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• Birmingham to get £2m singing clock at site of planned HS2 station

  18-04-2017 19:45
  
  Turner Prize-winning artist Susan Philipsz will create work after being named winner of Birmingham Big Art Project contestA £2m singing clock is to be installed at the site of a planned high-speed railway station in Birmingham, with the new public artwork considered the most ambitious commission in the city’s history.The Turner Prize-winning artist Susan Philipsz was on Tuesday named winner of the Birmingham Big Art Project contest to place a major work at the centre of a city centre
  
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• What is the Midlands engine and what will it do for the region?

  18-04-2017 12:09
  
  Worth £218bn, the Midlands’ economy still lags behind the rest of the UK. The government wants it to compete with London and the northern powerhouseThe home of William Shakespeare, Rebecca Adlington and Julie Walters, not to mention Wedgwood, Cadbury’s chocolate and world heritage site Ironbridge Gorge, the Midlands is famous for many things. But the government is aiming to shine more of a spotlight on the region, recently punting out £7bn of projects to international inv
  
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• United beats profit estimates despite controversy

  18-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Violent removal of a passenger was a watershed moment for carrier, says chief Munoz
  
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• United Airlines changes crew flight policy after forcible removal fiasco

  18-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline says it will ensure off-duty crew are allocated seats an hour in advance to avoid customers being turfed off flightsUnited Airlines is changing its policy on booking crew on flights in the wake of a passenger being dragged off an overbooked plane.
  
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• United 1Q net profit down 69; Munoz calls Dao incident watershed

  18-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz said United Express flight 3411, from which passenger David Dao was violently dragged after being involuntarily bumped on April 9, will prove to be a watershed moment for our company.read more
  
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• Uber registers $2.8bn loss in 2016 expansion drive

  18-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transportation company takes unusual step of confirming audited revenues and losses
  
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• Two of London's busiest Tube stations forced to close because of burnt toast

  18-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Two of London's busiest Tube stations were forced to close after staff burnt toast in their mess rooms, causing safety alerts.
  
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• Trump moves to restore Ex-Im Bank to full functionality

  18-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The US Export-Import bank (Ex-Im), a key financing tool for major commercial aircraft transactions, moved a step closer to becoming fully functional again after US President Donald Trump nominated two new Ex-Im board members.read more
  
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• Trucker stopped going WRONG WAY down M6 Toll

  18-04-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Driver also clocked at 119mph on busy day for police
  
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• TOXIN TAX TUSSLE Ex-Labour transport minister blasts London Mayor Sadiq Khans £24-a-day toxin tax assault on diesel drivers

  18-04-2017 02:00 via thesun.co.uk
  
  The Sun - John Spellar slammed the Mayor's daily London charge as a direct attack on the poor
  
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• Some bus fares set to rise

  18-04-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SOME bus fares in Oxford are set to rise after Stagecoach reviewed its prices.
  
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• SNP unveils new plan for Glasgow Subway extension

  18-04-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Plans have been put forward which would see new lines built on the Glasgow Subway for the first time since 1896....
  
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• Scrappage scheme could give diesel owners £2,000 towards a clean car subscription

  18-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Plans for a scrappage scheme that targets the oldest diesel cars and the most polluted areas are being drawn up for consideration by ministers.They are expected to be included in the governments proposals to tackle air pollution that will be published this week, but will probably stop short of being introduced nationwide.
  
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• Red rose could replace EU flag on driving licences and number plates

  18-04-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A BOLTON MP has backed an idea that could see the European Union flag replaced on driving licences and number plates by the red rose of Lancashire.
  
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• Overhaul on the underground: SNP vow to see Glasgow subway network grow north and east

  18-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - By STEWART PATERSON
  
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• Nottingham City Transport withdraws three bus services

  18-04-2017 02:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - Nottingham City Transport has pulled three bus services which are largely used by the elderly and disabled.
  
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• New Tube-style map of London cycle lanes aims to help cyclists get around the capital quicker

  18-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A handy new map which shows how London's cycle lanes all connect together has been createdusing the iconic Tube map style.
  
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• M60 revealed as among the slowest motorways in Britain

  18-04-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - NEW research has revealed that the M60 is among the slowest motorways in Britain.
  
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• Lincoln Transport Hub opens its doors to local community

  18-04-2017 02:00 via eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Contractor Willmott Dixon has welcomed local students and members of the public for an exclusive look into the works on the transformational Lincoln Transport Hub.
  
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• HS2 could still link with Europe from West Midlands

  18-04-2017 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Dreams of a direct train route from the Midlands to continental Europe could still become a reality.
  
