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• Liverpool Lime Street station closed for two days for repairs

  07-01-2018 12:52
  Passengers told to check before travelling after busy terminus forced to close on Sunday and Monday to carry out repairsOne of England’s busiest train stations has closed for two days for emergency repairs.
  Work at Liverpool Lime Street is expected to take 24 hours and has forced the terminus to close on Sunday and Monday. Passengers and commuters have been told to check with train operators before travelling. Continue reading...
  
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• The living dead Conservative party - cartoon

  07-01-2018 01:05
  Chris Riddell on train fares, the NHS crisis, clearing the homeless and Toby Young Continue reading...
  
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• Is this the best we can do with Britain’s railways?

  07-01-2018 01:04
  As more strikes loom and fares rise steeply, Britain’s railways are the subject of intense debate once again. Would renationalisation solve the problems?Asked by the Observer to explain the issues he has with his morning rail service, Croydon commuter Ian Devlin needs one clarification: “How many pages do you have?”“It’s a disgusting,” he says, waiting on South Croydon’s platform three just before 8am, with no expectation that he will have a seat on his
  
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• Work to widen busy road due to be completed this month

  07-01-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - WORK to widen a busy road in the district is expected to be completed this month.
  
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• Woman Dies At Home After Ambulance Takes Nearly Four Hours To Reach Her

  07-01-2018 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
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• Will Young subjected to 'homophobic abuse' by London bus driver

  07-01-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Will Young 'called homophobic slur by bus driver'

  07-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Pop Idol winner has accused a London bus driver of using homophobic language.
  
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• Why does Dorking have so many railway stations?

  07-01-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Dorking has three stations - Dorking, Dorking West and Dorking Deepdene
  
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• What you need to know about next week's mass rail strikes across South Western Railway, Southern and Greater Anglia

  07-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Commuters may still be smarting from the rail fare rise that greeted them at the start of the year, but there's more misery on the way in the form of a series of strikes next week.
  
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• Warwickshire car maker Aston Martin records best sales for nearly a DECADE

  07-01-2018 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -The Warwickshire-based firm said it sold 5,117 vehicles during 2017
  
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• VOICES: Public transports cost puts strain on vulnerable people

  07-01-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Over the new year, it was announced train prices for Dorset rail passengers were going to increase and public transport, or rather the cost of it, is a hot topic for 2018.
  
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• US company resumes search for missing flight MH370

  07-01-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Uber sued by ad agency Fetch Media for not paying up Subscription

  07-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A British advertising agency is suing Uber over $19m (£14m) in unpaid bills, raising the stakes in a year-long row.
  
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• Toronto passengers scream as plane explodes in a fireball

  07-01-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Passengers were forced to evacuate via emergency slides in the frigid cold on Friday night after two planes collided on the ground at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
  
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• Three days of train strikes on South Western Railway to hit Reading commuters next week

  07-01-2018 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post - The rail operator says it will be running more than 70 per cent of its ordinary service on strike days
  
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• The rail fare rise is another reason why railways should be re-nationalised, says Mike Kelly

  07-01-2018 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The privately owned rail companies are upping fares and failing to meet franchise commitments so what is the point in them?
  
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• The parking vigilantes North Wales holidaymakers need to be wary of if trying to avoid airport charges

  07-01-2018 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Cars parked in streets near Liverpool Airport have been daubed in paint and had clingfilm wrapped around them
  
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• The Bike Project charity: A gift for you, a lifesaver for someone else Martin Love

  07-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The Bike Project aims to get refugees on to bicycles. Its a simple idea which can make a huge differenceWhen you have very little, a bicycle offers so much. At the Bike Project in south London they take donated bikes, fix them up and give them to refugees and asylum-seekers. Having free and easy transport helps people get to food banks, access legal advice, healthcare and education. It may even help in finding a job. Since the charity started in 2013, theyve given away nearly 3,00
  
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• TfL sorry after Will Young 'subjected to homophobic abuse' by bus driver

  07-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London has apologised after Will Young claimed he was subjected to homophobic abuse on a London bus.
  
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• Terrified passengers scream as two planes collide at Toronto Airport

  07-01-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Taxpayer faces bill for rail franchise failures Subscription

  07-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Taxpayers will help prop up ailing rail franchises under plans to encourage more companies to bid for routes.
  
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• South Western Railway workers to strike again next week

  07-01-2018 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - HOPES of averting some of the rail strikes in Hampshire look likely to have been dashed, leaving the bitter dispute over the role of guards deadlocked.
  
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• Record breaking cruise year coming up for Portland - including a MONSTER ship docking with 4,000 passengers

  07-01-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - PORTLAND Ports 2018 cruise ship season is going to be another record breakerand it includes a visit from the longest vessel to ever dock at the island terminal.
  
