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• Air pollution is killing wildlife and people | Letters

  14-06-2017 21:14
  
  Measures to cut air pollution need to be extended beyond urban areas, say representatives of six wildlife organisations. Plus Dr Richard Carter warns that avoiding main roads won’t protect you from small particulatesOn National Clean Air Day, Thursday 15 June, we’re calling for action to cut air pollution which threatens our native wildlife (Nature needs fresh air too, 2 June). The UK government’s air quality consultation, closing on 15 June, focuses on “tackling nitrogen
  
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• Don't lick and drive: police warn against boozy ice lollies

  14-06-2017 18:44
  
  Caution urged over alcoholic popsicles, which can tip drivers over legal alcohol limit, as UK seeks to cool off during sunny spellThe rising popularity of alcoholic ice lollies has sparked a warning from police that one too many frozen tipples could push drivers over the legal alcohol limit. Speaking on Wednesday, traffic officers said people should take care not to lose track of their alcohol intake when consuming it in frozen form.Related: Even moderate drinking can damage the brain, claim res
  
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• Street wars 2035: can cyclists and driverless cars ever co-exist?

  14-06-2017 08:00
  
  Driverless cars appear unstoppable – except of course you can simply walk in front of one and force it to brake. Could this conundrum eventually mean a return to a dystopian world of segregated urban highways?Picture yourself cycling down a city street in the year 2035. You’re late for a meeting, but the road you must cross ahead has recently been designated an “Autonomous Vehicle-only” route, where platoons of driverless cars whizz past, mere centimetres apart. You can&r
  
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• Side street routes to avoid city pollution can cut exposure by half

  14-06-2017 07:00
  
  Clean air signposts and online walking maps to sidestep diesel fumes would benefit public health, finds studyTaking a side street route when walking through a city cuts a person’s air pollution exposure by half, according to a new study.Signposting these clean air routes and providing online maps would keep people away from heavily polluted main streets and would benefit their health, the researchers said. In fact the UK group behind the research have developed a new interactive map of Lon
  
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• Waymo retires Firefly driverless car

  14-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Google firm will concentrate on putting its tech in existing vehicles.
  
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• TSA to test biometric fingerprint technology at checkpoints

  14-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it is beginning tests of biometric fingerprint identification technology at two US airport checkpoint lanesone in Atlanta and another in Denver.read more
  
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• Trump withdraws from the Paris Agreement: where does that leave US aviation emissions?

  14-06-2017 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- As the news sinks in that the Conservatives are joining forces witha party whose former environmental minister deemed climate change a con, and that reluctant green Michael Gove, who once attempted to wipe climate change from the school curriculum, takes
  
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• Trucker body to seek cartel compensation

  14-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The RHA is to seek to bring a claim over truck price-fixing.
  
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• Transport Minister passing the buck on cost of rail improvement delay

  14-06-2017 02:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has been accused of passing the buck after admitting he does not know how much another delay to a flagship rail improvement project will cost.
  
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• Trainbuilder's rolling stock used by Queen for celebratory occasion

  14-06-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - A NORTH-EAST trainbuilder played its own part in a Royal celebration yesterday.
  
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• The HotTug: A hot tub boat is coming to Regent's Canal

  14-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ever sat in a bath and wished it had its own bath? You're in luck
  
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• School children give mosaic makeover to Sleaford rail station

  14-06-2017 02:00 via sleafordstandard.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Artistic pupils from Ancaster Primary School have brightened up Sleaford railway stations footbridge.
  
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• Queen reveals love of trains as she recreates first Royal rail journey, 175 years on

  14-06-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Plans for £125m Oxford station revamp unveiled

  14-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Initial plans for a £125m revamp of Oxford station have this week been released by Oxford City Council. The design includes plans for a new building fronted by a public square inspired by Kings Cross station, as well as a multi-storey car park, bus interchange, hotel, new housing as...
  
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• Oslo's car ban sounded simple enough. Then the backlash began

  14-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - When Oslo decided to be the first European city to ban cars from its centre, businesses protested. So the city did the next best thing: it banned parkingOne day late last summer, in Frogner, a central neighbourhood of Oslo, Nils Sandberg received a note. It simply stated that shortly, parking spaces in these streets would disappear and bicycle lanes would be built, says Sandberg. He spoke to neighbours, and learned they had all received the same note. This came as a total surprise
  
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• 'Mobike' bicycle-hire scheme to be launched in Greater Manchester

  14-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cyclists will be able to use an app to find out where the nearest available bike can be picked up.
  
