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• Is Richard Branson’s high-speed train in a pneumatic tube pie in the sky?

  22-10-2017 08:00
  First airlines, then spaceships. Now the Virgin boss wants to build Hyperloop One – a high-speed, pneumatic maglev railway. But engineering experts doubt that it will ever leave the stationLast week, Richard Branson gave a boost to tech tycoon Elon Musk’s vision of a futuristic transport system. Hyperloop One is the frontrunner among several companies working on plans for magnetically propelled ground shuttles capable of keeping pace with commercial airliners. Branson announced an in
  
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• 'Worst ever' Christmas delays may hit up to 20m journeys

  22-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Journey times are set to double during 11 days of work over the festive period, when five out of seven major rail routes are closed affecting people from London to Glasgow.
  
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• Where can you expect to find hold-ups on East Anglias major roads?

  22-10-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Road crews from Highways England will be working at the following sites on East Anglias busiest roads over the next weekso this is where drivers can expect to find delays:
  
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• Underground success

  22-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - An exhibition marks the work of unrecognised female artists whose work has adorned London.
  
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• UK weather: Storm Brian cancels British Airway flights

  22-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - British Airways have cancelled 10 flights to and from London Heathrow to try and slow the pace of arrivals at the UKs busiest airport.
  
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• Trans-Pennine rail and road links plea to ministers

  22-10-2017 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Other News Sources - TRANSPORT Secretary Chris Grayling and northern powerhouse minister Jake Berry have been urged to extend the East Lancashire rail line and M65 across the Pennines.
  
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• Three more flood alerts issued as Storm Brian surge floods roads

  22-10-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The second major storm of the week hits coastal towns and swells river levels
  
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• The end of an era - Moss's Motors in Thirsk closes after almost a century

  22-10-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -ALMOST a century of motoring history that encompassed world speed records and racing with Nigel Mansell has come to an end with the closure of Mosss Motors in Thirsk.
  
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• Take action this Road Safety Week and help prevent needless casualties

  22-10-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Families and communities in Dorset have one month left to register for UK Road Safety Week, as BriteAngle is named new co-headline sponsor.
  
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• Strike threat over return of flying coffin Subscription

  22-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Tens of thousands of offshore workers in Scotland will be urged to strike if a helicopter involved in a spate of accidents returns to service.
  
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• Storm Brian: Road and railways open after disruption

  22-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Several roads, bridges and railway lines were closed as gusts of 78mph hit the Welsh coast.
  
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• Speed limit could rise to 60mph through roadworks after tests show lowered heart rate for drivers

  22-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Speed limits could rise to 60mph through roadworks as Highways England seeks to ease congestion and reduce the impact of repairs.
  
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• Rise in airport drop-off and pick-up charges 'eye-watering'

  22-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Charges for picking up and dropping off passengers at some UK airports have risen by as much as 100.
  
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• Revealed: This is how much potholes cost in North Yorkshire

  22-10-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - DRIVERS in North Yorkshire reported 9,403 potholes to local authorities last year.
  
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• REVEALED: South Western Railway launches public consultations on proposed new rail services in Hampshire from December 2018

  22-10-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A MAJOR shake up of rail timetables could strip some stations of their direct services to London - but other commuters could enjoy faster journeys to the capital.
  
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• Rail passengers warned to expect delays - because of 'leaf fall'

  22-10-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - RAIL passengers are expected to face endless delays on the railways - because of 'leaf fall'.
  
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• Police refuse to pay flight bill after detaining political activist in Edinburgh

  22-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - POLICE Scotland has refused to pay a £70 flight bill after the force used anti-terror legislation to detain a political activist for hours at Edinburgh Airport.
  
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• Petition to be discussed amid concerns over 'dangerous' and 'double' parking

  22-10-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - COUNCILLORS have been advised to dismiss a petition for a residents parking scheme on a Bradford street.
  
