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• UK braces for extreme weather as Met Office warns of snow

  26-02-2018 20:05
  Amber warnings issued as major disruption to roads, railways and airports expectedHeavy snow and freezing conditions are expected along the east coast of the UK and south-east England, causing disruption on the roads, railways and in the air, as the “beast from the east” envelops the British Isles.The Met Office has issued yellow and amber weather warnings for snow in England, Wales and Scotland on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, with accumulations of up to 15cm possible in some
  
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• UK braces for ‘beast from the east’ as Met Office warns of snow

  26-02-2018 20:05
  Amber warnings issued as major disruption to roads, railways and airports expectedHeavy snow and freezing conditions are expected along the east coast of the UK and south-east England, causing disruption on the roads, railways and in the air, as the “beast from the east” envelops the British Isles.The Met Office has issued yellow and amber weather warnings for snow in England, Wales and Scotland on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, with accumulations of up to 15cm possible in some
  
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• Wheels fall off Paris bike scheme after 'mass destruction' of fleet

  26-02-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Uno Buses goes contactless in Northampton

  26-02-2018 01:00 via busesmag.com
  Buses Magazine - Uno Buses, along with the University of Northampton, officially launched contactless payments on its new Ticketer electronic ticket machines yesterday, the first operator to go live across Northampton.
  
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• Unbuilt London: Heathrows rail links to central London

  26-02-2018 01:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Although Heathrow Airport has a couple of railway links to central London, they werent necessarily the ones that we could have ended up with.
  
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• Traffic fine revoked over accuracy of cameras subscription

  26-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Doubts have been raised over thousands of road fines after a motorist had a £130 penalty quashed because of concerns over the accuracy of the camera system.
  
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• Timelapse video shows progress on Manchester Airport's £1bn expansion

  26-02-2018 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - The work - which includes a new 'super terminal' and 3,800 space car park - costs an average of £1m a day to build
  
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• TfL ready to tackle 'Beast from the East' with gritters and salt to avoid London transport standstill

  26-02-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Measures have been taken to keep London train networks and roads running through the snow and freezing temperatures
  
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• See the absolute carnage replacement bus services are causing at Redhill station

  26-02-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Hundreds of passengers trying to travel to Gatwick Airport are being heavily delayed
  
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• ScotRail halve number of carriages on Glasgow to Edinburgh trains from today

  26-02-2018 01:00 via glasgowlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Passengers travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh look set to face significant disruption to their journey as ScotRail cut halve of their current train capacity.
  
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• Ryanair pilot group calls for CEO O'Leary's resignation

  26-02-2018 01:00 via uk.reuters.com
  Reuters News - DUBLIN (Reuters) - A pilot group that helped spearhead a staff revolt at Ryanair (RYA.I) last year has called on Chief Executive Michael OLeary to resign in the latest sign of strains in staff relations at Europes largest low-cost airline.
  
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• Redhill station overcrowding: Passengers face 'dangerous' scenes

  26-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Southern Rail passengers say they missed flights and faced "dangerous" scenes and "stampedes" because of an overcrowded rail replacement service.
  
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• Redhill crowds: Southern users furious as Gatwick Airport replacement bus service leaves thousands stranded

  26-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of furious holiday-makers making their way to Gatwick Airport were left stranded due to a "woefully inadequate" rail replacement service.
  
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• Rail investment could create 300k jobs in North West and North Wales, finds report

  26-02-2018 01:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A new vision for rail investment in the North West and North Wales could create 300k new jobs, boost housebuilding and increase productivity, according to a report.
  
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• Original Midland Metro tram to go on display

  26-02-2018 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Tram 11, named after former city council leader Theresa Stewart, has been donated to Birmingham as 13 originals face the scrapheap
  
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• OneWeb and Airbus team up to put 5G on aircraft

  26-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Delta and Sprint also joinalliance that aims to let passengers use phones while flying
  
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• New map and images by leading UK architects reveal network of proposed car-free zones across London

  26-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A new map and images created by leading UK architects has revealed how a network of proposed car-free zones across London could transform the city.
  
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• New Head of Daimler Buses

  26-02-2018 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach Buyer - Till Oberwrder has been named as the new Head of Daimler Buses and Chief Executive of EvoBus GmbH as of 1 April 2018
  
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• New chair appointed to British Transport Police Authority board

  26-02-2018 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Ron Barclay-Smith appointed to British Transport Police Authority.
  
