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• UK's biggest rail franchise to be broken up

  05-11-2017 18:40
  Govia Thameslink Railway which includes the troubled Southern service is to be split up in 2021 when franchise expires, government announcesBritain’s biggest rail franchise, which includes the strike-hit Southern service, is likely to be broken up when it expires in 2021, the government has said.
  Passengers on Southern have experienced widespread disruption since it was incorporated into Britain’s biggest rail franchise, run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), in 2015. Related: Southe
  
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• Wokingham remembrance parade cancelled due to town centre work

  05-11-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post - Regeneration work in Wokingham means roads are not safe for Remembrance Day parade
  
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• Why we can't have nice things: dockless bikes and the tragedy of the commons

  05-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Behind this bucolic industry is a multibillion-dollar battle between Chinas big tech companies and Silicon Valley, and the nightmare of vandals and parkingIf there is one sad fact that technology has taught us, its maybe that we just cant have nice things. Now Washington DC has become the latest testing ground for what happens when technology and good intentions meet the real world.Brightly coloured bikes began popping up around the US capital in September like little adverts for
  
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• Why the AA is in need of roadside assistance Subscription

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The shock exit of Big Bad Bob may not be the brands biggest woe
  
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• We shouldnt have to stand for bad trains Subscription

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The long-delayed rail ombudsman is arriving on platform 1. And theres plenty of work for it to do
  
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• VIDEO: Why leaves on the line is no joke for Network Rail

  05-11-2017 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  West Sussex Gazette - Leaves squashed under train wheels are the black ice of the railway, according to Network Rail.
  
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• Travellers miss out on Network Rails £10m Christmas gift Subscription

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Train companies will scoop more than £10m in compensation because of a rail shutdown at Christmas and the new yearbut millions of passengers who will be affected by the disruption will be denied payouts.
  
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• Train station evacuated and Merseyrail services disrupted after fire breaks out in Bootle - recap

  05-11-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -Emergency services are at the scene
  
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• 'That four kilometre diversion would put people off going to Guildford': Council votes to strengthen Farnham Road Bridge

  05-11-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -A councillor said it would affect "every bus, every park and ride bus, every HGV or any large vehicle that goes into the town"
  
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• Swans cause a flap on the M6 Toll

  05-11-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Drivers on the M6 Toll were faced with unusual hazards today after three swans made their way onto the inside lane of the carriageway - and later a stag was spotted at the site of the motorway.
  
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• Speed cameras a 'tactical option' says force - as survey reveals only half of all devices are switched on

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - A POLICE force in the region says fixed speed cameras are still a tactical option despite evidence forces are increasingly turning towards mobile cameras and speed camera vans in a bid to trap speeding drivers.
  
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• Signs of Christmas railway shutdown already in the air

  05-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - As homesick students and workers prepare to head home to see their families, and as well-fed shoppers get ready to take advantage of Boxing Day sales, trains across the UK will be out of action.
  
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• Scot accused of pushing man under Tube train

  05-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - A 29-year-old Scot has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a man by pushing him into the path of a Tube train.
  
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• Reading Buses will not be releasing details of investigations into serious incidents

  05-11-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post -The company cites data protection laws as the reason it cannot release the details
  
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• Rail chiefs: Business as usual during strikes

  05-11-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - WERE open for business.
  
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• Police probing Heathrow security scare fear hackers may have made copies of secret files via library computer

  05-11-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -A man, who found the USB containing sensitive data, plugged it into a library PC to try and see who it belonged to
  
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• Park and ride sign problems will be solved soon council

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A 'SOFTWARE issue' has been blamed for annoying motorists at one of Oxford's park and ride sites.
  
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• Park-and-ride passengers satisfied with service, survey finds

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - A CUSTOMER survey has found passengers are satisfied with the running of a park-and-ride scheme.
  
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• Nordic-style state ownership would 'slash Scottish rail fares'

  05-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - TRAIN fares in Scotland could be cut by 25 per cent if a Nordic style, state-owned company took over ScotRail services.
  
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• MP speaks to demonstrators on walk to protest against bypass being built across community woodland

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -NEARLY 100 walkers turned out this morning for a protest against plans to build a link road across a community woodland to the north of Darlington.
  
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• Motorway traffic lights which caused months of chaos to install caused none when they stopped working

  05-11-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - IT WAS the £2 million upgrade project which caused drivers months of disruption.
  
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• Motorists getting a buzz out of ecars Subscription

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Sales of electric vehicles are starting to pick up speed as they jostle for position on Irelands increasingly polluted roads, writes Brian Carey
  
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• More than half of UK speed cameras 'do not work'

  05-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - More than half of fixed speed cameras on British roads do not work, data has revealed.
  
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• Man who shoved father under London tube train pictured

  05-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Alan Alencar, 29, is alleged to have approached Alain Lesjongard from behind and shoved him in the back with both hands as the train pulled into Bayswater station.
  
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• Man in court after London Tube train hits passenger

  05-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The victim was injured when a train struck him at Bayswater Underground station during rush hour.
  
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• Less than half of fixed speed cameras in Gwent active

  05-11-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -LESS than half of the fixed speed cameras on Gwent roads are switched on and able to catch offenders, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
  
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• Half of UK road speed cameras are switched off

  05-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Police forces admit many fixed speed cameras are off, with four areas having no active cameras.
  
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• Four weeks of A31 closures set to begin tomorrow

  05-11-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -THEA31will be closed overnight westbound for four weeks on a long stretch through the New Forest due to roadworks which begin on Monday.
  
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• First look at the new buses that will run from Wallingford to Oxford

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THESE are the new buses that will ferry passengers from southern Oxfordshire to the Westgate Centre.
  
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• Drunk and unruly passengers at Glasgow Airport sees calls to police soar

  05-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - ByAbbi Garton
  
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• Dividing lines between rich and poor on London's bus routes revealed in interactive map

  05-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A London data analyst has mapped the capital's "most unequal bus routes" showing how income varies along different lines.
  
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• Chinese Range Rover Evoque copycat gets a new look

  05-11-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -The row first erupted in 2014 just weeks after Jaguar Land Rover opened its first Chinese car factory
  
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• British Airways warns pilots of fume events Subscription

  05-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - There were 50 reports of smoke, fire or fumes on board British Airways aircraft in one month, according to a leaked document.
  
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• Bloor Homes considers 24 hour working at Woods Lane, Melton, to curb road closure disruption

  05-11-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Housing developers have agreed to consider working around the clock to minimise disruption from a fiercely opposed road closure, which gets underway in east Suffolk on Monday.
  
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• Battle over Uber and ride-hailing heats up in Brazil

  05-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Khosrowshahi flies in to fight new rules in the apps second largest overseas market
  
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• Bagshot road closure and temporary traffic lights as A30 'yellow box junction' installed after decade of waiting

  05-11-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - According to one councillor, the box junction is due to be installed on Sunday (November 6) but Surrey County Council stated a precise date "hasn't been confirmed yet"
  
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• 95 of speed cameras are off

  05-11-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Ninety five per cent of Staffordshires speed cameras are turned off it has been revealed.
  
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