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• Finally, a Labour manifesto to really get behind | Letters

  11-05-2017 19:11
  
  Nationalising rail and energy, protecting the NHS and education and tighter regulation of big business are exactly what Labour should be focusing on, say readersThe leaked release of the Labour party election manifesto (Report, 11 May) has prompted predicable claims from the right that Jeremy Corbyn wants to take the country back to the 1970s, forgetting to mention that this was a time when corporations and high earners contributed a fairer share to the public purse and we had a functioning welf
  
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• Labour's draft manifesto: key policies analysed

  11-05-2017 17:13
  
  Polls suggest voters want Royal Mail and railways back in state hands, while tuition fees pledge may appeal to young peopleGeneral election 2017 - latest updatesThe most eye-catching proposals in Labour’s draft manifesto are the plans to renationalise the railways, the energy market and Royal Mail, and to abolish university tuition fees. Estimates of costings are difficult at this stage as the leaked draft is a menu without prices, but the party promises they will be fully costed.Related:
  
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• Corbyn's leaked draft manifesto: what Labour would do

  11-05-2017 10:00
  
  Labour would keep Trident, nationalise the railways and phase out tuition fees, among other policiesDetails of a draft version of Labour’s pitch to the country have leaked, with Jeremy Corbyn’s party hoping to make manifesto commitments to part-nationalise some public utilities and to make funds available for social care. Related: Labour party manifesto pledges to renationalise energy, rail and Royal MailContinue reading...
  
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• You can now travel direct from Bath to Heathrow Airport for just £1

  11-05-2017 02:00 via bathchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A new coach service is offering a direct route to both Heathrow and Gatwick
  
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• Why there will be no 'Boris bikes' scheme for Birmingham

  11-05-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -West Midlands Mayor Andy Street rules out a 'Street's Cycles' bike loan scheme - but promises more investment in cycle routes
  
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• War of words over threatened rail price hike

  11-05-2017 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star - A war of words has broken out between a union and rail bosses over a looming shake-up of fare prices across the north and Cumbria.
  
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• U.S. likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe

  11-05-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Trump administration is likely to expand a ban on laptops on commercial aircraft to include some European countries, but is reviewing how to ensure lithium batteries do not explode in midair.
  
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• US electronics ban could extend to European airports

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The European Commission (EC) has told ACI Europe that the US ban on electronic devices could shortly be extended to European airportsbut the US government has neither confirmed nor denied the new ban.read more
  
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• Turin adds further four BYD electric buses to its order

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Toyota suffers first profit fall in five years

  11-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Japanese car giant also warns a strong yen will push profits even lower in 2017-18.
  
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• Thousands of lizards delay controversial Stuttgart 21 rail project

  11-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Deutsche Bahn budgets 15m to relocate threatened sand and wall lizards as costs continue to grow in major station upgrade
  
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• Students complain after being kept awake until the early hours by railway works

  11-05-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The Network Railway maintenance work came as exam season started at Cardiff University
  
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• Stadler seeks 'most powerful' loco family as Eurodual trials begin

  11-05-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: Stadler Valencia outlined plans for the development of its Eurodual family of...
  
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• Ryanair to base 12 aircraft in Frankfurt

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will add a further 10 Boeing 737-800s to its Frankfurt base, for a total of 12 aircraft next year, Frankfurt airport operator Fraport CFO Matthias Zieschang told journalists during a analysts conference call May 9. read more
  
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• Route revealed for City Ride 2017 - a new traffic-free bike ride in Birmingham

  11-05-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -New city centre cycling event will take you past some of Birmingham's top landmarks
  
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• RFG: Put rail freight at heart of post-Brexit trade links

  11-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail freight should be put at the heart of post-Brexit trade links, a statement sent by the Rail Freight Group (RFG) has today stated. The group has published a list of five key freight priorities for the next government to consider in order to build and support the sector. RFG also stated that...
  
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• Qantas chief Alan Joyce 'to press charges' over pie incident

  11-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The man who shoved Alan Joyce in the face has criticised his support for same-sex marriage.
  
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• Overseas business boosts National Express revenues despite UK bus decline

  11-05-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Transport company National Express has increased revenues so far this year, despite a decline in its UK bus business.
  
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• One million electric kilometres for Eindhoven buses

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Next government must help, not hinder, the freight industry says FTA

  11-05-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The UKs next government must support logistics businesses to enable them to reduce vehicle emissions and cope with the transition to Clean Air ...
  
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• New Volvo/Wrightbus double-decks for Belfast

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• National Express speeding up thanks to a sterling tailwind

  11-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - National Express, the British transport operator that runs trains and bus services in Germany and Spain, has seen a leap in revenues because of the weaker pound.
  
