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• 'The car is ingrained into people here': West Midlands faces air pollution crisis

  04-04-2017 18:00
  
  Region contains five of top 10 hotspots outside London for dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide pollutionCheck whether your child’s school is affectedHow have you been affected by air pollution?
  The West Midlands is one of the worst hit areas outside the capital for illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution but many don’t seem to realise they and their children are breathing some of the UK’s most polluted air.The region is criss-crossed with motorways and dual carriageways c
  
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• Fuel duty cut for diesel cars was wrong, says ex-chief science adviser

  04-04-2017 11:12
  
  David King, who served Labour and Tory governments, says he was misled by car industry over levels of diesel pollutionThe former chief scientific adviser has admitted it was wrong to cut fuel duty on diesel vehicles after being hoodwinked by the car industry, as the mayor of London launched a crackdown on vehicle pollution.David King, who served Labour and Tory governments until last week as special representative for climate change, said he was misled by carmakers over the amount of poisonous n
  
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• VW knew its cars failed emissions rules for Britain subscription

  04-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Volkswagen has apparently admitted that almost 1.2 million cars caught up in the emissions scandal should not have been approved for British roads.
  
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• Train drivers reject deal to end Southern rail dispute

  04-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Aslef members turn down deal aimed at ending long-running dispute about driver-only trainsMembers of the Aslef union have rejected a deal aimed at ending a long-running dispute about driver-only trains on Southern rail. It is the second time the drivers have gone against a recommendation from their leaders and deals a huge blow to hopes of a breakthrough in the bitter row. Continue reading...
  
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• Train drivers defy leaders and reject deal to end dispute over guards

  04-04-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - MEMBERS of the Aslef union have rejected a deal aimed at ending a long-running dispute about driver-only trains on Southern Railway.
  
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• Tom Richmond: Now is time to get behind investment in regions rail

  04-04-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - IT was a simple salute which showed how much the full reopening of the acclaimed Settle to Carlisle railway meant to the most isolated rural communities in the upper reaches of the Yorkshire Dales.
  
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• The customer is always wrong: Tesla lets out self-driving car data when it suits

  04-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The luxury car maker is quick to divulge data to suggest its technology was not responsible for crashes but refuses to let drivers themselves see the data logsLuxury car maker Tesla is throwing some drivers privacy under the wheels following accidents in order to defend its hi-tech self-driving car technology. And while the company has handed data to media following crashes, it wont provide its customers data logs to the drivers themselves, according to interviews conducted by the
  
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• Teslas of the fjords?

  04-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Diesel-powered ferries are big polluters, so could electric engines be a cleaner option?
  
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• Tesla's market value overtakes Ford

  04-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The market value of the electric car maker sails beyond Ford, despite a much smaller vehicle output.
  
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• Teslas electrifying sprint past Ford subscription

  04-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Teslas valuation was on course to eclipse Fords for the first time last night as investors bet that Elon Musk would deliver on his promise to bring electric cars to the masses.
  
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• St Petersburg Metro explosion: police suspect suicide bombing after at least 11 killed by underground blast

  04-04-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• St Petersburg Metro explosion: 11 killed and 45 injured after blast rips through train on underground network in Russia

  04-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Eleven people were killed and 45 more injured after an explosion ripped through a train on the Metro system in the Russian city of St Petersburg.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Aslef union members reject deal to finally end dispute

  04-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Train drivers have defied union leaders' recommendation to accept a deal aimed at ending the long-running Southern Rail dispute.
  
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• Southern rail boss finds an extra seat subscription

  04-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - MPs and unions reacted with astonishment yesterday after the boss of the company behind Southern rail accepted a non-executive directorship, paying an estimated £34,000 a year.
  
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• Southern rail: Aslef members reject latest proposed deal

  04-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Members of the drivers' union voted by 372 votes (51.8) to 346 (48.2) against the proposed deal.
  
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• Railway worker admits £25k tax fraud

  04-04-2017 02:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - A railwayman must do 150 hours of unpaid work over a £25,895 tax fiddle claimed to be common in the industry.
  
