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• Lindsay Lohan: 'I was racially profiled and asked to remove headscarf at Heathrow'

  22-02-2017 11:17
  
  The actor, who has been studying Islam, has said she was ‘freaked out’ by the request during an airport checkLindsay Lohan, the actor best known for her roles in films such as Mean Girls, has said she was “racially profiled” at Heathrow airport recently. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Lohan, 30, said she was requested to remove her headscarf by security staff queuing for a flight to New York, having lately returned from Turkey.Continue reading...
  
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• Cisco smart public transport network could save UK £300bn - BusinessCloud

  22-02-2017 10:47
  
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  Tech leader Cisco has been selected by Swindon Borough Council to deliver a smart transport network across the town. The project, in partnership with Davra Networks, will gather and analyse real-time data to improve mobility and safety, reduce ...en meer »
  
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• Wizz Air announces UK base at London Luton Airport

  22-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Wizz Air has announced that it will open its 28th base on 18 June 2017 at London Luton Airport in the United Kingdom with one new Airbus A320 aircraft. London Luton has operated Wizz Air flights for over twelve years; this will be the airlines first UK airport with base operations. Establishing this base will strengthen Wizz Airs operational presence at London Luton Airport where it is already the second largest carrier, and increase the number of
  
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• When Network Rail is given the support, the time and the money, they really can deliver these pieces of infrastructure

  22-02-2017 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Britains first asymmetrical network arch railway bridge was dramatically installed today - a major landmark in a Network Rail scheme that, once complete, will bring transformative benefits for train customers across the North of England.
  
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• Tube strike February 2017: Walk-out underway as Transport for London warns of rush-hour chaos

  22-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport bosses said the 24-hour Tube strike set to cripple two London Underground lines is going ahead despite last-ditch attempts to thrash out a deal.
  
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• Tube drivers stage 24-hour walk out in staffing row

  22-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Both the Central line and Waterloo and City line face severe disruption.
  
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• TfN: Ordsall Chord success 'an example of what NR can achieve with time and money'

  22-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail is likely to use the Ordsall Chordmp;rsquo;s success story as a mp;ldquo;really good examplemp;rdquo; of how when theymp;rsquo;re given the support, time and money, they can mp;ldquo;really deliver these pieces of infrastructuremp;rdquo;, Transport for the North (TfN) boss David Brown told...
  
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• Space company CEO welcomes government spaceport proposal

  22-02-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -AN OXFORDSHIRE company developing a spacecraft engine has welcomed the governments intention to build spaceports in the UK.
  
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• Southern Rail strikes: Fresh talks to be held with ASLEF drivers but RMT strike to go ahead

  22-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - On Wednesday February 22, RMT will be holding a 24-hour strike in an ongoing dispute over safety and staffing
  
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• Southern guards in 24-hour walkout after failed talks

  22-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern rail says it expects to run up to 75 of services despite the walkout in the safety row.
  
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• RMT prepares strike ballot for Night Tube staff

  22-02-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -London Underground has urged the RMT to start talks over a dispute about all-night services. The union says the terms of employment of Night Tube operators are blatantly discriminatory, because the part time staff involved have been barred from moving to vacant full-time positions for at least 18 months. They are also not eligible for overtime pay until they are working 35 hours a week. The union is now preparing to ballot Night Tube staff for strikes or action short of a strike.
  
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• Rhenus Logistics starts work at new Port Salford facility

  22-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Freight logistics giant Rhenus Logistics has confirmed the beginning of construction work on its new headquarters and warehouse facility at Port Salford, Manchester. Expected to be fully operational by the end of Q4 2017, the development will create up to ten new jobs.With 13 sites located across the UK, Rhenus has enjoyed strong and sustainable growth, with the past year seeing a 10 increase in volumes. As a result of this, Rhenus is opting to re
  
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• Replacement for scrapped youth bus pass scheme announced

  22-02-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
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• Remarkable timelapse video shows 600-tonne arches being lifted to form Ordsall Chord

  22-02-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The momentous feat of engineering is key not only to Manchesters railway history - but for travel across the north
  
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• Rail 817: Hitachi trains could be on the slow track

  22-02-2017 01:00 via christianwolmar.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Dear readerI may bore you at times with my view that the railways are best run as a single integrated business which I often frame as the What are franchises for? I try not to go on too much about this as I am conscious that the structure of the railway is not, for many of you, the most fascinating topic but this time bear with me.
  
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• Rail 816: Stopping London Rail devolution is a political act

  22-02-2017 01:00 via christianwolmar.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A decade or so book ago I wrote a book called On the Wrong LineHow Incompetence and Ideology wrecked Britains railways. I think the two i words are in danger of wrecking the railway again which, as Nigel Harris mentioned in his editorial in the last issue of Rail is in danger of suffering from a perfect storm.
  
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• Protesters arrested after Heathrow Airport tunnel blocked

  22-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Five people are arrested after the main tunnel to Heathrow Airport is blocked by protesters.
  
