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• 'A world where a 12-year-old can cycle safely' is the aim, but minister expects others to deliver

  21-10-2017 08:30
  Jesse Norman wants to make cycling safer, but sees local authorities and charities like Sustran as key facilitators, not governmentJesse Norman, the transport minister whose brief includes cycling, has only been in the job for six months but has already prompted controversy by insisting that cyclists follow the Highway Code, something criticised here on the Bike Blog.In his office at the Department for Transport in Westminster, he comes across as affable and open – and talks the talk when
  
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• Pick-up fees for airport passengers rise at eight out of 20 top UK airports

  21-10-2017 08:00
  Some increased charges as much as 100% in a year while others introduced new fees, with London Luton the most expensive at £7 for 40 minutes, said RACSome of the UK’s busiest airports have sharply increased parking charges for drivers collecting passengers, a study has found. Related: Flight delays and cancellations: your rights explainedContinue reading...
  
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• Which roads, bus and cycle routes have been awarded Government cash

  21-10-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -£20 million Department of Transport cash to fund congestion busting schemes in Birmingham, Solihull, Walsall, Lichfield and Bromsgrove
  
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• Undercover police hunt sex offenders on Tube

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - BBC 100 Women go undercover on the Tube with British Transport Police officers catching offenders.
  
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• UK government awards £51m to driverless car testing infrastructure projects

  21-10-2017 02:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Four UK projects have been awarded a total of £51m of government funding to develop testing infrastructure for autonomous cars. The four projects, which are led by HORIBA MIRA; Millbrook Proving Ground; TRL and the Warwick Manufacturing Group are the first to be funded from the governments £100m Connected and Autonomous Vehicles testing infrastructure programmeThe post UK government awards £51m to driverless car testing infrastructure projects appeared firs
  
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• Train havoc expected for Welsh commuters thanks to Storm Brian

  21-10-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -Arriva Trains Wales have confirmed "significant" changes to their timetable
  
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• Three children dice with death on train archway in Wales

  21-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Three youngsters, thought to be aged around 11 or 12, were spotted shuffling along the Old Colwyn archways in North Wales at around 50ft above the road below.
  
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• There will be another bus strike on Monday - here are all the services affected

  21-10-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -None of the firms services in Greater Manchester will be running on Monday
  
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• The airports that charge you £3 for a goodbye kiss

  21-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - An investigation by the RAC found that London Stansted is now the most expensive airport for those wanting to drop off a loved one at the terminal. Four others have increased drop-off fees.
  
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• Tax breaks could be on the way for electric bikes

  21-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Buyers of electric bikes could be given tax breaks in a move to roads minister Jesse Norman says would encourage exercise and tackle pollution concerns across the country.
  
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• Surrey Heath highways budget slashed by more than 80 as 27 out of 31 planned projects put on back burner

  21-10-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -The borough's budget for essential road maintenance has been cut by 77 while spending on large scale highways projects has been reduced by 86
  
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• Strip Greater Anglia of franchise say union over alleged safety failings

  21-10-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Transport union bosses are calling for Greater Anglia to be stripped of the rail franchiseclaiming safety inspectors uncovered a string of deficiencies and failings while guards were on strike.
  
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• Storm Brian: UK braced for gale-force winds and disruption

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Forecasters warn of the potential for flooding, power cuts and transport disruption.
  
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• Storm Brian: Power cuts, trampolines on railway tracks and massive waves feared as Wales braces itself

  21-10-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds
  
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• Storm Brian: Network Rail warns services could run at reduced speeds due to high winds and heavy rain

  21-10-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Network Rail has warned passengers to expect disruption at the weekend as it implements Storm Brian "weather contingency plans"
  
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• Storm Brian: Network Rail warns homeowners to tie down garden furniture before 70mph winds

  21-10-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Storm Brian: Disruption for Wales as gales expected

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Winds of up to 70mph are forecast, with roads being closed and public transport cancelled.
  
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• Speed limits through roadworks may rise to 60mph

  21-10-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Highways England suggests change to combat congestion and reduce impact of repairsSpeed limits could be raised to 60mph through roadworks as Highways England tries to combat congestion and reduce the impact of repairs.The government-owned company, which has been testing different speed limits since September 2016, found motorists heart rates were lower when driving faster through roadworks. Continue reading...
  
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• Shipyard workers dismayed over warship

  21-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - WORKERS at BAE Systems are despondent after a visit by defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon to the Ferguson shipyard near Greenock, their union has claimed.
  
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• Services set to return to Liverpool Lime Street

  21-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - London Midland services between Birmingham and Liverpool Lime Street are set to resume operations this Monday following a period of improvement works at the northern station. Since 30 September many journeys into Liverpoolmp;rsquo;s main city centre station have been diverted to South Parkway....
  
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• Ryanairs Stansted pilots turn down OLearys pay offer

  21-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Vote follows similar rejection at carriers Madrid base this week
  
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• Rail firms 'consider' railcard for 26 to 30-year-olds

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - It's thought one train company will begin trials of the new railcard in December
  
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• RAC figures show Stansted Airport has highest drop-off parking charge in country

  21-10-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - A study has revealed Stansted Airport has the highest drop-off parking fees of any airport in the country.
  
