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• How far to the bus stop? House garden path BLOCKED by public transport - Express.co.uk

  07-07-2017 21:12
  
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  How far to the bus stop? House garden path BLOCKED by public transport
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  WHOEVER buys this house will not have any excuse not to use public transport - after the property was built with a bus shelter literally on the doorstep. PUBLISHED: 00:00, Fri, Jul 7, 2017 | UPDATED: 19:36, Fri, Jul 7, 2017 ...
  
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• Transport Area Coordinator (2 posts) – Flintshire County Council

  07-07-2017 14:09 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Flintshire County CouncilStreetscene & Transportation
   
  Transport Area Coordinator (2 posts)
  Integrated Transport UnitPermanent – 37 hours per week
  Grade: G (SCP 30-33 £26,725 – £29,325)
  This is an exciting opportunity for two new posts within a busy working environment in the Council’s Integrated Transport Unit located within Streetscene & Transportation at the Alltami Depot in Flintshire, North Wales. We are looking for someone who is committe
  
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• Whisky-fuelled car makes first journey

  07-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The fuel made from whisky residue is claimed to be a direct replacement for petrol and diesel.
  
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• Wheelchair user who can't use coaches handed 800 of first class train tickets

  07-07-2017 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - IT'S the sort of free ride most of us dream of.
  
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• What you can claim if your flight gets delayed or cancelled at the airport

  07-07-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Don't just groan and put up with it if your flight gets delayed or cancelled - You could be entitled to free food, drink, accommodation and even compensation
  
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• Virgin Trains launches summer sale - with seats from a FIVER

  07-07-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -FANCY a weekend away with your other half or got matesto visit this summer?
  
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• Video shows fatal 2013 Asiana airliner crash in San Francisco and the rescue efforts in aftermath

  07-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Victorian steam train is back on mountain track in Wales

  07-07-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The locomotive, which first launched in 1896,is carrying passengers 3,500ft up to the summit of Mount Snowdon in Wales, after a 60,000 renovation returned the engine to its former glory.
  
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• US trials airport fingerprint scanning technology

  07-07-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Tests at Atlanta and Denver airports
  
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• US laptop ban lifted for Qatar & Turkish

  07-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines announced Thursday that passengers can once more carry onboard their laptops after US authorities approved new security arrangements at Dohas Hamad International Airport and Istanbuls Ataturk International Airport.read more
  
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• Three days of train strikes

  07-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -PASSENGERS are facing three days of disruption on services operated by York rail firm Northern, as the latest strike by RMT union members gets underway tomorrow morning.
  
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• This main road running through the middle of the Rhondda will close for two weeks

  07-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -It could cause problems for motorists travelling between Treorchy and Treherbert
  
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• Tesla loses most valuable U.S. car company title after stock slide

  07-07-2017 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - Tesla loses most valuable U.S. car company title after stock slide.
  
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• Temporary lights on Bishops Road draw to a close after week-long delay

  07-07-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Temporary evening traffic lights on Bishops Road which have been causing huge delays in the city centre are set to come to an end after this evening (Thursday, July 6).
  
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• Teesside passengers watch as police storm plane to arrest 'wanted man' - then let him return to flight

  07-07-2017 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Passengers, including a couple from Billingham, told of their shock as officers stormed the Ryanair flight from Newcastle Airport
  
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• Take a look at the private jets owned and used by world leaders, billionaires, and monarchs

  07-07-2017 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -From the Emir of Qatars billion-dollar fleet to the Queen's personal helicopter, how the world's most influential travel in style
  
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• Sticky-back spaceship BepiColombos Mercury mission Subscription

  07-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - From a distance, Europes newest and most ambitious spaceship looks as though it might have been assembled from tin foil and sticky-back plastic under the eye of a Blue Peter presenter.
  
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• Short drives around town are the dirtiest Subscription

  07-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Drivers who make short car journeys are causing the highest levels of air pollution because exhaust clean-up systems do not work properly on cold engines, a study has found.
  
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• Shocked commuters gawp as woman brings desktop computer on First Class Virgin train

  07-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• SAS confirms Heathrow base details

  07-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has confirmed that London Heathrow Airport will be the first base outside Scandinavia to be used by its new, Ireland-based operating unit.read more
  
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• Road closures set to cause travel problems ahead of dog show at arena

  07-07-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Dog lovers who are visiting a top pet show in Peterborough this weekend are being urged to check travel arrangements after roadworks near the venue started yesterday.
  
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• Qatar Airways gets out from under US laptop ban on Middle East carriers

  07-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline does not outline what its new procedures are that satisfied US homeland security authorities, amid diplomatic dispute with bordering countriesQatar Airways joined two other major long-haul Gulf carriers on Thursday in getting off a US ban on laptops and large electronics in airplane cabins, despite facing logistical challenges amid a diplomatic dispute with several Arab nations. Related: Laptop ban on planes came after plot to put explosives in iPadContinue reading...
  
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• Paddington delays: Furious commuters face second night of rush hour chaos at major transport hub

  07-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners faced a second night of chaos at Paddington as a signal failure sparked a meltdown at one of the capital's busiest transport hubs.
  
