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• Two people killed in West Sussex level-crossing crash

  17-02-2018 13:16
  Police confirm two fatalities after train strikes car in HorshamA train struck a car at a level crossing in West Sussex on Saturday, leaving two people dead.Officers were called at 8.47am to Barns Green level crossing in Horsham following reports of a collision, British Transport Police (BTP) said. Continue reading...
  
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• Man and teenage boy killed in West Sussex level-crossing crash

  17-02-2018 13:16
  Police confirm two fatalities after train strikes car in HorshamA 15-year-old boy and a 72-year-old man were killed when a train collided with a car in Horsham, West Sussex.Officers were called at 8.47am on Saturday to Barns Green level crossing in Horsham following reports of a collision, the British Transport Police (BTP) said. Continue reading...
  
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• Utility firms are set to be billed for digging up streets

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Under new plans following successful trials in England,.utility firms will be charged by local authoritiesfor the time spent digging up roads - the hope is that this in turn will reduce traffic jams.
  
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• Under-threat bus service loss would impact local lives

  17-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - People on an under-threat bus service in Bridgend county have spoken about what could happen if it is lost.
  
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• UK loses 124 million bus routes in four years

  17-02-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Uber to report crimes direct to police to boost safety

  17-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The taxi-hailing app will also set up a round-the-clock telephone line to help improve public safety.
  
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• Uber to open 24-hour hotline for reporting 'bad experiences'

  17-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Uber is setting up an "open all hours" telephone hotline for passengers who want to make a complaint after a journey booked through the cab hailing app.
  
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• Uber adds new safety features

  17-02-2018 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - App will report incidents directly to police in London
  
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• Theresa May comes under pressure to block takeover of GKN

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - GKN, which supplies key parts for fighter jets, commercial aircraft and cars, is fighting off an unwanted £7.4billion bid from predator Melrose.
  
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• Thefts of blue badge disabled parking permits spiral

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Nearly 3,000 blue badges- which enable disabled holders to get car parking benefits - were reported stolen in England last year, compared with about 650 in 2013, Department of Transport figures show.
  
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• TfL calls for women-only Ubers in London under new safety improvement proposals

  17-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Uber is being urged to offer women-only cars in the capital as part of a new policy plan from Transport for London.
  
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• Spending on Bucks roads set to increase to £15m despite no financial help from government

  17-02-2018 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press -Spendingon resurfacing Bucks roads looks set to increase to £15 million, according to this years county council budgetthe first with no financial help from a Government grant.
  
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• ScotRail apologises after cutting half of the carriages on Glasgow to Edinburgh service

  17-02-2018 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - SCOTRAIL have made an apology after being forced to cut the number of carriages on some Glasgow to Edinburgh trains by half - leading to fears of passenger overcrowding.
  
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• Scale of bus service decline in region revealed

  17-02-2018 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - CALLS for more investment in the regions bus services have been made, as the impact and scale of cuts in the region have emerged.
  
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• RMT announces further 24-hour strike on Northern and Merseyrail

  17-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Further strike action on Merseyrail and Northern has been confirmed by RMT, whose members will strike for 24 hours on 3 March as part of a long-running dispute over driver-only operation (DOO). RMT general secretary, Mick Cash, claimed that every effort made by the union to reach a settlement in...
  
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• Residents comment on Gravesend bike route from station to Cyclopark

  17-02-2018 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - People have been commenting on a bike route from the station to the Cyclopark.
  
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• Princess Diana's old bike could sell for £9,000 auction

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Lady Diana Spencer bought the blue Raleigh traveller (pictured) before she married into the British royal family, keeping it until 1981 when staff told her it wasn't appropriate.
  
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• £550,000 cuts to buses could leave Northamptonshire's villages stranded and 'isolated'

  17-02-2018 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Northamptonshire's subsidised bus network has shrunk by nearly 500,000 miles in the past four years - and is set to get worse under county council cuts.
  
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• Poor road surface is key concern shared at Portland roadworks meeting

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A community has been given the chance to express their concerns and find out more information about a current roadworks project which has caused delays.
  
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• Pilot reveals what mystery airline terms actually mean - and which you should worry about

  17-02-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Patrick Smith has shared the meaning of some of the phrases you hear at airports and on planes that otherwise seem baffling
  
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• Petrol price war: Sainsbury's joins Asda and Morrison by slashing a further 2p from prices at the pumps

  17-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Sainsbury's has joined its rivals with a fresh round of petrol price cuts, meaning three of the big supermarket giants have cut prices at the pumps for the second time in little over a week.
  
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• Off the buses: Passenger numbers drop to decade low

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - FEWER people than ever are using buses to get around the county, according to new figures showing the decade's steepest drop in passenger journeys.
  
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• Number of underage drivers being banned increases in district

  17-02-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - ALARMING figures have shown that the number of underage and young drivers being disqualified from driving, even before they have passed their test, is growing each year in the district.
  
