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• Southern train services face further disruption

  22-01-2017 11:22
  
  Guards’ strike on Monday threatens fresh misery for passengers but rail firm claims more than 70% of trains will run Southern rail services will be disrupted again on Monday by a guards’ strike, as talks continue to try to resolve a separate dispute over driver-only trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out for 24 hours in a row over the role of conductors, causing fresh misery for hundreds of thousands of passengers.Related: Jobs lost and broken relatio
  
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• Wheels keep turning

  22-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There is an
  
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• U-turn on plan to axe funding for Dudley school crossing patrols

  22-01-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Controversial plans to axe funding for school crossing patrols in Dudley have been ditched in a major U-turn by council chiefs.
  
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• The Flying Scotsman comes to Sussex

  22-01-2017 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Bluebell Railway has announced the Flying Scotsman is coming to the line between April 13 and 19, 2017.
  
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• The Bike Project charity: preview Martin Love

  22-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A charity that renovates abandoned bicycles and then gives them away What could be simpler? Heres your chance to help the Bike Project by buying yourself a great secondhand rideEvery year almost 30,000 bikes are abandoned or lost in London alone. And every year an estimated 15,000 refugees find themselves in the capital. The Bike Project takes some of those unwanted frames, fixes them up and donates them to the people who need them most. You can get involved by donating your old b
  
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• Tesla crash report blames human error - this is a missed opportunity

  22-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - In blaming human error for a self-driving car crash, US regulators have missed an opportunity to learn from such incidentsThe Tesla Model S is an extraordinary machine. As part of my research into the regulation of self-driving cars, Ive had the privilege of driving one. Or more accurately, Ive had the privilege of being driven by one. On a Colorado highway in July, with some trepidation, I flicked the lever to engage Autopilot mode. I told the representative from Tesla that I was
  
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• Southampton-based cruise firm reveals plans for sixth ship

  22-01-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A SOUTHAMPTON-BASED cruise company has announced plans for a new ship.
  
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• ScotRail chief quit days before survey revealed passengers' damning verdict on railway services

  22-01-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -A survey has shown almost three-quarters of rail users do not believe the train service has got any better in the past three months.
  
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• School bus crash fireball leaves 16 dead in Italy

  22-01-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - At least 16 people were killed after a bus taking Hungarian schoolchildren home from a trip to France was engulfed in a fireball after slamming into a road barrier in northern Italy.
  
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• Police 'inundated' with car crashes including serious collision on Yarm Back Lane

  22-01-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -POLICE inundated with reports of car crashes overnight on Fridayhave urged motorists to drive with slippery and icy conditions in mind.
  
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• Parking tickets are an emotive issue - my job is to make things easier for drivers

  22-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - I have a love-hate relationship with my job in the councils parking department. Were scoring little victories and slowly dragging the service into the 21st centuryI have a love-hate relationship with my job in the councils parking department.It is my job to make sure everything from finding a space in a car park to paying your tickets is as quick and easy as possible. There will be those of you who think I could do a lot more to help with the parking situation in your area. Believ
  
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• P&O's Pride of Burgundy and Pride of Canterbury head to Gdansk, Poland for 14million refit deal

  22-01-2017 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A 14million refit deal will see two Pmp;O ships head to Poland for necessary improvements
  
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• Officer to reduce crashes

  22-01-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire Jason Ablewhite is funding a new police casualty reduction officer to help reduce the number of collisions onCambridgeshires roads.
  
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• Maenclochog Railway closure centenary marked in Rosebush

  22-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The 100th anniversary of the closure of a railway line is being marked at Rosebush in Pembrokeshire.
  
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• Liverpool's 30mph accident blackspots

  22-01-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Section of road in the city centre is the most dangerous
  
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• Italy bus crash: at least 16 dead and dozens rushed to hospital

  22-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Bus carrying Hungarian passengers, mostly teenagers, crashes and catches fire on motorway near city of Verona At least 16 people were killed and about 40 injured after a bus carrying Hungarian students crashed and burst into flames on a highway in northern Italy.The coach crashed into a bridge pillar on the motorway near Verona at about 11pm on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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• Italy bus crash: 16 killed after bus collides with barriers and bursts into flames near Verona

  22-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sixteen people were killed when a bus carrying students crashed and burst into flames in Italy, police said.
  
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• Italian bus crash claims 16 lives

  22-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SIXTEEN people were killed and more than two dozen injured when a bus carrying Hungarian students burst into flames on a highway in northern Italy.
  
