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• UK running 200 years behind on rail accessibility | Letter from 55 campaigners

  09-10-2017 19:33
  Nearly 80% of stations across the UK are not accessible to deaf, disabled and older people, say 55 campaigners, even though the government’s figures show a threefold return on such investmentLast week 50 organisations wrote to the secretary of state for transport to demand that he restores vital Access for All rail projects. Despite being one of the wealthiest countries in the world, the UK still has a long way to go on rail access. Nearly 80% of stations across the UK are not accessible t
  
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• Isis supporter jailed for planning to bomb Birmingham train lines

  09-10-2017 14:50
  Zahid Hussain, 29, sentenced to minimum of 15 years after scouting target and attempting to assemble explosivesAn Islamic State supporter who planned to blow up railway lines using a bomb built with Christmas tree lights has been jailed for at least 15 years.Zahid Hussain, 29, a former nightclub doorman, was caught on CCTV climbing into a storm drain under the mainline out of Birmingham to London as he researched possible targets. Continue reading...
  
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• Why railway enthusiasts came in their droves to Derby today

  09-10-2017 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - Dozens of rail enthusiasts had their cameras out in excitement when Britains newest steam train rolled into and out of Derby.
  
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• VTEC confirms December 2018 start date for Azumas

  09-10-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Virgin Trains East Coast Managing Director David Horne has confirmed to RAIL that the first passenger services to be operated by its new Azuma fleet will commence in December 2018.
  
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• VIDEO: Reckless queue-jumping by drivers 'almost expected' in Bradford says officer leading danger driving crackdown

  09-10-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A ROAD safety charity has slammed reckless drivers caught performing dangerous and illegal overtaking manoeuvres on some of Bradfords busiest roads.
  
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• US imposes 300 import tariff on Bombardier

  09-10-2017 02:00 via theweek.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Chamber of Commerce rules in favour of Boeing over claims of illegal state subsidies
  
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• Two pedestrians killed or maimed each week in cycle crash

  09-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - A total of 25 pedestrians have been killed in bike accidents over the past seven years, while another 700 were seriously injured, Department of Transport data shows.
  
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• Train operator supports young Hatters

  09-10-2017 02:00 via lutontoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Over 50 teenagers have been given free travel from Govia Thameslink Railway to support their development with Luton Town Football Club.
  
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• Self-driving cars could run on unlit roads to conserve energy Subscription

  09-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Lights could go out on motorways after driverless cars are introduced, to save energy and end night blight, an official report says.
  
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• Ryanair safety workers are snapped horsing around

  09-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Footage given to The Sun Online by a whistleblower shows the employees playing a prank at the airline's maintenance depot at Prestwick Airport, near Glasgow.
  
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• Prestwick airport costs escalating Subscription

  09-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Prestwick airport sucked in an additional £9.6 million of public money last year to keep it afloat, according to new figures.
  
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• New street crossing alerts drivers if pedestrian is looking at their phone

  09-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A hi-tech crossing which alerts drivers when a pedestrian using a mobile phone steps in front of traffic has been unveiled.
  
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• New Dundee bus service launched to meet demand

  09-10-2017 02:00 via eveningtelegraph.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Xplore Dundee is introducing a new bus service to meet the demands of elderly residents, following extensive customer consultation.
  
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• More than 60 of Monarch passengers back in the UK

  09-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - More than 350 rescue flights have so far been chartered or leased by the Civil Aviation Authority.
  
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• Ministers fear Bombardier row could hit US trade alliance

  09-10-2017 02:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - THE escalating Bombardier row with the US over UK manufacturing jobs could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal, ministers fear.
  
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• May must stand up to Boeings bully-boy tactics Subscription

  09-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Theresa May will no doubt have spent the weekend reflecting on the impact of the phony P45 she got handed last week, but in Belfast there are four thousand Bombardier workers worrying that they might receive a real one unless their prime minister stands up to the bully-boy tactics of the US company, Boeing, and their protector, Donald Trump.
  
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• Invest, connect, and train: How to fill the UKs productivity void

  09-10-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Last Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its latest figures on the UKs labour productivity.
  
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• In search of Britains best railway stations

  09-10-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Historian Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of Britain in search of our best railway stations. Stephen McClarence climbs aboard for a celebration of architecture, engineering and social history.
  
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• Illegal or necessary? Cyclists riding on one of Cardiff's busiest pedestrian streets - we asked what you thought

  09-10-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -There has been a definite split in feelings
  
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• HS2 college launches in Doncaster

  09-10-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The National Rail College in Doncaster is officially launched today.
  
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• How Edinburghs bigger trams may have increased costs

  09-10-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Edinburghs decision to go for a bigger tram than other places could have increased costs.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport signs ground-breaking Beijing partnership amid £80m expansion

  09-10-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Edinburgh Airport has signed a ground-breaking partnership agreement with Beijing Capital International Airport, whilst also beginning work on an £80m expansion.
  
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• Driverless cars can transform cities by 2025, says Toyota Subscription

  09-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Road safety will be transformed as drivers take a back seat while change accelerates
  
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• Crossing detects pedestrians using phones Subscription

  09-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A smart crossing that can warn when a pedestrian using a phone suddenly steps out in front of traffic has been unveiled.
  
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• Coventry's Electric Railway Museum to close

  09-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A museum housing a collection of electric trains is closing to the public because developers want the land on which it sits.
  
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• Cost-cutting delays Heathrow airports third runway Subscription

  09-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Heathrows plans for a third runway have been delayed until at least the end of the year as the airport tries to cut £6 billion from the cost of the project.
  
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• Cash boost for restoration of Quiet Man train station

  09-10-2017 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast Telegraph - The crumbling railway station which featured in the opening scenes of classic movie The Quiet Man is on course to be opened up as a major tourist attraction by St Patrick's Day next year.
  
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• Brighton MP criticises draconian decision to close stations for Lewes Bonfire

  09-10-2017 02:00 via brightonandhovenews.org
  Other Regional Press - Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle has criticised the decision to close a number of railway stations to stop people travelling to and from Lewes for Bonfire next month.
  
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• Bombardier trade dispute to be raised in Commons by DUP

  09-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - DUP's Gavin Robinson will call on government ministers to
  
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• Argentine Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela

  09-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Argentine Airlines say it has concerns over security and has ended its flights to Caracas.
  
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