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• National Express revenues jump, but likely to face tough AGM over pay and safety

  11-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  
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• National Express plans more bus fare cuts

  11-05-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Further West Midlands routes to benefit from reduced fares following uptake in passenger numbers after price cuts in Black Country
  
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• National Express navigates speed bump after vocal minority oppose pay deal

  11-05-2017 02:00 via transportinfo.org.uk
  The Telegraph - Transport group National Express has seen a vocal minority of investors raise their voices about the companys pay scheme.
  
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• Manchester welcomes new powers with passing of Bus Services Act

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Maersk posts quarterly revenue growth for first time since 14

  11-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Lets rescue Britains forgotten cycleways

  11-05-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Between 1934 and 1940 Britains Ministry of Transport built at least 280-miles of segregated cycleways, usually on both sides of the new arterial roads springing up all over the country at that time. The photograph above shows one such Dutch-style cycling facility that was built in Manchester in1937. Some of these cycleways still exist, but languish unused because either they The post Lets rescue Britains forgotten cycleways appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Leaked Labour manifesto pledges widescale renationalisation of Britain's key industries - energy, railways and Royal Mail

  11-05-2017 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - JEREMY Corbyn will go into the General Election pledging to nationalise Britains key industries and reverse years of austerity, according to an extraordinary leaked draft of the Labour manifesto.
  
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• Labour party's plan to nationalise rail, mail and energy firms

  11-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Jeremy Corbyn will lay out plans to take parts of Britains energy industry back into public ownership alongside the railways and the Royal Mail in a radical manifesto that promises an annual injection of £6bn for the NHS and £1.6bn for social care.
  
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• Labour manifesto leaked: Jeremy Corbyn pledges to re-nationalise energy industry, railways and Royal Mail in draft document

  11-05-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The 43-page draft contains landmark promises on the NHS, social care, education and housing
  
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• General election 2017: Labour manifesto draft leaked

  11-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It contains policies on nationalising railways and renewing the Trident weapons system and suggests Labour will not leave the EU without a deal.
  
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• First B5LH Evoseti double-decks for Tower Transit

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Final spans for Bolton interchange's 'skylink' bridge put in place

  11-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The final two steel spans for Bolton interchangemp;rsquo;s state-of-the-art mp;lsquo;skylinkmp;rsquo; bridge have now been put in place by engineers. Overnight on Monday, a 750-tonne crane was used to lift the spans, which will connect the interchange with Bolton station, into place. The completion of...
  
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• Exclusive: Jeremy Corbyn's left-wing Labour manifesto leaked

  11-05-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Disabled woman left stranded on Tube in tears after string of blunders by staff

  11-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A disabled woman has told how she was left stranded on the Tube in tears after a string of blunders by station staff.
  
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• Could maglev trains be a magic bullet for UK inter-city travel?

  11-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Quick, clean and green, maglev technology is well suited to short, inter-city tripsif transport planners make the investment
  
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• BVG trials new solar-powered bus stop displays

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Boeing suspends 737 MAX flights, cites potential CFM LEAP-1B issue

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Boeing has suspended 737 MAX flights after being informed by CFM International of a potential issue with the aircrafts LEAP-1B engine, although Boeing says MAX 8 deliveries will begin this month as planned.read more
  
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• Boeing halts test flight of new plane

  11-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The planemaker is confident the potential engine issue would not delay deliveries of its 737 MAX jets.
  
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• Bernadette Kelly

  11-05-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - Bernadette Kelly has been appointed Permanent Secretary at the UKs Department for Transport....
  
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• Antonov Airlines develops international network

  11-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Ukraines Antonov Airlines, a division of state-owned Antonov Company, has established offices in the US and Hong Kong as part of ongoing expansion plans. read more
  
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• Alstom unveils new EMU for UK and launches CLever at Railtex

  11-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Alstom has unveiled plans to introduce a new regional EMU platform for the UK at this yearmp;rsquo;s Railtex exhibition, as well as launching its new CLever cantilever for the countrymp;rsquo;s rail network. Presenting the new EMU design to the media on its stand at a session entitled mp;lsquo;A new...
  
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• Alitalia runs bank beauty contest in pursuit of sale

  11-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Italian carrier in race against clock to secure rescue or face threat of liquidation
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's leaked draft manifesto: what Labour would do

  11-05-2017 01:49
  
  Labour would keep Trident, nationalise the railways and phase out tuition fees, among other policiesDetails of a draft version of Labour’s pitch to the country have leaked, with Jeremy Corbyn’s party hoping to make manifesto commitments to part-nationalise some public utilities and to make funds available for social care. Related: Labour party manifesto pledges to renationalise energy, rail and Royal MailContinue reading...
  
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