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• WARNING: Plan ahead for strike action on trains and buses next week

  04-11-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - COMMUTERS have been warned to plan ahead for their journeys next week, when bus and rail staff take industrial action.
  
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• Travellers wait for hours at airports to enter UK Subscription

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Airport authorities criticised unacceptable delays at passport control desks yesterday as new figures showed that tourists were being forced to queue for up to two-and-a-half hours to enter Britain.
  
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• Train driver spots rail track defect - delays between Newcastle and Darlington

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -AN eagle-eyed train driver spotted a problem with the track between Durham and Darlington today.
  
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• Town Council opposes flight path changes

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A TOWN council has objected to new flight paths into Leeds Bradford Airport, saying planes would be flying over a much more densely-populated area.
  
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• Tourism flights could take off for Bedfords Airlander

  04-11-2017 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Wealthy tourists could be paying a six figure sum to jump aboard Cardingtons Airlanderfor the luxury holiday of a lifetime.
  
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• Time to act on danger crossing in Peterborough

  04-11-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - A main road crossing in Peterborough city centre could be redesigned after a cyclist was seriously hurt in a collision - the seventh incident in less than three years.
  
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• This airline is weighing passengers before they board flights

  04-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - A Finnish airline is asking passengers to step on the scales before boarding their flight.
  
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• The light sentencing of a 'road rage' driver is sadly all too familiar to cyclists Laura Laker

  04-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The Harper case is yet another example of the legal system failing vulnerable roads users and demonising cyclistsA man was sentenced to 27 months in jail, ordered to pay £5,000 in damages, and banned from driving for three years for deliberately driving into and injuring another man, who was cycling, before threatening to repeat the attack.Clifford Harper hit Peter Corfe with his BMW in central London earlier this year, after the two traded insults in slow moving traffic. Wi
  
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• Solihull councils release £1.2bn Hub development framework to capitalise on HS2

  04-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Councils in Solihull have released a framework outlining infrastructure plans to build on the upcoming HS2 interchange that is set to be built in the area. The mp;lsquo;Hubmp;rsquo; development would attempt to fulfil the full economic potential of HS2 with connections to the National Exhibition...
  
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• Repairs and resurfacing to A14 and Orwell Bridge will mean weeks of road closures for night-time travellers

  04-11-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Drivers are facing weeks of overnight closures on the A14 and Orwell Bridge to allow vital repairs and resurfacing work to take place.
  
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• Reindeers oppose HS2

  04-11-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The owner of a Staffordshire family attraction is taking his protest against HS2 all the way to Parliament - along with two reindeer.
  
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• Rail warning over months of closures on Blackpool line

  04-11-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - RAIL passengers heading to Blackpool this winter are being warned of several months of upgrade works which will affect travel to and from the seaside town.
  
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• Rail travellers lose right of appeal over parking fines Subscription

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Commuters may be unable to escape heavy penalties for leaving vehicles in railway station car parks after operators scrapped the right to appeal.
  
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• Rail strike to hit North East next week after talks between the RMT and Arriva Rail North break down

  04-11-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -A 24-hour walk is planned for November 8, with Merseyrail, Southern, Greater Anglia, South Western Railways and Island Line also effected
  
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• Oxford councillor calls for government diesel scrappage fund

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE Government will need to help drivers cover the cost of scrapping diesel vehicles, an Oxford city councillor has said.
  
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• Only quarter of West Yorkshire's fixed cameras actively catching speeding drivers, figures show

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - ONLY a quarter of fixed speed cameras in West Yorkshire are actually switched on and catching offenders, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Only one in four speed cameras in Greater Manchester is actually switched on

  04-11-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Road safety charities say figures are concerning and have called for all cameras to be switched on permanently
  
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• Northern Rail strikes go ahead as talks break down

  04-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Northern Rail says a planned walkout by RMT members will go ahead after talks broke down.
  
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• New trains to link Peterborough with St Pancras and Gatwick and give live tube updates

  04-11-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Commuters between Peterborough and London will be able to travel directly to St Pancras station on new trains which will also open up links to Gatwick Airport.
  
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• More woes for Gama Aviation as finance boss jets off

  04-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Gama Aviation's troubles multiplied on Friday as the private jet operator, which is being sued by a former director, revealed it is losing its finance chief.
  
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• Merseytravel calls on Liverpool council bosses to endorse rail strategy

  04-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Merseytravel has urged the Liverpool City Region to endorse its new updates to the long-term rail strategy. The plans, presented to the authoritymp;rsquo;s transport committee yesterday, have been edited to consider changes in the industry since the strategy was first produced in 2014. This...
  
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• Man charged after London Tube train hit passenger

  04-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A 29-year-old man is accused of attempted murder and is due before magistrates later, police say.
  
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• Lorry operating centre plans for Ford

  04-11-2017 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  West Sussex Gazette - An application has been made for a farm in Ford to be used as an operating centre for lorries transporting oil and petrol.
  