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• Indian sailors stranded in Norfolk port by modern-day slavery

  22-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A crew of a supply ship in Great Yarmouth have waited seven months to be paidEventually, Saurabh Saigal could no longer look at his son. I couldnt stand it any more. Hes only six and suffers from allergies. When hes ill I see the suffering in his eyes. Then I avoid talking to him by video link.For seven months Saigal has been separated from his family in India, effectively imprisoned on a ship moored off the coast of Norfolk. A routine inspection of the offshore supply vessel Mala
  
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• India train crash: 27 killed in Andhra Pradesh derailment

  22-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Eight coaches of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar express came off the tracks during the night in the south-east of the country, leaving 50 people injuredTwenty-seven people were killed and 50 injured after an express train derailed in south-east India on Saturday night in the latest disaster to hit one of the worlds largest rail networks.Eight coaches and the engine of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar express derailed at 11pm near Kuneru railway station in Vizianagram district of Andhra Prades
  
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• How Scotland and three CalMac ferries played a crucial part in nuclear planning

  22-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - IN the event of a nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the west, key members of the British Government would have survived on ships specially built by Caledonian MacBrayne as 'floating nuclear bunkers', and hidden along the Scottish coast and in lochs.
  
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• Grayling plot to split Great Western lines Subscription

  22-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Transport secretary Chris Grayling is toying with breaking up one of Britains biggest rail franchises as he tries to introduce more competition in the industry.
  
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• Gatwick Airport advises travellers to check flight details ahead of terminal moves

  22-01-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Gatwick has issued advice to British Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic passengers on terminal moves from January 24
  
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• Four-year MOT exemption for new cars proposed

  22-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The time new cars are allowed on the road before being tested could rise under government proposals.
  
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• Former Winchester transport chief accused of getting facts wrong

  22-01-2017 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Councillor James Byrnes had been urged to clarify remarks he made on the BBC about air quality in Oxford.
  
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• Flood of parking fury Subscription

  22-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Our feature about parking tickets (How to wipe out an unfair parking fine, last week) triggered masses of emails from readers. You have seen it all, from the wind blowing the ticket off the dashboard to rainwater concealing the signage on a disabled parking bay, and accidentally mistyping registration numbers. Here is a small selection of the responses you kindly sent us.
  
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• Facial recognition to replace passports in security overhaul at Australian airports

  22-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Paper passenger cards to be abolished in world-first system the government hopes will see 90 of arrivals processed automaticallyA radical overhaul of security at Australias international airports is the first step towards the governments goal of automating 90 of air traveller processing by 2020.The Department of Immigration and Border Protection will start moving towards a contactless system for arrivals this year, Fairfax reported on Sundaythe most ambitious stage of the Seamless
  
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• Edinburgh to London in just 40 minutes: how superfast transport could soon become reality

  22-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - IMAGINE stepping out your front door for a daily commute from Edinburgh to Londonand in less time than it takes to finish the crossword, arriving there just 40 minutes later.
  
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• Drivers should get an extra year before MOT is needed on a new car, ministers propose

  22-01-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Crackdown on illegal use of mobile phones on Durham and Cleveland's roads from Monday

  22-01-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -DRIVERS are being warned there will be no hiding place next week if they are tempted to use their mobile phones while driving.
  
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• Cardiff Aviation 'not paying rent at Welsh Government hangar'

  22-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A plane maintenance firm owned by rock-star Bruce Dickinson is in dispute with the Welsh Government over the non-payment of rent.
  
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• Candidate wants new rail stations

  22-01-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - The Liberal Democrat candidate for Mays mayoral election wants new rail stations in the north and south of the city - the latter being in Hampton.
  
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• Bath Road lane closures begin on Monday as work on starts on cycle route

  22-01-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Work is due to start on the Route 422 Newbury to Ascot National Cycle Network
  
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• Austrias L drivers in virtual crashes Subscription

  22-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Austrian learner drivers will don virtual reality headsets as part of a plan to use artificial accidents to help them cope with real challenges on the road.
  
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• Angry Lewes residents say 20 is plenty

  22-01-2017 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Fed up residents of neighbouring streets in Lewes braved a cold and frosty morning to demonstrate to motorists that their roads have a 20 mph limit.
  
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• 60mph limit and fines to cut M1 pollution Subscription

  22-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Highways England is considering imposing Britains first pollution-related speed limits, with motorists on one of the busiest sections of the M1 facing fines if they exceed 60mph in the rush hour.
  
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