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• Private testing makes sense but safety must come first, says FTA

  04-04-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Allowing exemplary commercial vehicle operators to test their own vehicles makes sense, but the Freight Transport Association (FTA) says safety ...
  
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• Officials push to make cars the last option

  04-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Bicycles and orderly bus network may curb reign of kings of the asphalt
  
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• MP flags up state of pavements

  04-04-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK MP Rachael Maskell has taken telecom company bosses on a walkabout on city streets, to show the problems created by poor street repairs after their contractors installed broadband cables.
  
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• More rail misery ahead as drivers reject deal subscription

  04-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Commuters on Southern rail services could face more misery after members of the Aslef union narrowly rejected a deal aimed at ending the long-running dispute about driver-only trains.
  
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• Metal, glass and steel balls tore through crowded train subscription

  04-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The Metro train had left Sennaya Ploshchad station in St Petersburg and was heading for the next stop when a blast tore through the carriage. The force of the explosion sent shards of metal and glass slicing into passengers, blew out the windows and peeled back the doors. At least 11 people died in the carnage and almost 50 were injured.
  
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• Lower crude price fails to blow oil trader off course subscription

  04-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Profits for the worlds largest independent energy trader rose by 25 per cent last year, despite turbulent crude oil prices.
  
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• Gatwick Airport installs jockey scales for luggage to mark 100 years since Grand National was hosted on site

  04-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Gatwick Airport has installed authentic jockey scales for passengers' baggage to mark 100 years since the Grand National was held on the site.
  
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• Foreign pilots fail at English but so do Brits

  04-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Bad command of aviation lingua franca causes in-flight misunderstandings everywhere
  
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• Ex-Google self-driving engineer secretly collaborated with competitors, suit says

  04-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - New details emerge in Google lawsuit that alleges former employee Anthony Levandowski plotted to steal trade secrets and take them to UberA former Google employee secretly collaborated with competing self-driving car companies for years before allegedly stealing trade secrets and bringing the proprietary technology to Uber, according to a new court filing. Anthony Levandowskinow head of Ubers self-driving program and a key player in Googles high-profile intellectual property lawsu
  
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• Elland Bridge officially reopened by Transport Minister Andrew Jones

  04-04-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Storm damage in 2015 cost £5.5 million to repair
  
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• Deferred pay rises for Bombardier bosses

  04-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The company, a major employer in Belfast, had faced an outcry over planned pay increases.
  
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• Crossrail 2: Property developers and housing associations call for 'firm commitment'

  04-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Property developers and housing associations today called on Phillip Hammond to give a firm commitment to Crossrail 2.
  
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• Creative destructor who plans to rebuild Airbus

  04-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Paul Eremenko was hired from Google to lead aerospace groups technological revolution
  
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• Council bosses accused of 'penalising' disabled youngsters by hiking up school bus fees

  04-04-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Youngsters from a Trafford special needs school have been told their free bus service will be cut
  
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• Comment: drive to revitalise begins on the buses

  04-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The danger is that gains may appear as mere window-dressing, writes John Carlin
  
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• China investment drives through $4bn Kenya railway

  04-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Finance and expertise from Beijing are crucial to Kenyattas infrastructure spree
  
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• Cheap space travel, electric cars and a whirlwind love life love life... the billionaire genius inventing our future

  04-04-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Silicon Valley geek turned multi-billionaire Elon Musk may not have invented a super-powered armoured suit with which to save us all, but hes just about thought of everything else
  
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• Canadians in huge bid for HS2 engineer subscription

  04-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - One of the two main engineers behind Britains High Speed Two rail route has received a possible £2.1 billion takeover offer from a Canadian rival.
  
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• Bombardier defers executive salary rises amid outcry

  04-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Protesters rallied against the Montreal firm, which has received hundreds of millions in public funds.
  
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• AACO chief calls for clarification on electronics carry-on ban

  04-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The head of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) is urging ICAO to seek clarification on the nature of the threat that prompted the US and UK ban on electronics in the cabin.read more
  
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