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• Westminster attack: car hire firms urged to tell police about suspicious customers

  25-03-2017 16:56
  
  Attackers in London, Berlin and Nice did not use own vehiclesCar hire companies have been asked to forward details to police of customers suspected of using vehicles for criminal purposes, in the wake of last week’s terror attack.Khalid Masood rented the 4x4 used to mow down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing three people. Concern has been raised that possible future attacks may also use rented vehicles, copying Masood’s methods and also those of Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, wh
  
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• Will Whitehorn appointed as a Senior Independent Director

  25-03-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - GVC is pleased to announce the appointment today of Will Whitehorn to the Company's board of directors as Senior Independent Director.Will is the Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director at Stagecoach Group plc and is an independent Non-executive Director of Purplebricks Group plc. He is also a member of the First Minister of Scotland's 'GlobalScot' Business mentoring network, President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
  
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• Vital Ely rail project on track with £3.3m from LEP

  25-03-2017 01:00 via newanglia.co.uk
  Other News Sources - An agreement to move forward work to improve rail capacity through the vital Ely area has taken a significant step forward thanks to funding from two LEPs.
  
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• Virgin Australia extends Mainland China network

  25-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Virgin Australiamp;rsquo;s launch of a flight to Hong Kong will dramatically expand its Chinese mainland network thanks to its prospective partnership with Chinamp;rsquo;s HNA Group.read more
  
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• Truckers want ban on cyclists headphones Subscription

  25-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A row between cyclists and motorists that has been ongoing for decades has stepped up after the Irish Road Haulage Association called for a ban on cyclists wearing headphones and a penalty points system for riders.
  
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• Troubled Fastjet puts a new crew on flight deck

  25-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Fastjet, the struggling Africa-focused budget airline, has unveiled a refreshed management team after naming a new chairman, director and finance chief.
  
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• Transports of delight

  25-03-2017 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Personal transport may be in for some revolutionary changes, predicts The Scientific Alliance.
  
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• Transport users meeting set

  25-03-2017 01:00 via helensburghadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - HELENSBURGH Community Council are facilitating a a meeting of transport users in the area who would like to see an improvement on the town transport later this month.
  
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• Transport firms pledge to pay for taxis if last bus of the night fails to turn up

  25-03-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -WEST Yorkshires three biggest bus companies have united with transport chiefs to try to tempt more people on to the buses.
  
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• This is how many people were caught using Cardiff's bus lanes in February

  25-03-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The figures released by Cardiff council revealed a slight decline from the number of people penalised from January to February
  
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• Strike is on as communication breaks down Subscription

  25-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The all-out strike at Bus ireann is to continue throughout the weekend after the unions and management failed to make contact with each other to try to solve the dispute.
  
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• 'Slow down' motorists are urged by police as more than 3,000 speeding drivers are caught

  25-03-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
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• Severe weather causing delays to half of commuters at least once a month, Earth Hour poll finds

  25-03-2017 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Survey finds more than half of people dont think their lives are affected by climate change, but increased rainfall and flooding in the UK have been linked to the rise in global temperatures
  
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• ScotRail growth halted after 14-year rise

  25-03-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - ScotRail passenger growth has stalled for the first time in 14 years because of major disruption caused by engineering work, The Scotsman has learned.
  
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• RSGF releases 2m funding to drive new composite tube doors production

  25-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A mp;pound;2m funding package for the recently launched Rail Supply Growth Fund (RSGF), managed by Finance Birmingham, has been announced, allowing company Penso to push forward with innovating work on new composite designs for train doors. The RSGF is supported by the Department for Business...
  
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• Robots and AI are threatening close to a third of UK jobs, study reveals

  25-03-2017 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The likelihood of automation is highest in sectors including transport, manufacturing, and wholesale and retail
  
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• Raising wall work at Linlithgow heritage railway site completed

  25-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Work has been completed to raise the height of walls bordering the railway heritage site at Royal Terrace and Union Road in Linlithgow, as part of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP). A total of mp;pound;650k has been put into the project to ensure the boundary of the railway is...
  
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• Petrol and diesel prices cut amid pressure on retailers

  25-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Supermarkets will cut 2p off the price of a litre of petrol and diesel this weekend.
  
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• Norwegian added to government air travel programme

  25-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airline joins list of preferred carriers
  
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• Motorists urged to check for bikes in Bedford this summer

  25-03-2017 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bedfordshire Police is encouraging drivers to be on the lookout for motorcyclists as seasonal bikers start returning to the roads.
  