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• Plans revealed for major Stoke station upgrade ahead of HS2

  21-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Plans for a major to upgrade Stoke station into a key central hub for HS2 in the West Midlands have been unveiled. The project includes work to both the interior and exterior areas of the station set to take place over the next 25 years. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has announced the plans this...
  
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• Plaid Cymru will launch transport 'revolution' if elected to government

  21-10-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Leanne Wood, Plaid Cymru's leader, made the pledge at the party's annual conference today in Caernarfon
  
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• Pilots at Ryanair's largest base reject pay offer

  21-10-2017 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  Reuters News - DUBLIN (Reuters) - A majority of Ryanairpilots at its largest base haverejected management's offer of improved pay and conditions, the airline said on Friday, dealing a blow to its efforts to address a recent pilot shortage.
  
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• Parsons Green Tube stabbing: Second teen charged with murder

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Omid Saidy was stabbed to death outside Parsons Green station on Monday.
  
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• Nissan halts production in Japan over inspection concerns

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The firm recalled 1.2 million cars in Japan because uncertified technicians performed final checks.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Roadworks 'misery' to end and EU 'saves May'

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans to increase a motorway speed limit and progress over Brexit talks are among the stories leading the papers.
  
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• New technology to catch uninsured drivers will keep '100s out of criminal justice system'

  21-10-2017 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - NEW police technology cracking down on uninsured drivers breaking the law will keep hundreds of people out of the criminal justice system throughout Oxfordshire.
  
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• New Great Western Railway trains fixed after software upgrade

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Four trains were removed from service on Wednesday due to glitches such as leaking air-con units.
  
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• MP to meet bosses over controversial car park

  21-10-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies will meet the private company behind a controversial car park next week.
  
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• Motorway roadworks speed limits may be increased to 60mph

  21-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Highways England is set to introduce the higher limit early next year after a study found drivers felt more relaxed travelling at speed.
  
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• Motorway roadworks misery to be stopped Subscription

  21-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The 50mph speed limit imposed on drivers going past roadworks will be scrapped after research found that motorists felt safer at faster speeds.
  
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• More work needs to be done to improve rail crossing safety

  21-10-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - ITS A parents worst fear that one day their child might not come home.
  
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• Market report: EasyJet gains height on Air Berlin buzz as rivals are hit by turbulence

  21-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The airline market has been clouded by turmoil this monthMonarch Airlines collapsing and Ryanair grappling with a pilots shortagebut the City shrugged off the turmoil to fly with easyJet on Friday.
  
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• Map reveals full route of new bypass in Lichfield

  21-10-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -DfT allocates £5m towards £17.3m final phase of Southern Bypass with 2020 completion date
  
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• Manchester Airport strike action by cleaning staff

  21-10-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Cleaners working for Mitie Cleaning and Environmental have announced a series of dates - including over Christmas
  
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• M20 to be shut for one week of resurfacing works

  21-10-2017 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Kent motorists will be forced to find a different route as a motorway is closed for five nights for resurfacing works.
  
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• Judge warns railway cable thieves they face jail

  21-10-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -A YORK judge has warned that those who cause hours-long train delays and cost Network Rail millions of pounds by stealing signal cable will be jailed.
  
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• Ignoring CTU code puts crews at risk, says shipping alliance

  21-10-2017 02:00 via fairplay.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Seafarer safety is being increasingly put at risk because of a lack of attention to proper cargo packing, according to a four-association alliance of shippers.
  
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• How to claim for pothole damage if UK roads hurt your car

  21-10-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- A new study by Confused.com said a whopping 1,031,787 potholes were reported to local councils last year. Here's how to make a claim if one causes damage to your car.
  
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• Half-term travel chaos as smash closes M40

  21-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Roads officials warned drivers of 'long delays' stretching into the night as workers rush to repair emergency barriers that were damaged in the pile-up between J1A and J2 at Beaconsfield.
  
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• Government minister test drives Oxfordshire's self-driving revolution

  21-10-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - CABINET minister Elizabeth Truss visited Oxfordshire to see progress on a self-driving car project for herself.
  
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• Government approves £46.8m funding for Middlewich Bypass

  21-10-2017 02:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  Crewe Chronicle -Transport Minister John Hayes praised Congleton MP Fiona Bruce for her persistence in securing the funding
  
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• Gatwick Airport set for 200 jobs 'boost' as new aircraft hangar granted permission to be built

  21-10-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Work on Boeing's new aircraft hangar will start later this year
  
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• Fed-up passengers send demand for private jets soaring Subscription

  21-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Forget check-in queues and cramped middle seats. The number of people ditching commercial airlines and flying by private jet instead reached its highest level this summer since 2008.
  
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• Drivers pay £3.50 for airport goodbye kiss Subscription

  21-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Motorists are being charged as much as £3.50 to drop friends and family at airports after a rise in parking charges.
  
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• Double decker bus wedged under bridge

  21-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused after a bus collided with a bridge in Aberdeen.
  
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• Double decker bus gets stuck under Aberdeen bridge

  21-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The accident happened on Riverside Drive in Aberdeen at the Wellington suspension bridge, causing rush hour delays.
  
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