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• UPDATED: The last bus... 'Appalling' cuts to transport service will leave communities isolated

  23-07-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Appalling cuts to Dorsets bus services will go ahead.
  
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• Undercover police officers on bikes deployed on London's roads to catch motorists endangering cyclists

  23-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Undercover police officers will be deployed on London's roads to catch motorists who endanger cyclists.
  
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• Uber closes gender pay gap after sexism storm Subscription

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Uber has announced across-the-board pay rises in its latest bid to repair its image and draw a line under the sexism row that has engulfed the ride-sharing giant
  
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• This is what Manchester Airport's new 1bn super terminal will look like

  23-07-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Work began yesterday on terminal 2 which is to be vastly expanded
  
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• The moped menace: how the scooter became muggers vehicle of choice

  23-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Theyre used in phone robberies, bag snatchesand now even in acid attacks. Theyre easy to steal and hard for the police to pursue. Is there a way to cut this crimewave?From her office window, Elizabeth ONeill could see young men on scooters prowling for victims almost every day. Youd see people waiting at bus stops staring at their phones as these lads were about to snatch them, she said. Youd think dont do it, put your phone away. And then it happened to me.ONeill, a charity worke
  
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• Southeastern could be forced to ditch first class seats

  23-07-2017 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Train operator Southeastern could be forced to ditch first class seats after a government minister pledged to remove them on busy commuter services.
  
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• RNLI kept busy with four rescues in five days

  23-07-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The latest rescue saw the volunteers from Rhyl RNLI coming to the aid of a stricken vessel off Presthaven Sands Camp, Gronant
  
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• Rail passengers set for disruption as nine-day engineering work starts

  23-07-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Rail passengers set for disruption as nine-day engineering work starts
  
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• Rail engineering work to affect late night services

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - RAILWAY engineering work in the region this weekend will affect late night services on Sunday and into next week.
  
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• Rail bosses warned that shake-up will increase sex attack risk

  23-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - RAIL passengers in Scotland face a higher risk of sexual assaults due to staffing changes and a controversial merger of the British Transport Police, campaigners have warned.
  
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• RAC warn of road 'chaos' as 3.4m cars expected to head for the sun

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -TODAY is set to be the busiest day of the summer for commuters, with an estimated 3.4 million cars taking to the road.
  
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• Network Rail urges commuters to 'consider working from home' during August construction work at London Waterloo

  23-07-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -The major work at London Waterloo is expected to cause severe disruption across South West Trains services between August 5 to 28
  
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• MP: It is important Wycombe can rely on a fast and reliable rail service

  23-07-2017 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press - This week Wycombe MP Steve Baker writes exclusively to Bucks Free Press readers:
  
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• Merseyrail strike hits Open golf at Royal Birkdale

  23-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The action over driver-only-operated trains coincides with the final day of the tournament in Southport.
  
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• Manchester Metrolink trams suspended after fault

  23-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A communications failure has led to the whole network being shut down, Metrolink said.
  
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• London Southend uses mobile data to reveal busiest routes

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- London Southend Airport in Essex is using mobile phone technology to monitor where locals are flying as it embarks on an ambitious strategy to reach 2.5m customers by 2018.
  
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• Liverpool road remains flooded after torrential rain

  23-07-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -Watch cars try to pass as water flows like a river down busy street
  
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• Improved protection for pedestrians after boy, 6, struck near A66 slip road

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -A SIX-year-old boy who was struck by a car on a 50mph stretch of a busy dual-carriageway has led to the installation of improved pedestrian safety measures.
  
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• How long will bridge next to train station be closed for?

  23-07-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News -WORK is continuing on a bridge next to a train station.
  
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• Hanoi is choking on the fumes of 5m motorbikes, but can ban break its habit?

