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• The Guardian view on England’s train stations: make them part of a rail renaissance | Editorial

  05-11-2023 19:30
  
  The government’s U-turn on closing more than 1,000 ticket offices is a relief. It is time to reject a short-sighted approach of managed declineBelatedly it has dawned on the government that closing more than 1,000 of England’s railway station ticket offices, in an election year, would not be very smart politics. As a sound of screeching brakes emanated from Whitehall last week, the transport secretary, Mark Harper, announced that train operators had been asked to withdraw the cost-cu
  
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• Reasons to mind the Watford Gap | Brief letters

  05-11-2023 17:56
  
  Bad service station food | Suella Braverman | Banishing bedbugs | No sex, please | Cold comfortYour article on the demolition of the Watford Gap service station (Watford Gap: M1 services that hosted Stones and Beatles faces demolition, 3 November) describes its cultural heritage and some of its famous customers. Its culinary delights, however, were succinctly summed up in the songwriter Roy Harper’s 1977 tribute, which contained the lyrics “Watford Gap, Watford Gap, plate of grease a
  
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• Why car dealers are offering heavy discounts on electric vehicles subscription

  05-11-2023 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - An electric vehicle used to cost £20,000 more than a typical car. Now that premium has vanished, desperate manufacturers are offering deals to persuade drivers to buy new cars
  
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• Welsh passengers heard 'explosion' before train came to emergency stop

  05-11-2023 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Transport for Wales have not confirmed what the 'lineside obstruction' was
  
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• Shipowners urged to protect vessels against electric-car fires

  05-11-2023 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Exports of lithium ion-based products increase safety risks and pose 'huge problem' for shipping, says IMO
  
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• ScotRail in row over 'intellectual' fetish and kink event

  05-11-2023 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - ScotRail has been criticised by the Tories after they advertised a fetish and kink event on their website.
  
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• Road measures announced during relocation of Dudley bus station

  05-11-2023 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Visitors to Dudley town centre face upheaval during a raft of road changes as the bus station is moved.
  
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• Rishi Sunak promises 'no gimmicks' for King's Speech with MPs demanding action

  05-11-2023 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - Action to cut immigration, kick-start the economy, help motorists and spare families inheritance tax are among the measures MPs want.
  
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• Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy railway stations

  05-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of people gathered inside Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central on a day of mass protests.
  
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• New Airport Scanner Could Make Taking Off Belts & Shoes A Thing Of The Past

  05-11-2023 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; providing passengers with more time to enjoy airport amenities. A new airport security scanner mp;#8230; real-world airline passengers. The company is in talks with airports acrossmp;#8230; by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the European Civil Aviationmp;#8230;
  
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• Neds 'should have bus passes scrapped' after violent attacks forces routes to be cancelled

  05-11-2023 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Kenny MacAskill wants youths taking part in anti-social behaviour to have their ability to travel for free revoked.
  
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• Mum had to prove not every road in Wales is 20mph after son's car insurance voided for 'continuously speeding'

  05-11-2023 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - It seemed the black box company took the claim it was a 'blanket' policy quite literally
  
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• M61: Delays to be expected on the motorways due to works

  05-11-2023 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Drivers in and around Bolton will have two National Highways road closures to watch out for next week
  
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• Lord Mayors show set for disruption as TfL shuts City tube lines

  05-11-2023 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - On 11 November, the day of the 2023 Lord Mayors Show, the District, Circle and Jubilee lines will all be closed until 3pm.
  
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• 'I moved house because bus services were so bad - now they've cancelled them from my new home'

  05-11-2023 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Christine Sweeney is facing a case of deja-vu after bus services were withdrawn as a result of Welsh Government funding cuts
  
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• HS2 needs engineers to oversee it, not classicists subscription

  05-11-2023 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A lot of the blame for Britains financially incontinent infrastructure projects is being laid at the foot of overcharging contractors, but surely those companies are only doing what is natural in negotiating the best possible price for their services (From HS2 to Wembley, why cant Britain build on budget?, News Review, last week).
  
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• Heathrow owner Ferrovial opens door to sale of its stake subscription

  05-11-2023 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Heathrows owner has opened the door to selling its stake as the fate of the airports third runway hangs in the balance.
  
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• Hamburg airport hostage situation reaches sixth hour: Cops try to negotiate with father who 'rammed through gate with four-year-old daughter inside before shooting into the air twice and throwing Molotov cocktails at runway'

  05-11-2023 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Hamburg airport was closed to passengers and flights were axed after a gunman broke through security in a car with two children inside the vehicle.
  
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• Hamburg airport: Hostage situation after armed man broke through gate

  05-11-2023 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Police in Hamburg said they are dealing with a hostage situation at the airport after reports that a car broke through security and entered the premises.
  
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• Hamburg airport closed after armed man rams vehicle with child through gate

  05-11-2023 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - German police say they are dealing with a 'static hostage situation'
  
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• Cruise ships polluting UK coast as they ignore greener power options

  05-11-2023 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Most liners rely on marine gas oil when docked, despite claims they reduce emissions by plugging into low-carbon electricityCruise ships visiting Britain are frequently failing to plug into 'zero emission' onshore power and instead running their engines and polluting the local environment with fumes.The industry is under scrutiny over air pollution and contribution to greenhouse gases, with some European cities banning vessels from central ports. Cruise operators say ships can red
  
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• Brexit, lack of cash, politics: has the UK cycling revolution run out of road?

  05-11-2023 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Bike sales boomed during the pandemic, but now cycle shops are going bust, sales of ebikes are sluggish and there's a downturn in 'active travel'When Alice Clews-Smith and her partner, Kitty, moved to London, they didn't see many options for pursuing their shared passion for cycling.'I think it's fair to say that the industry and the cycling scene were very male dominated, she said. There was a lack of space for women, trans-femme, non-binary people. We wanted a space where these
  
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