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• London tube strike to hit commuters and football fans next week

  29-09-2017 11:13
  Drivers plan 24-hour walkout in dispute over pay on same day England takes on Slovenia in World Cup qualifier at WembleyA strike by tube drivers will cause substantial disruption across the London Underground network, passengers have been warned.
  Members of the Aslef union plan to walk out for 24 hours on Thursday 5 October in a dispute over working conditions. Continue reading...
  
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• Women drivers will CUT car crashes, says Saudi Prince

  29-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef, who heads Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry, made the claim in a tweet, saying security services are 'ready' to introduce female driving licences from next year.
  
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• Welsh Government show commitment to Wales and Borders staff

  29-09-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A SERIES of commitments for the next Wales and Borders franchise have been made by the Welsh Government, the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has announced.
  
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• Welsh Government: New Train Operator To Retain Safety Critical Guard

  29-09-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  Journal Live - The new operators of trains in Wales will keep a safety critical guard on services, ministers have announced.
  
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• 'We need to do all we can to provide safe routes': Crossings upgrade for schoolchildren

  29-09-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Twocrossing patrol sites along a main road in Weymouth are to be given an upgrade to improve safety for schoolchildren and other pedestrians.
  
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• We Asked People At Stansted If They Still Trust Ryanair

  29-09-2017 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  The Huffington Post - Its Europes busiest airline famed for a unique approach to cost-cutting and improbably low fares.
  
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• Wales Travel Infrastructure Plans for the Future

  29-09-2017 02:00 via businessnewswales.com
  Other News Sources - Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure has pledged over £1 billion to travel and infrastructure in Wales over the next five years.
  
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• Wales rail franchise 'expected to have more staff'

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Trains could have more staff under the next rail franchise, the first minster has announced.
  
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• United to have passengers bid for compensation

  29-09-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - New programme to deal with overbooked flights
  
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• Underground 'bus tunnels' across city to be paid for by tax on parking spaces

  29-09-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -BUSINESSES could be forced to fund Oxford's 'ambitious' transport vision as plans to introduce a workplace parking levy take a step closer.
  
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• Uber ruling puts jobs at risk, says Theresa May

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The prime minister says a decision to stop the taxi-hailing company operating in London is
  
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• Tube strike: All you need to know about next Thursday's London Underground walkout

  29-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The majority of train drivers on the London Underground are set to stage industrial action next Thursday in a row over demands for a four-day week.
  
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• Tram markings plan to help cyclists in Edinburgh

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The measures are the first in an ongoing project to help cyclists negotiate city tram tracks.
  
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• Tram extension will put Leith on the right track Subscription

  29-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - You may struggle to find a more divisive subject in Edinburgh than the trams. However, if done properly, plans to extend the tram service to Leith could be good news for the area and the city as a whole. The council has approved the outline business case for the extension and, if it happens, it could unlock Leiths potential as a business destination.
  
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• Thousands of Brompton folding bikes recalled over safety fears

  29-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of Brompton folding bikes are being recalled over safety concerns about a component.
  
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• Theresa May hints at Boeing boycott in Bombardier US tariff row

  29-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - PM strongly suggests government will stop ordering planes from US firm as she hits out at creeping protectionismTheresa May has dropped a strong hint that the government will stop ordering planes from the US aerospace giant Boeing following the decision to slap punitive tariffs on planes part-made in Belfast by the Canadian company Bombardier.Angered by the threat to 4,000 jobs in one of the poorest parts of the UK, the prime minister said Boeings action was not the sort of behavi
  
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• Theresa May attacks Sadiq Khan for putting jobs of Uber drivers in danger Subscription

  29-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Theresa May has criticised the disproportionate decision to refuse to renew the London licence of Uber, saying that the move puts thousands of jobs at risk.
  
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• Ryanair given deadline to obey compensation rules

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The regulator lists measures the airline must take to meet the law protecting passengers' rights.
  
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• Ryanair given deadline to fix compensation policy for cancelled flights

  29-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Ryanair has been ordered to correct its compensation policy for hundreds of thousands of people who had flights cancelled - by tomorrow.
  
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• Ryanair cancels more flights as regulator threatens legal action Subscription

  29-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ryanair has cancelled more than 450 flights out of Dublin between November and March.
  
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• RMT escalates row with Greater Anglia with overtime ban

  29-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - RMT has escalated its action on Greater Anglia by imposing an overtime ban for all of its members who work with the TOC. Conductors and senior conductor members have been instructed not to undertake any overtime or rest day working between 10 October and 6 November. This comes in addition to a...
  
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• Revealed: TfL could make £322 million by monitoring mobile phone use on the Tube

  29-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London could stand to make more than £320 million by monitoring passengers' mobile phone use on the Tube, it has emerged.
  
