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• 'Make it culturally unforgivable': readers on driver mobile phone penalties

  01-03-2017 15:32
  
  Newly qualified drivers could lose their licence under tougher penalties for those using a phone while driving. Here’s what our readers saidFines and penalty points for using a phone while driving are set to double after new penalties came into force in England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday.Drivers who are caught will be given six points on their licence and a £200 fine. Those who have recently qualified could lose their licence if they accrue six points within two years of passin
  
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• No Liverpool Lime Street trains after wall collapses on to tracks

  01-03-2017 08:26
  
  Passengers face several days of major disruption in city after wall loaded with concrete and cabins falls across lines
  No trains will run to or from Liverpool Lime Street station for several days after a wall collapsed on a section of railway.Train users in Liverpool are facing major disruption to services after a wall loaded with concrete and cabins collapsed, sending rubble across all four railway lines and damaging overhead wires between Lime Street and Edge Hill, Network Rail said. Continue
  
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• Tougher penalties begin for drivers using mobile phones

  01-03-2017 07:00
  
  Penalty points and fines to double from Wednesday, meaning newly qualified drivers will lose their licence if caughtNewly qualified drivers will lose their licence if caught using a handheld mobile phone at the wheel, under tougher penalties that come into force in England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday.Related: Illegal mobile phone use by motorists is increasing, says RACContinue reading...
  
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• Uber chief to seek leadership help after outburst

  01-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Video footage emerges of Travis Kalanick arguing rudely with driver
  
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• Tunnel proposal for £1bn M4 relief road around Newport

  01-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A public inquiry into the planned £1.1bn M4 relief road to the south of Newport will hear a proposal to put the new route in a tunnel.
  
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• Tube commuters face major disruption as fresh industrial action to hit all Underground lines

  01-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tube commuters face ongoing daily disruption across all lines after union leaders ordered industrial action among up to 400 train fleet engineers.
  
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• Traders celebrate victory over top-of-town parking fees

  01-03-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -CITY-CENTRE traders have chalked up a partial victory after persuading Bradford Council to keep the free Sunday parking at the top of town.
  
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• TfGM opens new tram line in Manchester, UK

  01-03-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -The UK's Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has opened the new Second City Crossing tram line, which goes right through the city centre.
  
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• Southern Rail strife hits profits at Go-Ahead

  01-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transport company lowers expectations for earnings from UK bus business
  
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• Southern Rail owner sparks fresh fury after admitting commuters still face almost two years of chaos

  01-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The owner of Southern Rail today angered commuters by admitting that a normal service may not be restored on the strike-ravaged network until the end of 2018.
  
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• South West Trains improvements: 'Significantly fewer' trains running during weekend of major track upgrades

  01-03-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Check before you travel - Woking, Surbiton, Virginia Water and Basingstoke services will all be affected
  
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• Ryanair announces direct flights from Glasgow to three new European destinations

  01-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Ryanair as announced plans for a new daily service between Glasgow Airport and Frankfurt as part of the airline's winter 2017 schedule, which also includes new routes to Mardrid and Krakow.
  
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• Russias passenger traffic up 20.2 in January

  01-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Russian airlines carried 6.6 million passengers in January, up 20.2 year-over-year (YOY). read more
  
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• RMT vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike against Merseyrail and Northern

  01-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - RMT ballots into whether to take strike action against Northern and Merseyrail for their stance on driver-only operated (DOO) trains has closed today, with the union expected to announce the results of the votes later this afternoon. Ballots opened for Northern and Merseyrail drivers and guards...
  
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• RMT calls simultaneous strikes as strife spreads

  01-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Conductors on Northern Rail and Merseyrail also plan to walk out on March 13
  
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• REVEALED: Councils rake in 17million from car parking charges and fines

  01-03-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MORE than 17million has been made by councils through parking fines and charges in the last few years.
  
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• Reform of EU carbon trading scheme agreed

  01-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Member states approve changes, including 12bn innovation fund, to emissions plan for cleaner technology and pollution cutsAn overhaul of the EUs flagship trading scheme for cutting carbon emissions by European industries has been approved by the member states.The agreement to reform the emissions trading system comes after almost two years of discussions but just two weeks after the European parliament voted in favour of a new directive.Continue reading...
  
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• Railway industryat crucial turning point

  01-03-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The new chairman of the Rail Delivery Group will warn today that trying to recreate a non-existent golden age of rail is not the way forward for the modern industry, which instead needs to embrace change, having arrived at a crucial turning point. Chris Burchell is giving the annual Bradshaw address in London this evening, when he will say: We are at a crucial turning point, and must manage change, embrace change and lead change now.
  
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• Railway industry at crucial turning point

  01-03-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk - THE new chairman of the Rail Delivery Group will warn today that trying to recreate a non-existent golden age of rail is not the way forward for the modern industry, which instead needs to embrace change, having arrived at a crucial turning point.
  
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• Rail workers to go on strike in Huddersfield

  01-03-2017 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - RMT members vote for industrial action which will affect Huddersfield train passengers
  
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• Rail union votes for 24-hour strike on Northern services

  01-03-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -MEMBERS of a rail union have voted to hold a 24-hour strike next monthin a growing disputeover the axing guards on trains.
  
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• Rail passengers face day of chaos as strikes spread Subscription

  01-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Unions have been accused of attempting to turn the clock back to the 1980s today after announcing co-ordinated strikes across England in their dispute over modernisation.
  
