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• Urgent review will look at introducing new road laws for cyclists

  20-09-2017 23:30
  Announcement by transport minister Jesse Norman follows jailing of cyclist Charlie Alliston over death of Kim BriggsThe government is to hold an urgent review examining whether there should be new road laws covering cyclists following the death of a pedestrian in London who was killed after being hit by a teenager riding a type of track bike that is illegal for road use. Related: Kim Briggs widower: 'this is not about anti-cycling, it's about wrongdoing'Continue reading...
  
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• Accessing cities with a disability: what have your experiences been?

  20-09-2017 11:38
  Inaccessible venues and public spaces are a daily occurrence for most disabled people, whether at home or on holiday. We want to hear from Guardian readers with a disability about your experiences of accessing cities, good or badLast year Chester was named the most accessible city in Europe, selected from 43 cities in 21 countries for its achievements in creating a disability-friendly environment across many different sectors. Related: Roman holiday: how Chester became the most accessible city i
  
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• Virgin East Coast to auction empty first-class seats to standard ticket buyers

  20-09-2017 08:35
  Passengers can now bid for an upgrade shortly before departure using a smartphone app, with prices from £5Rail passengers unhappy at the prospect of a journey in standard class can now bid for an upgrade.Empty first-class seats on selected Virgin Trains East Coast services are being auctioned through a smartphone app shortly before departure. Related: Should first-class train travel be abolished?Continue reading...
  
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• Roman holiday: how Chester became the most accessible city in Europe

  20-09-2017 08:30
  For disabled people, the difference between being able to visit a place and not often comes down to small details. Cities around the world are taking notes from the ancient centre of Chester. Frances Ryan experiences it for herselfA step up to a restaurant and no threshold ramp in sight. A pub with its function room upstairs, making attending a friend’s birthday drinks impossible. A kerb that hasn’t been flattened, essentially imprisoning you in the road.To a wheelchair user, such as
  
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• What are the rights of passengers with cancelled Ryanair flights?

  20-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Seeking a refund or replacement flight and claiming compensation
  
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• Urban transport authorities set out vision for change

  20-09-2017 02:00 via urbantransportgroup.org
  Other News Sources - Monday, September 18, 2017 Urban transport authorities set out vision for change Blueprint for better urban transport shows way forward on devolution and investmentTopic:mp;nbsp;Bus Regional and Urban Rail Active Travel Governance Health and Wellbeing Smart Futures
  
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• Transport strikes: Bus staff join rail and tube workers

  20-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Workers on Southern, Merseyrail, Arriva Rail North and Greater Anglia are to strike on October 3 and 5 in disputes over the role of guards, the RMT union said.
  
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• This simple mistake could help you find cheap flights, according to a man who frequently flies first and business class for free

  20-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Frequent flier and points expert Gilbert Ott knows a thing or two about finding a good flight deal.
  
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• Sunderland MP demands urgent action to refurbish citys tired old railway station

  20-09-2017 02:00 via sunderlandecho.com
  Sunderland Echo - A Sunderland MP is campaigning for urgent action to regenerate the citys railway station.
  
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• Stop HS2 campaigners launch second balloon ahead of Long Eaton consultation event

  20-09-2017 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - The balloons represent the height of a proposed viaduct that will carry trains over Long Eaton
  
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• Southern, Merseyrail, Arriva Rail North and Greater Anglia rail staff strike

  20-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are staging two 24-hour walkouts in October.
  
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• Scottish and Welsh governments publish Brexit bill amendments

  20-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Nicola Sturgeon and Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones have published a series of demands they are seeking from the UK Government in order to avoid a constitutional crisis over EU withdrawal.
  
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• Scotrail Dumbarton and Vale replacement bus service branded wholly inadequate

  20-09-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie has demanded an apology from Scotrail bosses following the bus service which replaced trains travelling to the area at the weekend.
  
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• Ryanair still operating with half normal number of standby pilots

  20-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline admits it mishandled communication of flight cancellations last week
  
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• Ryanair pilot slams airline as a 'shower of s' and says bosses offered up to £12k bonus if they CANCELLED holidays

  20-09-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -The crew member, who remains anonymous, says staff hate working for firm and are planning a mass exodus
  
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• Ryanair passengers hit out at airline as they are left stranded by cancelled flights

  20-09-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Ryanair offers pilots £12,000 bonus to tackle cancelled flights fiasco

  20-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Internal memo offers tax-free bonus to staff not to take time off after rota mess-up led to hundreds of cancelled flightsHow have you been affected by Ryanairs flight cancellations? Ryanair has offered pilots a one-off bonus of up to £12,000 to forfeit holidays, according to a memo seen by the Guardian, as it battles to prevent further flight cancellations caused by a mess-up in its rota system.The Irish airlines chief executive, Michael OLeary, apologised this week after sa
  
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• Ryanair marketing boss boasts of his 'busy week'

  20-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Kenny Jacobs (pictured in July) told Facebook friends of his 'busy week' jetsetting across Europe and was watching Barcelona in the Champions League as the crisis emerged.
  
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• Ryanair cancelled flights customers won't get compensation

  20-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The debacle affecting two per cent of the Irish airline's giant customer basecould cost the airline £18million and knocked £500million off the airline's value yesterday.
  
