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Date unveiled for launch of new Borders railway service
TRAINS will start running on the new Borders railway in September next year, almost 50 years after the last passenger journeys ended.
Thursday, 21 August 2014
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- Rise in sexual offences reported on Britain's rail network, figures showPolice say increase partly attributed to rail travellers' growing confidence in coming forward about harrassmentThe number of sexual offences recorded on British railways has risen by 20%, although overall crime on the rail network has fallen, according to the British Transport police.Officers recorded 1,117 sexual offences in the 12 months to March 2014 up from 925 the previous year. Most of the increase was incidents of sexual crime against women or girls, which rose from 485 to 624. Sexual crime against males rose from 27 to 42, while cases of exposure increased from 141 to 148, and other ...
The Herald
- Date unveiled for launch of new Borders railway serviceTRAINS will start running on the new Borders railway in September next year, almost 50 years after the last passenger journeys ended.
- Rise in sex attacks on railways reported to policeTHERE has been a big rise in the number of sex offences reported on the railways, with high-profile celebrity prosecutions for sex attacks being one of the reasons given for the increase.
- Cracks found on M8 bridgeDEFECTS have been reported on a key section of the M8 motorway near Glasgow Airport, less than three months after a major resurfacing project was completed.
- Queensferry Crossing savings contribute to dual carriageway's swift progressWORK to dual Scotland's longest trunk road is to begin six months before schedule, transport minister Keith Brown has announced.
The Telegraph
- Huge rise in sex offences on trains, official figures showBritish Transport Police say the 20 per cent rise to 1,117 incidents of sexual offences is higher seen by other police forces
The Mirror
- Big rise in sex crimes reported on Britain's railways as 'Yewtree arrests encourage victims to come forward'Offences recorded by British Transport Police have jumped by more than 20% compared to a year ago
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- Merseytravel chairman critical of Northern Rail run service for lacking qualityRail chief wants greater coherency between Merseyrail and Northern Rail run networks
London Evening Standard
- Road users split over 'magic roundabout' which separates bikes from cars A breakthrough in cycle safety was unveiled today as work began to create the first fully segregated roundabout in London.
- Central Line Tube strike: Union backs walkout on Friday in dispute over working conditions The Central Line is set to be affected by strike action on Friday after union members overwhelmingly backed a walkout in a dispute over working conditions.
- Video shows mother pulling child to safety after buggy rolls onto train track in Surrey Shocking images have emerged showing the moment a baby in a pushchair rolls off a train platform and onto live tracks.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Northumberland parents left with two weeks to arrange transport for secondary school childrenNorthumberland County Council has told parents concessionary bus places for under-16s will not be guaranteed until the end of September
Northern Echo
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The York Press
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Blackpool Gazette
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Bus and Coach.com
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- Coach rolls on M5 motorwayThere were no serious injuries reported in a dramatic crash in which a Volvo Plaxton operated by Prospect Coaches of Stourbridge left the M5 motorway in Gloucester and ended up on its side on an embankment.
- Workshop accreditation from CPTCPT has launched a workshop accreditation scheme.
- Kirk leaving Oxford BusPhilip Kirk is stepping down as managing director of the Oxford Bus Company after almost 20 years with the business, 14 as managing director He will be succeeded by Phil Southall, who is currently operations director.
Aviation Industry
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- British Airways increases credit card feeUK credit card surcharge rises to £5.00
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News from Europe
- EU regulators seek to close car emissions testing loopholesEU regulators are preparing draft legislation that will require vehicle fuel use to be tested on roads rather than in laboratories, looking to close loopholes that allow car makers to exaggerate fuel-saving and emissions credentials. From 1 September, slightly tougher EU testing standards will be enforced, in line with a global push for accuracy. More-stringent standards are likely to be opposed by automakers.
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