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• Woman and dog die on M4 motorway

  08-04-2017 15:51
  
  Police say owner of dog was hit by van after trying to retrieve pet from carriageway in Cardiff during rush hour
  A woman has been killed after chasing her dog on to the M4 in Cardiff and being hit by a van.The incident happened during rush hour on Friday evening just north of the Welsh capital.Continue reading...
  
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  08-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - 1 A new independent lawyers investigation into the handling of the HBOS Reading fraud will go to the very top of Lloyds Banking Group, examining the roles of the three successive chairmen, Sir Victor Blank, Sir Win Bischoff and Lord Blackwell.
  
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• Why you can ride the bus for free once a month under a Lib Dem mayor

  08-04-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Proposal in Lib Dem West Midlands mayoral candidate Beverley Nielsen's manifesto released on Saturday.
  
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• Troubled Southern should hand over services subscription

  08-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A suppressed report into a series of problems at Britains biggest rail operator will call for the company to be cut back, The Times has learnt.
  
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• Transport secretary in the spotlight after HS2 contract is derailed subscription

  08-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The transport secretary and the chairman of HS2 must face MPs to explain the crisis at the top of the governments high-speed rail agency.
  
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• TAKE OFF: Final version of Leeds Bradford Airport's masterplan is launched

  08-04-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -LEEDS Bradford Airport has formally launched a masterplan outlining its development strategy for the next 13 years.
  
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• Southern, Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North strikes begin

  08-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Workers at three rail companies begin a 24-hour strike on the day of the Grand National horse race.
  
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• Rail passengers hit by strike can use their tickets on some buses

  08-04-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Make sure you check first before going anywhere by railway tomorrow
  
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• Plan sets out how Leeds Bradford Airport will reach new heights

  08-04-2017 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A vision for the future of Leeds Bradford Airport was formally published today as bosses outlined how the airport will be developed to meet the needs of a projected 7.1 million passengers.
  
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• Photo essay: Middleton Railway still thriving after more than 200 years

  08-04-2017 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Middleton Railway is still running on full steam as one of the most well known attractions in Leeds. The station, which has the famous title of the worldss longest running working railway, continiously offers visitors the chance to ride on the old tracks as well as visit the centres museum,
  
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• Northern Rail reveals strike timetables

  08-04-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -Northern Rail has published its revised timetables setting out which of its services will still operate during Saturday's strike action.
  
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• New Ryanair initiatives include connecting flights, service upgrades

  08-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Ireland-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has unveiled its 2017/18 customer experience improvement plan, which includes connecting flights, auto check-in and express booking.read more
  
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• Kick in the teeth for sports fans as fresh rail strike looms in Yorkshire

  08-04-2017 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Sports fans and Saturday workers are facing travel headaches tomorrow during a 24-hour strike by train staff in Yorkshire.
  
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• HS2 to scrap and rerun 10m management services contract bid

  08-04-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - HS2 has told companies bidding for its mp;pound;10m commercial management services contract that the process will be scrapped and rerun, RTM has today learnt. Firms including Arcadis, Mott MacDonald and Turner mp;amp; Townsend had been competing for the mp;pound;10m commercial services contract, which...
  
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• HS2 sets out design vision 'from the pixel to the city'

  08-04-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The ambitions for the design of the trouble-stricken HS2 project have been published by the company, revealing that the schememp;rsquo;s success will be based on three core design principles. The plans come days after the government announced that the Transport Select Committee would be looking...
  
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• EU: Pollution Damage from Ships

  08-04-2017 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - European shipowners welcome the European Parliaments adoption of the Recommendations on the 2010 Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea 1996 in its Plenary-session this week.
  
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• Dream Bigger subscription

  08-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - This week a driverless pod nicknamed Harry started ferrying volunteers along a test route on the North Greenwich peninsula in London. Similar vehicles have been tried in Milton Keynes. Later this year they should make an appearance in Oxford. They are guided by five cameras and three lasers and have a top speed of 10mph.
  
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• Customers advised to expect longer journeys during rail strike

  08-04-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - RAIL passengers will be able to use their tickets on regular bus services in North and East Yorkshire today.
  
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• British Airways introduces biometric boarding gates

  08-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- British Airways (BA) is introducing automated biometric technology to create self-service boarding gates at Londons Heathrow Airport.read more
  
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