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• RMT opposes Overground modernisation plans

  20-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The role of ticket offices on London Overground is to be reviewed, in a move criticised by the RMT union.
  
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• £1bn Swansea metro plan proposed to 'transform' region

  20-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Train journey times between Swansea and Cardiff could fall to 30 minutes if the main line was rerouted, a transport expert has said.
  
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• Newport arrest over Tube bomb attack

  20-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A 25-year-old man is arrested in Newport, south Wales, in connection with Friday's attack.
  
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• New Zealand jet fuel 'debacle' disrupts election campaign and chokes off exports

  20-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Broken fuel supply pipe results in 3,000 people a day being affected by cancelled flights as fuel rationing is expected to continue until next ThursdayNew Zealands jet fuel crisis is worsening by the day with airlines restricting ticket sales, politicians limiting travel to essential flights only on some routes in the final days of the election campaign and all but the most critical exports halted. Rationing is set to continue for another week after a digger on Thursday struck the
  
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• New train drivers arrive in Aberdeen

  20-09-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Following a recruitment drive, the ten began their one-year training programme on July 26, bringing the total number of drivers based in the city to 60.
  
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• London airport offers free flights to Ryanair passengers affected by pilot holiday saga

  20-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - London Southend Airport is offering free return flights to passengers after Ryanair cancelled up to 50 flights daily for the next six weeksbut there's a catch.
  
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• London 24-hour bus controller strike due over pay

  20-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - London bus controllers are to stage a one-day strike on 22 September, the Unite union announces.
  
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• Leeds-Bradford Airport plans changes to flight paths

  20-09-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A PUBLIC consultation is under way into air space changes around Leeds Bradford Airport.
  
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• Kent commuters will soon benefit from over 5,000 more seats on trains into London

  20-09-2017 02:00 via kentlive.news
  Other Regional Press - Commuters is Kent might finally have their complaints about overcrowding addressed as Southeastern have today announced they will add thousands more seats onto journeys into London.
  
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• Hundreds of London bus controllers to stage 24-hour strike in dispute over pay

  20-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of London bus controllers are set to stage a 24-hour strike in a dispute over pay.
  
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• How passengers can win the war on carry-on luggage

  20-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airlines new rules should prompt a packing rethink
  
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• Here are the Swansea Bay Metro plans that will also reduce the train time to Cardiff to 30 minutes

  20-09-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - The idea would see new stations across the region with an early stage estimated cost of around £1bn
  
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• Hell on the highways as more works loom

  20-09-2017 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Drivers in the Black Country are set to face more roadworks misery over the coming weeks.
  
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• Heathrow urges chancellor to scrap air passenger duty Subscription

  20-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Air taxes should be scrapped on UK domestic flights to stimulate growth, according to Heathrow.
  
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• Heathrow urges chancellor to car air tax on domestic flights in the budget

  20-09-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• FAA awards infrastructure grants to DFW, NY JFK, Houston Bush

  20-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- FAA has awarded approximately $733 million in airport improvement program (AIP) grants so far in September, including $448.1 million in discretionary funds, pushing AIP awards in 2017 over the $3 billion mark. read more
  
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• Extra carriages for Southeastern

  20-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Seventeen Class 377s move to Southeastern, with first in traffic.
  
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• Edinburgh trams inquiry: Councillors not told of price rise

  20-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Council officials learned of a significant rise in the cost of the tram project the day before a crucial council meeting - but the information was not revealed to elected members.
  
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• easyJet launches huge flash sale just days after Ryanair announces thousands of cancellations

  20-09-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -easyJet are offering 10,000 bargain flights in a flash sale, but it ends today at MIDNIGHT
  
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• 'Drive-through' rubbish bins aim to keep motorways clean

  20-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - They are installed at service areas so drivers can dump rubbish without leaving their vehicles.
  
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• Does Ryanair have a pilot shortage?

  20-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Could recruitment issues explain why the airline will be cancelling so many flights in the coming weeks?
  
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• Diesel car prices in surprise rise

  20-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - The price of used diesel cars has increased despite plans to ban the sale of new diesel vehicles from 2040 to tackle air pollution, research has revealed.
  
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• Class 700s begin full Thameslink operations

  20-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Class 700s take over all Thameslink duties
  
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• City centre road changes lead to 'chaos' claims

  20-09-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -TRADERS in York city centre have expressed their concern at the confusion caused by changes to the traffic flow outside their businesses.
  
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• Bus crash among issues in Oxford hitting profits for company

  20-09-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - BUS company bosses in Oxford say payouts from a bus crash and a series of major investments, including fleet of new park-and-ride buses, helped lead to a 'difficult' period for its finances.
  
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• British Airways proposes new pension plan

  20-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Airbus forecasts 2,000 aircraft in China by 2020

  20-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airbus expects to have 2,000 aircraft operating in China before the end of 2020 as demand continues to rise. In addition, Airbus projects Chinese airlines will need 60-100 A380s over the next five to seven years.read more
  
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• A6 upgrade: Environmentalist loses appeal against ruling

  20-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Chris Murphy challenged the planned route of the road close to an important bird sanctuary.
  
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