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• Uber review feature reveals passenger's angry complaints and confessions

  27-10-2017 16:32
  Driver reviews intended to provide insight into the person picking you up often say more about who they have had in the back of their carA new Uber feature allowing users to check previous reviews of their drivers has opened up a world of drunken apologies, private confessions and angry complaints.The feature, rolled out to users worldwide on Friday, is intended to provide more insight into who will be picking customers up. It helps align the app with Uber’s long-running claim to be simply
  
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• Travel disruption as bridge collapse blocks trains

  12-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A railway bridge has partially collapsed after being hit by a vehicle, leading to major disruption on trains through Warwickshire until the end of the day.
  
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• The £50m motorway 'ghost' junction still not open after seven years

  12-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - It cannot be used by traffic
  
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• TfL makes major announcement on Tube internet roll-out in huge boost to commuters

  12-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Big boost for passengers as internet is extended on more lines and stations
  
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• Surrey woman calls out 'unfair postcode penalty' that leaves rail commuters paying 60 more

  12-06-2026 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Lydia Gaskell believes Surrey passengers are being unfairly penalised for where they live
  
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• SpaceX: To boldly go where no investor comms strategy has gone before

  12-06-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The wait for the SpaceX IPO is finally over, but itmp;amp;#8217;s what happens next that will be Muskmp;amp;#8217;s greatest challenge yet, says Tim Focas For what seems like an eternity now, investors have been deliberating when exactly SpaceX will finally become a public company. With the wait soon to be over, attentions will quickly turn ...
  
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• Small Station Improvements Mark Big £3.4M Investment To Improve Train Journeys

  12-06-2026 02:00 via megaproject.com
  Other News Sources - A raft of small improvements across railway stations in London, the South East, along with Beds, Herts and Cambs have been completed by train operators Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern.
  
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• Small Station Improvements Mark Big ?3.4M Investment To Improve Train Journeys

  12-06-2026 02:00 via megaproject.com
  Other News Sources - A raft of small improvements across railway stations in London, the South East, along with Beds, Herts and Cambs have been completed by train operators Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern.
  
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• Significant rail upgrades taking place in Sunderland this summer

  12-06-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - An extensive programme of improvement work delivering a range of benefits for passengers in the Sunderland area will affect journeys over four weekends.
  
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• Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children

  12-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The UKmp;#39;s competition regulator is investigating the airline over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child.
  
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• Railway acts to protect passengers and staff with new powers to ban repeat offenders

  12-06-2026 02:00 via media.raildeliverygroup.com
  
  Rail Delivery Group - Railway Behaviour Notices banning repeat offenders from stations are being rolled out across the rail network this summer, as a new early intervention measure to improve passenger and staff safety.
  
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• Port of Tyne toasts strongest results in a decade as revenues rise to £70m

  12-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Bosses said the results were driven by strong operational performance across automotive, bulk cargo and offshore wind
  
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• Planning 'administrative error' brands new Doncaster Sheffield Airport sign as 'unauthorised'

  12-06-2026 02:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Press - Enforcement officials at the City of Doncaster Council have been left red-faced after an internal memo, incorrectly suggesting the authority had committed a planning breach when it changed the main sign at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), was leaked.
  
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• Northampton MP presses ministers for East West Rail link to Universal

  12-06-2026 02:00 via bedfordindependent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A Northampton MP has launched a new campaign calling for direct trains between the town and Universal?s new theme park in Bedford.
  
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• New road safety measures approved at Bedlington railway station

  12-06-2026 02:00 via northumberlandgazette.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New measures to improve safety around Bedlington?s recently-opened railway station have been approved.
  
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• New law will see railway yobs banned from train stations

  12-06-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Railway yobs will be banned from stations in Greater Manchester under tough new powers being rolled out across the country this summer. It's being hailed as a new approach to tackling anti-social behaviour at and around railway stations.
  
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• New information screens installed at Hitchin station as part of £1.7 million rail investment

  12-06-2026 02:00 via hitchin.nub.news
  
  Other News Sources - Passengers using Hitchin station will benefit from new and improved information screens following a mp;pound;1.7 million programme of upgrades across the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail network.
  
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• New information screens installed at Hitchin station as part of ?1.7 million rail investment

  12-06-2026 02:00 via hitchin.nub.news
  
  Other News Sources - Passengers using Hitchin station will benefit from new and improved information screens following a ?1.7 million programme of upgrades across the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail network.
  
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• New aviation reports fuel debate over Heathrow flight noise

  12-06-2026 02:00 via hounslowherald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Fresh research commissioned by transport officials shows public sensitivity to aircraft noise is rising, putting a spotlight on how airport expansion plans balance national economic growth against local community impact.
  
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• Many more people bothered by aircraft noise than previously thought

  12-06-2026 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- Communities have waited 2 years for the publication of a new government study which confirms what we have long known. The long-awaited Attitudes to Daytime Aircraft Noise Study (ANAS) and mp;amp;#8230;The post Many more people bothered by aircraft noise than previously thought appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• Major rail disruption LIVE as bridge collapse impacts Liverpool Lime Street services

  12-06-2026 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Trains running between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston will face second day of disruption
  
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• M5 junction 10 upgrade hits £407m as Golden Valley plan approved

  12-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The scheme is considered crucial for unlocking land for 20,000 homes
  
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• M42 weekend closures warning and 'allow extra time' plea for key HS2 works

  12-06-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Closures in both directions will take place over four weekends
  
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• Heathrow?s case for third runway doesn?t fly subscription

  12-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The airport operator?s 3,500-metre runway project is opposed by just about all its airline customers ? but there is an alternative
  
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• Heathrow slams regulator plans to ?take UK backwards? by slashing investment

  12-06-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Heathrow has issued a scathing rebuttal of the regulator?s plans to crack down on the airport?s spending and expansion, warning that this risks ?taking the UK backwards?.
  
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• Heathrow slams regulator plans to 'take UK backwards' by slashing investment

  12-06-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Heathrow has issued a scathing rebuttal of the regulatormp;#39;s plans to crack down on the airportmp;#39;s spending and expansion, warning that this risks mp;#39;taking the UK backwardsmp;#39;
  
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• Heathrow says curbs from regulator risk ?taking UK backwards? subscription

  12-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Britain?s biggest airport has criticised the Civil Aviation Authority?s proposed limit on its multibillion-pound investment plans
  
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• Heathrow says curbs from regulator risk 'taking UK backwards' subscription

  12-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Britainmp;#39;s biggest airport has criticised the Civil Aviation Authoritymp;#39;s proposed limit on its multibillion-pound investment plans
  
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• Heathrow May passenger numbers fall 1.2

  12-06-2026 02:00 via lse.co.uk
  Other News Sources - (Sharecast News) - UK airport Heathrow on Thursday reported a drop in passenger numbers last month as the US-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon hit travel demand.
  
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• Greater Anglia invests more than £1.4m in station repainting project

  12-06-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Greater Anglia has invested more than mp;pound;1.4m in a major station repainting project across its network.
  
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