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• Railway cable thefts are causing delays to passengers in Wales

  07-01-2018 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -THIEVES are risking their lives to steal railway cables across Wales and causing significant delays to passengers, British Transport Police has warned.
  
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• Public transport boost in Southampton as three million more journeys are made by bus

  07-01-2018 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - SOUTHAMPTON is bucking a national trend for bus travel, with three million more journeys in the city now than there were in 2013, the Echo can reveal.
  
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• Politicians react to fresh challenge to A5 upgrade

  07-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The new dual carriageway is planned to run between Newbuildings outside Londonderry and Aughnacloy.
  
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• Passengers rescued after ferry crashes at tourist island

  07-01-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Seventy people have been rescued after a passenger ferry ran aground when strong waves pushed it onto rocks at the entrance to the port of Madalena, on the popular holiday island of Pico, in the Azores.
  
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• Passengers on Manchester-bound flights from New York JFK airport delayed after 'bomb cyclone'

  07-01-2018 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -One passenger said they had been delayed by 15 hours so far
  
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• Passengers evacuated as plane bursts into flames in Toronto airport crash

  07-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Crowds of passengers were evacuated after two planes crashed and sparked a dramatic fireball at an airport in Toronto.
  
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• No Trousers Tube Ride 2018: Scores of Londoners pledge to strip and ride Underground half-naked for worldwide event

  07-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Scores of half-naked Londoners are set to ride the Tube en masse as part of this year's No Trousers on the Tube Day.
  
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• Mini has confidence in electric future despite drop in UK car sales

  07-01-2018 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - SOARING sales of electric vehicles despite a crash in the UK's new car market is good news for the future of Oxford's Mini plant, it was claimed yesterday.
  
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• LETTER: Our road dilemma

  07-01-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Thefatal accident that occurred on the A35 on the day after Boxing Day was a tragedy for the families directly involved but was also a nightmare end to Christmas for those trying to return home east or west over a 30 mile radius of Dorset.
  
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• January roadworks in Suffolk and Essex to affect A12, A14, A120 and M11

  07-01-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Want a smooth route into work this week? Here are the upcoming roadworks in Suffolk and Essex that are best to steer clear of.
  
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• Is this any way to run the East Coast railway? Subscription

  07-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The transport secretary has been accused of bailing out the two companies running the East Coast main line. The reality is not so simple
  
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• Firms including easyJet and Virgin Money reveal huge gender pay gaps

  07-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Co-operative Bank and Bank of England have also revealed large gaps as April deadline for submitting figures approachesMore big companies have been found to have wide gender pay gaps as firms report on what they pay male and female employees ahead of an April deadline.The Co-operative Bank, easyJet and Virgin Money are among those with a double-digit gap in their mean hourly pay rates between male and female workers. Continue reading...
  
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• Don't fall asleep on the Night Tube: police chief's warning to lone travellers

  07-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A senior member of the British Transport Police has warned of the dangers of sex attackers targeting lone women falling asleep on the Night Tube.
  
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• Darlington councillors to vote on releasing £5m to start work on road and business schemes

  07-01-2018 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -COUNCILLORS are to vote on releasing millions of pounds to help fund a new road improvement scheme and begin work on a new industrial hub.
  
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• Carillion faces Wednesday showdown with lenders to safeguard future

  07-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Troubled contractor Carillion faces a pivotal showdown with lenders next Wednesday, hoping to convince them to plug a massive funding gap and safeguard the future of the firm and its 50,000 global workforce.
  
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• Carillion bailout plan to keep it on the rails Subscription

  07-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The embattled builder Carillion could be bailed out by the government as it runs out of road with its lenders.
  
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• British Airways tilts against reclining seats Subscription

  07-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - It is the scourge of modern air travel: the passenger in front reclines their seat, tips your food into your lap and crushes your knees.
  
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• Bahamas cruise ship carrying 4,000 passengers battered by 30ft waves as it sailed through deadly 'bomb cyclone'

  07-01-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Traumatised passengers on board the 'Norweigan Breakaway' told how they 'held on for dear life' as the giant swells made the boat 'tilt like crazy'
  
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• Angry commuter slams Southern provider Govia Thameslink after having his wages docked for being late

  07-01-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Shop worker Trez Gospodinov was critical of the 9.24am service from Caterham to London Victoria which has made him late for work "about 20 times"
  
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• Airport bars could face hours limits to curb flight rage

  07-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The number of alcohol-related air rage incidents prompts a rethink on pub and bar opening hours.
  
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• 32 missing after tanker, freighter collide off China

  07-01-2018 01:00 via rss.cnn.com
  C.N.N. - Thirty-two sailors are missing after an oil tanker and freight ship collided off the east coast of China Saturday, according to China's Ministry of Transport.
  
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