? Heathrow Airport Holdings is owned by FGP TopCo, an international consortium led by Ferrovial, a Spanish Company based in Madrid, in partnership with Qatar Holdings, Caisse de Depot du Quebec, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, and the China Investment Corporation, among others. Heathrow Holdings has previously admitted it makes more from being a shopping mall than from the flying business and now the taxpayer is likely
  
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• Whiplash claims being blamed for car insurance price rises on Teesside

  30-10-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -The AA say that whiplash claims, as well as tax increases, are crippling the industry and are behind the 1.5 rise on Teesside
  
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• Uber boss says she will fight landmark ruling as drivers 'want to be their own boss'

  30-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The ruling will affect Uber drivers in Cardiff and Newport
  
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• Traders fear for historic Tooting Market 'under threat from Crossrail 2'

  30-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An historic market which has become a trendy destination for Londoners could be forced to shut if Crossrail 2 plans are realised, it was claimed today.
  
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• Time to bring on the devolution to stop everything being spent in London

  30-10-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - John Prescott says he is concerned big infrastructure deals like Heathrow, Crossrail and HS2 are mainly focused in the south
  
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• The Uber ruling is bad for drivers and customers - self-employment is the way forward

  30-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Stena Line's Holyhead port ferries heading to Titanic shipbuilder for refit and maintenance

  30-10-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The company, which runs ferries from Holyhead Port to Ireland, described Harland mp; Wolff as one of the "UKs most prestigious shipyards"
  
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• Signalling failures cause rail travel chaos in Cardiff

  30-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Engineering works added to the problems
  
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• Shipping industry to introduce global emissions strategy in 2018

  30-10-2016 02:00 via edie.net
  
  Other News Sources -The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has approved a roadmap through to 2023 on the global adoption on an emissions reduction strategy, scheduled to come into force in 2018; although the Organisation has been criticised over delaying action.
  
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• Scotland's railways facing new strike threat

  30-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTLAND'S trains face crippling strike action if the Scottish Government presses ahead with controversial plans to merge British Transport Police with Police Scotland, rail union leaders have warned.
  
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• QEII bridge celebrates 25th anniversary today

  30-10-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The QEII bridge marks a quarter of a century of carrying traffic this weekend.
  
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• Police launch weekend safety crackdown on M90/A90

  30-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Road policing officers and the Scottish Safety Camera Partnership are carrying out high-visibility patrols on the M90/A90 between Edinburgh and Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire.
  
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• Plans for main road speed cut given boost by transport bosses

  30-10-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -CAMPAIGNERS who launched an appeal to cut speed limits on a notorious stretch of Hampshire road have been given a boost by road chiefs.
  
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• Plan to scrap wooden doors at Preston Bus Station challenged by conservationists

  30-10-2016 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PLANS to scrap all the original wooden sliding doors on the concourse of Preston Bus Station and replace them with aluminium have been challenged by conservationists.
  
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• Nissan throws UK car industry a lifeline but GM could hit the road

  30-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Technical advances and new plants are helping the revival in Britain but risks abound in leaving the EUA collection of MPs and leading figures from British industry gathered at a business park in Coventry last Thursday to discuss the future of manufacturing and the governments industrial strategy.Little did they know that 200 miles up the road in Sunderland, Nissan was about to make a major announcement with significant implications for the British economy that showed Theresa Mays
  
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• Nissan deal opens door for Scotland concessions - SNP

  30-10-2016 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - The British government's promises to Japanese carmaker Nissan open the door to a special deal for Scotland if Britain leaves the European Union, Scottish nationalists said on Sunday.
  
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• Nissan car plant investment brings pressure on ministers to reveal Brexit assurances

  30-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Two former business ministers who have negotiated with the company have said they believed it must have been told Britain would remain a part of the EU customs union or offered mitigation for any new post-Brexit tariffs that were imposed after leaving.
  
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• Nissan car plant investment brings pressure on ministers to reveal assurances

  30-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Ministers are coming under renewed pressure to explain what assurances were given to the Japanese car giant Nissan that persuaded it to pour new investment into its Sunderland plant.
  
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• New migrant camp sets up in Paris just a 10-minute walk from the Eurostar terminal

  30-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Charities reported an influx of migrants setting up camp in Paris (pictured). Most had refused to go to official centres set up following the demolition of the Calais Jungle.
  
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• New Heathrow runway is a Halloween horror story - Des Clarke

  30-10-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -DES has his say on the new runway at Heathrow and reckons another one could help fans of Pokemon Go.
  
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• Network Rail begs for cash as budget hits buffers Subscription

  30-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Taxpayers could have to pump hundreds of millions of pounds of extra cash into repairing Britains train tracks, after Network Rail begged the Treasury for a bailout.
  
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• Meet the people facing Heathrow's death sentence

  30-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Residents in the tiny but historic village of Harmondsworth, West London, have posed for photographs outside the buildings that now face destruction ahead of plans for a Heathrow expansion.
  
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• London City Airport airport issues 'fake blood' warning to passengers ahead of Halloween parties

  30-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Halloween party goers travelling through London City Airport have been warned they can carry fake blood on board flightsas long as it doesn't exceed 100ml.
  
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• Heathrow runway: First legal challenge amid accusations of bias

  30-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Heathrow's third runway faces its first legal challenge only days after the government gave it the green light.
  
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• Hammersmith Bridge: 'Nightmare' traffic as police incident sparks chaos

  30-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Traffic was brought to a standstill after police closed a busy west London bridge for more than four hours today.
  
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• Guildford female driver-only taxi service launched to provide 'reassuring' service for passengers

  30-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Friends Angela Manrique and Kim Lamport started the company after people said they would feel 'safer with a female driver'
  
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• Go Carz seeks new drivers after buying rival Wolverhampton taxi firm

  30-10-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The largest taxi firm in the West Midlands has continued its growth by taking over an established Wolverhampton private hire firm and is stepping up recruitment of drivers.
  
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• Free home deliveries at risk after landmark legal decision against Uber

  30-10-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The claim against Uber, brought by the GMB union, could force the firm to classify its 40,000 UK drivers as members of staff, which would significantly raise costs for the business.
  
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• Five rescued after vessel breaks down off Aberdeenshire coast

  30-10-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Five men have been rescued after their fishing boat broke down in darkness off the north-east coast of Scotland.
  
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• First self-driving cars will be unmarked so that other drivers dont try to bully them

  30-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Volvo fears that other road users could drive erratically in order to take advantageThe first self-driving cars to be operated by ordinary British drivers will be left deliberately unmarked so that other drivers will not be tempted to take them on, a senior car industry executive has revealed.One of the biggest fears of an ambitious project to lease the first autonomous vehicles to everyday motorists is that other road users might slam on their brakes or drive erratically in order
  
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• Environmentalists want businesses taxed on their car parking to cut congestion and fund greener transport

  30-10-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A SCHEME to charge businesses for parking spaces in a bid to cut down congestion and raise funds for new transport schemes should be brought to Brighton and Hove, campaigners have said.
  
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• Crushing blow for ScotRail passengers as delays loom for new fleet of trains

  30-10-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - ScotRails overcrowded trains nightmare may be prolonged after fears were raised that a new fleet to ease the crush will be delayed.
  
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• Crunch funding talks ongoing over tens of millions of pounds of road funding for York

  30-10-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -COUNCIL bosses are in negotiations over millions of pounds that could be used to fund major transport projects in York.
  
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• American Airlines plane engine flung debris in rare, risky failure

  30-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• American Airlines Flight From Chicago's O'Hare Airport Seen Burning In Dramatic Footage

  30-10-2016 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
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