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• New timetable launched to improve services on the tram network

  17-02-2018 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Customers will experience a more regular service with reduced waiting times from Sunday 25 February, as Transport for London (TfL) introduces a revised timetable designed to improve services across the whole London Trams network. South London is changing, with more people living, working and socialising in the area and demand for tram services continues to rise. The roads they share with cars, pedestrians and cyclists are also getting busier. These
  
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• New security crackdown to boost safety for passengers, insists Uber

  17-02-2018 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - TAXI firm Uber has announced a series of new safety measures in the UK, including more proactively working with police when incidents are reported and introducing a 24-hour support phone line.
  
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• New railway ticket machines planned in £2m project

  17-02-2018 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press -A train company is investing £2 million in a project to replace tickets machines in all its stations.
  
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• New bollards installed near railway station in bid to prevent vehicles from crashing into bridge

  17-02-2018 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press -New bollards have been installed near a railway bridge in High Wycombe in a bid to protect drivers and train passengers from possible crashes.
  
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• Moses Gate rail talks on track after residents' fury over felled trees

  17-02-2018 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - RAIL bosses have agreed to consider planting a line of conifers to replace trees that were chopped down along a rail line.
  
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• More than a million miles down thanks to route cuts, new figures show

  17-02-2018 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -SWINDON and Wiltshire have lost more than a million bus miles over a four-year period due to routes being cut, new analysis shows.
  
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• More than 2,000 NHS staff await parking permits

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online -The Scottish Government has been urged to carry out a national review of NHS parking and transport after it emerged more than 2,000 NHS workers are waiting on parking permits.
  
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• Millions of passengers hit by airline seat booking racket

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The CAA is investigating a £400million airline seat booking racket involving about 38 million passengers in which some were forced to pay £20 extra to sit with their travelling companions.
  
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• Is driving with your interior light on illegal? You might be surprised

  17-02-2018 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Motoring experts have clarified the rules on having light on inside your car
  
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• How mum's death led to £7m cycling safety improvements

  17-02-2018 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Kim Briggs was killed by courier with no brakes on his bike
  
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• How much are you paying for petrol or diesel? Prices rise for THIRD month in a row

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Fuelprices have risen again for the third month in a row with the cost of a litre of diesel nudging £1.30 on some Dorset forecourts.
  
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• Home owners who live near motorways could get free double glazing

  17-02-2018 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Idea is to make homes as quiet as libraries!
  
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• Grounded: Loganair scraps Aberdeen services at Durham Tees Valley Airport just months after launch

  17-02-2018 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -AN airline is pulling out of a North-East airport less than six months after starting flights from the region.
  
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• Germany is offering free transport in five major cities in a bid to cut pollution

  17-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Germany's government is considering making public transport free in five major cities, to help cut pollution and reduce the number of cars on busy roads.
  
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• Fresh wave of industrial action launched by rail workers

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A fresh wave of industrial action will be launched by rail workers on Friday amid bitter disputes over the role of guards.
  
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• Felling Bypass set for full closure and it could impact your Monday morning commute

  17-02-2018 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -After weeks of work, the road will be completely closed from Sunday, February 18 until Monday morning
  
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• Enjoy a family trip to London on the train from just £32.50 - here's how

  17-02-2018 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -London Northwestern Railway is celebrating half term with a fantastic deal on family train tickets to the capital - and they include free travel on the underground, train and buses once you arrive
  
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• Edinburgh-Glasgow trains cut half of seats as upgrade goes off track Subscription

  17-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Rail workers and commuters are preparing for major disruption on Scotlands busiest line as some trains will lose up to half their seats.
  
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• Drivers hit by £6million-a-day petrol rip-off

  17-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The average price of petrol and diesel in the UK has barely budged, even though the wholesale cost retailers pay has fallen by 4p per litre in recent weeks, an AA report found.
  
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• Couple fined £100 for overstaying at car park because they got stuck in a queue trying to leave

  17-02-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Could delays due to roadworks soon be a thing of the past?

  17-02-2018 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -RUSH-hour trafficjams caused by roadworks could soon become a thing of the past as a new scheme is rolled out nationwide.
  
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• Child with Down's syndrome left on Penarth school bus

  17-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Mother of boy, 13, who has Down's syndrome, tells of her anger and relief over incident.
  
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• Call for women-only Uber Pools for London

  17-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Customers should be allowed to
  
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• Bus journeys in Wales fall by 20 per cent in a decade

  17-02-2018 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE number of miles travelled by bus services in Wales has fallen by nearly 20 per cent in 10 years, new statistics show.
  
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• Bombardier Transportation delivered 'superior financial performance' in 2017

  17-02-2018 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - BOMBARDIER: 'Bombardier closed out the second full year of its five-year turnaround plan with very...
  
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• Balfour Beatty secures work on £1.4bn US airport deal

  17-02-2018 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Balfour is part of a consortium picked to build a train network at Los Angeles International Airport. The project includes six stations, a maintenance garage and moving walkways.
  
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• Balfour Beatty lands US airport rail contract Subscription

  17-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A British construction group has won part of a £1.4 billion contract to build a train network at Los Angeles international airport.
  
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