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• Airports call for urgent post-Brexit deal on UK-EU flights

  22-08-2017 19:07
  Owners of five major UK airports say uncertainty over future of flights is hitting passenger numbers hard, in report submitted to ministersAirports have joined forces to press the government to urgently strike a post-Brexit deal on flights between the UK and the EU, warning that the current uncertainty alone would be enough to see bookings drop by up to 41%.A report submitted to ministers by the owners of Manchester, Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports concludes that even if fli
  
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• ‘Tory’ is a swearword in the north. Is George Osborne a strange exception? | Helen Pidd

  22-08-2017 16:41
  I wasn’t sure about his northern powerhouse. But the former MP for Tatton is right to tell Theresa May that improving transport links is vitalTempting though it is to tell George Osborne to butt out and stop interfering, now he edits a London newspaper instead of representing a northern seat, I must lightly applaud the former chancellor for still banging on about the north-south divide. Related: Osborne calls for May to back 'northern powerhouse' rail plansContinue reading...
  
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• Why England’s north is still waiting for its powerhouse | Andy Burnham

  22-08-2017 16:38
  My experience in the Treasury taught me that the test for assessing projects is biased against poorer regions. The north must not be pushed to the back of the queue any moreI will start with a confession: I was the chief secretary to the Treasury who brought together the funding package for London’s £15bn Crossrail 1 project.Services are not yet running on Crossrail 1, but already the government is dropping heavy hints that it will give the green light to London’s £30bn C
  
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• Osborne calls for May to back 'northern powerhouse' rail plans

  22-08-2017 10:01
  Former chancellor says UK must build high-speed railways across northern England to avoid becoming ‘one-trick pony’
  Theresa May must commit to George Osborne’s pet project aimed at bolstering northern England to avoid the UK becoming a “one-trick pony”, the former chancellor has said.Osborne, who became the editor of the London Evening Standard after being sacked by May when she took office, called on the prime minister to back the “northern powerhouse”
  
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• YP Letters: Plea to Theresa May for Crossrail in the North

  22-08-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - THIS is an open letter that the regions senior business leaders have written to Theresa May today about transport investmentand the case for a Crossrail for the North scheme.
  
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• YP Letters: North left on the sidings as South gets all the railway cash

  22-08-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - After living in Sheffield and regularly taking trains to Manchester, Liverpool and Doncaster, I am often left disappointed by the slow running services which cost me an arm and a leg. The rolling stock is old and dilapidated (especially on the Sheffield to Doncaster route) but they also smell.
  
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• You want electrified train services? I promise they can be funded

  22-08-2017 02:00 via taxresearch.org.uk
  Other News Sources - Business leaders are demanding that the government boost infrastructure spending in the north after it scrapped or reviewed projects that were part of the Northern Powerhouse plan.Two lobby groups representing thousands of companies have each written letters to ministers calling for an end to the north-south divide in investment in rail and road networks.
  
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• UK lessor Falko boosts E190 portfolio

  22-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- UK lessor Falko Regional Aircraft, which focuses on the regional aircraft sector, has added four Embraer E190 regional jets to its portfolio, the company said Aug. 21.read more
  
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• UK business travellers reduce overseas trips

  22-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - The number of business trips abroad fell during first half of 2017
  
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• Trains return after Ely freight derailment

  22-08-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A line blocked by a freight derailment in the East of England has reopened today, after what Network Rail described as 'extensive repair work' to restore 400km of damaged track. It is not yet clear what caused the derailment, on 14 August at about 14.40, when 11 wagons of a 33- wagon container train were derailed just north of Ely on the line to Peterborough.
  
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• Train residue is causing fatal road crashes, say locals Subscription

  22-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Fatal crashes on a straight stretch of road may have been caused by a build-up of slippery residue from the exhausts of diesel trains that run near by, it emerged yesterday.
  