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• Londons transport body faces bumpy financial ride

  26-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - TFL on course for £1bn deficit amid fares freeze, grant loss and fall in passengers
  
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• London weather forecast: 'Capital will not grind to a halt', says TfL as commuters prepare for week of snow

  26-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Transport bosses have moved to assure Londoners the capital will not grind to a halt as commuters braced themselves for five days of snow showers.
  
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• Is this Halifax train service the worst commute in Yorkshire?

  26-02-2018 01:00 via halifaxcourier.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Halifax MP Holly Lynch is demanding action to improve performance on a route which is being called one of the worst commutes in Yorkshire, after it was revealed that the Halifax to Manchester service has been late on all but two occasions this year.
  
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• Industrial Strategy: Government announces £22m fund to support self-driving technology

  26-02-2018 01:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The government is allocating £22.4m of Industrial Strategy funding to help a total of 22 projects develop self-driving vehicle technology.
  
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• 'I'm sorry but we haven't got anyone to open the doors' - Bizarre scenes at Cheltenham Spa station as train left stranded

  26-02-2018 01:00 via gloucestershirelive.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Cheltenham Spa station staff told commuters they didn't have anyone to open the doors of a train stuck at the platform this morning.
  
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• Heathrow bosses say its controversial third runway is vital for trade, as it runs out of freight capacity on 6 key routes

  26-02-2018 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Heathrow has run out of freight capacity on six key routes, it revealed yesterdayputting post-Brexit trade deals at risk.
  
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• Gatwick train chaos: Police called as thousands stranded

  26-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Thousands of people were left stranded at Redhill in freezing temperatures and police had to be called after trains were cancelled and an inadequate number of buses were sent to carry the passengers.
  
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• French government ready to push through SNCF reform by decree

  26-02-2018 01:00 via uk.reuters.com
  Reuters News - PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will shake up the debt-ridden SNCF railway company, ending the special employment rights that its workers have enjoyed for decades in sweeping reforms to be thrashed out in the coming months, the prime minister said on Monday.
  
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• First introduces new green StreetDecks to Leeds

  26-02-2018 01:00 via busesmag.com
  Buses Magazine - By 1 April, 34 of the ultra-low emission Euro6 vehicles will be seen along Headingley bus routes 1 and 6. All have enhanced passenger facilities including next stop audio announcements, USB charging points and free WiFias well as new LeedsCity branding on a two-tone green livery developed by the Best Impressions consultancy.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler to kill off diesel in all cars by 2022

  26-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Cost of complying with emissions rules and falling demand for fuel-type prompt phaseout
  
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• Eddie Stobart nears end of the road Subscription

  26-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The most famous name in trucking, could disappear from the roads of Britain in a wrangle over who owns the rights to the Eddie Stobart brand.
  
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• China's Geely buys stake in Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler

  26-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Chinese carmaker is pushing for tech cooperation while Daimler needs China as a crucial market.
  
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• Chiltern Railways named operator of the year after launch of new Oxford to London service

  26-02-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - CHILTERN Railways has been named train operator of the year at the Rail Business Awards.
  
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• Busiest trains hit by cuts to carriages

  26-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Shortage of carriages as old diesel trains reach the end of their lease period and electrics trains are delayed.
  
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• Borders Railway's success 'sustained'

  26-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The transport minister says a study of the route's second year shows its
  
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• Belfast International Airport role in DUP event 'raises questions'

  26-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Belfast International Airport has questions to answer over an apparent sponsorship of a DUP event, says Sinn Fin.
  
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• Belfast International Airport defends sponsoring DUP dinner as bid to create jobs

  26-02-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast Telegraph - Belfast International Airport has defended sponsoring a DUP dinner saying it was a bid to create jobs and that it lobbies and supports all Northern Ireland parties and takes part in their events.
  
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• Average motorist uses 26 hours trying to find parking spot

  26-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The average driver in the UK uses up 26 hours and 21 minutes every year trying to find the perfect spot to leave their car. A third (37 per cent) say they end up circling endlessly around car parks.
  
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• Airbnb's billionaire founder plots to launch an AIRLINE

  26-02-2018 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- The founder of Airbnb is plotting to launch an airline in a bid to dominate the entire holiday market.
  
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