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• British Airways CEO will not resign despite 'catastrophic' IT failure

  29-05-2017 17:50
  
  Alex Cruz ‘profusely apologetic’ for glitch that caused havoc at Heathrow and Gatwick airports over bank holiday weekendBritish Airways’ chief executive says he will not resign despite a “catastrophic” IT system failure that grounded scores of flights and led to cancellations and delays for 75,000 passengers over the bank holiday weekend.Alex Cruz said on Monday he was “profusely apologetic” for the computing glitch, which caused havoc at Heathrow and Ga
  
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• Crossrail 2 hits buffers as uncertainties over Brexit and election take hold

  29-05-2017 16:21
  
  Fears over City firms leaving and wariness about appearing too London-centric are undermining consensus on £32bn project A year ago, the progress of Crossrail 2 seemed assured. A political consensus was forming that a second mass-transit line across London should be built from north to south, its urgency underpinned by the verdict of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) that this was the most important single project for Britain and work needed to start now. The then chancellor Geo
  
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• 200 drivers a day caught using phones on UK roads after crackdown

  29-05-2017 10:24
  
  In four weeks from 1 March when penalties were doubled, police recorded 5,977 instances of driving while calling or textingMore than 200 drivers a day were caught using their mobile phones illegally in the wake of a crackdown on the practice.
  Police forces in Britain penalised almost 6,000 motorists for the offence in the four weeks after tougher punishments took effect, equivalent to one every seven minutes. Continue reading...
  
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• World rolling stock market May 2017

  29-05-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - China: Nanjing Puzhen Rail Transport Co has won a 543m yuan contract to supply trainsets for...
  
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• Wheels in motion for Community Partnership

  29-05-2017 02:00 via centralfifetimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - People who want to part of the new Central Fife Community Rail Partnership with Alan Brooking.
  
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• Video shows scores of cars in Snowdonia beauty spot with parking fines

  29-05-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Bank Holiday bonanza for parking wardens with dozens of cars given fixed penalty notices
  
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• TVR bosses urge Welsh Government to give Circuit of Wales the green light

  29-05-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - LUXURY car manufacturer TVR, which is opening a new factory in Ebbw Vale, has written to first minister Carwyn Jones urging him to give the Circuit of Wales the go-ahead.
  
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• Train journeys in the southeast down by 6m as strikes and upgrades cause chaos Subscription

  29-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The number of journeys taken by train in the southeast of Britain fell by six million last year after commuter services were thrown into chaos by strikes and delays.
  
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• Tory candidates to set up 'task force' to call for rail and road improvements for north Essex

  29-05-2017 02:00 via braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk
  
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• Thousands of drivers caught despite mobile crackdown

  29-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 200 drivers a day were caught using a mobile at the wheel immediately after tougher penalties for the offence came into effect, figures show.
  
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• Stranded travellers vent fury at BA subscription

  29-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A wedding photographer had to postpone her marriage on a Greek island when her family, including three bridesmaids, were stranded at Heathrow for 13 hours.
  
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• Southeastern criticised for using 'worst photo' of Folkestone in marketing campaign

  29-05-2017 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - A promotional picture of Folkestone used by rail operator Southeastern in a marketing campaign has been blasted as being the worst photo of the town.
  
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• SNCF to replace TGV with inOui?

  29-05-2017 02:00 via businesstraveller.com
  
  Other News Sources - For many decades SNCFs famous high-speed TGVs have successfully connected the regions of France to its capital city of Paris.
  
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• Scrapping tolls could drive up house prices, says AM

  29-05-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SCRAPPING the tolls on the Severn bridges could result in a surge of people moving from Bristol to Newport, driving up hose prices, one of the citys two AMs has claimed.
  
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• Reader letter: Surely Norwichs answer is a more fully-integrated public transport system?

  29-05-2017 02:00 via eveningnews24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Delighted car manufacturers report rocketing sales - 820,000 in the first three months of this year, a quarter of a million of which were diesels in March alone.
  
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• Midlands HS2 development to 'avoid HS1 mistakes'

  29-05-2017 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  Other News Sources - One of the architects behind the new High Speed 2 (HS2) phase 2b Toton station has said it must not repeat the same mistakes as High Speed 1s (HS1s) Ebbsfleet station in Kent.
  
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• Laptop ban could apply to all flights to US, homeland security chief says

  29-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - John Kelly says terrorists are obsessed with downing a plane, particularly if its a US carrier, particularly if its full of mostly US folksThe Trump administration is considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the US, homeland security secretary John Kelly said on Sunday.Kelly, a retired general, was asked on Fox News Sunday if he would expand an existing ban to cover laptops on all international flights into and out of the US. C
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn tells ECHO how he'll spend £10bn to connect Liverpool, Manchester and Hull

  29-05-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Northern crossrail will cut travel time between Liverpool and Manchester to just 25 minutes.
  
