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• Freezing conditions and fog to continue over new year's weekend

  30-12-2016 22:52
  
  Further travel disruption expected after hundreds of flights and ferry services cancelled across BritainThe thick fog that has caused travel chaos in southern England, with hundreds of flights cancelled and many more delayed, is expected to continue into Saturday, forecasters have warned.The Met Office warned people to be aware of the risk posed by the freezing fog, with driving conditions likely to be difficult and more delays to air travel possible.UPDATE: The decision to call the match off wa
  
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• Freezing conditions and fog to continue over new year weekend

  30-12-2016 22:52
  
  Further travel disruption expected after hundreds of flights and ferry services cancelled across BritainThe thick fog that has caused travel chaos in southern England, with hundreds of flights cancelled and many more delayed, is expected to continue into Saturday, forecasters have warned.The Met Office warned people to be aware of the risk posed by the freezing fog, with driving conditions likely to be difficult and more delays to air travel possible.UPDATE: The decision to call the match off wa
  
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• Southern rail passengers face new year disruption as strikes bite

  30-12-2016 11:40
  
  RMT members will strike for three days from New Year’s Eve while Aslef’s overtime ban over driver-only trains continuesSouthern rail passengers have been told services will be severely disrupted over the next few days because of a fresh strike by guards and an ongoing overtime ban by drivers.
  Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out for three days from New Year’s Eve in a long-running row over the role of conductors, while the train drivers’ union A
  
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• Coach overturns in heavy fog on motorway slip road in Oxfordshire

  30-12-2016 09:27
  
  Driver and 16 passengers are injured as AA warns of ‘worst possible conditions’ for drivingSeventeen people have been hurt after a coach veered off a motorway slip road and overturned while driving through heavy fog.The male driver and 16 passengers suffered injuries including broken bones, cuts and bruises when the Oxford Bus Company coach crashed off the northbound slip road at junction 7 of the M40 near Milton Common in Oxfordshire at 2.45am on Friday.A yellow severe weather warni
  
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• More than 8,000 people caught drink-driving twice in five years

  30-12-2016 08:00
  
  Repeat offender figures from DVLA suggest that ‘a minority of drivers have a drink problem rather than a driving problem’More than 8,000 motorists have been caught drink-driving twice in the past five years.Nearly 450 people were prosecuted three times, while two were caught on six occasions, according to DVLA data released in response to a freedom of information (FoI) request by the Press Association. Related: Ministers ponder lowering England and Wales drink-drive limit to Scottish
  
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• YP Letters: Threat from high-speed rail link

  30-12-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - I, and others, have campaigned to publicise the major issues surrounding the recently confirmed high-speed train link that is going to cut through a number of towns and villages, not to mention countryside of outstanding beauty, if it does go ahead.
  
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• Young drivers face 120 hours of lessons subscription

  30-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Learner drivers could be made to spend up to 120 hours behind the wheel before sitting their test under government plans to cut accidents, The Times has learnt.
  
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• VW is way behind on promise to fix its cheating cars Subscription

  30-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Airportwatch - More than 900,000 cars on Britains roads still have illegal software designed to cheat emissions tests a year after Volkswagen promised to remove the defeat devices.
  
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• Transport Minister views unique £1m snow-clearing train

  30-12-2016 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Transport Minister Humza Yousaf visited the ScotRail Alliances Perth depot recently to view a unique severe weather engineering train that will help keep Scotlands railway running this winter.
  
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• Scottish Government urged to fast-track NE rail upgrades

  30-12-2016 01:00 via originalfm.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Scottish government is being pushed to fast-track North East rail improvements, almost one year on from the announcement of the City Region Deal.
  
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• Roadblock for 300m Meadowhall expansion plans over traffic congestion fears

  30-12-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Plans for a £300 million extension to Meadowhall face months of delay over traffic congestion fears.
  
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• Plans to let learner drivers have motorway driving lessons revealed

  30-12-2016 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Learner drivers will be allowed to have driving lessons on motorways with a driving instructor in a car fitted with dual controls.
  
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• People 'misled' over plans for Western Relief Route

  30-12-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PEOPLE were misled over the viability of a road scheme which could unlock the potential of a community, a committee meeting heard.
  
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• New York's incredibly expensive new subway explains why we can't have nice things

  30-12-2016 01:00 via uk.businessinsider.com
  
  Other News Sources - As President-elect Donald Trump is about to take office having promised a burst of infrastructure spending, it's worth taking a look at the newest, shiniest piece of infrastructure in Manhattan and what it says about why it's so hard to get anything big built in major American cities.
  
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• New railway station near Aberystwyth 'would boost economy'

  30-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new railway station in Ceredigion would have a big impact on the regional economy, a Labour AM member says.
  
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• Network Rail apologises for delays and replacement buses but warn there's more to come

  30-12-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -There is further engineering work planned at Cardiff Central on Friday morning
  
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• More cash for roads

  30-12-2016 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -AN EXTRA 15 million is to be invested into the busiest roads, rail lines, bus routes and other transport options across Wales, it has been announced.
  
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• Ministers face pressure over suburban rail routes as poll shows commuters back Sadiq Khan's plan

  30-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Government faced mounting pressure to devolve London's suburban rail routes as a new poll revealed most passengers back the plans.
  
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• London commuters back TfL rail devolution plan, poll says

  30-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Most Londoners believe suburban rail routes should be controlled by Transport for London, a poll finds.
  
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• Electric cars need to make economic sense subscription

  30-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Sir, As the owner of an electric vehicle (EV), I read Graeme Patons article, Crackdown on rip-off charges for electric cars (Dec 28) with interest. For EVs to become more than a niche play, the creation of a seamless public charging network is essential. The approach thus far is a disparate mess. Consequently, most people will only ever undertake short journeys (30-40 miles), where they can be assured of getting back home on a single charge. It is too complex to plan a medium dist
  
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• Edinburgh trams running three-quarters empty

  30-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Edinburgh's 776m tram network is running at an average of 25 capacity, new figures show.
  
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• Edinburgh trams running at only 25 capacity after years of chaos and staggering 776million bill

  30-12-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -The poor figures come as a public inquiry investigates a number of major problems that blighted the trams project.
  
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• Edinburgh trams deserted as angry commuters stay away subscription

  30-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The Edinburgh tram system, which is forecast to cost close to £1 billion, is running at only 25 per cent capacity, figures show.
  
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• Commuters facing train fare increases between Cambridge and London in the New Year

  30-12-2016 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Fares are set to increase by an average of 2.3 percent across the country from January 2.
  
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• Chinese bridge builders reach new heights subscription

  30-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - China opened its latest record-breaking megastructure yesterday: a four-lane bridge, the highest in the world, over the Nizhu River 565m below. The bridge in the Beipanjiang valley, southwest China, links Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, cutting journey times from five hours to less than two.
  
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• Cardiff-Swansea rail disruption due to upgrade works

  30-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail disruption continues for a second day in south Wales due to restrictions because of re-signalling work at Cardiff Central.
  
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• Busiest rail hub outside London

  30-12-2016 01:00 via machinery-market.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Birmingham New Street Station has been declared the busiest rail hub in the UK outside London. Data from the Office of Road and Rail shows it as the seventh-busiest in the country.
  
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• Armed police on London Underground for first time on New Year's Eve amid terrorist attack fears

  30-12-2016 01:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Police carrying weapons patrolled the Tube after the 7/7 London bombings in 2005 as a temporary measure.
  
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• 9 scenic spots for trainspotting in the UK

  30-12-2016 01:00 via radiotimes.com
  
  Other News Sources - Trains have never been so popular. Well, they've never been so popular on TV.
  
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