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• 2,563 stations in 14 weeks: meet the couple visiting every railway station in Britain

  12-06-2017 08:00
  
  Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall are travelling to or through every stop on the UK’s rail network. Will they inspire a new generation of train travellers?
  Railway stations are places we go to and places we pass through, places that are home and far from home, places we whiz through or wait at. They can be functional or baldly beautiful, eerily quiet or frustratingly frantic. Sometimes they sell sandwiches from Costa and sometimes from Pumpkin.But whatever the station’s elemental essence
  
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• Guardian Cities cycle week: what it is and how you can get involved

  12-06-2017 06:57
  
  Cycling is at a tipping point: while some cities build bike lanes and ban cars, others are experiencing a backlash. Will the future of cities be two-wheeled? Join us all this week and speak your mindIn the battle against air pollution and gridlock caused by cars, cities around the world are increasingly turning to a low-tech, two-wheeled solution.Urban cycling, however, appears to be at a tipping point. While London and even Los Angeles look to build better bike lanes, and Oslo or Madrid make ef
  
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• Air pollution more harmful to children in cars than outside, warns top scientist

  12-06-2017 06:52
  
  Exclusive: Walking or cycling to school is better for children’s health as cars are ‘boxes collecting toxic gases’ says David KingOpinion: Smoking in cars is banned. But children still inhale toxic fumes in backseatsChildren are at risk of dangerous levels of air pollution in cars because exposure to toxic air is often far higher inside than outside vehicles, a former government chief scientific adviser has warned.Prof Sir David King, writing for the Guardian, says walking or c
  
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• Welsh trains are actually the 'most punctual in Britain' according to statistics

  12-06-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Latest figures show 85.4 of Arriva Trains Wales services reached final stations no more than 59 seconds late
  
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• Vote to leave from Belfast, says airport

  12-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Belfast International Airport launches a Brexit-themed advertising campaign.
  
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• Virgin Trains is accused of acting 'like Gestapo' as almost 200 appeal over crackdown on 'fare-dodgers'

  12-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Virgin Trains has had more complaints from passengers than any other rail company in the UK, according to official figures.
  The company has fallen out of favour with passengers with some criticising its 'Gestapo-like' ticket inspectors.
  
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• Union leaders consider next move in railway disputes

  12-06-2017 02:00 via wscountytimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Union leaders will this week consider their next move in three bitter disputes over staffing on the railways and driver-only trains.
  
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• 'Uber for bikes': Chinese firm eyes global dominion with launch in Manchester

  12-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Mobike to open dockless bike share scheme in Manchester with initial 1,000 bikes as Chinese companies take aggressive battle for market share to the westIn a move that has the potential to reshape the look and feel of many cities, one of Chinas biggest dockless bike share companies, Mobike, will announce today that it will officially launch in Manchester and Salford.The plan from Mobikewhich operates 5 million bikes in China and is backed by Foxconn and internet giant Tencenthas t
  
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• Uber board discuss change in role for Kalanick

  12-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Co-founder may be asked to step back in wake of Holder report on group culture
  
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• Shocking figures reveal almost half of north-east trains are late

  12-06-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - The startling extent of delays to crucial rail services in the region are laid bare by official statistics for the year to the end of April.
  
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• Safety worry over bus stops

  12-06-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - THE manager of a Ryedale museum has criticised the decision to move nearby bus stops, claiming it will affect pedestrian safety.
  
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• RAILWAY STATION REVAMP: Oxford's full 'masterplan' finally revealed

  12-06-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A TRANSFORMATION plan for Oxford Station could be finalised as early as this autumn - with the council admitting the whole project could hinge on the widening of Botley Road bridge.
  
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• Rail union calls on minority Government to rethink threat to guards

  12-06-2017 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Rail union the RMT has urged train operators to think again on plans to remove guards from their services in the light of the General Election result.
  
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• Plymouth's newest MP makes plea for better rail link - on train to Westminster

  12-06-2017 02:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  Plymouth Herald - Plymouth's newest MP has left the city for Westminsterand has already started campaigning for a better rail connection from his seat.
  
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• Plan to remove First Bristol's bus service restrictions

  12-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Restrictions on bus operator First Bristol, put in place more than 25 years ago, could be removed.
  
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• Passenger plane forced to make emergency landing with gaping HOLE in engine

  12-06-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Terrified passengers reported hearing a bang while pictures show a gash in the casing of the China Eastern flight's left engine measuring well over a metre long
  
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• Part of engine on China Eastern Airlines jet tears away after takeoff

  12-06-2017 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - A China Eastern Airlines jet suffered a major engine failure shortly after taking off out of Sydney for Shanghai on Sunday.
  
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• Mercedes created the bus of the future and it looks awesome

  12-06-2017 02:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Other News Sources - Mercedes-Benz wants to bring autonomous transportation to the masses.
  
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• London-bound easyJet flight makes emergency landing after men 'heard discussing terrorism'

  12-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Three men have been detained on a London-bound easyJet flight after allegedly discussing "terrorist matters", leading to an emergency landing.
  
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• Jaguar hitches a Lyft with $25m backing for Uber rival Subscription

  12-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Jaguar Land Rover has bought a stake in Lyft, the ride-sharing company that is taking on Uber.
  
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• Is RAF Northolt being turned into 'little Heathrow'?

  12-06-2017 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Concerns have been raised over the future of RAF Northolt with many people living nearby suggesting the air base will be turned into a commercial airport.
  
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• Gulf Air CEO resigns

  12-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The CEO of Bahraini flag carrier Gulf Air, Maher Salman Al Musallam has resigned, with the airlines board accepting his decision.read more
  
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• European cycle route will give towns an economic boost Subscription

  12-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Tourists have been urged to get on their bikes and experience a new cycling route along Europes Atlantic coast.
  
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• Direct trains from Beverley to South Yorkshire could be scrapped

  12-06-2017 02:00 via kcfm.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Train passengers in Beverley could lose their direct rail link to South Yorkshire next year.
  
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• Date announced for start of multi-million pound revamp of major Newcastle junction

  12-06-2017 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Killingworth Road in South Gosforth, and nearby Salters Bridge and Castles Farm Road Bridge will close for nine months
  
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• Could Kirklees Council do more to make the roads safer for cyclists?

  12-06-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Kirklees Cycling Campaign slams council for failing to promote cycling
  
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• Concerns over future of Translink bus service in Co Down village in wake of anti-social behaviour

  12-06-2017 02:00 via belfastlive.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Translink said withdrawal of buses was a last resort but would be considered if stone throwing continued
  
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