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• Kim Briggs widower: 'this is not about anti-cycling, it's about wrongdoing'

  09-09-2017 08:00
  Matthew Briggs, whose wife was struck by a cyclist in east London, discusses his grief and his long wait for a convictionA week after Kim Briggs died of head injuries sustained when a cyclist riding an illegal bike collided with her at about 18mph, her husband, Matthew Briggs, received a call from a police officer warning him there would be a long journey ahead.Briggs was sitting on a bench outside John Lewis in Bluewater, the behemoth shopping centre in Kent, where he was picking out clothing f
  
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• YouTubers condemned for jumping from driverless train at London's Canary Wharf

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - British Transport Police says two men
  
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• Wreckage of plane that crashed in Caernarfon airport has been removed from the runway

  09-09-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Air accident investigators have removed the light aircraft from Dinas Dinlle in bid to pinpoint cause
  
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• Wi-fi data could ease London Underground overcrowding

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - TfL collected anonymous information from 5.6 million mobile devices during a four-week trial.
  
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• Well-known businessman who had his own airstrip named as victim of plane crash

  09-09-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -John Backhouse, 62, was named locally as the man who died when a plane crashed at Caernarfon Airport on Wednesday
  
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• Virgin Atlantic CEO: Reacting to Hurricane Irma

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Virgin Atlantic boss Craig Kreeger on how the airline has been joining efforts to help those hit by Hurricane Irma.
  
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• Violence erupts between taxi and Uber drivers in Johannesburg

  09-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Police deployed to quell violence after two cars operated by Uber drivers were torched in South Africas commercial capitalPolice have been deployed to sites in Johannesburg to quell growing violence between Uber drivers and metered taxi operators.Two cars operated by Uber drivers were torched on Thursday night outside a shopping mall in the upmarket suburb of Sandton in the latest round of clashes in South Africas commercial capital. A metered taxi was reportedly attacked early on
  
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• Uber to charge Londoners 'green fare' surcharge to fund hybrid cars

  09-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Londoners hailing Uber cabs will be charged an extra 35p "green fare" for each ride from next month to help pay to convert vehicles to hybrid or fully electric engines by 2020.
  
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• Uber switching drivers to greener vehicles in UK

  09-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - £150m Clean Air Fund aims to make Uber cars in London hybrid or electric by end of 2019
  
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• Uber illegally tracked key competitor Subscription

  09-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The FBI is investigating Uber amid claims that the taxi-hailing company used software to interfere with a rival.
  
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• Uber confirms FBI probe of Hell tracker programme

  09-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Investigation of software used to monitor rival Lyft is latest in long legal line
  
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• Two great value driver's cars: Peugeot 308 GTi v Seat Leon Cupra

  09-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Two hot hatches from brands famed for their real-world driver's cars. Which is best?
  
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• Two drunk strangers who forced plane to make an emergency landing before even leaving UK jailed

  09-09-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Derek Root, 30, and Alexander Gray, 38, became abusive to passengers and crew before passing out drunk in their seats
  
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• Transport for London bosses planning to track commuters using Wi-Fi

  09-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Commuters' mobile phones could be monitored to reduce overcrowding in London's Tube stations and increase revenue from advertising.
  
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• TPE updates passengers on progress of new CAF rolling stock

  09-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transpennine Express (TPE) has this week shown passengers anther image of how work is progressing with the bodyshells for its new fleet of trains for Scotland and the north west. The rolling stock, being delivered by Spanish firm CAF, will see 12 five-car Class 397 electric trains and 13 sets of...
  
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• Too fat to fly Russian stewardesses win case against Aeroflot Subscription

  09-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Aeroflot was known for decades for its woeful safety record, its surly flight attendants and its unappetising meals.
  
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• Thousands to be given HALF PRICE bus and tram travel in Birmingham

  09-09-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -It will be run as a 12 month pilot scheme initially and extended if successful
  
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• Thomas Cook pilots threaten strikes if pay talks fail Subscription

  09-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Thomas Cook pilots will strike for three more days this month and next if talks next week fail to resolve a pay dispute, their union said. They staged a 12-hour walkout yesterday in what is claimed to be a first by British pilots in 40 years. There is still a significant gap between us and Thomas Cook, Brian Strutton, of the British Airline Pilots Association, said. However, Thomas Cook insisted: We have set out a fair pay increase.
  
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• Thomas Cook pilots plan more strikes

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Pilots at leisure airline Thomas Cook announce more industrial action after 12-hour strike.
  
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• This road has seen 731 accidents and 21 deaths in 10 years

  09-09-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -The "far from acceptable" figures include more than 1,000 casualties in total
  
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• This Chinese five-seat SUV could soon be a on European roads

  09-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Out and about in the Changan CS55 230T Xuan Yao
  
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• "These car drivers are just lazy" readers react to school driving ban

  09-09-2017 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -"I know how easy it is to drive and get lazy" school run parents criticised on Facebook
  
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• The ups and down of LAs funicular railway Subscription

  09-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - When the Angels Flight reopened last week, there was widespread rejoicing at the rebirth of the 116-year-old funicular railway in the heart of Los Angeles.
  
