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• BA boss shocked to find out that third Heathrow runway will raze his HQ

  22-11-2016 19:28
  
  Airline chief Wille Walsh furious about not being told of demolition – and about fact he will ‘end up paying for the destruction’The boss of Heathrow’s biggest customer, British Airways, only discovered that building the airport’s planned third runway would require the demolition of his airline’s head office after looking at a map.Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA’s parent company IAG, claimed that despite the group being responsible for about half
  
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• How Sadiq Khan aims to become London's most cycle-friendly mayor

  22-11-2016 18:53
  
  In response to concerns from the former cycling commissioner, the deputy mayor for transport insists plans are on trackSadiq Khan is committed to being the most cycling-friendly mayor that the capital has ever had – and is already delivering real results. However, there have recently been a number of inaccurate reports about his plans and I’d like to take this opportunity to set the record straight.Making cycling safer and easier will be a significantly higher priority for Sadiq than
  
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• Uber drivers protest in London – video

  22-11-2016 16:43
  
  More than 100 Uber minicabs drive at walking pace down Edgware Road and Park Lane towards Westminster in central London in an effort to put pressure on the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to insist the company pays the minimum wage. The action was organised by James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam, who three weeks ago won a crucial employment tribunal verdict that Uber should treat its drivers as workers rather than as self-employed Uber drivers stage go-slow protest through central LondonContinue reading.
  
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• Are you affected by travel disruption in the UK?

  22-11-2016 10:57
  
  With flooding across the country and rail passengers facing delays from Southern Rail’s latest RMT strike, we’d like to hear from you
  Rail commuters and motorists across the country are facing a difficult and potentially dangerous day after heavy rain and strong winds led to roads and train lines becoming blocked. Southern Rail’s union members have also walked out for 48 hours causing delays to commuters. Related: Storm Angus: floods hit south-west England – with more rai
  
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• A commute of over two hours each way? Super | Liam Booth-Smith

  22-11-2016 07:30
  
  As workers are priced out of inner cities, a growing number are becoming ‘super-commuters’, gaining solitude, time to read, space to think – and a foot on the housing ladderCommuting is the worst part of most people’s day. That was certainly the case for me when I was travelling 45 minutes, there and back, across London each day. On packed trains I would close my eyes and wish I was somewhere else. But then I swapped that for a four-and-a-half-hour round trip between Staf
  
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• Yousaf to make ScotRail statement to MSPs

  22-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scotland's transport minister is to explain to MSPs how he plans to improve the country's train services.
  
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• Why parking a car can be a tight squeeze

  22-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cars are getting bigger, but new research suggests parking spaces are not keeping up - and it is causing problems.
  
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• Travel chaos as cars submerged in winter floods

  22-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Flooding has closed roads and disrupted rail services in England and Wales.
  
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• Transport minister to make statement on ScotRail fiasco

  22-11-2016 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Embattled Transport Minister Humza Yousaf will make a statement to parliament on the ScotRail crisis after demands he be hauled before MSPs to explain himself.
  
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• Transport minister to make emergency statement on ScotRail as operators turn on SNP government

  22-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE crisis engulfing ScotRail deepened yesterday, as the Transport Minister agreed to make an emergency statement and the operators blamed the government for overcrowding.
  
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• Trains cancelled and buses delayed as torrential rain causes major flooding across Wales

  22-11-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Rail and bus services have been severely impacted due to heavy flooding
  
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• Train driver not at fault in Grimston Lane crossing fatality, RAIB concludes

  22-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RAIBmp;rsquo;s investigation into the death of an elderly pedestrian on a level crossing near Felixstowe launched earlier this year has found that the pedestrian was struck by the train after he started to cross the track when he had insufficient time to do so. The fatality occurred at 12.19pm...
  
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• The oldest roundabout in the world and 14 other historic facts about Erdington

  22-11-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Some things you probably didn't know about Erdington
  
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• Southern Rail admits 'absolutely shocking' campaign against striking RMT was mistake

  22-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A boss of crisis-hit rail company Southern has admitted an "absolutely shocking" campaign which pitted customers against the RMT union was a mistake.
  
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• Southern 'providing more trains' for latest RMT strike

  22-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern rail passengers facing disruption from the latest RMT union strike are told 62 of the normal timetable will be operating.
  
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• Scottish Government considers rail nationalisation

  22-11-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Scottish Government has signalled that it could be poised to terminate the present ScotRail franchise, which has been run by Abellio for the past 18 months.
  
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• Rail users face delays on trains between Sheffield and Manchester

  22-11-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Rail users travelling between Sheffield and Manchester face delays today after yesterday's torrential downpours.
  
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• Rail services in the south disrupted due to flooding

  22-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail passengers in the south and Wales have been warned of disruption as a number of lines were flooded. Great Western Railway (GWR) services between Liskeard and Looe will be suspended for the rest of the day. Meanwhile, trains between Swindon and Bristol Parkway are being diverted via an...
  