  23-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The roads of Vietnams capital have been taken over by the two-wheeled horde, but bringing in a ban by 2030 will be a tough askIt is easy to spot a foreigner in Hanoi. Cowering at intersections, staring in awe as the traffic hurtles past, tourists wait for a break in the flow of motorcycles, bicycles, carts, cars and busesor for a kind driver to stop and bestow them the right of wayso that they may finally cross the road.That break never comes, of course, which is why the Vietnames
  
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• Glasgows tram-train link firmly on track Subscription

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - There is growing optimism that a direct tram-train link between Glasgow airport and the city centre will get the go-ahead, according to Scottish government sources.
  
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• Full speed ahead for train builders as minister pulls plug on electrification

  23-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Chris Grayling has axed promised upgrades, but in other areas the industry looks healthy. Whats going on?The bright, electric future of the railway has been dimmed: trains will now continue to run on diesel west of Cardiff to Swansea, as they will on the Midland mainline to Nottingham and Sheffield.An announcement sneaked out on the last day before parliament went into summer recess has sparked howls of betrayal, in Wales in particular. Rail electrification, the government had onc
  
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• First class could be cut on busy trains, says Grayling

  23-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The transport secretary is
  
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• Electric Range Rover plot Subscription

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Jaguar Land Rover is developing an all-electric Range Rover as a new crackdown on emissions looms, writes John Collingridge.
  
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• Drones will have to be registered in UK safety clampdown

  23-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Owners of drones over 250g will need to show they understand safety and privacy laws as government acts after dozens of near-misses with aircraftDrones will have to be registered and users forced to take a safety awareness test under new regulations announced by the UK government.Dozens of near-misses with aircraft around airports have stoked fears over the safety of drone use. Continue reading...
  
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• Cycle wars fear as hire bikes litter streets Subscription

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A Singapore-based company was ordered this weekend to remove hundreds of pay-as-you-go bicycles that it has dumped on urban streets amid fears that bike wars are breaking out in Britain.
  
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• Cowley favoured for new electric Mini

  23-07-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -OXFORDs Mini plant is the favoured location for building the new electric version of the car despite Britain leaving the EU, it has been claimed.
  
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• Council van spotted on pavement just two days after bosses slam irresponsible motorists

  23-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A PASSER-BY has spotted this badly parked Bradford Council van, just days after Council bosses spoke out about the menace of drivers parking on pavements.
  
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• Chris Grayling vows to ban first class on cramped commuter routes as golf fans struggle to get The Open over strike

  23-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - First class train carriages will be banned on busy suburban routes to stop commuters having to stand due to "segregation", the Transport Secretary has said.
  
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• Chris Grayling Backing 'One Class' Trains On Shorter Commuter Routes

  23-07-2017 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  The Huffington Post - First class train carriages will be cut on busy suburban routes to stop commuters having to stand, Chris Grayling has said. The Transport Secretary said he did not see the case for different sections on shorter routes and pledged that the Government will stipulate you cant start segregating in future deals. Grayling, who travels to Westminster by train every day, said he was absolutely committed to scrapping first class carriages on commuter routes and wants train operators
  
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• 10 fantastic cycle routes around the North-east - featuring a few on Teesside

  23-07-2017 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Sustrans has released routes for families looking to get active this summer - and those for the keener cyclist
  
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• Rise in Reporting of Sexual Assaults on UK Public Transport In light of this recent report, Rape Crisis Scotland highlig - Herald Scotland

  23-07-2017 01:11
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  Rise in Reporting of Sexual Assaults on UK Public Transport In light of this recent report, Rape Crisis Scotland highlig
  Herald Scotland
  Rape Crisis Scotland has called for an end to "victim blaming" on the back of this week's report that showed reports of sexual offences on trains have more than doubled in the past five years. Eileen Maitland, an information and resource worker at the ...
  
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• Let the north run its own powerhouse | Sarah Longlands

  23-07-2017 01:05
  If it’s all too complicated for those in Westminster, they should hand over the reinsIn the north of England, we know a little about trains. In 1825, when George Stephenson ran the first passenger steam locomotive along the Stockton and Darlington railway, little can he have thought that, for all his pioneering efforts, upgrading our crumbling infrastructure would prove such a national headache.The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, has decided that electrifying the TransPennine route is
  
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