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• Red safety lanes for cyclists in Edinburgh get the green light after Zhi Min Soh death Subscription

  29-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Cycle lanes are to be installed at key points along the tram route in Edinburgh after the death of a cyclist.
  
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• Rail workers to stage fresh wave off industrial action

  29-09-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Rail workers in Peterboorugh involved in one of the bitter disputes raging over the role of guards are to stage a fresh wave of industrial action.
  
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• Plans for driverless £6m Coventry light railway unveiled

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans for a driverless £6m light railway project for Coventry have been revealed.
  
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• Passengers face chaos due to airport check-in system failure

  29-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Airline customers have been hit with major disruption after computer check-in systems failed across the globe.
  
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• ORR invites views on TOC access charges reform

  29-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has released details about the consultation into the charges that operators pay to access the rail network as part of Network Rails 2018 periodic review.
  
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• NR moves forward on £46m Southend Victoria Line wire replacement scheme

  29-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Significant steps forward have been taken to install new overhead wires on the Southend Victoria branch line this weekend as part of a mp;pound;46m programme of works. Network Rail has installed over 1km of new wire between Shenfield and Billericay, which will mean fewer delays and improved...
  
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• New giant funnel bins to help keep our motorways clean

  29-09-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - A BOLTON motorway worker is backing giant funnel bins set to be installed at the region's service stations to help keep road cleans and people safe.
  
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• More rail action planned but what is the dispute on Greater Anglia about?

  29-09-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Conductor/guards on Greater Anglia are to introduce an overtime ban for a month from October 10 as they step up their dispute over changing their role. But what is the dispute all about?
  
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• Mexico's Interjet inks Wi-Fi deal with Panasonic

  29-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Mexico City-based LCC Interjet will install Wi-Fi on its new Airbus family aircraft deliveries, supplier Panasonic Avionics announced during the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Expo in Long Beach, California.read more
  
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• India's rail minister seeks to reassure GE over plan to electrify railways

  29-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Glasgow Airport to provide free sanitary products

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The move is in response to Labour MSP Monica Lennon's campaign to end
  
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• Glasgow Airport passengers given better access to sanitary products after trial launched

  29-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Glasgow Airport is to provide free sanitary products for female passengers.
  
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• Furious Ryanair customers slam airline as 'complete joke' for axing more flights

  29-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Furious Ryanair customers affected by the latest batch of flight cancellations have bombarded the firm with complaints.
  
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• Final tenders invited for Wales and Borders franchise

  29-09-2017 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - Final tenders have been invited for the next Wales and Borders rail franchise, with the winner also set to run the new South Wales Metro.
  
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• Etihad taps Tony Douglas as new chief executive

  29-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Elon Musk is aiming to land 2 cargo ships on Mars in 2022

  29-09-2017 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  C.N.N. - Elon Musk just unveiled the next phase of his grand plans for colonizing Mars.
  
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• Edinburgh set for first all-electric buses

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Lothian Buses is to introduce the first batch of fully-electric vehicles in Edinburgh this weekend.
  
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• Could wood pulp make cars lighter and more efficient?

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Car parts of the future could be made out of a surprising material. Wood.
  
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• Construction begins on Kirkdale depot to maintain new Merseyrail fleet

  29-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Work has started on a new state-of-the-art depot at Kirkdale that will accommodate for Merseyrailmp;rsquo;s new fleet. The rolling stock, which is due to be introduced by the TOC in 2020, will be fixed and maintained at the depot. BAM Nuttall is currently undertaking enabling works at Kirkdale...
  
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• Brompton recalls folding bikes over faulty bracket axle

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The London-based company says 144,000 cycles made between April 2014 and May 2017 are being recalled.
  
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• Brompton issues voluntary recall of 144,000 bikes

  29-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UK group says axles had been failing more than expected
  
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• Boeing's Bombardier row undermines its UK ties, says May

  29-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The prime minister says Boeing's stance towards Bombardier is not that of a long-term UK partner.
  
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• 'It's damaging lives': Theresa May hits out at 'disproportionate' Uber London ban

  29-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Theresa May has hit out at the "disproportionate" decision to strip Uber of its London licencewhich she says has put thousands of jobs at risk.
  
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• American nears A350 decision; no interest in 100-seater

  29-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- American Airlines expects to make a final decision on its order for 22 Airbus A350-900s within six months and possibly by the end of 2017.read more
  
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• Airport check-in systems crash was caused by single switch

  29-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The system was sent into meltdown today when the firm accidentally triggered a computer crash, causing long lines of upset passengers to form at airports across the globe.
  
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• A London Uber driver's day on the road mapped out

  29-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Mark Cairns shares data on his shifts since the company was threatened with a ban in the UK capital
  
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