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• Rail chaos hits passengers as trains hit by cancellations and delays

  22-11-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Rail chaos hits passengers tonight as trains hit by cancellations and delays
  
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• Probe launched into two bus firms formerly directed by banned GHA Coaches brothers

  22-11-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Public inquiry into RJ's of Wem and RML 2418 will examine vehicle maintenance records and whether banned pair are involved with the companies
  
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• Mayor Sadiq Khan plans crackdown on slow roadworks in London

  22-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan today announced plans to tackle growing congestion on London's roads including cracking down on roadworks by increasing fines on utility firms.
  
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• Lufthansa Group faces strikes Nov. 22-23

  22-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa Group will be affected by two strikes Nov. 22-23.read more
  
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• Lorry driver shortage rings Christmas alarm bells

  22-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Retailers and recruiters fear gaps in supply chain as pool of workers shrinks
  
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• London weather: 'Absolute bedlam' hits rail network as flood alerts remain in place

  22-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters said they are "sick of excuses" as the aftermath of Storm Angus wiped out dozens of mainline services causing pandemonium on railway platforms.
  
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• London train delays: Commuters battle to get home from Waterloo after heavy rain sparks rail chaos

  22-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of rush hour commuters crammed onto the station concourse at London Waterloo as they battled to get home after bad weather wreaked havoc on the capital's rail network.
  
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• Heathrow Airport 'confident' legal challenge from councils will not stop third runway construction

  22-11-2016 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Last week several councils and Greenpeace gave the government 14 days to withdraw its backing of heathrow's new runway
  
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• GTR to produce report on feasibility of flexible ticketing

  22-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will produce a report on the feasibility of mp;ldquo;innovative flexible ticket typesmp;rdquo; throughout the franchise, the transport minister said today. Answering a written question from Baroness Randerson, the Liberal Dem spokesperson for transport in the Lords...
  
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• Green light for next stage of plans to improve safety at Newcastle's most dangerous junctions

  22-11-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Newcastle councillors keen to make progress with multi-million-pound overhaul of Gosforth roads
  
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• Grand Est agrees TET transfer

  22-11-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - FRANCE: Meeting in plenary session on November 18, the Grand Est regional council approved an...
  
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• Follow our example, Welsh Government tells chancellor

  22-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - "We have delivered," said the Welsh economy minister. "We expect UK government to deliver as well."
  If you're reading this after a lengthy, congested commute home, you may want to know that Ken Skates was talking about infrastructure in north-east Wales.
  
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• Flybe terminates contract with Loganair

  22-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Flybe is bringing to an end its franchise agreement with Scottish airline Loganair.
  
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• Embrace technology or risk falling behind, rail leaders warn

  22-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Britainmp;rsquo;s railway must take advantage of new technology in order to improve services, 27 rail industry leaders have urged today. In an open letter to the Times, they argue that despite being midway through a sustained programme of improvement, making it the fastest growing in Europe...
  
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• EasyJet's 1 coffee chain could open up to 20 stores in Manchester

  22-11-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Budget coffee chain easyCoffee is set for an 'aggressive roll out'
  
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• Costain: 'Time to build new engineering talent pool'

  22-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A report, backed by construction giant Costain, calls for a
  
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• Boeing names GEs McAllister new Commercial Airplanes CEO

  22-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Boeing has named GE Aviation Services president and CEO Kevin McAllister the new president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, replacing Ray Conner. The leadership change is effective immediately, but Conner will remain as a Boeing vice chairman through 2017 and will work closely with McAllister in the months ahead on a purposeful hand-off of customer, supplier, and community and government relationships, and to ensure continuity of operations and customer support, Boeing
  
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• Belfast Airport de-icer plane crash to be investigated

  22-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An investigation is to be launched after a de-icing vehicle crashed into an Easyjet plane at Belfast International Airport.
  
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• Airports call for better transport links in Autumn Statement

  22-11-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Report from the AOA shows the UK economy could benefit by 1.9 billion with greater investment to airports
  
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• Airline execs renew calls for scrapping APD

  22-11-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Chief executives from airlines including Easyjet,
  
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• Airbus A350-1000 first flight scheduled for Nov. 24

  22-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The Airbus A350-1000, the larger variant of the A350 slated to seat 366 passengers in a typical three-class configuration, will fly for the first time Nov. 24, according to an Airbus statement.read more
  
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• Abellio accepts ScotRail failings but apportions blame to government contract

  22-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Abellio has insisted it has mp;ldquo;no problemmp;rdquo; with competing for a public sector body for the ScotRail franchise, but emphasised that regardless of what type of operator runs the franchise, they still do it to a mp;ldquo;tightly specifiedmp;rdquo; contract determined by ministers. The...
  
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• A volunteer bus service is tackling social isolation - and here's how you can help them help even more people

  22-11-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A COMMUNITY bus service is going from strength to strength.
  
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• A commute of over two hours each way? Super

  22-11-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - As workers are priced out of inner cities, a growing number are becoming super-commuters, gaining solitude, time to read, space to thinkand a foot on the housing ladder
  
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• 5m upgrades completed at Whitton station

  22-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A mp;pound;5m upgrade programme at Whitton station was completed today with the opening of a fully accessible footbridge, featuring two lifts for passengers. The refurbishment programme, which began in March 2015, has provided the station with renewed platforms, canopies and station buildings, a...
  
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