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• Total buys Maersks oil business in $7.45bn deal Subscription

  22-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Total, the French energy company, has strengthened its North Sea oil business with the $7.45 billion purchase of the oil arm of AP Moller-Maersk, the shipping company.
  
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• Thousands sign petition calling for greater investment in Yorkshire transport links

  22-08-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Almost 70,000 people have signed a petition demanding greater investment in northern transport links ahead of a meeting of the regions political leaders this week.
  
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• South Western Railway: See how passengers reacted to the first 24 hours of new Surrey rail operator's tenure

  22-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - SWR's first day saw technical difficulties but little change from the old service - here's what Surrey passengers had to say
  
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• Shocking footage captures moment London bus careers across main road without a driver behind the wheel

  22-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Transport bosses are investigating footage which appears to show a runaway London bus careering across a main road with no-one at the controls.
  
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• Revealed: Londoners' biggest gripes about travelling on the Tube

  22-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Blocking passengers who are trying to get off and 'manspreading' are the worst faux pas
  
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• Report: 30 of Norways aviation fuel could be sustainable by 2030

  22-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Research commissioned by Norwegian airports operator Avinor has concluded that 30 of Norways aviation fuel could be sustainable by 2030, but this depends on available funding.read more
  
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• Reduced Northern Isles ferry fare scheme to be rolled out

  22-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Road Equivalent Tariff will begin on Pentland Firth routes, with a variant for lines from Aberdeen.
  
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• Railway open for business while upgrades carried out

  22-08-2017 02:00 via scotrail.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The railway will remain open for business during the busiest times while the ScotRail Alliance carries out major improvement works starting next month.
  
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• Rail passengers warned of further reduced service

  22-08-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - South West Trains passengers are being warned of a further reduction in services from Thursday.
  
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• Rail group finally calls it a day after raising cash for the North York Moors Railway since 1973

  22-08-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - A CHARITY that fundraises for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway has had to end operations as its current location is required for redevelopment.
  
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• Poor mobile reception and wi-fi security fears on UK trains stopping commuters shopping and working

  22-08-2017 02:00 via internetretailing.net
  Other News Sources - Despite the daily commute becoming a prime mobile shopping time, more than half of UK train passengers say the mobile service they get on train is not good enoughand stops them using their devices.
  
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• 'People will get killed' on polluted Hafodyrynys road

  22-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
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• Passengers brace for September chaos as RMT announces third triple strike

  22-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RMTmp;rsquo;s ongoing saga with Southern, Merseyrail and Northern has marched on this week as strikes on all three TOCs were announced to take place at the start of September. On Southern and Northern, members of the union will strike for two days (Friday 1 September and Monday 4 September)...
  
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• OLeary vows to fight German stitch-up Subscription

  22-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ryanair will insist that Lufthansa is forced to sell assets and landing slots if it succeeds in its bid to take over most of Air Berlin, Michael OLeary has said.
  
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• NR to offer new apprenticeships in cyber security and digital railway

  22-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail is to double the number of apprenticeship opportunities it offers young people, whilst also introducing new apprenticeships in cyber security and digital railway. A total of 600 opportunities will be offered nationwide by the company over the next 12 months, across a range of...
  
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• Night Tube gives London £171m boost in first year

  22-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The introduction of Night Tube to the capital has boosted the capitalmp;rsquo;s economy by mp;pound;171m in its first year, City Hall has this week announced. Figures released as the service celebrated its one-year anniversary at the weekend showed that there have already been nearly eight million...
  
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• New operator South Western Railway's first day of operations as union warn of industrial dispute

  22-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The new operators of one of Britain's busiest commuter franchises today began its first full day of operationsas union leaders warned of a pending industrial dispute.
  
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• New era for cycling as 'Uber for bikes' scheme launches in Oxford

  22-08-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A NEW era for cycling in the city began yesterday as a fleet of dockless yellow bikes appeared around Oxford.
  
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• Neston MP demands improvements to unreliable rail service

  22-08-2017 02:00 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The unreliable rail service through Neston has led to a renewed demand for improvements from Ellesmere Port and Neston MP Justin Madders (Lab).
  
