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• Learner drivers to be allowed motorway lessons

  12-08-2017 23:30
  A change to in the law will see L-plates on the UK’s motorways within months, in a move welcomed by road safety groupsSince the UK’s first motorway opened to traffic almost 60 years ago, the nation’s M-roads have been free of cars displaying the dreaded L-plate.But learner drivers will finally be allowed to have lessons on motorways in a matter of months after a change in the road rules. The move follows years of pressure from road safety groups over what they argued was a long
  
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• UK ministers consider licensing laser pointers in bid to reduce attacks

  12-08-2017 12:41
  Pilots concerned about potential for crashes and loss of life after more than 1,200 laser attacks at UK airports last yearSales of laser pointers could be licensed in an attempt to protect pilots and train drivers from attacks that could cause fatal crashes.The devices are more commonly used in meetings and conferences to highlight items in presentations. However, airline pilots are increasingly concerned that pointing laser pointers at planes could cause aircraft to crash. Related: Pilots' unio
  
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• Works set to close section of Oundle Road in Peterborough

  12-08-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Motorists are being warned of diversions when a stretch of Oundle Road is closed next week.
  
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• Wizz Air wins backing for Airbus order

  12-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airlines shareholders approve purchase of another 10 aircraft
  
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• Watch as drone owner lands his craft on deck of £3billion supercarrier in Invergordon without anyone noticing

  12-08-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - The fact the remote controlled aircraft was able to make it unnoticed raises security concerns as the drone could easily have carried explosives.
  
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• Was pleasure boat sunk by 144-ton dredger?

  12-08-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources -A BOAT believed to have been involved in a fatal accident was five times larger than the capsized fishing vessel it is thought to have collided with.
  
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• Union demands government action over surge in violence on trains

  12-08-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A union has called on the Scottish Government to improve security and staffing levels on some rail routes to help combat mp;#8232;rising anti-social behaviour and criminality.
  
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• UK's first ever kids train carriage trialled on London-bound service

  12-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The first dedicated children's train carriage has been trialled on a service running from Birmingham to London.
  
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• Travellers face most delays with Easyjet and Gatwick

  12-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Travellers with easyJet are most likely to suffer long delays, according to a new study. And Gatwick, which specialises in charter flights, is the worst of the UKs airports for hold-ups, it said.
  
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• Train punctuality slumped because of the collapse of a Cardiff church, says Arriva Trains Wales

  12-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -The Citadel Church in Splott was close to the south Wales mainline
  
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• These are the speeds people drive down your road at if you live in Cardiff's first 20mph zone

  12-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -Of the 36 roads included in the Roath and Cathays scheme, people do the speed limit in just four
  
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• The train where kids get a carriage to themselves

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A rail operator is trialling family-friendly carriages designed to keep children occupied on journeys.
  
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• The regions can be our road to revival, but only if transport links are improved Subscription

  12-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - arlier this month, Daniel Hewitt, a journalist at ITV, decided to put the public transport links at his base in Manchester to the test. His plan was to head to a science park in Ellesmere Port, part of the Cheshire science corridor that sits at the heart of government ambitions for economic revival in the region. It was a 35-mile journey that Mr Hewitt normally covers in less than an hour by car. On public transport, it took 2 hr 25min. In that time, he could have made the near-20
  
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• The railway is not a playground

  12-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Respecting and understanding the dangers of the railway is an essential lesson for young people. Trespassing on the railway is a hazard that Network Rail has to deal with every day, as many people, especially children and young adults, underestimate the risks associated with playing around tracks...
  
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• Tesla recharges balance sheet with $1.8bn debt sale

  12-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Electric carmakers first junk bond priced with 5.3 yield
  
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• Someone could be killed: Villagers fears over debris flying from 'speeding' lorries

  12-08-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - VILLAGERS are warning that loose debris falling from speeding lorries making their way to a controversial quarry could seriously injure or even kill someone.
  
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• Should Nigeria have a national airline?

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Nigerian government is investing in a national airline but does the country need one?
  
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• Shocking moment reckless bus driver ploughs through level crossing barriers in Tottenham

  12-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - This is the moment a reckless bus driver ploughed through barriers at a level crossing in north London.
  
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• Rail violence prompts urgent action call

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Train drivers call on the transport minister to intervene over the issue of violence on routes west of Glasgow.
  
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• Rail passengers in Wales face three months of disruption due to electrification

  12-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -It is to prepare for electric trains
  
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• Putney Bridge push bus driver says he was 'doing his job'

  12-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Eric Bellquist, 41, was held yesterday in relation to the incident in which the woman was pushed on Putney Bridge but he denies any involvement and says he was in America at the time.
  
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• Pothole in Bury road 'blamed' for cyclist's crash death in Bury

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - An inquest heard the 83-year-old was flung 20m from his bike after hitting something in the road
  
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• Oxford Circus Tube station evacuated due to fire

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The station was evacuated and two people were taken to hospital as a precaution.
  
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• Oxford Circus fire alert: Commuters 'drop to floor' amid panic as smoke fills Tube carriages

  12-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Two people have been taken to hospital after panicked commuters were forced to flee Oxford Circus station as fire broke out on board a train.
  