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• 'More comfortable' economy middle seat to be unveiled

  25-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Molon Labe has teamed up with BMWs Designworks and Panasonic Avionics to create an economy-cabin design that would make the middle seat wider and more attractive. A concept model of the novel design will be unveiled at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, April 4-6. read more
  
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• Millions face rail chaos as half of operators say ticket machines won't accept new 1 coin

  25-03-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Lufthansa Technik expands Asia-Pacific MRO

  25-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Based on continual growth in narrowbody aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region, Hamburg-based maintenance, repair and overhaul provider Lufthansa Technik Group plans to launch an additional MRO facility in Kuala Lumpur focused on those aircraft.read more
  
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• London Overground delays: Rush hour commuters stranded on packed trains for over an hour after power failure at Surrey Quays

  25-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Staff then evacuated passengers onto the railway tracks
  
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• Indias Uber drivers feel taken for a ride

  25-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Many people whom Uber helped take out car loans struggle with payments as subsidies are cut
  
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• Improvement plans at Ely North move forward with 8.8m LEP investment

  25-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The rail network in East Cambridgeshire is set to receive a mp;pound;8.8m cash injection from two Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the area who will fund studies into improving services in the region, including at Ely North Junction. Network Rail will carry out the studies, which will...
  
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• Hyperloop One rival unveils new designs for high-speed transport system

  25-03-2017 01:00 via designweek.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has begun the construction of its vacuum-sealed passenger pod, with the final design set to be unveiled in 2018.
  
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• Forget traffic jams, hail a cab from the sky: Flying TAXIS could be hitting Singapore by 2030

  25-03-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The days of sitting in a taxi while it's stuck in a traffic jam could soon be a thing of the past for people in Singapore.
  
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• Falling crude burns big hole in takings at secretive empire Subscription

  25-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - It is one of the worlds biggest companies youve never heard of, with an empire that stretches from oil refineries to fuel services, but Vitol has become the latest to suffer from the fall in crude prices.
  
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• Eastern Airways to launch Glasgow-Isle of Man route

  25-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Eastern Airways has announced a new route from Glasgow to the Isle of Man, less than two weeks after securing routes to Northern Ireland North East of England
  
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• DfT plans total transport link-up with NHS groups

  25-03-2017 01:00 via transport-network.co.uk
  Transport Network - The Department for Transport (DfT) has plans to work with councils to improve engagement with NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) under its total transport programme.
  
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• Demand for powers to ban kerb parking Subscription

  25-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Motorists should be banned from parking on pavements to declutter residential streets and encourage more people to walk, ministers have been told.
  
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• Deals this week: BAM Nuttall, DFCCIL, Siemens

  25-03-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Stadler Rail Services has awarded a £20m contract to UK-based civil engineering company BAM Nuttall for construction of a train depot in Kirkdale, Liverpool.
  
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• David Cameron's chum-ocracy and its links with Uber bosses

  25-03-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Did David Cameron and George Osborne lean on Boris Johnson and Transport for London after the former mayor of London went after Uber in 2015?
  
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• Cycle courier wins holiday pay battle

  25-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An employment tribunal rules that a self-employed cycle courier for Excel was actually
  
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• China Aircraft Leasing 2016 net profit up 68 to $82 million

  25-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Group posted a 2016 net profit of 638.4 million Hong Kong dollars ($82.3 million), up 67.9 from the companys HK$380.2 million net profit in 2015.read more
  
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• Calm UKs roads to encourage walking and cycling

  25-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Evidence has long been available showing that new roads generate too much extra traffic to solve congestion (New roads fail to ease traffic or lift economies, say researchers, 20 March).
  
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• Bus Eireann strike: Cross-border services affected

  25-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some cross-border bus services are cancelled due to industrial action in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• British Airways Starts Scanning Faces to Enable Faster Boarding

  25-03-2017 01:00 via bloomberg.com
  
  Other News Sources - British Airways is rolling out technology that will allow passengers to go through boarding gates at its main London Heathrow Airport hub using facial recognition.
  
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• Biometrics take off for BA passengers on boarding

  25-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline is rolling out automated gates to replace staff in London
  
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• Axalta to provide power coating for Metro Line 17 in Shanghai, China

  25-03-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Axalta-Huajia Coatings is set to join forces with engineering company Shazc Group to coat the sound barriers installed on new Metro Line 17 in Shanghai, China.
  
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• Award of 8.6bn civil contracts for HS2 pushed back to June

  25-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A total of mp;pound;8.6bn worth of civil contracts for the first phase of HS2, which were due to be awarded next month, have been pushed back to June, RTM has been told. Bidders have been informed that the procurement process has been delayed, and HS2 is now requesting further information from the...
  
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