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• The biggest car and motorcycle day in Coventry takes place this weekend

  09-09-2017 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - This years event, organised by Coventry Transport Museum, is set to be the biggest one yet with a fantastic array of classic cars on Millennium Place and Broadgate
  
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• TfGM to fight corner for full TransPennine electrification

  09-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Full electrification of the TransPennine route must continue to be considered alongside any alternatives, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has argued, insisting that the use of bi-mode engine technology is mp;ldquo;relatively unprovenmp;rdquo;. Recently the transport secretary, Chris Grayling...
  
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• Ten parks to visit in Birmingham where you can still park your car for FREE

  09-09-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -As Cannon Hill Park introduces car parking charges, why not try these ten alternatives?
  
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• Speak up for buses on York Central site

  09-09-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - BUS campaigners are urging people to have their say on the development plans for the York Central development site.
  
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• Section of M6 closed in Cheshire after tankers collide spilling chemical waste

  09-09-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Second carrier

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Royal Navy's second aircraft carrier reaches a significant milestone - but what comes next?
  
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• Second anniversary of Borders Railway marked

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - More than 2.6m people have travelled on the line between Tweedbank and Edinburgh since it opened.
  
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• Second aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales named by Duchess of Rothesay

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Prince Charles, the man who shares a title with the £3bn vessel, watches as his wife Camilla carries out the ceremony.
  
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• Scots' Electric dream

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Scottish government wants to phase out diesel and petrol cars, but what challenges will that bring?
  
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• Royal Navy relief crew lands in hurricane-hit Anguilla

  09-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - RFA Mounts Bay has docked in Anguilla loaded with supplies for residents on the British Overseas Territory, many of whom are now homeless after the Caribbean island was battered by 175mph wind.
  
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• Railway line re-opens after delays caused by collapsed tree

  09-09-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News -A COLLAPSED tree closed the railway line between Bolton and Manchester this morning.
  
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• Peugeot chiefs approved emissions cheat devices on 2m diesel vehicles Subscription

  09-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Three chief executives of PSA Peugeot Citron approved a fraudulent strategy to defeat anti-pollution tests on almost two million vehicles sold in France, according to an official report.
  
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• Passengers complain about bus delays and technical problems

  09-09-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - BUS passengers complained about delays and technical problems making it difficult to find out travel information.
  
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• North Wales Bad Parking ... are you in the hall of shame this month?

  09-09-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Eagle-eyed readers have been supplying some of the best of the worst parking car-trastrophes spotted around North Wales
  
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• New Oxford-Cambridge rail route must rely on diesel trains Subscription

  09-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A railway line linking Oxford and Cambridge will only be used by diesel trains after plans to electrify the route were abandoned.
  
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• New car production drives pick up in UK manufacturing Subscription

  09-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Growth in the manufacturing sector rose at its fastest pace this year in July but the trade deficit widened and construction continued to shrink.
  
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• New car-hailing app banned in London

  09-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Didi-backed Taxify and Via to shake up one of US groups most profitable markets
  
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• Navy's HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier officially named by Duchess of Cornwall

  09-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the two large fleet aircraft carriers about to join the Royal Navy, was named today by the Duchess of Cornwall at Rosyth naval dockyard.
  
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• Navy captain describes scenes of devastation as fleet spearhead response to Hurricane Irma

  09-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The captain of a British naval ship spearheading the humanitarian response to Hurricane Irma said he has never before "seen anything on the scale" of the damage caused.
  
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• More work planned for Waterloo approaches

  09-09-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Work to improve capacity at London Waterloo is continuing this autumn, and Network Rail has warned that some train services are being affected over seven weekends, starting tomorrow. Much of the project was completed during August, when platforms were lengthened and track layouts remodelled. However, Network Rail must still upgrade signalling between Waterloo and Vauxhall, and carry out improvements at Vauxhall.
  
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• Model garden railway owner to open his door to Peterborough public

  09-09-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - The owner of a model garden railway is opening his doors to the public at the weekend.
  
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• Man seriously injured at Glasgow airport after plunging 30ft while working on plane

  09-09-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record -The victim was helping prepare a Thomas Cook jet when he fell to the tarmac.
  
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• M6 closed for EIGHT hours after 18,000 litres of 'corrosive liquid' leaked onto motorway following crash

  09-09-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -The motorway finally reopened at around 9pm following the crash between a HGV and tanker junction 18 for Holmes Chapel and junction 19 for Knutsford on Friday afternoon
  
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• London Waterloo upgrade sees more weekend disruption

  09-09-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post -South Western Railway services will have a new timetable for seven weekends
  
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• Jaguar to go electric in 2020 and reveals the E-Type Zero

  09-09-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Jaguar has taken the worlds most beautiful car and given it an automotive heart transplant with an electric motor, as it announced plans for all new cars on sale from 2020 to be electrified.
  
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• Is this the worlds coolest electric bicycle?

  09-09-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - Elsewhere in Europe, where legislators have embraced a new breed of electric bicycle known as a speed pedelecs, bike builders are becoming ever more creative with the tech. As with other bikes in its class, the Rayvolt Bike Cruzer is capable of speeds of up to 30 mph. It has most of its functions controlled via an app and costs The post Is this the worlds coolest electric bicycle? appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Gatwick and Heathrow delays as British Airways flights cancelled and Virgin Atlantic 'severely disrupted'

  09-09-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Passengers should check flights to the USA over the weekend as journeys to three US destinations are cancelled
  
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