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• Seals are deafened in noisy shipping lanes, say scientists

  02-05-2017 18:36
  
  Urbanisation of marine environment impacts on seal hearing and is comparable to noise pollution of inner cities
  Seals are being temporarily deafened by underwater noise in the UK’s busy shipping lanes, a new study suggests. Researchers compared the experience of the seals to that of people living amid the din of inner cities. Dr Esther Jones, an ecologist from the University of St Andrews, said: “Like humans living in busy, noisy cities, some seals live in areas where there is a lot
  
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• Police and courts fail cyclists over road safety, says cross-party inquiry

  02-05-2017 07:01
  
  Dangerous drivers are increasingly likely to escape prosecution and more people plead exceptional hardship to avoid banPolicing and the justice system are too often failing cyclists, making the roads too dangerous for people to ride on them, and then not properly prosecuting or banning motorists who commit offences, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has warned.Dangerous drivers are increasingly likely to be permitted by courts to stay behind the wheel, the report found, with the number of dri
  
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• Xplore Technologies Announces New Credit Facility

  02-05-2017 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Xplore Technologies (Nasdaq: XPLR), the provider of rugged tablet PCs, today announced that it has entered into a new $15 million three-year secured line of credit with Bank of America. The company will also move its commercial banking relationships
  
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• Why driving at 31mph could add HUNDREDS to your car insurance

  02-05-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Drivers are being warned that, when it comes to speeding, points mean higher insurance premiums too
  
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• What will new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor do with transport?

  02-05-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - What will new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor do with transport? A Stagecoach bus stops at the Werrington Centre 12:00Monday 01 May 2017 2 HAVE YOUR SAY On Thursday, May 4 residents in Peterborough and the rest of Cambridgeshire will vote for a new mayor. The mayor will have a devolved transport budget, so the Peterborough Telegraph asked all seven candidates to set out in up to 300 words what their policies would be if elected.
  
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• WestJet names CEO for new ULCC

  02-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Calgary-based low-cost carrier WestJet has appointed Bob Cummings as EVP of its yet-to-be-named ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), which will launch late in 2017 or early 2018 with an initial fleet of 10 high-density Boeing 737-800s.read more
  
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• We want to be Uber for trains

  02-05-2017 02:00 via marketingweek.com
  
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• The hidden costs of mega project

  02-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - How do you build a massive infrastructure project meant to bring Britain into the future and not destroy the stories about its past? Two new railway lines are trying to figure it out.
  
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• Swedish cargo carrier West Atlantic eyes opportunities outside Europe

  02-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Sweden-based cargo airline West Atlantic is to seek new business outside its traditional Western European area of operations, as it reported an increased net loss of SEK81.8 million ($9.3 million) for 2016, compared to a loss of SEK49.6 million in 2015. read more
  
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• ScotRail passengers set for over three months of disruption - these are the routes affected

  02-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Just as commuters had managed to get through engineering works and disruption through April, ScotRail hasannounced more disruption and timetable changes. This time, theyre set to last for more than three months, almost doublein some cases.
  
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• Rural bus services set to face further cutbacks

  02-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - They might be economically vital, carrying five billion people a year, yet bus services outside London are in crisis, say campaigners.
  
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• Next stop is... 'Cambridge buses should have audio announcements - to help the visually impaired AND tourists'

  02-05-2017 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bus drivers in training met with guide dog users at Cambridge train station, before experiencing getting on and off buses and finding a seat while wearing a blindfold
  
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• Mace opts against HS2 legal challenge over £170m contract despite saying the bidding process favoured American firms

  02-05-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - British engineering firm Mace has opted against a legal challenge over a controversial £170m HS2 contract that led to the winning bidder withdrawing its interest after potential conflicts of interest were raised.
  
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• Latest community bus joins the small fleet

  02-05-2017 02:00 via harboroughmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Another community vehicle has been added to the Harborough Community Buss small fleet.
  
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• Hultons Landscapes wins £1.5m Great North Rail Project Ordsall Chord contract

  02-05-2017 02:00 via hortweek.com
  
  Other News Sources - Hultons Landscapes has won a £1.5m landscape build contract for the Ordsall Chord, part of Network Rail's £1 billion+ Great North Rail Project.
  
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• HS2 trains to make BIGGER seats as passengers are getting FATTER

  02-05-2017 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - TRAINS for the new £56billion High Speed 2 rail network are to have bigger seats because passengers are getting fatter.
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines introduces new brand and livery

  02-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Hawaiian Airlines unveiled an updated brand identity and the freshly painted livery of a Boeing 717, the first of its fleet of more than 50 aircraft that will feature the new design. read more
  
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• Global Ports Holding: Innocents abroad

  02-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Cruise terminal operator needs high growth to justify likely valuation
  
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• German high-speed train derails between Dusseldorf and Berlin

  02-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A high-speed train has derailed in Dortmund, German police said.
  
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• GALLERY: Didcots rail centre steams ahead at 50

  02-05-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - IT STARTED life as a disused engine shedbut 50 years later Didcot Railway Centre is still delighting visitors and bringing history to life.
  
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• First train from the UK to China completes its 7,500-mile journey

  02-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The first rail freight service from the UK to China has completed its 7,500-mile journey.
  
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• FIRST BUS FIRM ROLLS OUT SERVICE FOR ABERDEEN STUDENTS

  02-05-2017 02:00 via eveningexpress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An Aberdeen bus operator has announced the return of a special late night service for students during the spring exams period.
  
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• Firm threaten to remove school bus service due to anti-social behaviour

  02-05-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
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• Embraer teams with Uber to explore development of flying cars

  02-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Embraer will team with Uber Elevate to explore the development of small vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (VTOLs), the Brazilian manufacturer said. read more
  
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• Ed Sheeran fans praise hilarious sign at south-east London Tube station as thousands flock to see singer

  02-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ed Sheeran fans have praised a comical notice board at a London Underground station aimed at thousands of people who flocked to see the star in the capital.
  
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• Could sleeper trains be bound for Caithness?

  02-05-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - The norths transport partnership Hitrans has already held talks with the franchise holder of the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service over the possibility of running a nightly service linking Thurso with Inverness, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
  
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