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• Virgin trains strike: Workers in 24-hour walkout over pay

  16-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Workers on Virgin Trains West Coast services have begun a 24-hour walkout over pay.
  
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• Virgin Trains staff hold 24-hour strike

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The walkout by Virgin Trains West Coast workers is the first of a number of UK rail staff strikes.
  
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• Uber stole trade secrets, bribed foreign officials and spied on rivals, filing says

  16-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Document by former Uber security manager details companys alleged unethical, unlawful practices amid legal battle with self-driving car company WaymoUber allegedly engaged in a range of unethical and unlawful intelligence collections, including the theft of competitive trade secrets, bribery of foreign officials and spying on competitors and politicians, according to an explosive legal document published on Friday.Its the latest chapter in the discovery process for the companys me
  
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• Uber faces fresh claims over global spy tactics

  16-12-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Company alleged to have used network of CIA-trained operatives to gather intelligence
  
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• Two years of A55 roadworks to speed up journeys ... eventually

  16-12-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Government looking at getting rid of roundabouts at Junction 15 and 16 in order to ensure better movement of traffic
  
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• Two top Airbus executives resign in management shake-up

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Chief executive Tom Enders and chief operating officer Fabrice Bregier plan to step down from the European plane maker at a turbulent time.
  
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• Tulse Hill hit-and-run: Police release CCTV images

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The 29-year-old victim died after being struck by four vehicles on a pedestrian crossing in London.
  
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• The drunk passengers who fall on to rail tracks

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Network Rail has released video of inebriated people falling on to rail tracks.
  
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• TfL launches 24-7 London Overground services

  16-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - TfL has officially launched night services for the London Overground, meaning trains will travel 24/7 from today. London mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the announcement, which signals the beginning of services between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate. Khan previously committed to complete the...
  
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• Storms poised to disrupt Christmas travel Subscription

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Warnings of ice have been issued for much of the country as more cold weather is predicted for the weekend.
  
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• 'Stay at home' warning over ice on roads

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Multiple collisions are reported, there is a sharp increase in injuries involving broken bones, and the Met Office issues a yellow ice warning.
  
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• SpaceX launches recycled rocket on NASA shopping trip

  16-12-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Sleaze allegations leave tram inquiry on a cliffhanger Subscription

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - After four months of public hearings, the Edinburgh tram inquiry adjourned this week with a dramatic admission.
  
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• School bus driver in Scotland dies in collision with lorry

  16-12-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The collision occurred at 7.45am today close to the Maryculter Bridge on the B979 around eight miles south-west of Aberdeen, claiming the life of an unnamed bus driver.
  
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• School bus crash driver says level crossing was not working Subscription

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A level crossing was wide open when a school bus was cut in two when a train crashed into it, killing five children, the bus driver claimed yesterday.
  
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• Ryanair to recognize unions in a bid to avert strikes

  16-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Irish LCC Ryanair has agreed to recognize pilot unions in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal, bowing to pressure and changing its long-standing policy of negotiating directly with internal employee committees. read more
  
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• Ryanair in union offer to avoid Christmas strikes

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The airline says it will recognise pilot unions as it seeks to avoid industrial action at Christmas.
  
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• Ryanair heads off pre-Christmas strike Subscription

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ryanair will scrap its longstanding policy of barring pilots unions in a bid to stave off a potentially crippling strike before Christmas, it said today.
  
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• Ryanair backs down in battle over pilot unions

  16-12-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline agrees to recognise groups in attempt to avert Christmas strikes
  
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• Russian navy ship Yantar can sever internet cables Subscription

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A Russian navy research ship carrying mini submarines is at the centre of fears about the risk of a catastrophic attack on Britains underwater internet cables.
  
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• Prestwick airport plots turnaround as losses pile up Subscription

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Losses at Glasgow Prestwick airport have topped £31 million since it was taken over by the Scottish government.
  
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• Potholes in Surrey: Government pledges more than £800,000 to shore up county's crumbling roads

  16-12-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Some 15,800 potholes across the county will be filled as part of the scheme
  
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• Police seize first 'gone in 60 seconds' relay key device

  16-12-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - West Midlands Police officers seized the gadget, which looks like a TV set top box, and receives signals from a key fob which are then bounced to the car enabling thieves to open the doors.
  
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• Plans for major transport hub next to Birmingham Airport and NEC take step forward

  16-12-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - Plans for the hub, which will be built a stone's throw away from Coventry, has taken a significant step forward this week
  
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• Pentagon fears dangers of 'risky flying' by Russian pilots in Syria

  16-12-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Parents' anger over school bus which makes pupils late virtually every day

  16-12-2017 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Youngsters at Kirkburton Middle School left hanging about on the roadside
  
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• O'Leary U-turn on unions in bid to head off Ryanair pilot strikes

  16-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Budget airline Ryanair dropped its long-standing hostility to trade unions on Friday by promising to recognise them for the first time in a bid to head off planned strikes this Christmas.
  
