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• The Guardian view on trade unions: needed as much as ever | Editorial

  19-12-2016 19:42
  
  In a low-wage, exploitative economy, workers still need help and support, but not the way they used toThere is little to be said for the strike stopping some customers getting their Christmas presents in the post, nor the ones threatened by British Airways cabin staff and baggage handlers at many of the UK’s airports that threaten long-planned festive breaks, nor for the long-running dispute that is making the lives of commuters in parts of south-east England so miserable. But they are not
  
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• No 10 accuses striking workers of 'contempt for ordinary people'

  19-12-2016 14:01
  
  Downing Street says rail, postal and airline staff are causing ‘untold misery’ with Christmas industrial actionDowning Street has accused rail, postal and airline workers going on strike of causing “untold misery” and showing “contempt for ordinary people”. Theresa May’s deputy official spokesman condemned the walkouts in the run-up to Christmas in unusually strong terms on Monday morning, saying the disruption they will cause was “massively unwarr
  
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• Phones need software to stop drivers becoming distracted, ministers say

  19-12-2016 13:01
  
  Meeting in Whitehall between government and mobile phone companies will see the latter urged to bring in ‘drive safe’ modesMobile phone manufacturers and providers are facing demands from ministers to introduce software that will prevent drivers from being distracted by calls and texts.An informal meeting in Whitehall is due to take place early in the new year, the Guardian can reveal, in which ministers and officials will tell mobile companies that “drive safe” modes, si
  
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• Apple Maps now shows UK public transport information - Techradar India

  19-12-2016 12:54
  
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  Apple Maps now shows UK public transport information
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  Apple added public transport information to Maps with iOS 9 , but other than London it's remained absent from most of the UK until now. From today a new update will be rolling out to users, bringing public transport information for all of Great Britain.en meer »
  
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• UK strikes at a glance: why, where and when is action taking place?

  19-12-2016 12:42
  
  A summary of industrial action currently taking place – or due to take place in the coming days – across the UKUnion: RMT Related: Chris Grayling: Tory in combative mood to deal with rail union bossesContinue reading...
  
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• Apple Maps now shows UK public transport information | TechRadar - TechRadar

  19-12-2016 12:30
  
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  Apple Maps now shows UK public transport information | TechRadar
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  Apple added public transport information to Maps with iOS 9, but other than London it's remained absent from most of the UK until now. From today a new update ...en meer »
  
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• Apple Maps now shows UK public transport information - TechRadar

  19-12-2016 12:30
  
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  Apple Maps now shows UK public transport information
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  Apple added public transport information to Maps with iOS 9, but other than London it's remained absent from most of the UK until now. From today a new update will be rolling out to users, bringing public transport information for all of Great Britain.en meer »
  
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• Flights resume as fog clears over England

  19-12-2016 10:20
  
  Gatwick and Heathrow report little disruption as fog eases overnight but Met Office warns drivers on M4 of poor visibilityPassengers travelling from England’s main airports have escaped delays and cancellations after a blanket of fog over southern and central parts of the country began to lift.There were fears that flights might be badly hit after the Met Office issued a severe weather warning for fog for a large swath of land stretching from the south coast to the Vale of York and East An
  
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• Downing Street distances itself from Grayling calls for anti-strike laws

  19-12-2016 08:00
  
  Transport minister last week refused to rule out law changes to prevent strikes as fresh wave of industrial action disrupts festive periodDowning Street has distanced itself from calls by the transport minister, Chris Grayling, and Tory backbenchers for new anti-strike laws as unions plan a wave of industrial action this week and over the festive period. Related: Southern rail strikes: driver says 'lifesaver' guards have to stayContinue reading...
  
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• Thick fog expected in England and Wales on Monday morning

  19-12-2016 01:22
  
  The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for parts of England and Wales until 10am on MondayRush hour commuters could face hazardous driving conditions and delays as a fresh band of thick fog blankets the UK on Monday morning.Related: Fog disrupts flights in south-east EnglandContinue reading...
  
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• Train operators 'have no incentive to get their act together' over compensation

  19-12-2016 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Tory Tim Loughton wants to make the process for claiming compensation for late and delayed trains easier and to set up a tough new Rail Ombudsman to rule on complaints.
  
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• Telecoms giant to buy stake in cab-hailing firm Careem

  19-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Saudi Arabia's STC plans to buy a 10 stake in cab-hailing firm Careem.
  
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• Tax breaks urged for employers who offer jobs to ex-prisoners subscription

  19-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Companies employing former prisoners should be given tax breaks as part of a drive to get more offenders into jobs, MPs are urging. ...
  Employers need to be encouraged to change their recruitment practices, it adds. It highlights companies such as Lendlease, Virgin Trains and Timpson for their role in hiring ex-offenders.
  
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• Talks aimed at averting strikes at 18 airports, including Newcastle

  19-12-2016 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -TALKSaimed at averting strikes by baggage handlers and other staff at 18 airports - including Newcastle -will be held at Acas next week.
  
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• 'Take care where you fly your Christmas drone' says ex-RAF helicopter pilot

  19-12-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A FLYING expert has warned people who buy a drone for Christmas that the devices could have the same effect as a bird strike if they collide with an aircraft.
  
