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• Westminster attack: PC Keith Palmer named as police officer killed – as it happened

  23-03-2017 06:58
  
  Five dead, including police officer and attacker, and 40 injured after assault on Houses of ParliamentThis live blog is closed. Click here for ongoing live coverageFull report: police officer among five dead in ‘sick and depraved’ incident 5.58am GMTWe are closing this live blog now, but live coverage continues here: Related: Westminster attack: parliament resumes with tributes to PC Keith Palmer – live5.52am GMTParliament will resume a few hours from now following Wednesday&rs
  
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• Why the Midland Metro will be 'nationalised'

  23-03-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Transport for West Midlands will operate the network while it undergoes a major expansion with a series of extensions and new lines
  
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• What can we do about the Strand?

  23-03-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Wide road is intimidating to cross and could be narrowed
  
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• Warning over aviation being left in the dark after Brexit

  23-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - American Express GBT says there will be plenty of political posturing over the next 2 years
  
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• Virgin Atlantic plane struck by lightning after taking off from Gatwick Airport

  23-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A plane was forced to land when it was struck by lightning shortly after taking off from Gatwick Airport.
  
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• U-turn from bus operator as it announces Bolton buses WILL be affected by Bury depot closure

  23-03-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -BUS services in Bolton will be reduced in frequency or have their routes curtailed after Bury bus depot closes.
  
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• Transport bosses drop plans to run three London Overground stations without staff

  23-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rail bosses have dropped plans which could have led to some London Overground stations being unstaffed.
  
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• Train passengers who forget railcards to get 'free pass'

  23-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Train passengers who forget their railcards and are made to pay vast sums for a new ticket will now be able to claim that money back.
  
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• Theresa May is challenged on the Welsh road with the worst air pollution outside London

  23-03-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -A Welsh MP also compared the PM to the commander of the Charge of the Light Brigade
  
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• There were 804 crimes committed at Welsh railway stations last year

  23-03-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A total of 247 crimes were recorded by police at Cardiff Central Station including a bomb hoax
  
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• The case for rail integration

  23-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Jeremy Long, CEO of European Business at MTR Corporation, reflects on how stronger integration of train and track could benefit major rail infrastructure projects in the UK.
  
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• TfWM to take over running of Midland Metro next year

  23-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Day-to-day running of the Midland Metro tram service will be taken on entirely by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) from October 2018 when the current concession, which is held by National Express, ends. The move has been implemented to enable TfWM, the transport arm of the West Midlands...
  
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• Station improvement work begins as part of plans to improve journeys to and from Bolton

  23-03-2017 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Passengers using Bolton station will see platform improvement work starting next week as part of plans to provide passengers with faster, electric train services from December 2017.
  
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• RSS FeedNEWS MORE ARTICLES: LATEST POPULAR ARCHIVES RAIL ORGANISATIONS MISSING OUT ON APPRENTICESHIP LEVY BENEFITS

  23-03-2017 01:00 via thehrdirector.com
  
  Other News Sources - Neil Robertson, CEO of The National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) has warned that rail organisations could be missing out on substantial benefits if they are unprepared for the new apprenticeship levy to be introduced in April.
  
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• RAIL ORGANISATIONS MISSING OUT ON APPRENTICESHIP LEVY BENEFITS

  23-03-2017 01:00 via thehrdirector.com
  
  Other News Sources - Neil Robertson, CEO of The National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) has warned that rail organisations could be missing out on substantial benefits if they are unprepared for the new apprenticeship levy to be introduced in April.
  
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• Private hire drivers still planning city blockade during Grand National as rail staff strike

  23-03-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -The "double whammy" action could cause chaos across the city during the showpiece event
  
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• Online passport renewal system introduced

  23-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - A new online passport renewal service has been introduced by the UK Home Office
  
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• Nordica to launch St. Petersburg service

  23-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Estonian flag carrier Nordica will begin scheduled Tallinn-St. Petersburg Bombardier CRJ900 service on May 15. read more
  
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• Newport council to bid for £8m lottery funding for Transporter Bridge

  23-03-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Council leads bid to secure funds for Newport Transporter Bridge
  
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• New look smartcard rolled out to thousands of rail passengers

  23-03-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Thousands of rail travellers will now be able to get around the West Midlands the smart way using a new look Swift card.Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has started to switch all 9,000 customers on its train direct debit ticket scheme from traditional paper tickets to the hi-tech smartcard, which has also been given a fresh new design.It means 12,000 customers now use Swift on rail in addition to 130,000 who already use the cards on the regions
  
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• New Intercity Express train completes maiden test journey in Wales

  23-03-2017 01:00 via europeanrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - New Intercity Express trains have completed their first journey in Wales ahead of entering passenger service later in 2017.
  
