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• Fog disrupts flights in south-east England

  17-12-2016 17:56
  
  Cancellations and delays occur at Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports, with passengers advised to contact airlines Thousands of passengers have been left stranded as a thick fog descended on London, forcing airlines to cancel departures and divert arrivals.Caused by high pressure and moisture in the air, dense fog is covering much of the south-east of England, while the rest of the country was also covered in mist. Fog in London: A real #peasouper here at Gatwick Airport - When the only p
  
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• Baggage handlers down suitcases as Britons get ready for wave of strikes

  17-12-2016 07:00
  
  Airport staff join BA crew, Virgin pilots, Post Office workers plus train drivers and conductors in announcing industrial actionA fresh wave of strikes will hit Britain in the final week before Christmas, with 1,500 check-in staff and baggage handlers at 18 airports preparing to walk out and rail operator Southern warning of severe disruption when conductors do the same.British Airways cabin crew based at Heathrow airport announced on Friday that they are to strike on Christmas Day and Boxing Da
  
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• WATCH: Commuters react to Merseyrail's new fleet of driver-only operated trains

  17-12-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Rail passengers said they would welcome the arrival of a new fleet of bigger and faster trains on Merseyside - but were not so sure about losing guards from services.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic pilots vote to strike over Christmas in a row over union recognition and will work 'strictly to contract' from December 23

  17-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Thousands of passengers will be hit by Christmas travel chaos after BA confirmed staff were taking strike action, along with other airport staff. Strikes are set to take place across 18 UK airports.
  
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• Union warns there could be strike action over Merseyrail guards axe

  17-12-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - RMT says it will consider industrial action as Merseytravel insist new driver-only trains are as safe as those with guards
  
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• UKs TfL shortlists companies for London Overground rail extension project

  17-12-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -The UK's Transport for London (TfL) has announced that Balfour Beatty, Carillion and Volker Fitzpatrick have been shortlisted for building the 4.5km London Overground Barking Riverside rail extension.
  
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• UK train strike to continue as talks fail to end dispute

  17-12-2016 01:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - A strike by train drivers which has brought rail services in southern England to a standstill and caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of London commuters will continue after talks on Thursday failed to end the dispute.
  
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• UK airport workers call strike Dec. 23-24

  17-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Passengers at 18 UK airports face potential disruption over Christmas weekend, as more than 1,500 check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew, represented by the Unite union, are set to stage a 48-hour strike beginning Dec. 23 after a long-running pay dispute.read more
  
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• Transport vital to Capital Region success - report

  17-12-2016 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A REPORT into the Cardiff Capital Region deal has found that better transport links and closer working relationships between the 10 councils involved are crucial to the schemes success.
  
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• Strike threatens to disrupt Christmas travel at NI airports

  17-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers at Belfast International and Belfast City Airports face disruption on the 23 and 24 of December due to a planned strike by baggage handlers and check-in staff.
  
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• Start-ups in Chicago find that focus on B2B clients pays off

  17-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Innovative apps address real-life needs in the citys traditional industries
  
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• Staff plan strike 48 hours before Christmas hitting Birmingham Airport

  17-12-2016 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - More than 1,500 check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew at 18 airports will strike for 48 hours just before Christmas in a long-running pay dispute.
  
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• Stadler wins Merseytravel train deal

  17-12-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - 460 million new train fleet for Mersyside.
  
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• Southern rail row: Train drivers' strike halts services for third day

  17-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern rail commuters are facing more travel misery after drivers walk out for the third day this week.
  
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• Southern Rail records worst punctuality figures in over six years

  17-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Crisis-hit Southern Rail services are less punctual than at any point in the last six years.
  
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• Southern passengers face more strikes in new year

  17-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Talks end with two sides firmly entrenched and no compromise in sight
  
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• Scottish transport minister unveils 3m ScotRail fare discounts

  17-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - ScotRail passengers will get a free week of travel next year as part of a mp;pound;3m fare discount scheme, the countrymp;rsquo;s transport minister Humza Yousaf has announced. The package for discounted travel was offered as part of the Scottish governmentmp;rsquo;s budget statement yesterday to...
  
