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• Wigginton Road level crossing to close in York

  05-08-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Wigginton Road level crossing is set to close in York for railway works.
  
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• Travel disruption set to worsen with climate change, warns government adviser

  05-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK must invest in rail and road networks or accept more extreme weather disruption, a government advisor says.
  
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• The rows over Ulez and LTNs lose sight of the truth: they save lives Devi Sridhar

  05-08-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - While Rishi Sunak spouts pro-motorist rhetoric, Amsterdam, Paris and Edinburgh are leading the charge to be healthier citiesWhen friends from my home town of Miami visit Edinburgh, where I now live, one thing they always remark on is the quality of life here. Sure, Miami has more sunny days, a mild winter, South Beach and Lionel Messi, but it is practically impossible to get around there without a car. Compare this with Edinburgh, where you can walk, cycle, or take the bus or tram
  
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• TfL achieves largest zero-emission bus fleet in Western Europe

  05-08-2023 02:00 via intelligenttransport.com
  
  Intelligent Transport - Londons red buses are turning green as TfL achieves a significant milestone with over 1,000 zero-emission buses, in line with its goal of a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2034.
  
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• Still time to get HS2 back on track but we need to rethink our approach to large infrastructure projects - Henri Murison

  05-08-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - When the Elizabeth linea new high-speed railway across London - opened to the public last May, it felt like a genuinely historic day. Hundreds queued for hours in the rain for the chance to be one of the first ever passengers.
  
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• Return of main ferry on lifeline route 'unlikely before end of August'

  05-08-2023 02:00 via news.stv.tv
  
  STV - The primary vessel used for the Corran ferry crossing is unlikely to be ready to return to service before the end of this month, it has been announced.
  
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• Northern Rail launches sale offering Yorkshire students 75 off train tickets in bid to encourage more students to use trains instead of cars

  05-08-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Train operator Northern is encouraging more students to use trains instead of cars from September with the offer of 75 per cent off train tickets for Yorkshire students to commute to school.
  
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• Newport Transport agrees deal to convert buses to fully electric vehicles

  05-08-2023 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Newport Transport has signed a deal with Equipmake for eight of its buses to be to repowered to fully electric vehicles.
  
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• New integrated link to Cardiff International Airport

  05-08-2023 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A new integrated rail and bus ticket partnership will make getting to Cardiff International Airport by public transport easier.
  
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• MP calls for progress on Oswestry to Gobowen railway

  05-08-2023 02:00 via https
  Other News Sources - North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan has called for the Government to get the wheels turning on restoring the Oswestry to Gobowen railway link.
  
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• Most common offences committed at Birmingham Airport amid crime surge

  05-08-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Birmingham Airport saw the 4th largest increase in crime of any UK airport last year
  
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• Mayors of Oslo, Montreal and Milan back Sadiq Khan on London Ulez plan

  05-08-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - City leaders say UK capitals scheme to improve air quality is inspiring and explain their own measuresMayors from cities around the globe have urged Sadiq Khan to stay strong in the face of harsh criticism of his clean air policies.The Conservative party narrowly held the constituency of Uxbridge in a recent byelection, with its victory attributed partly to opposition to the London mayors upcoming extension of the capitals ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez). A culture war over the ro
  
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• Maersk is boxed in by global trade downturn. subscription

  05-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A tightening in global trade conditions will be worse and longer than previously feared, AP Moller-Maersk warned yesterday, with the shipping and logistics group blaming weak economic growth and customers reducing stocks.
  
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• Maersk forecasts long and deep contraction in global trade

  05-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Container shipping group says companies are still cutting inventories
  
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• Levenmouth rail link progress

  05-08-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Jenny Gilruth, Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Mid-Fife and Glenrothes visited the site of Levenmouth Rail Link project to see first-hand the latest progress on the £116m Scottish Government investment.
  
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• Leeds buses: Transdev to launch new 60A Bramley service after First Bus axe key route

  05-08-2023 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Transdev are set to launch a new bus service in west Leeds filling a gap left by First Bus.
  
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• "If you dont like cyclists going through red lights, support proper cycling infrastructure": Calls for better cycling infrastructure after cyclists jumping lights goes viral

  05-08-2023 02:00 via road.cc
  
  road.cc - Time to bring back this old adage from the road.cc way of news: "Getting on a bike does not make you a saint", so it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise or a shock that cyclists sometimes jump traffic lights, as evident by this viral video on Twitter from yesterday.
  
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• HS2 was always going to fail, if only politicians had listen from the start - David Behrens

  05-08-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - So now we know: after a decade and a half of delays and out-of-control spending, Britains high speed rail project is officially unachievable. That was the verdict this week of the governments infrastructure watchdog, and guess what? Its what everyone who knew what they were talking about had said from the start.
  
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• HS2 unveils conveyor belt to move earth over Wendover

  05-08-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - It aims to prevent 70,000 lorry journeys and should reduce disruption for residents.
  
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• HS2 is unachievable but its proving impossible to ignore subscription

  05-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The government has been accused of panicking as costs rise, however, industry leaders say the high-speed rail line is vital
  
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• How electric cars became a battleground in the culture wars

  05-08-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - EVs have become weaponised amid fears over cost of shift to battery power and job losses at carmakersThree pickup trucks lined up on a highway in front of a Tesla in Phoenix, Arizona, to form a rolling roadblock. The Tesla driver, a computer scientist, moved lane to wait for them to let him past. What came next was unexpected: a video on social media from the incident in June shows a belch of acrid black smoke from the engine of one of the trucks, enveloping the electric car follo
  
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• First look at Gatwick Airport's two-runway expansion plans that would double its capacity

  05-08-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The planning inspector has agreed to examine Gatwick's plan it build a second runway and add 100,000 extra flights a year
  
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• British Airways workers to get 13 pay rise after Covid cutbacks

  05-08-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Deal to be paid over an 18-month period includes one-off £1,000 payment and excludes BA management and pilotsAbout 24,000 British Airways workers have secured a 13.1 pay rise in a deal hailed by Unite as a reversal of cuts brought in at the height of the Covid crisis.The increase, which also comes with a £1,000 one-off payment, will be paid over an 18-month period and was overwhelmingly accepted after a ballot of union members. Continue reading...
  
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• British Airways workers to get 13 pay rise

  05-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Around 24,000 staff will get a pay increase and one-off payment of £1,000, the Unite union says.
  
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• British Airways staff secure 13.1 per cent pay increase and £1,000 one-off sum

  05-08-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - British Airways (BA) workers have secured a 13.1 per cent pay increase, trade union Unite has said. Staff at the airline will receive the pay increase over an 18-month period, as well as a £1,000 one off payment. The pay offer was overwhelmingly accepted by Unite members after a ballot was held, the trade union ...
  
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• British Airways and union agree 13 pay rise for 24,000 staff

  05-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline industry has been trying to avoid a repeat of last years travel chaos
  
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• Belfast Transport Hub: MRP chosen for new central station scheme

  05-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Translink has chosen County Tyrone developer MRP as its commercial partner for the Weavers Cross development at the new Belfast central station.
  
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