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• New DOO strike a barefaced attack

  23-03-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Three more strikes over driver-only operation are set to be staged by the RMT on 8 April. The walkouts are expected to disrupt services on Merseyrail, Northern and Southern. The managing director of Merseyrail has warned that the stoppage, on Grand National day, is a barefaced attack on the reputation of Liverpool, but the RMT countered that the company is adopting a cynical and hostile stance. The increasingly bitter deadlock over the introduction of driver-only operated trains
  
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• Lufthansa Technik 2016 profit down 9.5

  23-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Hamburg-based MRO provider Lufthansa Technik Group (LHT) reported a 2016 adjusted EBIT profit of 411.3 million ($431.9 million), down 9.5 from 454.4 million in 2015. read more
  
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• Housing plans which spell "death knell for Durham Tees Valley Airport" are recommended for approval by councillors

  23-03-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -MAJOR plans for new housing and services will be considered for Durham Tees Valley Airport next week, in a development which one local councillor said
  
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• Heathrow expansion could mean direct rail connections from Woking and Weybridge to airport, minister says

  23-03-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The proposed scheme has the potential to greatly improve access to Heathrow airport from Surrey, Hampshire, and the South West Trains network"
  
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• Grayling explains airline laptops ban

  23-03-2017 01:00 via channel4.com
  
  Other News Sources - The UK faces a constantly evolving threat from terrorism and must respond accordingly. Those were the words of the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling before todays attack on Westminster began.
  
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• Forgetful passengers to be refunded railcard penalties

  23-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new scheme will allow passengers who are charged extra for travelling without a railcard to claim their money back at least once per year, effective immediately, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has announced. Passengers carrying a railcard, including the 16-25 young personmp;rsquo;s railcard and...
  
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• Emirates to end use of 747 freighters, citing weak cargo demand

  23-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Emirates SkyCargo, the freight arm of Dubai-based Emirates Airline, will return two Boeing 747-400ER freighters leased from ASL Airlines Belgium in June, ending the use of 747 freighters in its fleet, Emirates president Tim Clark told ATW.read more
  
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• Electronics ban unworkable for business travellers

  23-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Industry reaction following the UK and US announcements regarding the ruling
  
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• EasyJet becomes first UK airline to introduce laptop ban in plane cabins

  23-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - EasyJet has become the first UK airline to put the Government's new ban on laptops and tablets into practice.
  
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• Diesel black cabs 'will be a thing of the past within six years'

  23-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Diesel black cabs will be a "thing of the past" within six years as Londoners opt to travel in electric models to tackle toxic air, a taxi drivers' boss said today.
  
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• Confusion over disparity between airline curbs

  23-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Concerns the move could be protectionism in disguise
  
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• China signals end of the rank-and-file cab Subscription

  23-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A new car plant in the Midlands is driving the trend towards hybrid commercial vehicles
  
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• Chester-North Wales rail passengers face disruption

  23-03-2017 01:00 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Rail replacement buses will be in operation for travellers.Rail passengers face disruption on the Chester-Wrexham line later this week as a delayed upgrade to cut journey times and increase train services enters its final stage.
  
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• Bus passengers hit with 10 per cent fares hike as congestion blamed for punctuality slump

  23-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - INFLATION-BUSTING fares hikes of over 10 per cent will be introduced within days on some of Scotland's busiest bus routes.
  
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• BA and Easyjet laptop ban 'in force by Saturday'

  23-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers on certain flights will have to put tablets and e-readers in their hold luggage.
  
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• Automatic compensation to be rolled out on Northern, TPE and East Anglia shortly

  23-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - in some way this year, the department has told an influential group of MPs. Addressing the Transport Select Committee inquiry about rail compensation, Simon Smith, director of passenger service design at the DfT, said that the competitive bid process of franchising had now led to positive work...
  
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• Ashfield MP Gloria de Piero opens Alpha Rail's new £800k factory

  23-03-2017 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - Gloria de Piero labelled Alpha Rail an 'important' employer in Nottinghamshire as she opened the manufacturer's new £800,000 factory.
  
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• An £8m grant is needed to secure Newport's iconic Transporter Bridge

  23-03-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The bridge gets 20,000 visitors every year
  
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• Airport Lynx acquires Myhills Minibuses

  23-03-2017 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Airport Lynx, national Chauffeur Company of the Year for 2016/17, has bought Myhills Minibuses as part of its continuing expansion in the ground transportation market.
  
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• Westminster attack: PC Keith Palmer named as police officer killed – live updates

  23-03-2017 00:57
  
  Five dead, including police officer PC Keith Palmer and attacker, and 40 injured after assault on Houses of ParliamentAssailant shot by police in attackPolice confirm terrorist incidentHouse of Commons suspendedWhat we know so far 11.57pm GMTMy colleague John Crace, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketchwriter, who works from our Westminster office, witnessed the death of PC Keith Palmer this afternoon.He writes here of the shock of the attack:The mind goes numb at times like these. A disconn
  
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