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• London black cab reversed into Channel 4 correspondent'

  04-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - James Wilkinson, 57, has been found guilty of false imprisonment and dangerous driving after he locked Channel 4' journalist Helia Ebrahimi (pictured) in his car and refused to stop.
  
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• Half of Britains speed cameras are turned off Subscription

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Only about half of fixed speed cameras in Britain are switched on and catching offenders, figures suggest.
  
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• Half of all fixed speed cameras in Britain left inactive

  04-11-2017 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - About half of all fixed speed cameras around the country are switched off, according to data obtained under freedom of information rules, with some authorities maintaining no active fixed speed cameras at all.
  
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• Fraudsters bought £6million of supercars tax-free

  04-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Raymond Gordon (pictured) and Margaret Lunt were complicit in a scheme which exploited a law allowing disabled people to buy vehicles VAT free, Manchester Crown Court heard.
  
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• Forth Road Bridge faces months of restrictions during repair work

  04-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Major repairs are needed on the road bridge which has only been used by public transport since the Queensferry Crossing opened.
  
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• Ford builds robot which tests car seats and other news

  04-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• Flying Scotsman steams along Nene Valley Railway after repairs

  04-11-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - The Flying Scotsman is back on track after needing vital repairs in Peterborough.
  
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• Flybe to launch Cardiff-Venice route

  04-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Flybe will launch a direct flight from Cardiff airport to Venice for the summer 2018 flying season between March 27 and September 9.The new route will operate twice a week on Tuesday and Saturday. It is Flybes fourth service to Italy from the Welsh airport.
  
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• Fewer than two-thirds of fixed speed cameras in Wales are actually switched on

  04-11-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Road safety charity Brake described the figures as concerning
  
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• Fake breath tests put lives at risk Subscription

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The recording of bogus breath tests by garda may have potentially led to more deaths on the roads, safety chiefs said.
  
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• Easyjet opens Bristol-Stockholm route

  04-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Carrier will operate two flights a week
  
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• EasyJet agrees employment terms to save 1,000 Air Berlin jobs

  04-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - EasyJet has settled on terms for former Air Berlin employees with a German aviation union.
  
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• Council to look again at its speed sign policy following protests from villagers

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - HIGHWAY bosses are being told to look again at allowing worried villagers to buy their own speed signs after protests from communities.
  
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• Clark sees potential for 200 A380s at new Dubai airport

  04-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The new Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) would allow Emirates Airline to operate 200 Airbus A380stwice as many as it has today, the carriers president said Friday.read more
  
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• Bullring slashes car parking charges for late night Christmas shopping

  04-11-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Find out when you'll be able to park at Bullring at a discounted rate
  
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• Bridge reopens after six months of repair works

  04-11-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - A BRIDGE at Lostock railway station has reopened after months of repair works.
  
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• Border Force launches patrol boat on Thames in fight against people smuggling

  04-11-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Bombardier CEO: CSeries is largely a US product

  04-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The Bombardier CSeries is already largely a US product and contains more US-produced content than the Boeing 787, Bombardier president and CEO Alain Bellemare said.read more
  
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• BMW recalls a million cars in North America

  04-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The firm said it has identified two separate problems that raise the risk of fire.
  
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• Blackpool rail network to close for 19 weeks during major upgrade

  04-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Blackpoolmp;rsquo;s rail network is set for major changes as Network Rail plans to close the system for 19 weeks of essential work. The upgrades mp;ndash; which form a part of the Great North Rail Project mp;ndash; will focus on improving capacity and reliability across the service. During the...
  
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• Behind schedule and burning cash but Tesla still has a hold on pole position Subscription

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Its rare to find Elon Musk in anything other than an optimistic mood, but that wasnt the case on Wednesday. I have to tell you I was really depressed about three or four weeks ago, the boss of Tesla said on an earnings call after the company reported a thoroughly dismal third-quarter update.
  
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• Baffling airline rules blamed for 4,000 complaints Subscription

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Almost 4,000 complaints were made against airlines including British Airways and EasyJet last year amid warnings that carriers were hiding behind red tape to deny passengers their rights.
  
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• Bad news for drivers as fuel prices set to increase

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Drivers are being encouraged to fill up this weekend with petrol prices set to increase.
  
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• Arriva Rail North workers to strike as talks over role of guards collapse

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A 24-HOUR strike on Arriva Rail North will go ahead next week after talks aimed at resolving a row over the role of guards collapsed.
  
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• Another rail strike looms after talks breakdown

  04-11-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - A 24-HOUR strike on York-based Northern trains will go ahead after talks aimed at resolving a row over the role of guards collapsed.
  
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• Almost half of drivers have felt blinded by others

  04-11-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- To measure the dangers of dazzling, Direct Line conduced a roadside experiment and found that driver are temporarily blinded by other vehicle's headlights for an average of two seconds.
  
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• All aboard for Harry Potter themed weekend at Watercress Line

  04-11-2017 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A MOB of mischievous witches and wizards swarmed The Mid Hants Railway Watercress Line, in Alresford at the weekend to celebrate its popular Harry Potter themed Wizard Weekend for Halloween.
  
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