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• Mixed reactions after Uber stripped of London license – video

  22-09-2017 20:55
  Taxi company Uber was stripped of its London licence on Friday after it was deemed the company is not a 'fit and proper' private car hire operator. London mayor Sadiq Khan says he fully supports the decision to revoke Uber’s licence, but there was mixed reaction on the streetsUber stripped of London licence due to lack of corporate responsibility
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• Mixed reactions after Uber stripped of London licence – video

  22-09-2017 20:55
  The ride-hailing firm was stripped of its London licence on Friday after it was deemed the company was not a 'fit and proper' private car hire operator. The London mayor Sadiq Khan says he fully supports the decision to revoke Uber’s licence, but there was mixed reaction on the streetsUber stripped of London licence due to lack of corporate responsibility
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• The Guardian view on Uber in London: obey the rules | Editorial

  22-09-2017 19:32
  Many Londoners are horrified that the taxi app faces a ban. But this is a defining momentThe decision by Transport for London to withdraw Uber’s operating licence in the capital – it continues unhindered in its 19 other UK centres – feels like a catastrophe for its 40,000 drivers and for many of the 3.5 million people who use it every day. For Uber, it is a battle over the nature of its business – ride-sharing app or, as TfL says, a minicab firm subject to the same rules
  
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• Uber's rivals ready to fill the gap but cab giant puts up a fight

  22-09-2017 19:10
  The travel service faces a string of concerns about its practices that will be aired during a long appeal The end is far from nigh for Uber, but Transport for London’s decision not to renew its licence is another wounding blow. Even after the controversies that the ride-hailing app has faced worldwide and the concerted opposition of unions, employment-rights lawyers and black-cab drivers, few expected TfL’s verdict that Uber is not a “fit and proper” firm to run taxis in
  
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• 'It's a catastrophe': your views on Uber losing its London licence

  22-09-2017 16:27
  The ride-hailing app has been told it is not ‘fit and proper’ to hold a licence in the capital. We asked for your views on thisUber has had its application for a new licence in London rejected. The decision was made on the basis that the company was considered not a “fit and proper” private car hire operator.Related: Uber stripped of London licence due to lack of corporate responsibilityContinue reading...
  
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• London’s Uber decision might be unpopular, but it’s the right one | Toby Moses

  22-09-2017 16:00
  Uber is cheap, convenient and by and large safe, but it has serious flaws too. No company deserves a free pass just because it’s popularThe initial horrified response to Transport for London’s decision to remove Uber’s licence to operate in the capital seemed to be rather too focused on the mild inconvenience to its customers. There was a palpable sense that this tech unicorn was a serious source of progress in big city travel, and that its removal would be a step back into the
  
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• Uber deserved to lose its licence – Londoners’ safety must come first | Sadiq Khan

  22-09-2017 14:22
  Our city is a hotbed of innovation and entrepreneurship. That’s because it’s renowned as a place where everyone has to play by the same rulesFrom the steam engine to the web, Britain has a long history of inventing and embracing brilliant new technology, often with London leading the way with the very latest developments.In recent years, we have seen great leaps forward in areas such as green technology, medical innovations and contactless payments on the underground, but also with m
  
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• 'I feel like a second-class citizen': readers on navigating cities with a disability

  22-09-2017 13:36
  We asked readers with a disability to share their experiences – good and bad. Their responses show the many ways people can be shut out of their communitiesHow Chester became the most accessible city in Europe
  Access denied: wheelchair metro maps versus everyone else’s
  “Sandwich boards on pavements, a crowd of smokers blocking the disabled entrance, bins or vans parked over lowered pavement edges, disabled toilets being used as performers’ changing rooms or storage, &lsqu
  
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• What happens if you turn off the traffic lights?

  22-09-2017 07:00
  When Amsterdam removed signals from a busy junction, it made journeys faster and interactions more pleasant. Now the approach is being copied across the cityOn a foggy Monday morning in May 2016, 14 Amsterdam officials, engineers and civil servants gathered nervously at Alexanderplein – a busy intersection near the city centre with three tramlines – where many people were walking, driving, and, as in any Dutch city, riding bicycles. With a flip of a switch, the traffic controls were
  
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• Will this plan bring an end to Sardine Express train journeys?

  22-09-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Transport minister Chris Grayling has allocated £5m of funding to develop digital signalling on the rail line between Manchester and York
  
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• Why one stretch of road resurfacing cost half a MILLION pounds

  22-09-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - HALF a million pounds has been spent on resurfacing a main road in Horwichand the price tag has been described as 'indicative' of the current problems facing Bolton's highways department.
  
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• Warning plan for 'bus-only' low emissions zone in Glasgow will trigger massive fare hikes

  22-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - BUS operators will be banned from driving in Glasgow city centre by the end of 2018 unless their vehicles meet the toughest European standards for emissions, under plans to radically improve air quality.
  
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• Turkish Airlines to buy 40 Boeing 787-9s

  22-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Turkish Airlines said it intends to order 40 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. When finalized, the order would be worth nearly $11 billion at list prices.read more
  
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• Transport Secretary to announce £5million for Transpennine digital railway development

  22-09-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - Trains between Manchester and York could be the first in Britain to be digitally controlled, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will announce.
  