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• HS2 college on the right track after support from British Steel

  18-04-2017 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - British Steel has donated and delivered 200 metres of rail track to The National College for High Speed Rail in Birmingham.
  
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• Holidaymakers face £640 speeding fines in EU subscription

  18-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Hundreds of thousands of British motorists risk being fined up to £640 for speeding in Europe from this summer after the government rubber-stamped a controversial change to EU law.
  
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• High-speed train to Belfast on Dublin's Brexit shopping list

  18-04-2017 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Ireland will seek money for a 'rapid rail link' between Dublin and Belfast as part of the Brexit negotiations, the Irish Independent has reported.
  
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• Grieving mum says Southern Rail won't refund son's £4,200 season ticket because his bank account's closed

  18-04-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Polly Paice, whose son Chris died of cancer in March, is trying to refund employer for commuter loan he took out while alive
  
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• Flying car prepares for launch

  18-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Anna Holligan went to see what Dutch developers claim is a world first.
  
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• Ffestiniog Railway pulls out all the stops for 'quirks and curiosities' weekend

  18-04-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Wind-powered wagons and a 'cornucopia of strange machinery' will run on the steam railway line
  
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• Easyjet forced couple off overbooked flight

  18-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Airline staff failed to tell two passengers they were entitled to compensation after being 'deplaned'.
  
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• Easyjet apologises for removing two overbooked passengers day after United Airlines incident

  18-04-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Drivers could be paid 'up to £2,000 to scrap diesels'

  18-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Owners of some diesel vehicles could be paid to scrap them under plans to cut air pollution.
  
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• Drivers could be paid 'up to 2,000 to scrap diesels'

  18-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Owners of some diesel vehicles could be paid to scrap them under plans to cut air pollution.
  
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• Disagreement over pledge for new Peterborough railway station

  18-04-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - One of the leading candidates to be the countys new mayor, Liberal Democrat Rod Cantrill, is already in disagreement with the city council over his key pledge to build a new Hampton railway station.
  
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• Diesel car owners 'to be given £2,000 to scrap vehicles'

  18-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Diesel car owners could be paid to scrap their vehicles in a plan expected to be unveiled by the government.
  
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• Cycling orgs unite to send e-bike message to Department for Transport

  18-04-2017 02:00 via bikebiz.com
  
  Other News Sources - Britain's cycling organisations have joined together and backed a e-bike submission that the Bicycle Association has sent to the Department for Transport. Sustrans, Cycling UK, British Cycling, Cyclenation, LCC, Bikeplus and the Association of Bikeability Schemes joined with the Bicycle Association to argue that e-bikes should not be subject to so-called Vnuk ruling.
  
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• Citys subway could be extended to east and north subscription

  18-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Glasgows underground system could be expanded for the first time in more than 120 years.
  
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• City of London hands over £200m in funding to Crossrail following completion of milestones including vital Heathrow viaduct

  18-04-2017 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - The City of London Corporation has handed the Department for Transport £200m towards Crossrail following the completion of four infrastructure milestones.
  
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• Carlisle leader welcomes railway extension initiative

  18-04-2017 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star - The leader of Carlisle City Council says he is pleased that the Scottish Government is giving serious consideration as to whether the Borders Railway can be extended to England.
  
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• British couple kicked off overbooked Easyjet flight from Luton day after United Airlines outcry

  18-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A British couple were told to leave their overbooked Easyjet plane and not offered compensation just 24 hours after United Airlines passenger David Dao was dragged from his flight.
  
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• Air pollution as bad for wellbeing as partner's death, say researchers

  18-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Authors of Can Clean Air Make You Happy? say exposure to nitrogen dioxide can be as damaging as big-hitting life events The effect on wellbeing of exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a gas mostly produced in diesel fumes, is comparable to the toll from losing a job, ending a relationship or the death of a partner, research suggests.The study found a significant and negative association between life satisfaction and levels of the pollutant, which causes lung problems .
  
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• Air Canada apologises for bumping boy, 10, from family holiday flight

  18-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian -Airline says it has offered very generous compensation after Cole Doyle was not able to join the rest of his family on the plane to Costa RicaAir Canada has apologised to a Canadian family and offered very generous compensation after the airline bumped a 10-year-old boy from a flight.
  
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• 20mph speed limit 'could prevent 1,000 injuries a year'

  18-04-2017 02:00 via files.heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - A SPEED limit of 20mph on roads in residential areas across Scotland would prevent nearly 1,000 injuries a year and save the National Health Service at least £56 million, according to a new expert analysis.
  
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