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• Scottish firms warned not to punish staff who followed snow advice

  04-03-2018 19:22
  Transport minister says he has received complaints over docked wages from workers forced to stay at home by red weather warning Employers who try to dock the wages of workers who could not travel during last week’s red weather warning could face action, Scotland’s transport minister has said.
  Public transport was suspended and people were told not to drive on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning across the central belt, with the travel network largely paralysed until the end of t
  
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• Instead of playing war games in bunkers why not prepare the country for cold weather? | Kevin McKenna

  04-03-2018 01:03
  ‘The beast from the east’ shows yet again why rail companies must invest profits in better infrastructureMy own encounter with “the beast from the east” was probably typical of a certain species of Glaswegian male. On discovering that my car was encased in a metre-thick jacket of snow, I suddenly discovered an inner sense of boundless optimism. Curiously, this golden thread of the soul rarely occurs on any other occasions, even at those times when the circumstances might
  
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• Virgin Trains punishes travellers as end of rail franchise looms Subscription

  04-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Virgin Trains has been accused of zero tolerance towards passengers who make honest mistakes such as boarding the wrong train, forcing them to pay large sums for new tickets.
  
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• Victims remember wartime Bethnal Green Tube disaster

  04-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The crush at Bethnal Green station killed 173 people, including 62 children.
  
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• UK weather: Snow and ice warnings remain as the thaw sets in after Storm Emma

  04-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• UK weather: Rail passengers face continued disruption

  04-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail passengers face continued disruption as icy roads remain an issue across much of the UK.
  
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• UK snow: M62 motorway reopens after closure

  04-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Motorists became trapped between junctions 20 and 24 following heavy snowfall and high winds.
  
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• Trump threatens European car makers with trade war Subscription

  04-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Donald Trump has escalated his threat to launch a global trade war after warning European car makers that they could soon be hit with punitive tariffs.
  
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• Trump steps up war of words on trade with threat to tax EU cars

  04-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The US president steps up the war of words on trade, condemning the
  
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• Travellers On Stranded Trains Warned Against Trespassing On The Tracks

  04-03-2018 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
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• The road with 96 potholes - is this the worst example in the country?

  04-03-2018 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -While some of the craters have been patched up in Nursery Road, Scholar Green, near Stoke
  
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• THE AFTERMATH: Heavy snow brings Oxfordshire to its knees

  04-03-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -OXFORDSHIRE was plunged into chaos yesterday as snow battered the county and left roads in treacherous conditions.
  
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• Thaw brings flood alert as anger grows over road and rail chaos Subscription

  04-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Questions are mounting over the lack of gritting lorries and railway snow ploughs that left motorists and passengers stranded
  
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• Storm Emma latest: UK on flood and ice alert as thawing sparks warnings over treacherous roads

  04-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Drivers have been warned of treacherous conditions across the UK as lashings of rain is set to fall on icy roads.
  
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• Storm Emma 2018: UK weather and travel updates as country on flood and ice alert

  04-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Icy roads will continue to cause treacherous driving conditions across vast swathes of the UK on Saturday, but a gradual thaw is setting in.
  
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• "So scary": Car crashes into Buckingham Palace railings

  04-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Police confirmed the incident was a road traffic accident and not a deliberate act or terror attack
  
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• SNOW IN DORSET: Roads and pavements were turned into skating rinks leaving communities cut off and many people unable to travel

  04-03-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A second day of disruption due to Storm Emma brought a major ice hazard with roads and pavements turning into skating rinksleaving communities cut off and many people unable to travel.
  
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• Snow disruption to cost UK economy £900 million a day

  04-03-2018 01:00 via channel4.com
  Other News Sources - The chaos brought by the snow and stormy conditions is still causing widespread disruption as transport services and other businesses struggle to recover. All the disruption is costing the British economy an estimated £900 million a day. Siobhan Kennedy reports.
  
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• See list of planned Highways England roadworks in Suffolk and Essex from March 5-11

  04-03-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - The A14 westbound between Needham Market and Bury St Edmunds is set to be shut overnight next week as part of a number of planned roadworks across the region.
  
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• Scotrail trains back in motion as Scotland bounces back from Beast from the East chaos

  04-03-2018 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record -Several lines are back up and running following major disruptions and cancellations caused by snow.
  
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• Road near Redstone Cemetery in Redhill temporarily repaired after lorry trailer fell and put a hole through it

  04-03-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -The trailer was "improperly parked" on Tuesday (February 27)
  
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• Road clearance workers had to withdraw after their vehicle was 'bombarded' with snowballs

  04-03-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -A windscreen was broken after the vehicle was pelted with snowballs
  
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• Revealed: Carillion lenders alerted to concerns months before collapse

  04-03-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - FTI Consulting accused government contractor of using aggressive accounting to mask underperformanceDirectors of the collapsed government contractor Carillion masked its financial ill-health with aggressive accounting, according to a secret report written last year for banks that were considering lending the company more money to survive.MPs published the report on Sunday as part of a continuing inquiry into the collapse of a company that provided a host of vital public services,
  
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• Report into crisis-hit Carillion says bosses more interested in short-term profits than future of firm

  04-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Carillion, which employed more than 20,000 people in the UK, went into liquidation in January with a £1.5billion hole in its balance sheet
  
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• Railway and bus services running 'as normal' following days of snow disruption

  04-03-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Services are returning to normal after days of disruption due to the snow.
  