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• Producers balk at proposals for biofuel cap

  22-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ministers plan to limit or ban crop-based renewable fuel to encourage use of waste
  
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• Police officer who monitored Nantwich rail crossing believes it's too dangerous for school walking route

  22-02-2017 01:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  
  Crewe Chronicle -Neville Gordon, who monitored the crossing in November 2016 before he retired in December, said : "The level crossing on London Road is a disaster waiting to happen... "
  
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• Ordsall Chord: Manchester rail link bridge lifted into place

  22-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The 600 tonne bridge across the River Irwell will link Manchester's Victoria and Piccadilly stations.
  
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• Monorail: pie in the sky?

  22-02-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -Over the past few years, monorails have turned from amusement park fixtures to a potential answer to chronically overcrowded cities around the world. So what advantages do they pose compared to traditional rail systems, and who is currently pushing t
  
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• Mayor and Walking and Cycling Commissioner set out vision for getting Londoners active

  22-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Will Norman has joined with the Mayor of London in outlining a long-term vision to help encourage more Londoners to walk and cycle, by making Londons streets healthier, safer and more welcoming.New analysis shows that if every Londoner walked or cycled for 20 minutes a day, it would save the NHS £1.7bn in treatment costs over the next 25 years. This includes 85,000 fewer people being treated for hip fractures, 19,200 fewer people suffering f
  
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• London Tube strike: Maintenance workers back walkouts

  22-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Maintenance workers on London Underground have voted to strike over claims of a breakdown in industrial relations, the RMT union said.
  
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• Lack of investment, not freight transport, to blame for potholes says FTA

  22-02-2017 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association has reacted with disappointment to the Local Government Association (LGA)s inaccurate claim that freight ...
  
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• Jones announces £60k bursary for Doncaster high-speed rail college

  22-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport minister Andrew Jones has announced an additional £60,000 worth of DfT funding will be made available for bursary schemes for students who study at the National College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR). The announcement was made during a site visit where Jones was shown around the...
  
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• Heathrow protest: Two arrested as activists chain themselves to car in third runway protest

  22-02-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Government awards 4 million for tech projects

  22-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Apps that notify motorists of congestion and free parking spaces, and real time journey information for visually impaired passengers, are just some of the projects that will receive a share of £4 million government technology funding.Nineteen councils across England will receive between £50,000 and £300,000 each for their ideas to improve journeys through digital innovation.The government money will be spent on developing cutting
  
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• Gatwick Airport workers to vote on strike action in long-running 'poverty pay' dispute

  22-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Gatwick Airport staff who assist disabled passengers are set to vote on strike action amid a dispute over pay.
  
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• Firm behind Jeddah Metro among Edinburgh Tram extension advisers

  22-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE firm behind the Jeddah Metro in Saudi Arabia and the Time Warmer Building in Manhattan has been chosen as a project manager for the 145m Edinburgh Trams extension.
  
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• Executive jet transatlantic operator seeks new business model

  22-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- More competition for lucrative transatlantic first-class passengers is imminent with the appearance of a new operatorNew York-based Bliss Jetselling individual seats on high-end business jets.read more
  
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• ES Views Letter of the Day: Terminate HS2 at Old Oak Common Keir Starmer MP, Andrew Dismore AM

  22-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The HS2 bill will soon be signed into law, signalling the start of two decades of misery for residents and businesses in Camden and passengers at Euston Station.
  
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• DP World wins ruling against Djibouti in bribe row

  22-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - African state ordered to pay costs after illegal payments case thrown out
  
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• Delayed Sheffield tram-train completion date finally set

  22-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A completion date has finally been set for the long-awaited construction of South Yorkshiremp;rsquo;s tram-train project, with work expected to be finished two-and-a-half years later than originally predicted. The project, which is expected to cost mp;pound;58m to complete, will enable trams between...
  
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• Controversial Fisherman's Path rail crossing has a history of tragedies

  22-02-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Crossing has been at the centre of safety calls following previous deaths
  
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• Container shipping industry faces critical moment

  22-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Sector shows signs of revival after deals and new sector alliances shake up market
  
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• Car park at railway station could double in size

  22-02-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A CAR park at an Oxfordshire train station could be more than doubled if plans by a rail operator go ahead.
  
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• Bucks 'must be heard' on controversial Heathrow expansion plans, says MP

  22-02-2017 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Buckinghamshire must be heard on the Heathrow expansion plans, a top politician has declared.
  
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• Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives shipped to Myanmar

  22-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - MYANMAR: CRRC Dalian has shipped a further pair of locomotives to Myanma Railways, and has now...
  
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• 'Better, more comfortable' trains on the way for region's passengers

  22-02-2017 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Greater Anglia has announced a £4.7 million refurbishment of its commuter trains in Essex and Hertfordshire.
  
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• Associated British Ports hails record year for the Port of Ipswich

  22-02-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The Port of Ipswich has hailed a record 2016, with the tonnage of ships calling at the port increasing by 13 year-on-year.
  
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• AerCap posts $1.04 billion profit in 2016

  22-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Ireland-based lessor AerCap turned in a net profit of $1.04 billion on a reported basis for the year ended Dec. 31, 2016, compared to $1.17 billion for the preceding year.read more
  
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