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• Scottish parliament sets timetable for reducing airline tax

  17-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The Scottish parliament plans to halve the rate of Air Passenger Duty (APD)a departure tax imposed by the UK parliament in Londonby the end of the current parliamentary session, with the longer-term aim of abolishing it completely.read more
  
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• ScotRail season ticket holders to get free week of travel as 'thank you for patience'

  17-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Monthly and annual season-ticket holders on Scotland's railways will get a
  
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• Rail unions owe Southern commuters a solution

  17-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Overcome pride and power and this long-running dispute can be resolved
  
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• Rail franchising - UPDATED

  17-12-2016 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - All current documents relating to rail franchising at the Department for Transport.
  
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• No plans for toilets to be free of charge at other London stations, says Network Rail

  17-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Toilets at London Victoria, London Bridge and Charing Cross are currently all free to use as a "gesture of goodwill recognising the disruption passengers have endured at these stations"
  
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• Night Tube service to begin on Piccadilly Line

  17-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Piccadilly Line will become the latest route to begin a Night Tube service later.
  
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• Newcastle Airport workers to stage 48 hour walk out over Christmas

  17-12-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -The industrial action has been called over a long running dispute about pay and conditions
  
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• New Merseyrail trains by 2020 after City Region leaders give green light

  17-12-2016 01:00 via merseytravel.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - The Merseyrail network is set to get brand new trains after Liverpool City Region leaders gave the green light to the £460m project today (Friday 16th December).
  
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• Monarch airline warns profits will fall 35 this year

  17-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - UK airline Monarch warns profits will be down sharply this year, amid the
  
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• Mobiles may be blocked when drivers at wheel Subscription

  17-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Mobile phone signals could be automatically blocked while cars are being driven, to stop drivers being distracted at the wheel.
  
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• Minister hails white elephant airport subscription

  17-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - It will go down in history as one of the most farcical wastes of public money, surpassing even the high bar set by aircraft carriers with the wrong type of aircraft and illegal water cannon.
  
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• Merseytravel reveals new £460m train fleet plans - with no train guards

  17-12-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - New Merseyrail trains will be bigger and faster but unions set to object to plans to remove guards from services
  
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• MEPs back new rules to boost rail travel

  17-12-2016 01:00 via itsinternational.com
  Other News Sources - Public contracts to supply domestic passenger rail services in EU countries will have be put out to tender under new rules backed by the EU Parliament this week.
  
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• Londons transport hopes face budget brake

  17-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Network tries to juggle greater austerity and mayor Sadiq Khans ambitions
  
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• Liverpool leaders give green light to new Merseyrail fleet

  17-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Merseyrail network will be getting brand new publicly-owned trains after Liverpool city-region leaders authorised the mp;pound;460m project today (Friday 16th December). The state-of-the-art trains, which will be publicly-owned by Merseytravel, are set to replace Merseyrailmp;rsquo;s nearly...
  
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• Is Skelmersdale FINALLY going to get its own rail link?Merseyrail come one step closer

  17-12-2016 01:00 via southportvisiter.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The new trains include the capability to operate beyond the existing Merseyrail network to places like Skelmersdale
  
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• GWR train cleaners strike in row over pay and conditions

  17-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cleaners on the Great Western Railway stage two 24-hour strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions.
  
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• 'Free week' planned for Scotrail season ticket holders

  17-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Scottish government announces plans for a
  
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• City deal 'must make south Wales better connected'

  17-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Better transport links and more collaborative working between councils is needed if the Cardiff city region is to prosper from a deal to invest £1.2bn of public money, a report has found.
  
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• Christmas Day strike by BA brings misery for travellers subscription

  17-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Travellers are facing holiday chaos after British Airways cabin crew announced last night that they will strike on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in a row over pay.
  
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• Chris Grayling announcements

  17-12-2016 01:00 via londonfirst.co.uk
  Other News Sources - It has been an eventful couple of weeks in rail, with the new Transport Secretary making a variety of decisions and announcements.
  
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• British Airways cabin crew to strike over Christmas

  17-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - British Airways cabin crew based at Heathrow will strike on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in a row over pay.
  
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• All Southern Railway services at a standstill after talks break down

  17-12-2016 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Southern Railway services will be at a standstill again today after talks aimed at resolving a bitter dispute over driver-only trains collapsed.
  
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