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• Please hold on: TfL urged to get a grip over annoying bus warnings

  15-01-2018 11:16
  Commuters frustrated by playing of ‘unbearable’ announcement that bus is about to move after it has already set offYou wait ages for a London bus announcement and then 50 come along at once, according to passengers who have criticised Transport for London over a new and “unbearable” announcement intended to stop people falling over.The warning, “Please hold on, the bus is about to move”, is supposed to be played moments before the vehicle pulls away from a bus
  
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• Why are only six percent of Stagecoach Manchester bus drivers women?

  15-01-2018 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -"If you can drive a car you can drive a bus, it's a great job." says driver Joanne Morgan.
  
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• The Yorkshire Post says: The very long haul. Leeds to make the most of HS2

  15-01-2018 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - AS talks continue to prevent the financial collapse of construction giant Carillion after the HS2 contractor announced half-year losses of £1.15bn, the Government remains steadfast in its commitment to high-speed rail.
  
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• Rail staff in Ipswich and Stowmarket to help Samaritans launch Brew Monday with free teabags tomorrow

  15-01-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Rail staff across the region are backing a campaign by the Samaritans which aims to turn Blue Monday into Brew Monday to encourage people to talk about their feelings.
  
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• Race to build a million-mile car becomes a reality

  15-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - On the eve of the Detroit auto show, the car of the future will need to last a lot longer
  
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• Plans to transform Cardiff Central railway station receive £100m funding boost

  15-01-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - The station desperately needs upgrading and investment to cope with growing passenger numbers
  
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• Passenger jet skids off runway and comes perilously close to plummeting into sea in Turkey

  15-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A passenger jet carrying more than 150 people came perilously close to plunging into the sea after it skidded off an icy runway after landing at a Turkish airport.
  
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• Panic as aeroplane skids over edge of cliff in Turkey Subscription

  15-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Passengers on board an airliner that skidded off a runway in Turkey and plunged down a cliff towards the sea have described a desperate panic to get off the aircraft amid the smell of leaking fuel.
  
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• MP John Redwood takes to social media to explain stance on railway nationalisation

  15-01-2018 01:00 via bracknellnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - JOHN REDWOOD has explained his views on nationalising the railways.Mr Redwood, the Conservative MP for Wokingham, posted a string of tweets describing what happened last time the railway was nationalised.
  
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• Moves to make a busy Bradford road safer are welcomed

  15-01-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - MOVES to make a busy road in Bradford safer have been welcomed by a local Councillor.
  
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• Ministers face questions over Carillion contracts

  15-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Crisis-hit construction company was awarded projects worth £2bn despite profit warnings
  
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• Ministers dismissed warnings on failing firm Carillion subscription

  15-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ministers face questions over public contracts awarded despite red flags
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  Ministers are facing questions about why hundreds of millions of pounds of work was awarded to the group even after it issued a string of profit warnings.
  
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• Londoners hit out at 'mistimed' bus safety alerts

  15-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The alerts often sound after buses have already pulled away from stops.
  
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• London's low-emission bus zones hailed for 'improving toxic air levels overnight'

  15-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Low-emission bus zones on some of London's most polluted high streets have been praised for leading to an "overnight improvement" for toxic air levels.
  
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• LETTERS FROM WESTMINSTER: Could driverless cars give disabled and elderly residents more freedom?

  15-01-2018 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press - This week, Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan writes exclusively to Bucks Free Press readers:
  
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• Leeds City Region plan launched to use HS2 to create thousands of new jobs

  15-01-2018 01:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A plan to use HS2 rail project to help create thousands of jobs for the Leeds City Region is launched today (Monday Jan 15th).
  
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• Labours Andy McDonald warns more rail franchises in danger after East Coast bail-out

  15-01-2018 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Major rail franchises across Britain could be in jeopardy following the governments decision to terminate the contract to run trains on the troubled East Coast mainline three years early, Labour has warned.
  
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• Justice Secretary Michael Matheson urged to pause Transport Police merger

  15-01-2018 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Justice Secretary Michael Matheson is facing calls to pause the controversial integration of British Transport Police with Police Scotland after officers representatives claimed the April 2019 merger deadline is unrealistic.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover to open software engineering centre

  15-01-2018 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -New hub will be base for Rmp;D activity into new electric and driverless technologies
  
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• IAG calls on Heathrow to sell its Express train service and focus on running the airport

  15-01-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - British Airways owner IAG has called on Heathrow to sell its high-speed rail service and focus on running the airport.
  
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• Heathrow hails expansion progress as critics warn of 'insurmountable flaws'

  15-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - A key milestone looms for Heathrow this week, as the airport launches a consultation with fleshed-out revamped proposals for expansion to appease critics.
  
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• Graylings Failings subscription

  15-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The transport secretarys decision to award lucrative contracts to an ailing Carillion is only the latest worrying misjudgment to come to light
  
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• Glasgow Airport flight paths 'not fit for purpose'

  15-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Airspace changes proposed in bid to cut aircraft queuing time as well as CO2 and fuel emissions.
  
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• For post-Brexit Britain to fly solo, Heathrow must be cheaper

  15-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The airport can get away with monopoly pricing because the regulator allows it to
  
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• Fast track to jobs: Strategy to help Yorkshire take full advantage of HS2

  15-01-2018 01:00 via batleynews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - An extra 41,000 jobs could be created in West Yorkshire and its surrounding districts in the next three decades if civic and business leaders take full advantage of HS2, according to a new report.
  
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• Documentary to transport viewers back to the 'golden age of steam' in Yorkshire

  15-01-2018 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Behind-the-scenes look at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway on its 50th anniversary
  
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• Construction giant Carillion to go into liquidation after talks fail to produce a rescue plan

  15-01-2018 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -Uncertainty over future of thousands of jobs as the board says it has 'no choice'
  
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• Construction firm Carillion set to enter into liquidation

  15-01-2018 01:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Construction firm Carillion is set to enter into compulsory liquidation with immediate effect, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
  
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• Carillion to go into liquidation

  15-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Construction giant Carillion is to go into liquidation, threatening thousands of jobs.
  
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• Carillion goes into liquidation after last-ditch talks fail - live updates

  15-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Tens of thousands of jobs at risk after Carillion fails to secure funding to keep operatingBREAKING: Carillion has collapsedChairman: Its a very sad dayBanks refused to provide financial supportGovernment to provide short-term fundingCompany employs 20,000+ people in the UK 7.27am GMT Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is discussing Carillions collapse on BBC Breakfast.Why did the government not act when profit warnings wer
  
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• Carillion crisis: Creditors due to hold Whitehall talks

  15-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Carillion's creditors are due to meet government officials in a last ditch bid to prevent collapse.
  
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• Carillion collapses as lenders refuse to provide any further financial support for crisis hit British construction company

  15-01-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - The stricken firm says it had no choice but to enter into compulsory liquidation after rescue talks failed
  
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• BA chief calls for tighter regulation on Heathrow

  15-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Walsh says aviation watchdog must hold airport to account over excessive investment spending
  
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• Asias airline wars: the great profit squeeze in the sky

  15-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Competition from budget upstarts and Chinese rivals is hitting flag carriers
  
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• Abolishing the Severn Crossings tolls will 'force motorists onto trains'

  15-01-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Abolition of Severn Crossings tolls will worsen congestion on the road network to such an extent that demand for train travel will increase, according to new forecasts.
  
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