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• Passengers warned of disruption ahead of second day of bus drivers' strike action

  22-10-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - BUS passengers are warned to expect major disruption again on Monday during a second day of strike action.
  
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• Parents' fury over £1900 parking fines after dropping off kids at supermarket car park for charity mission to Africa

  22-10-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record -Private firm Parking Eye sent out £100 penalty charge notices to 19 people after they used an Aldi and Bmp;M car park in East Kilbride - at 3am.
  
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• Norwegian Wood: airline starts planting 3,500 trees in the middle of Oxford

  22-10-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - NORWAY: we already know they're good at wood from the fact we buy millions of Norway Spruce Christmas trees every year and, of course, the Beatles' classic Norwegian Wood.
  
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• New Aldi will create 'traffic gridlock' in already congested town

  22-10-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The discount supermarket giant's new store will have 'significant impact on roads' when it opens councillor warns
  
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• Manchester-Preston rail electrification delayed again

  22-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Upgrade of Manchester-Preston route is delayed again due to underground mines, Network Rail says.
  
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• Major travel disruption expected as Hammersmith Bridge closes for more than a week

  22-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Major travel disruption is expected as Hammersmith Bridge is shut to traffic for more than a week while emergency repairs are carried out.
  
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• Luton and Stansted airports are UK's most expensive for pick-ups as study reveals 'sky-high' fees

  22-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Luton and Stansted airports are the two most expensive in the UK for pick-up charges, it emerged as a new study showed the country's busiest airports hiking fees by up to 100 per cent.
  
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• Latest travel information as Portman Road shuts for Ipswich Town v Norwich City derby clash

  22-10-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Road closures have already been put in place around Portman Road as organisers prepare for the arrival of thousands of football fans.
  
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• Laptops could be banned from checked luggage because of fire risk

  22-10-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Investment in the car industry will crash by half

  22-10-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Investment in the car industry is on course to crash by half this year with major manufacturers drastically cutting back amid Brexit uncertainty.
  
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• Flooding across Bolton as Storm Brian hits - police urge drivers to take care

  22-10-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News -AREAS of Bolton have been flooded as Storm Brian swept into the town.
  
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• Easyjet sorry after cabin crew reject Scottish bank note

  22-10-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Easyjet is training cabin crew to recognise Scottish banknotes after a passengers attempt to make an onboard purchase with Scottish money was turned down.
  
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• Dedication service for Llandudno RNLI's new lifeboats

  22-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The town's all-weather and inshore lifeboats will be officially welcomed into the charity's fleet.
  
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• Cyclist warns people could be seriously injured by Wokingham Road potholes

  22-10-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post - Paul Windley says someone will be severely injured if nothing is done
  
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• Bombardiers Belfast workers breathe sigh of relief after Airbus swoops in

  22-10-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Takeover deal reassures staff even if the manoeuvre fails to convince US to lift punitive tariffs on order by DeltaWhat takes place at Bombardier Aerospaces factory at Belfast is one of those everyday, patented modern miraclesand one whose success now depends on politics and business machinations continents away.Rolls of carbon fibre are cut, injected with resin and pressure-cooked and cured to form an aircraft wing. This is shipped from Belfast city docks via Liverpool and New Yo
  
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• Amazing footage shows planes landing in Storm Brian crosswinds at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

  22-10-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -The incredible video shows huge jets tilting from side-to-side and rocking forwards as they take off and land
  
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• Air France boss says UK must play by the EU courts rules after Brexit

  22-10-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Jean-Marc Janaillac says he is happy to see British airlines fly on the continentas long as they accept European Court of Justice controlAs the head of Europes largest intercontinental airline, Jean-Marc Janaillac can speak with authority on the complexities of cross-border travel. He carries some political insight, too, because he is chief executive of a business, Air France-KLM, that is 17-owned by the French government.At the intersection of pan-European travel and politics lie
  
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• 60mph roadwork speed limit considered to tackle motorway congestion

  22-10-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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