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• Transpennine trains could be first in Britain to be controlled digitally

  22-09-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -Inter-city trains between Manchester and York could be the first in Britain to be controlled digitally , Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will announce.
  
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• Tram inquiry an expensive disaster as bill soars to £7m Subscription

  22-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The inquiry into what went wrong with the plans for Edinburghs tram system has already cost almost £7 million.
  
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• TfGM gets to work on upgrades at 25 Metrolink stations

  22-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Major work to upgrade stations across Manchestermp;rsquo;s Metrolink network has kicked off this week. This first phase will see customer information screens, public address systems, CCTV, help points and induction loops installed at 25 stations around Greater Manchester. Tactile paving will then...
  
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• Taxi drivers defend 2 booking fees Subscription

  22-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Taxi drivers have insisted that it is fair to start charging customers 2 to book a cab through the Mytaxi mobile app.
  
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• Tangle of cross-shareholdings links Uber and its rivals

  22-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - While car-booking companies battle for supremacy, investors hedge their bets
  
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• Strategy developed to drive forward rail devolution agenda

  22-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - A strategy has been set out by urban transport authorities that explains how government and transport bodies should work together to deliver integrated transport networks for passengers. Publishing its report mp;lsquo;Policy futures for urban transportmp;rsquo;, the Urban Transport Group (UTG)...
  
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• Ryanair shareholders lambast chief over cancellation 'boo boo'

  22-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Ryanair shareholders have told the budget airlines boss that the flight cancellation controversy is a complete cock-up.
  
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• Ryanair resorts to the Fawlty Towers school of man management

  22-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Michael OLeary has offered a £12,000 bonus to pilots willing to waive days off
  
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• Ryanair plans to make pilots change holidays

  22-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Pilots might have to defer some annual leave, says Michael O'Leary, as cancellations cost airline £22m.
  
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• Ryanair maintains profit forecast despite cancellations

  22-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Irish LCC Ryanair has said crew problems, which have forced the airline to cancel 2 of its flights over a six-week period, will not affect its full-year profit.read more
  
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• Ryanair flights fiasco: Boss Michael O'Leary admits cancellation crisis is a 'major boo boo'

  22-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary today admitted a "major boo boo" as angry shareholders turned on the budget airline over its cancelled flights fiasco.
  
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• Ryanair debate: There is a global shortage of pilots

  22-09-2017 02:00 via channel4.com
  Other News Sources - Joining us from Dublin is Evan Cullen, an Aer Lingus pilot and President of the Irish Air Line Pilots Association, a union which represents some of the Ryanair pilots. And Victoria Moores, an aviation analyst and European editor of Air Transport World.
  
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• Ryanair CEO explains cancellations to board

  22-09-2017 02:00 via channel4.com
  Other News Sources - The boss of Ryanair was in Dublin today to explain to shareholders why his airline is having to cancel up to 50 flights a day over the next six weeks, to the fury of passengers.
  
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• Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary faces his shareholders

  22-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Nearly 50 airports have banded together and union memberships for the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) are soaring after Michael O'Leary (pictured) branded staff 'lazy'.
  
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• Relief as first section of A1(M) missing link opens

  22-09-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - MOTORISTS will today be breathing a sigh of relief after a six-mile stretch of new motorway, which has been limited to two lanes and subject to rigidly-enforced speed and restrictions, is opened.
  
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• Plans for west London's first cycle superhighway unveiled - with more than half of route segregated from traffic

  22-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Plans for the first cycle superhighway in west London were unveiled today.
  
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• NR starts £4.2m refurb of 134-year-old South Esk viaduct

  22-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Work has started this week on the mp;pound;4.2m refurbishment of the South Esk viaduct at Montrose, it has been revealed. The impressive structure is 16 span, 440 metres and Grade B listed, and stands on 15 pairs of wrought iron piers above the River Esk at the mouth of the Montrose...
  
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• MPs probe scrapped Cardiff-Swansea rail electrification

  22-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Committee chair David Davies announces investigation into the dropping of the Cardiff-Swansea plans.
  
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• London Midland swaps rail for road with Vlo Birmingham challenge

  22-09-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -A team of 61 staff from the train operating company will be hitting the West Midlands' roads on Sunday to tackle the 100-mile cycling event
  
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• 'Huge rise' in number of commuters leaving their car behind

  22-09-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - Arriva Trains Wales says it has recorded a 'huge rise' in the number of passengers boarding the train at commuter stations on the outskirts of citieswith footfall doubling at one site.
  
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• Government needs to stop the 'boom and bust' approach to rail funding

  22-09-2017 02:00 via politicshome.com
  Other Regional Press - Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association Darren Caplan urges the Chancellor to act quickly to avoid a funding cliff edge by March 2019.
  
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• First duties for GWR's new Intercity Express Programme trains

  22-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - First IEP duties planned for GWR
  
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• DRS seeks new diesel-electrics for freight and passenger work

  22-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Direct Rail Services in market for ten new diesel-electrics
  
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• Budget for repairing Northern Ireland's roads set to run out

  22-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Any repairs being carried out after October
  
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• AAR to service Air Canada narrowbody Airbus, Embraer fleet

  22-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Illinois-based aviation services specialist AAR has signed contracts to provide airframe maintenance on Air Canadas fleet of narrowbody Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft and Embraer E190s. read more
  
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