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• 'No concerns' over Norton level crossing road priorities

  16-12-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - COUNCIL bosses have said they have no concerns about the Norton level crossing road priorities, despite being handed a petition of 600 signatures calling for them to be changed back to how they were.
  
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• Night trains between London Victoria and Gatwick may be permanently scrapped in timetable change next year

  16-12-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -But you will be able to get direct trains from London Blackfriars to Merstham, Redhill and Horley
  
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• Newport school's worries over pupils' safety due to parking

  16-12-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A NEWPORT school is worried about their pupils and families safety because of parking around the school.
  
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• New motorway signs to help muddled motorists Subscription

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Motorway junctions will be improved with new signs and traffic islands to prevent motorists from driving the wrong way down busy roads.
  
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• Mountain rescue's £77,000 vehicle launched after 14 years of fundraising

  16-12-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -A MOUNTAIN rescue team has officially launched its new incident control vehicle14 years after members began fundraising for it.
  
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• Motorists now face £160 fine for driving in bus lanes, committing parking offences and failing to pay C-charge in the capital

  16-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Drivers in London face a higher £160 fine for being caught driving in bus lanes, parking offences and failing to pay the congestion charge.
  
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• Motoring myths: what black boxes reveal about our driving habits

  16-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Are 17-year-olds really the worst drivers? Telematics boxes installed to cut insurance costs can show us how we driveBillions of miles have been driven on Britains roads this decade in cars fitted with telematics boxes recording every detail of a drivers behaviourwhether they are speeding on a 30mph urban road, how they are cornering on a country road, and how they are braking or accelerating on a motorway.Installed in about 1m cars by insurance companies, they offer driversusuall
  
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• More than 500 sex assaults reported on south-east rail services in just three years - including 16 reports of rape

  16-12-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -In just three years, British Transport Police received 533 reports of sexual assault on the south east rail network - including 16 reports of rape
  
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• More than £10m for North East Wales metro scheme

  16-12-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The Welsh Government will spend the cash on boosting transport links in Wrexham and Flintshire
  
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• Military activity helps Prestwick Airport reduce losses

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The airport says its performance was lifted last year by a strong rise in military aircraft refuelling activity.
  
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• Midlands commuters face bus delays

  16-12-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - What's the state of roads near where you live or on your route to work? Send us your pictures
  
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• London Overground set to launch first all-night service tonight

  16-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - London Overground's all-night service will launch tonight on its east London line.
  
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• How pensioners can save money on bus fares

  16-12-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Discount will help over 60s who work, have early hospital appointments or do the school run
  
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• Heathrow expansion takes 'significant' step forward - and residents urged to give their views

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press - The controversial expansion of Heathrow Airport has taken a significant step forward as bosses revealed plans for a public consultation in the New Year.
  
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• French school bus collides with train in Perpignan

  16-12-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The horrific accident happened close to the town of Perpignan in France, when the vehicle 'was caught between barriers', said a local police spokesman.
  
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• Fraudster swindled £2.5million from car dealership

  16-12-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Allan Curry, 24, devised a sophisticated scheme to siphon off the money over more than two years from the Evans Halshaw Vauxhall garage where he worked in Middlesbrough.
  
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• Fleet of Russian submarine drones could cripple Britain

  16-12-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - There are fears Russia has the capability to tap, disrupt and even sever the underwater cables that link our internet and phone networks to the rest of the world.
  
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• Festive drunk passengers 'risk death on railway'

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Birmingham New Street has more delays related to alcohol than any other station, Network Rail says.
  
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• EasyJet passengers 'forced to sleep on floor' in Glasgow

  16-12-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Michelle Robinson-Bryce from Quainton in Buckinghamshire,and her friends were due to fly from Glasgow to Luton when their flight' was cancelled as a result of poor weather.
  
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• East West Rail to be a diesel commuter railway

  16-12-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The company which will develop and operate the East West Rail Link between Oxford, Bedford and eventually Cambridge has been given a formal launch at Bletchley station on the West Coast Main Line, when it was announced that the new company will start work in April. The project will be funded at least in part by the private sector, with particular focus on investment from developers who are set to build thousands of new homes between Oxford and Cambridge. However, it has also been
  
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• Driver dies after school bus crash in Aberdeenshire

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Several children escaped with minor injuries after a school bus crashed on the outskirts of Aberdeen.
  
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• Disabled travel

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Parents talk of their concerns about taxi and bus services which take disabled children to school.
  
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• Disabled school transport cuts prompt safety fears

  16-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Parents of disabled children raise safety fears over potential cuts to specialist school transport.
  
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