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• Manchester Airport computer glitch snags check-ins, causes delays

  14-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Airlines at Manchester Airport, the UKs largest airport outside London, experienced delays of several hours early June 13, after a computer malfunction meant staff at several airlines had to check-in passengers manually.read more
  
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• London Heathrow is no longer Europe's number one airport for direct connectivity as Amsterdam's Schiphol flies higher

  14-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - London Heathrow has been toppled from its ranking as the number one airport in Europe for direct connectivity, according to a new report from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe.
  
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• Inquiry into 125m Caernarfon bypass plans begins

  14-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Welsh Government wants to build a new road to help ease congestion on the A487.
  
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• IEP train keeps royal appointment for anniversary special

  14-06-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Her Majesty the Queen names Great Western Railway IEP at London Paddington
  
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• How to improve the economy travel experience for plane passengers

  14-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Five tips to make life less challenging in an age of on-board austerity
  
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• Hitachi's trains have been road-tested by Her Majesty the Queen

  14-06-2017 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Queen Elizabeth rode the Intercity Express Train, built in Newton Aycliffe, to mark 175 years since the first British monarch travelled by train
  
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• High Street bus gate fines top £6m - is it time to change the rules?

  14-06-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A TOP businessman said Oxfords bus gate in High Street should be reviewed after it emerged council bosses have raked in fines totalling more than £6m over 10 years.
  
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• Heathrow Airport 'needs more capacity' after record-breaking passenger number in April, chief exec claims

  14-06-2017 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Heathrow Airport's chief executive has reinforced the need to expand the airport after a "bumper" Easter broke cargo and passenger records for April.
  
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• 'Great progress' made in rail sector skills delivery plan so far, NSAR reveals

  14-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Considerable progress has been made into delivering on key targets set out in the Rail Sector Skills Delivery Plan, the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) has today revealed. Launched by DfT and the wider industry in December 2016, the plan aims to support ambitious rail investment...
  
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• FTA urges Customs rethink at Welsh Assembly

  14-06-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association has called for the Welsh Assembly to pressure the new national government to review its decision to leave the ...
  
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• Flight delays after Manchester Airport check-in fails

  14-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers had to queue for several hours to check-in on some Thomas Cook flights at Manchester Airport.
  
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• Firms urged to become a bike friendly business as scheme is extended

  14-06-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - COMPANIES in Bradford are being invited to become bike-friendly businesses as a scheme is extended across West Yorkshire.
  
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• Commuters face Blackfriars Bridge gridlock as new security barriers cause havoc on cycle superhighway six route

  14-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - New barriers put in place on Blackfriars Bridge to up security in the wake of the Westminster and London Bridge terror attacks are causing significant congestion for cyclists and pedestrians.
  
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• Capita in talks to run British Airways call centres in UK

  14-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Discussions take place as IT meltdown at airline left 75,000 passengers stranded
  
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• Call for swift government action on aviation issues

  14-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Balpa warns a poorly-planned Brexit could damage the UK aviation industry
  
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• British Airways accused of 'degrading' work over possible outsourcing of jobs from Newcastle centre

  14-06-2017 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Any deal would likely see the airlines call centres in Newcastle and Manchester, which employ 1,400 people, outsourced to Capita
  
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• British Airways accused of 'degrading' workforce in row over outsourcing jobs

  14-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - British Airways is embroiled in a fresh row over the outsourcing of jobs after union leaders accused the airline of "degrading" its workforce.
  
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• Bikes from mothballed Dumfries hire scheme could help cancer patients

  14-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Remnants of the first hire scheme of its kind in Scotland will help patients meet exercise targets.
  
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• Beth West steps down as HS2 commercial director to join Landsec

  14-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Another top-level executive at HS2 has left the company with only months left until work begins delivering the mp;pound;55m rail project. In an email sent around to staff at the company, commercial director Beth West announced that she would be leaving HS2 in the autumn after four-and-a-half years...
  
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• ATR to add new full flight simulator in Paris

  14-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Turboprop manufacturer ATR will be adding a brand new ATR 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) to its Paris Training Center this fall. read more
  
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• Airports offering holiday makers less than 1 for £1 accused of profiteering from election

  14-06-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Airport noise increases risk of heart disease, study suggests

  14-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The highest noise levels, particularly at night, are associated with a greater risk of high blood pressure and heart flutter, say scientsts
  
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