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• MTR, Keep Guard Legends On Trains!

  22-08-2017 02:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  Morning Star - SOUTH West Trains new Chinese state owners were urged yesterday to keep guard legends on every train.
  
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• MTR Corp plans UK South Western rail service upgrade

  22-08-2017 02:00 via thestandard.com.hk
  Other News Sources - Hong Kong's MTR Corp and its UK joint venture partner FirstGroup have promised improvements to the South Western rail service which runs trains between London Waterloo, Reading, Bristol, Exeter, Weymouth, and Portsmouth, as well as Island Line on the Isle of Wight.
  
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• More rail strikes called by RMT union

  22-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Three franchises set for industrial action next month
  
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• Maersk in big step towards break-up with $7bn sale of oil unit

  22-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Danish groups restructuring plans start to take shape in deal with Total of France
  
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• London bus moves forward without driver

  22-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The driver wasn't behind the wheel as the bus moved onto a main road.
  
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• Little-known road could be upgraded to ease M1 congestion in Yorkshire

  22-08-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A little-known road between Sheffield and Rotherham could be upgraded to cut congestion on the M1.
  
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• Give elderly longer to cross the road, urges watchdog Subscription

  22-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Pelican crossings should hold traffic for longer to allow elderly and disabled people more time to reach the other side of the road and to improve their enjoyment of the outdoors, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said.
  
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• George Osborne urges 'HS3' rail for northern England

  22-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Ex-Chancellor George Osborne leads the campaign for high-speed rail lines to link Liverpool and Hull.
  
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• George Osborne seeks fast-track commitment to North

  22-08-2017 02:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The former chancellor said a northern powerhouse rail network connecting Liverpool to Hull must be planned for as the Government presses on with the delivery of HS2.
  
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• Gatwick Airport: Hundreds of holidaymakers left without luggage after system failure

  22-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of holidaymakers have been left without their luggage after a failure at Gatwick Airport saw them arrive at their destinations bagless.
  
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• Ford announces £2,000 scrappage scheme for pre-2010 cars

  22-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The car maker is offering £2,000 off a new car in a scheme it says will have
  
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• First, MTR take charge on South Western

  22-08-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Rush hour trains to London Waterloo are being operated by new franchise owners today for the first time in more than two decades. The South Western contract, which was won by FirstGroup and MTR, will now be operated with the brand South Western Railway for at least the next seven years. The new owners have displaced Stagecoach Group, which ran the first franchised train from Twickenham to Waterloo on 4 February 1996, and which has kept the South Western franchise until now.
  
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• Edinburgh airport starts work on £80 million extension

  22-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Expansion will add new gates and more facilities at Scotland's busiest airport
  
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• Cruise ship passengers pump £2m into North Wales...but hopes new cash will attract even more people

  22-08-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The money will pay to create 'new experiences' and develop cruise 'immersion' videos
  
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• Cross-border train use 'cuts emissions'

  22-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A shift from air to rail journeys between Scotland and London has led to a major cut in carbon emissions, a report says.
  
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• City council faces claims that Edinburgh tram lines are dangerous for cyclists Subscription

  22-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A nurse who dislocated her jaw after falling from a bike on a tramline is suing Edinburgh city council in a case that could result in hundreds of injured cyclists receiving damages.
  
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• CEO report: Airberlin should be sold by September

  22-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airberlinwhich filed for bankruptcy last weekshould be sold by September at the latest, CEO Thomas Winkelmann has told the German daily Bild am Sonntag.read more
  
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• Car makers 'cashing in' on diesel fears by offering drivers £2k off a new car

  22-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Boost northern transport spending, business leaders tell Grayling

  22-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Employers say north-south divide in investment severely limits regional economy
  
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• £4m investment into new Volvo service centre

  22-08-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -New depot will service and repair trucks and buses and create 15 new jobs
  
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