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• Racing in the street? Way cleared for motor sports on English roads

  07-04-2017 23:30
  
  Department for Transport moves to allow Monaco-style grand prix on public roads, but don’t expect to see F1 cars in LondonNew rules paving the way for a Monaco-style street based grand prix come into force on Monday, which will allow motor sports on closed public roads.The changes will clear the way for motor sports promoters to apply for permission to stage races on public highways in England, from small-scale local events to international races such as a city-based grand prix.Related: Fo
  
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• What are the laws on having your sat nav placed on your car windscreen?

  07-04-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Worryingly for some drivers, placing it on certain sections of your windscreen could be seen as a breach of the highway code
  
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• United chief tries to fly past leggings storm

  07-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Munoz looks to recover share and resolve industrial and customer issues
  
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• Train disruption in store for ScotRail passengers this week

  07-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - ScotRail customers have been warned to prepare for more travel misery this weekend because of train works.
  
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• The future of boarding: BA unveils biometric gates at Heathrow allowing passengers to walk straight onto aircraft after a facial scan

  07-04-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - British Airways passengers are getting a taste of a tech-infused airport future by making use of three new automated self-boarding gates at Heathrow Terminal 5.
  
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• Southern Rail workers jailed over 100,000 'Delay Repay' compensation fraud

  07-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Two former Southern Rail workers have been jailed for their part in a major fraud scheme which saw 100,000 worth of false compensation claims made for delayed trains.
  
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• Southeastern passengers demand better services from new franchise

  07-04-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Passengers on the South Eastern franchise have called for a better deal from operators as they demanded more punctual, reliable services with enough room to sit and stand, research conducted by Transport Focus (TF) has revealed. With the current franchise operated by Govia Thameslink Railway...
  
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• Ryanair boss warns its flights may be suspended for 'weeks or months' after Brexit

  07-04-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Liverpool John Lennon Airport hopeful deal will be reached to keep planes flying
  
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• RMT Southern strike will go ahead on Saturday as talks break down again

  07-04-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Talks between Southern and RMT broke down yet again yesterday, confirming the news that the union will walk out on Saturday. The strike marks the 31st time that RMT has walked out since the dispute over driver-only operated (DOO) trains started over a year ago. Southern said that a...
  
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• Regional airport operator Hial reports rise in passengers

  07-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Highlands and Islands Airports Limited says that it had 15.4 more passengers over the last 12 months.
  
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• Rail bosses hail Anglian success in national bid to gain support for industry

  07-04-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The number of passengers has doubled in 20 years, and more than £12m a week is being spent on new investment in East Anglias rail infrastructure according to a new campaign aimed at encouraging more to travel by train.
  
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• Port of Felixstowe hosts Export Hub

  07-04-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -The Port of Felixstowe has hosted a visit by the Department for International Trades Export Hub as part of the Exporting is GREAT campaign. The Export Hub brings together advice and practical guidance for all businesses on how they can find customers overseas for their products and services. Clemence Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Felixstowe and Managing Director of Hutchison Ports Europe, said: The Port of Felixstowe has more connec
  
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• Operators from five countries interested in California high speed rail contract

  07-04-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - USA: California High-Speed Rail Authority has received five responses to its request for...
  
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• Northern Latitudinal Railway agreement signed

  07-04-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - RUSSIA: An agreement for joint investment in the completion of the long-planned Northern...
  
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• New minibuses to improve rural mobility

  07-04-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Community groups across the country have been awarded funding to buy new minibuses.
  
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• 'More direct access is needed between Brewery Square and South Street': Dorchester transport scheme takes step forward

  07-04-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - RIGHT turns out of a Dorchester roadand left turns into itare to be banned as a transport scheme takes a final step forward.
  
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• Metrolink celebrates 25 years at the top

  07-04-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Metrolink is today celebrating its 25th anniversaryhaving tripled its original size to become the largest tram network in the UK.
  
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• Manchester Metrolink tram marks 25 years

  07-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Queen opened the city's first Metrolink line between Bury and Altrincham in 1992.
  
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• Lyft raises $500m and nears $7bn valuation

  07-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Funding will help car-hailing groups US expansion as it challenges rival Uber
  
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• Link road would increase already unacceptable congestion

  07-04-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A NEW link road from the A259 would lead to more congestion and bottlenecks, councillors have told campaigners.
  
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• Law change provides equal treatment for disabled taxi users

  07-04-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
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• HS2 scraps contract in fresh headache as it gears up for MPs' scrutiny

  07-04-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - HS2 is set to face further scrutiny over its procurement process after telling bidders for a contract meant to be awarded in February that it will rerun the tendering process altogether.
  