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• Rail bosses warn staff to stop 'silent treatment' and bullying as strike feuds turn bitter

  04-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Police plead with desperate train passengers 'please, please' do not walk on tracks after stranded Southeastern passengers flee train

  04-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Frustrated travellers stuck in trains delayed by extremely cold weather have been told they must stay put and not get out on the tracks.
  
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• Northern and Merseyrail hit by RMT strike

  04-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The long-running dispute centres on the introduction of driver-only-operated trains.
  
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• Nine in 10 leadingcarfirms 'could beputting lives at risk' by not fittingautomatic safety breaks as standard

  04-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Motorists warned to take care on the roads - as melting snow brings potential for flooding

  04-03-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Drivers are being warned to take care on the roads this weekend as the rising temperatures cause the snow to melt - bringing with it the potential for surface water and flooding.
  
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• MH370: search for missing plane 'to end in June'

  04-03-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Texas-based company Ocean Infinity is conducting a no find, no fee search for the plane in the southern Indian oceanThe search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 by a US company will likely end in June, a Malaysian official said, as families of passengers marked the fourth anniversary of the planes disappearance with renewed hope that the worlds biggest aviation mystery will be solved.Malaysia inked a no find, no fee deal with Houston, Texas-based Ocean Infinity in January to resume
  
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• Met Office warns 'freezing rain' is coming - here is all you need to know as it heads to the UK

  04-03-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Drivers should take extra care on the roads
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn throws a Brexit lifeline to the car industry

  04-03-2018 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Labour 'moderates' had been pushing for the party to back a Brexit that will support manufacturing
  
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• Homes without power, roads still shut and heavy snow as Storm Emma cold snap rolls on

  04-03-2018 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Around 400 properties have been without electricity for two days while parts of Gwynedd had the heaviest snowfall in a generation
  
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• Heathrow expansion will never happen, says McDonnell

  04-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Shadow chancellor says third runway will not pass Labours tests on suitability
  
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• Getting Brexit wrong will destroy hundreds of thousands of carmaking jobs

  04-03-2018 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -Even quitting with a trade deal in place can only hurt rather than help the automotive sector
  
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• Gatwick train delays: Services between the airport and Purley to be disrupted all weekend

  04-03-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -There will be "significant amendments" to journeys on March 3 and 4, Network Rail has warned
  
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• Efforts continue to get Scotland moving and back to work on Monday

  04-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Schools are asking parents to clear playgrounds as roads recover and services edge closer to normal.
  
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• Donald Trump threatens to tax EU cars after global backlash to steel and aluminium import tariffs

  04-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Donald Trump has said the US "will simply apply a TAX" on cars made in Europe if the EU retaliates against trade penalties he is seeking on imports of steel and aluminium.
  
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• Donald Trump threatens EU with tariffs on cars in trade war warning

  04-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Cyclists' fury as London cycle routes ice over but adjacent roads are cleared during Beast from the East freeze

  04-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - "TfL has lessons to learn... it needs to find a solution."
  
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• Check before you travel, urge rail operators as trains still threatened by weather disruption

  04-03-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Greater Anglia has urged its customers to check before travelling by train today, as services remain subject to delay, cancellation and alterations.
  
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• Channel Tunnel interconnector installation train completed

  04-03-2018 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: Clayton Equipment Ltd has designed, built and commissioned for Balfour Beatty a 500 m...
  
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• Carillion 'aggressively managed' accounts, report says

  04-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A previously unpublished report, commissioned by Carillion bosses last year, is released by MPs.
  
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• Birmingham Airport's runway gritters ensure flights can resume

  04-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The airport has reopened after overnight closure caused by snow and freezing temperatures.
  
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• Are buses running in Birmingham due to the weather? The impact on West Midlands services on Sunday

  04-03-2018 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Birmingham is in the grip of Storm Emma, but how is it affecting our public transport?
  
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• Anger at 'ludicrous' parking charges plan

  04-03-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -COUNCILLORS and business leaders have criticised plans to introduce new parking charges on evenings and Sundays in Bingley.
  
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• A66 still closed as 'Beast from the East' continues to play havoc

  04-03-2018 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -THE A66 between the A1(M) Scotch Corner, in North Yorkshire, and the M6 remains closed this lunchtime amid continued efforts by the Highways Agency to make it safe for drivers.
  
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• A £4bn merger to save GKN jobs: Engineer to split off car arm

  04-03-2018 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- The car and aeroplane parts maker is in talks with US car parts-maker Dana over a merger of Driveline, which accounts for more than half its £10bn sales.
  
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