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• Rail industry must embrace change, says RDG chairman

  01-03-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Chris Burchell stresses need for new relationship with customers and new partnership with governments
  
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• One text will cost new drivers their licence subscription

  01-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - New drivers face losing their licence the first time they are caught using a phone behind the wheel illegally.
  
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• Norwegian boosts transatlantic services with £69 flight offer

  01-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - 10 new routes to smaller US airports
  
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• Northern, Southern rail and Merseyrail staff to strike

  01-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail union RMT is opposing plans to introduce driver-only-operated trains by removing guards.
  
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• Nissan asks for £100m fund to guard UK car industry

  01-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Japan group says government must attract suppliers to assure Sunderland plants future
  
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• News rail station for Inverness Station finally on track

  01-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A long-awaited new rail station at Inverness Airport, to herald multi-million pound investment in an area of the Highlands earmarked for crucial development, has finally been given the green light.
  
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• New housing on old railways out of line, say campaigners subscription

  01-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Old railway routes across Scotland should be better protected from housing development in the hope they can be reopened as working lines, campaigners have said.
  
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• New drivers now face losing their licence if they use a mobile phone behind the wheel

  01-03-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Those within two years of passing their test, risk having their licence revoked and lorry or bus drivers can be suspended if caught
  
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• New drivers caught using phones to lose licence

  01-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Drivers caught using a phone within two years of passing their test will have their licence revoked under new rules in England, Scotland and Wales.
  Penalities for using a phone at the wheel double from 1 March to six points and a £200 fine.
  
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• New cuts set to hit transport and communities spending

  01-03-2017 01:00 via transport-network.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Government has asked spending departments to plan cuts of up to 6, with a view to annual savings of £3.5bn by 2020.
  
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• M4 inquiry: 1.1bn relief road around Newport will help bring an end to traffic problems say Welsh Government

  01-03-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A NEW 1.1bn M4 relief road around Newport will help bring an end to traffic problems on the motorway, according to the Welsh Government.
  
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• How councils reject unfair parking ticket appeals

  01-03-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Every year tens of thousands of fines are unfairly handed out to honest drivers who have been caught out by broken payment machines, confusing signs or misleading road markings.
  
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• Heathrow third runway will mean more lorries and pollution, says Richmond MP Sarah Olney

  01-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - More lorries could blight neighbourhoods close to Heathrow if a third runway is built, an MP warned today.
  
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• Heathrow boss pledges growth from third runway will be carbon neutral

  01-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Heathrow's boss has pledged growth from the airport's planned new runway will be carbon neutral.
  
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• Heathrow aims to make third runway carbon neutral

  01-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Exclusive: Plan also targets local air and noise pollution but critics say long-term solutions to environmental challenges are no closer to realityThe huge growth in flights from Heathrows planned new runway could be carbon neutral, according to an ambition revealed by the airport.The 260,000 extra flights a year anticipated from the third runway would make the airport the UKs largest source of carbon emissions. But Heathrows new sustainability plan suggests other ways to offset t
  
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• GTR 'challenges' blamed for parent company's whopping 35 profit dip

  01-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The transport company behind Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has revealed a whopping 35 drop in rail operating profit in its half-year profit, as it also apologised for mp;ldquo;months of severe disruption and inconveniencemp;rdquo; that have come about due to challenges in the major TSGN franchise...
  
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• Go-Ahead profits hit by Southern strikes

  01-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The long-running rail dispute leads the transport group to warn of lower than expected profits.
  
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• Go-Ahead Group PLC release half year results

  01-03-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Go Ahead Group PLC has released its half year results for the six months ended 31st December 2016. Results include regional bus and rail operating profits, and customer satisfaction levels. Business overviewHalf year results in line with management expectations. Full year expectations lowered due to challenges in GTR and a slowdown in passenger numbers in regional busRegional bus operating profit up 6.2 to £25.7m. Revenue growth was 0.8
  
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• Franchise isnt looking super any more as Go-Ahead profits slump subscription

  01-03-2017 01:00 via transportinfo.org.uk
  Times Online - Months of passenger disruption on Southern Railways have driven profits down at Go-Ahead Group, ultimate parent company of the stricken GTR train franchise.
  
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• Flights grounded as van 'explodes' in tunnel under Manchester Airport

  01-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Flights have been grounded at Manchester Airport after an explosion in a tunnel running under the building.
  
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• East Midlands rail franchise pre-qualification

  01-03-2017 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Three companies have achieved pre-qualification for the East Midlands rail franchise.
  
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• Drones should be banned from sky near airports, says former Met police commissioner

  01-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Drones should be banned from entering airspace near airports, a former Metropolitan police commissioner has told the House of Lords.
  
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• Dozens of flights delayed after van bursts into flames in Manchester Airport tunnel

  01-03-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The runway was re-opened at just after 10pm although the incident continued to affect a number of flights
  
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• Derry to Dublin Bus Eireann service to end in May

  01-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus Eireann announces it is to close its Londonderry to Dublin bus route at the end of May.
  
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• 'Crucial turning point' means we don't have long to embrace change, RDG chair warns

  01-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The rail industry in the UK finds itself at a mp;ldquo;crucial turning pointmp;rdquo; and must push and lead change to positively transform the train network, a leading industry figure will announce at a key note speech later today. Chairman of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and managing director of...
  
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• Cardiff-Anglesey flight operator suspended on safety grounds

  01-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An airline which operated flights between Cardiff and Anglesey is grounded for safety reasons.
  
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• Car wars

  01-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A row has broken out over who should control access to all the data your new car generates.
  
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• Car insurance: Chancellor moves to ease insurers' fears

  01-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Philip Hammond promises
  
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