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• Hospital parking 'unreasonably stressful', says RAC

  07-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The RAC says too many hospitals force patients to carry around
  
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• Heathrow owner halts future UK investment over Brexit

  07-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Spanish owner of Heathrow airport says uncertainty over Brexit has halted furture UK investment.
  
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• Heathrow air pollution worsens as Government presses ahead with third runway plan

  07-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Air pollution around Heathrow is getting worse as the Government presses ahead with plans for a third runway, it has been revealed.
  
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• Going to the Grand National? There are rail strikes across the north affecting routes to Aintree

  07-04-2017 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - You should be able to get from Newcastle to Liverpool, but give yourself extra time to get from Lime Street to racecourse
  
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• Fourteen passengers injured after Hong Kong tram flips over

  07-04-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• First Boeing 737 MAX flight simulator is FAA certified

  07-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- FAA has certified the first-ever Boeing 737 MAX full-flight simulator (FFS), located at Boeings Miami training center.read more
  
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• Do you drive a diesel? Government is 'set to introduce' 20 a DAY new tax

  07-04-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Birmingham reportedly part of plans from Andrea Leadsom to tackle pollution
  
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• Diesel vehicles and inner-city pollution letter Subscription

  07-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Sir, Further to your reports and leader (Ending emissions, Apr 5) on penalising owners of diesel vehicles, I would caution the government to be sure of its science. Both petrol and diesel engines emit nitrogen oxides and both can be reduced to low levels with catalytic converters.
  
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• Councils make £40m profit from parking charges subscription

  07-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Local authorities in Scotland earned more than £40 million from parking between 2015 and 2016, according to the RAC. The figure is 12 per cent higher than in 2014-15, when it reached £36.1 million.
  
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• Councillor says he will 'break banks' to give residents good bus service

  07-04-2017 02:00 via maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - If I have to break banks, I will break banks was the message from the Royal Boroughs bus champion, who has assured residents there will be no loss in service after existing routes are scrapped by Courtney Buses.
  
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• Councillor forced to justify spending 100k on railway line study

  07-04-2017 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Reopening the railway line between Bourne End and High Wycombe will benefit local people, a councillor has insisted, amid pressure to justify spending 100,000 on a study into the possibility.
  
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• Conductor musician in new train music video

  07-04-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - HE works as a conductor on the York-Harrogate lines diesel trains - but now Paul Mirfin is starring in a new music video filmed on a steam train near York.
  
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• Carrying kids by bicycle: A parents guide

  07-04-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - They thought they's solved the challenge of carrying kids by bicycle in 1951 by simply transforming a pram into a sidecar. While, that particular idea didn't take off but bicycles remain one of the most joyful ways of travelling with your children. The post Carrying kids by bicycle: A parents guide appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Bus fare in Brighton and Hove to rise

  07-04-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A BUS fare in the centre of Brighton and Hove is to rise.
  
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• British Airways unveils investment plans

  07-04-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Onboard wifi, 400m in Club World, new lounges and Club Europe on domestic flights
  
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• British Airways boosts premium passengers experience

  07-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- British Airways (BA) has announced a series of enhancements to both its ground and inflight service, primarily for premium cabin passengers.read more
  
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• Black cab drivers in Uber protest at Whitehall

  07-04-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Traditional black cabbies, which have found themselves squeezed out since the introduction of the app, lined up along Whitehall, with many holding up placards.
  
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• Bescot chosen by Network Rail for new sleeper factory

  07-04-2017 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A railway site beside the M6, between Sandwell and Walsall, has been identified to build a new factory that will supply sleepers to the rail network across Britain for years to come.
  
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• Arriva Trains Wales seeks volunteers to adopt Newbridge Railway Station

  07-04-2017 02:00 via caerphillyobserver.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Railway passengers in Newbridge are being urged to adopt the towns station.
  
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• Arriva aims to boost confidence of disabled travellers

  07-04-2017 02:00 via criccieth-today.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - RAIL operator Arriva Trains Wales is seeking to develop new partnerships across its network in an initiative aimed at making rail travel more accessible for disabled people in Ceredigion and Powys.
  
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• Allegations multiply as DOO strikes loom

  07-04-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Wars of words have been raging as Saturdays RMT strikes on Merseyrail, Northern and Southern approach. Northern said the RMT had walked out of talks over the DOO/DCO dispute, which the union has denied. The chief executive of Merseytravel has called on the RMT to think twice before disrupting rail services in the Liverpool area on Grand National day. Meanwhile ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan and his colleagues on the unions executive have been considering their next move afte
  
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• AIX 2017: Boeing offers 737 lie-flat seats

  07-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Boeing has revealed that it is already offering lie-flat business seats for the 737 in a move that is attracting a lot of airline interest.read more
  
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