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• Oxford Circus evacuated as Bakerloo line tube train on fire and platforms full of thick smoke

  12-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Overnight closures planned for M62 for SEVEN days

  12-08-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Closure of carriageway starts on Monday - and may take longer than a week if the weather's bad
  
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• ORR reveals first-ever 'to the minute' performance across TOCs

  12-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The ORR has today released performance statistics for period 4 measuring train punctuality mp;lsquo;to the minutemp;rsquo; for the first time ever at an operator level. Trains for every operator are recorded as mp;lsquo;on timemp;rsquo; when the lateness of the service at the recorded station is less...
  
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• Norovirus sinks 91 passengers on first day of South Pacific cruise

  12-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Night Tube: Piccadilly line in 'crisis' over driver shortage

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Only seven trains ran last weekend instead of the normal 22, a union says.
  
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• MP hops onto cycling campaign as she takes on pro-bike group job in Parliament

  12-08-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -AN OXFORD MP called on the Government to improve cycling infrastructure as she celebrated efforts to make Oxford a cycling city.
  
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• Moped riders spray bus with fire extinguisher

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Emergency Services respond to reports of a powdered substance being thrown at a bus in west London.
  
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• Ministers moot crackdown on laser pens which can blind pilots

  12-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - UK ministers are mulling a crackdown on the sale and advertising of laser pens used for a dangerously high number of attempts to blind pilots at Scottish airports.
  
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• Medical student lay dead on Tube tracks for an hour before being found

  12-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A medical student lay dead in a Tube tunnel for up to an hour after falling on to the tracks during a night out with friends, it was revealed today.
  
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• London tube fire: Panicked passengers are forced to flee

  12-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Panicked passengers are fleeing a London tube station after a train caught fire at Oxford Circus. Shocking pictures show smoke pouring from the carriages at the busy underground station.
  
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• 'Lethal' plans for Southampton railway development are thrown out

  12-08-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -PLANS to enhance rail operations at Southampton port have been thrown out by civic chiefs after a two-year battle.
  
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• Lavender Hill bus crash: Moment London double decker ploughs into shop in Clapham

  12-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - This is the moment a double decker bus smashed into a shop in a busy London high street, leaving two passengers trapped.
  
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• Khan pledges full 4G coverage across Underground by 2019

  12-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today set out ambitions to deliver 4G connectivity across the London Underground in stations and tunnels from 2019. He also stated that he was already looking into mp;ldquo;futureproofingmp;rdquo; the network so that it can ready itself for 5G connectivity as...
  
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• Key commuter routes more congested now than before the £10m roundabout scheme

  12-08-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -COMMUTERS have branded a £10m roundabout project 'a waste of money' after it was revealed North Oxford's roads are more congested than before the scheme started.
  
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• Infrastructure planning needs long-term focus Subscription

  12-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The government needs to increase the level of investment in infrastructure significantly and reform the way projects are delivered, an industry body has warned.
  
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• In pictures: Rainbow-logo ScotRail trains mark Pride Glasgow celebrations

  12-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Thousands of people will take part in events to mark Pride Glasgow celebrations on August 19 and 20.
  
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• Hydrogen Cars: Water Is The Only Emission Of The Fuel That Could Solve Britain's Lethal Air Pollution

  12-08-2017 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  The Huffington Post -At first it tasted just like water from the tap.Lukewarm, not hot, and with a slight metallic zing - the only signs the liquid had, seconds earlier, spurted from an outlet underneath a car. But water is the only emission from a process of electrolysis undertaken in hydrogen cars,an emerging technology which could fuel as many as 1.6 million vehicles in Britain by 2030, according to the Centre for Future Studies. And its so clean, manufacturers boast, you can enjoy a sip.Fuel
  
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• HMS Queen Elizabeth is outmanoeuvred by a £300 drone

  12-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The drone pilot, who wanted to remain anonymous, made the daring flight while the aircraft carrier was docked at Invergordon, Scotland in July. He flew over thecarrier before landing.
  
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• Heathrow told to improve services for disabled passengers

  12-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Four UK airports failing to offer good service to passengers with disabilities
  
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• Heathrow poor for disabled travellers, regulator says

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The UK's largest airport is among four sites to be given a low rating by the Civil Aviation Authority.
  
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• Greater Anglia unveils more images of bi-mode and intercity FLIRT trains

  12-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Greater Anglia has today given passengers a glimpse at what the brand new trains that will operate on its intercity, regional and Stansted Express services will look like. The computer-generated photos show more detail of what the FLIRT trains being delivered by Stadler will look like in action...
  
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• Government to consider laser pen licence after attack rise

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Ministers could bring in new measures to reduce laser attacks, following warnings from pilots.
  
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• Gatwick and Easyjet suffer longest summer delays

  12-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Research shows the average delay per flight across UK airports and airlines
  
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• Further engineering works mean disruption on Newport to Cardiff line

  12-08-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Rail passengers will see disruption this month due to engineering works being carried out between Newport and Cardiff.
  
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• Fridays are the most common day to have a car accident

  12-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Analysis of more than 700,000 traffic accidents in Britain found that drivers have a 14 higher chance of being involved in a collision on Fridays than the average day (file image).
  
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• Footage of Oxford Circus Tube station fire

  12-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Passengers are seen covering their noses as smoke fills a train at Oxford Circus station.
  
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