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• It's the worst place to park in the world why Britain is at war over parking

  29-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Bitter skirmishes are raging between motorists and councils all over the country. But could automation, big data and disruptive technology provide a solution?Samantha Moore may seem jolly, perched among the jars of fudge and flying saucers at her sweet shop on Fore Street in Brixham, the picturesque Devon fishing town. But theres one subject sure to sour her mood: parking. Moore and her family live above the shop and pay Torbay district council £50 a year for an off-peak per
  
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• Hydrogen cars and why Britain is out of the clean fuel race subscription

  29-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Fuel cells that emit nothing more toxic than water were invented in 1842by a Briton. Now California and Japan are producing cars and infrastructure for a carbon-free future, leaving the UK for dust. Nick Rufford reports
  
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• Harry Potter train added to new £10 note

  29-05-2017 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  Other Regional Press - TRADITION and a modern tourism image of Scotland will be mixed on the new Bank of Scotland £10 note, which will come into circulation in the autumn.
  
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• Final phase of Wirral track renewal works gets underway this week

  29-05-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - The final phase of the Wirral track renewal gets under way on Tuesday, meaning there will be no trains running from Wirral to Liverpool.
  
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• Driverless cars mean £3bn spent on A9 is wasted

  29-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE £3 billion dualling of the A9 could be a huge waste of money by failing to plan ahead for driverless and electric cars, it has been claimed.
  
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• Diesel fumes cause heart deformities Subscription

  29-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Pedestrians should walk as far away from the kerb as possible to avoid toxic diesel fumes which are altering the structure of peoples hearts, according to a study.
  
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• Crowds turn out to see vintage steam train arrive in North Wales

  29-05-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe was greeted by train enthusiasts at Llandudno Junction railway station
  
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• 'Computer says no!': Ryanair can't resist dig at British Airways as upmarket rival's service goes into meltdown

  29-05-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Call to improve rail access for disabled at Stirling

  29-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - DISABLED passengers are being failed by a lack of wheelchair access at one of the countrys main railway stations, it has been claimed.
  
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• British Airways to resume majority of flights after IT failure

  29-05-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - All flights from Heathrow and Gatwick were cancelled on Saturday
  
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• British Airways: Stranded passengers charged thousands for hotel rooms and warned disruption could last days

  29-05-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• British Airways: Passengers complain about lack of information

  29-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers stranded at Heathrow airport say that they are being kept in the dark by the airline, as disruptions continue.
  
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• British Airways: Passengers 'charged hundreds for hotels' after computer crash cancels flights from Heathrow and Gatwick

  29-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Furious holidaymakers have told of being left stranded in London after a British Airways computer crash caused chaos at airports and grounded flights worldwide.
  
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• British Airways disruption continues after IT failure

  29-05-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Disruption continued at Heathrow after a British Airways IT failure grounded scores of planes and left thousands stranded.
  
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• British Airways counts cost of outage disruption

  29-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Other airlines have suffered similar woes that hit revenues and profits
  
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• British Airways' cost-cutting boss gags his staff

  29-05-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Alex Cruz, who was brought in to cut costs at the airline, has so far refused to be publicly questioned on the crisis that has ruined families holidays.
  
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• British Airways chaos and was cost cutting to blame?

  29-05-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - British Airways was accused of a moronic cover-up last night after an IT meltdown caused mass flight cancellations over the weekend and brought misery to 300,000 passengers.
  
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• British Airways cancels flights - how to find out if you're owed compensation

  29-05-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Air travel experts say BA is likely to face a massive cost in lost revenue and payouts to customers whose flights were cancelled
  
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• BA flights crisis: Scots families spend night on yoga mats

  29-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTS families among thousands of stranded holidaymakers spent another night on yoga mats on airport floors as disruption from the British Airways system failure continued into a second day.
  
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• BA flight disruption spills over into third day

  29-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Short-haul trips from Heathrow still suffering delays as IT failure fallout lingers
  
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• BA flight disruption at Heathrow set for third day

  29-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some short-haul flights from Heathrow continue to be disrupted by a worldwide computer crash.
  
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• BA faces £150m loss after chaos at Heathrow subscription

  29-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - British Airways is facing losses of more than £150 million after the most serious IT failure in UK aviation history.
  
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• BA computer crash: passengers face third day of disruption at Heathrow

  29-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Travellers warned to check the status of their flights before heading to airport as Gatwick says it will run full schedule on MondayBritish Airways passengers are facing a third day of disruption at Heathrow as the beleaguered airline continues to deal with the fallout from a computer crash.Both Heathrow and Gatwick have warned Bank Holiday travellers that they should check the status of their flights before travelling to the airports on Monday where scenes of chaos unfolded over
  
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• Airbus has a warning for post-Brexit Britain as it expands its plant in Alabama Subscription

  29-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Plans for the aerospace giants factory in Mobile could teach its British base a salutary lesson
  
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• Aerospace sector revs up to 8bn so far this year

  29-05-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The value of aircraft production to the UK in the first four months of 2017 is estimated at £8 billion, the industrys trade body says in a report today.
  
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