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• Oops! Contractors ordered back to replace road humps after just four months

  07-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -SPEED bumps on a prominent Bradford road are being replaced because they have become misshapen only four months after being installed.
  
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• One billion journeys made by contactless payment on Londons transport network

  07-07-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -(Image Source: Mastercard) Londons transport network has now seen more than one billion pay as you go journeys made by contactless payment cardsas the new payment option has substantially changed the way customers pay for their travel around the city. The landmark figures, published by Transport for London (TfL), show that, on average, two million journeys are now made using contactless every day. In total, 40 per cent of all pay as you go journeys
  
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• New school bus scheme aims to reduce congestion

  07-07-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A NEW private school bus network could ease the load for parents and reduce congestion into the city centre.
  
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• New Cousteau Victorien Erussard sets sail for greener world in self-powered boat Subscription

  07-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A French sailor described as the new Jacques Cousteau arrived in Paris yesterday on the first leg of a world tour on a pioneering hydrogen-powered vessel.
  
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• Motorway driving: How this one manoeuvre could cost you dear

  07-07-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -One driver was fined £100 and three points for crossing the motorway verge
  
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• Motorists warned ahead of A38 Aston Expressway closures

  07-07-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Seven weekend shut downs are planned for maintenance work at Spaghetti Junction and on busy motorway
  
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• Merseyrail 'has most reliable trains in Britain' new figures show

  07-07-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Official figures show only one train in every 59 was officially late or cancelled
  
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• Martin Flanagan: Has Volvo sparked the end of petrol engines?

  07-07-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Volvo is in the process of making history. The Swedish carmaker has said that from after next year no new automotive model it brings off the assembly line will rely solely on an internal combustion engine.
  
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• Major plans unveiled to revamp railway station

  07-07-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -New images show how West Midlands station will under major transformation aimed at boosting passenger comfort and increasing safety
  
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• Lorry load of chocolate bars spills over the road causing major delays

  07-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - One lane of the A4042 at Pontypool was closed for most of the morning
  
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• London's transport network notches up one billion contactless journeys

  07-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The billionth journey using contactless payment on capital's public transport network has been made, Transport for London has confirmed.
  
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• HS2 wins approval for revamp of world's oldest railway terminus in Birmingham

  07-07-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Work to start in November turning the derelict Curzon Street Station into visitors centre, cafe and offices
  
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• Hope for shoppers as council considers new pedestrian crossing in busy road

  07-07-2017 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - A new pedestrian crossing across a busy town centre road has been welcomed by a prominent Marlow businessman.
  
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• GTR rolls out automatic delay compensation system for smartcard customers

  07-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - GTR has this week announced a new system that will allow customers using a mp;lsquo;key smartcardmp;rsquo; to be automatically compensated for delays to services of 15 minutes or more. Passenger on Great Northern and Thameslink who use the smartcard will now be automatically compensated for delays...
  
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• Germany's railroads: Tips for riding the trains

  07-07-2017 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  C.N.N. - Many people on holiday in Germany use German Rail, or Deutsche Bahn. It's inexpensive and (usually) punctual. Travelers may find these tips handy.
  
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• Free bus travel extended to weekends

  07-07-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - FREE bus travel will be available on some routes in Wales on weekends from this weekend, it has been announced.
  
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• France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

  07-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Move by Emmanuel Macrons government comes a day after Volvo said it would only make fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019 France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, Emmanuel Macrons government has announced.The announcement comes a day after Volvo said it would only make fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019 onwards, a decision hailed as the beginning of the end for the internal c
  
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• France to 'ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040'

  07-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• France to 'ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040'

  07-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - France plans to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, the country's new environment minister has announced.
  
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• France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040

  07-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - After Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate deal, France doubles down on pollution.
  
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• France ban the sale of petrol or diesel vehicles by 2040

  07-07-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The move to end diesel and petrol car production is part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, new Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced today.
  
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• FAA awards $335 million in US airport infrastructure grants

  07-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- FAA will award $335.3 million in airport infrastructure grants to a total of 237 US airports beginning in July, including $32.5 million in discretionary spending to five airports, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) said July 6.read more
  
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• East Suffolk rail line to close for nine days while miles of new track is laid

  07-07-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The East Suffolk rail line is to be closed between Ipswich and Halesworth for nine days to allow a team of engineers to install five miles of new track.
  
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• Drive to dual the A64 is launched

  07-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -BUSINESSES, MPs, local authorities and trade organisations will today join forces to press for the A64 east of York to be dualled.
  
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• DfT considers measures to reduce 'safeguarding' controls around HS1

  07-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A public consultation to look into lifting development restrictions around the site of HS1 will be opened by the DfT on Monday. The route, which was completed in 2007, runs between London St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel and is protected under planning regulations which stop development...
  
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• Deliveroo breaks ranks by offering riders sick pay Subscription

  07-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Deliveroo has broken ranks with rival companies by pledging to offer sick pay and injury insurance to workers before a government review into the so-called gig economy, which is expected to be published next week.
  
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• Cycle lane plans unveiled for new US embassy zone in Nine Elms

  07-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The new US embassy in Nine Elms could be accessible via more than a mile of segregated cycle lanes as part of the area's 1 billion redevelopment.
  
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