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• Laser attacks on Heathrow aircraft increase 25%

  27-02-2017 16:34
  
  Pilot reports of laser attacks on aircraft landing or taking off at UK’s busiest airport rose by a quarter to 151 in 2016Laser attacks on aircraft using Heathrow airport rose by a quarter last year, figures show.Pilots taking off or landing at the west London hub suffered 151 incidents in 2016. This is up from 121 during the previous year and was more than any other UK airport, according to aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Continue reading...
  
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• What happened to the M24? We have the M23 and the M25 in Surrey, so where is our 'missing motorway'?

  27-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Surrey is home, in part, to both the M23 and, of course, the infamous M25 - so why isn't there an M24? Here are some thoughts
  
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• Welsh ports could be hit after Brexit, first minister warns

  27-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Jobs and trade will be lost in Wales if it is easier to move goods into the EU via Northern Ireland than through Welsh ports after Brexit, the first minister says.
  
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• Transport secretary wages war on mobile phone users behind the wheel as he backs Mirror campaign

  27-02-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Two-fifths (39) of motorists were unaware penalties will double from Wednesday - but motoring organisations warned that punishments did not go far enough
  
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• This is the state of a Welsh railway line hit by Storm Doris

  27-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A rail line in Wales is to remain closed after the full extent of damage caused by Storm Doris was revealed.
  
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• Strong mayors can help UK take on the world Subscription

  27-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - ... This May, many northern cities will for the first time elect mayors with wide-ranging powers over transport, skills, public health and, in some cases, policing.
  
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• Storm Doris: Gwynedd rail line remains shut after damage

  27-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Engineers were working to repair the line over the weekend after a tree fell onto the track between Llanrwst and Blaenau Ffestiniog on Thursday.
  
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• Rail service improvements in East Anglia? Youll need a boat to get to Great Yarmouth

  27-02-2017 01:00 via edp24.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Green Party councillor Richard Bearman claimed investment was needed in ferry services amid the growing threat of global warming.
  
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• Put your mobile in the glove box says transport minister

  27-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Speaking ahead of a Government crackdown, he warned that offenders could start to face automatic bans. On Wednesday the penalties for using a mobile at the wheel will double.
  
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• Pakistani airline launches probe into 'extra passengers' claim

  27-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - PIA airline dismisses report that some people were forced to stand in aisle as baselessAn investigation is under way after reports that a Pakistan International Airlines plane flew from Karachi to Saudi Arabia with people standing in the aisle all the way after staff boarded extra passengers.People with handwritten boarding cards scrambled for seats as the Boeing 777 taxied for takeoff on 20 January, according to the report in Pakistani newspaper Dawn. Continue reading...
  
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• 'If elected, I'll buy an airport': Tees Valley mayoral candidate's pledge

  27-02-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A CANDIDATE to be the first mayor of the Tees Valley is to buy back Durham Tees Valley Airport if he is elected in May.
  
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• HS2 will put UK in fast lane for high-speed rail innovation, says Chris Grayling

  27-02-2017 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - FORGING ahead with HS2 would prove to the world that Britain is at the forefront of high-speed technology, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said.
  
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• Government considering scheme for scrapping diesel cars Subscription

  27-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Drivers considering buying new cars should take a long, hard think before buying diesels, Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, has warned.
  
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• Fatal Stewarton accident focus of road safety scheme

  27-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A fatal road crash in Ayrshire will be the focus of a hard-hitting new scheme to promote road safety.
  
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• End UK tax incentives for diesel vehicles, ministers are urged

  27-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Campaigners write to chancellor to urge him to end tax breaks and bring in scheme to encourage switch to greener carsMinisters are coming under growing pressure to remove tax incentives for diesel cars and offer compensation to motorists so they can swap to more environmentally friendly vehicles.A group of medical professionals, environmental campaigners and lawyers has written to the chancellor ahead of the budget to demand a change to the vehicle excise duty that they say subsid
  
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• Double decker trains could ease Edinburgh to Glasgow travel crisis

  27-02-2017 01:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - Using double decker trains to transport passengers between Edinburgh and Glasgow could help solve the countrys rail crisis, according to Scotlands former transport minister.
  
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• Concert to support Yorkshire Dales bus scheme

  27-02-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A YORKSHIRE charity wanting to bus inner-city families into the countryside is hosting a concert to help raise 3,000.
  
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• Calls for double decker train service between Glasgow and Edinburgh

  27-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - INTRODUCING European style double decker trains between Glasgow and Edinburgh would help solve Scotlands rail crisis, former Transport Minister Alex Neil has said.
  
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• British Airways flying high as it tops the list of nation's biggest and best 'Superbrands'

  27-02-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Despite a spate pf cabin crew strikes, the airline has kept its crown for the fourth year running, leaving Lego and Rolex to tussle for second place.
  
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• BA goes to war in-flight sarnies, that cost 46 MORE

  27-02-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The boss of British Airways has fought back after a barrage of complaints over a decision to scrap free in-flight sandwiches.
  
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• An M4 relief road would benefit England more than parts of Wales, figures suggest

  27-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A public inquiry into whether the £1.3bn scheme should get the green light is due to begin on Tuesday
  
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• 165m Manchester tram line opens

  27-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The second link through the city centre was built over three years in a 1.5bn transport expansion.
  
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