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• Strikes To Hit Rail, Post And Airline Industries This Week

  19-12-2016 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - A wave of strikes will be launched by thousands of workers this week, hitting rail, post and airline industries in the run-up to Christmas. A series of disputes have flared over issues including jobs, pay, pensions and safety involving some of the countrys biggest trade unions Officials dismissed any suggestions that the strikes were co-ordinated or part of a conspiracy to bring the Government down. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Southern Railway will stri
  
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• Southern rail row: Conductors begin two-day strike

  19-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Commuters are facing more major delays as guards stage a 48-hour strike on the Southern rail network.
  
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• South Korea has target in sight for bullet trains

  19-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Officials pushing hard for Malaysia-Singapore route as start of global drive
  
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• RMT boss denies trying to 'bring government down'

  19-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern rail strikes are not part of a
  
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• Railway revenue starting to exceed operating costs

  19-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - 10.5bn commercial income exceeds 10.3bn day-to-day running figure
  
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• Rail vandals tracked down on Instagram subscription

  19-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Vandals who caused damage estimated at £72,000 to trains and stations by spraying them with graffiti were caught after boasting about their crimes on social media.
  
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• Pollution concern as air quality in Bradford district getting worse

  19-12-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -THE number of local congestion hotspots where pollution has reached illegally high levels could be about to nearly double.
  
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• Out of control Prestwick Airport bailout heading for £40m

  19-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The bailout of Prestwick Airport is out of control it has been claimed after ministers revealed it could reach £40 million next year.
  
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• Network Rail Christmas commuters urged to plan journeys ahead of time as upgrade works continue

  19-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Services will begin to wind down on Christmas Eve and return on the morning of December 27, with an amended service
  
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• More misery for travellers in the run-up to Christmas

  19-12-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THOUSANDS of travellers will be facing chaos and disruption this week in a series of strikes in the run up to Christmas.
  
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• London weather: Heathrow urges stranded passengers to stay at home as heavy fog cancels flights

  19-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Heathrow Airport urged stranded passengers to stay away from the travel hub as heavy fog sparked flight delays and cancellations.
  
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• Joint company to manage Ethiopia Djibouti railway

  19-12-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - AFRICA: Ethiopia's Minister of Transport Ahmed Shide and his Djiboutian counterpart Mohammed...
  
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• John Dobson Street bus lane camera catching 1,000 drivers a week - but one in 20 fines cancelled

  19-12-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The controversial bus lane camera is still catching thousands of drivers out - but around 6 of all fines given in the last six months were cancelled
  
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• Is air pollution really a public health crisis?

  19-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Is air pollution really a public health crisis? Mark Lobel reports.
  
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• Ian Hislop furiously takes down the government over Southern Rail

  19-12-2016 01:00 via indy100.com
  
  The Independent - Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You panellist Ian Hislop summed up the feelings of many British commuters and taxpayers on Friday night as he took the Government to task over its shoddy handling of the Southern Rail industrial action last week.
  
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• HS2 earns £5m renting out houses subscription

  19-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britains high-speed railway line is making millions by letting houses and flats along the proposed route.
  
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• How all the strikes planned for Christmas will affect Wales

  19-12-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -A wave of strikes is hitting post offices, airports and rail operators this week
  
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• Fog at London airports causes second day of disruption

  19-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Heathrow and Gatwick airports suffer problems due to thick fog, with more forecast for Monday.
  
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• Employers plan talks with unions as transport chaos looms

  19-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Rail staff, baggage handlers, airline pilots and crew all set to take action in Christmas run-up
  
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• Diane Abbott defends series of strikes planned in run-up to Christmas

  19-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Shadow home secretary says people have legal right to strike as staff at Post Office, railways and airports threaten action
  
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• Council floats 13m plan to save vital ferry route

  19-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - TROON'S multi-million pound bid to take the ferry crossing to Arran away from Ardrossan has been trumped by a 13 million retention offer from the home port.
  
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• Christmas strikes will turn public against you, Labour MP tells unions subscription

  19-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A wave of damaging Christmas strikes by rail and airline workers risks turning the public against trade unions, a senior Labour MP has warned.
  
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• Chris Grayling: Tory in combative mood to deal with rail union bosses

  19-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Transport secretary has shown no sign of toning down his tribal approach to politics in his handling of the Southern train strikes
  
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• CEO Secrets: Thomas Cook boss shares his tips

  19-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Peter Fankhauser, CEO of travel firm Thomas Cook, shares the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.
  
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• Campaigners pressure Merseytravel over tunnel tolls during rail replacement works

  19-12-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Group wants tolls to be 'one-way' while work is carried out on the Wirral loop line
  
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• British Airways to hold last-ditch talks with union members over Christmas cabin crew strike

  19-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - British Airways will hold last ditch talks with union members in a bid to stop a cabin crew walk-out which threatens to cause Christmas mayhem.
  
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• Bidding to start for £150m Luton Airport rail link

  19-12-2016 01:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - Prequalification of firms will start in February for £150m worth of construction work for the planned light railway system for Luton Airport
  
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• An open and shut case for change subscription

  19-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The transport secretarys door is open, he says. Also open, for negotiating purposes, is the door of Southern Railways managing director. At Aslef and the RMT, the doors are always open for the enabling of getting back around a table. Thats the problem with so many doors: no one knows who is responsible for closing them. Nevertheless, despite what we are incessantly told, the opening and closing of doors is exactly not what the Southern strikes are all about.
  
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