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Heathrow boss: Airports Commission does not understand our environmental measures
John Holland-Kaye said the airport was "still assessing" environmental measures the commission said should be a requisite for a third runway
Neil Harvey: Ex-Bombardier director dies suddenly at work
Mr Harvey was director of communications at Bombardier Transportation between 1999 and 2012 and recently became the general manager of the Derby and Derbyshire Rail Forum.
Heathrow plans for 9,000-home new garden city
Heathrow chiefs today unveiled plans to create a three-runway "aerotropolis" in west London with a 9,000-home new garden city.
Tuesday, 07 July 2015
BBC News
- Fresh talks due in ScotRail disputeFresh talks are due to be held between ScotRail and a train drivers' union in a bid to resolve a dispute which has hit Sunday services.
- Winchburgh tunnel rail works 'on track and on budget'Engineers are half way through electrification work on one of the main rail tunnels between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
- Rail bridge cracks: Ballast replacement train investigatedOperations to replace track ballast on the line between Norwich and London may have caused a bridge in Essex to crack.
- 7 July bombings: Lessons for services and transportI remember walking into the newsroom at about 09:00 BST on 7 July 2005 and it was in a frenzy.
- UK car sales hit record high in JuneUK new car sales in the year to June rose at the fastest rate on record, a motor industry survey finds.
Financial Times
- Car registrations up but sales stallBoom driven by heavy discounting by dealers
- London set for worst Tube strike in decadeUnions plan action from Wednesday over proposals for 24-hour trains
The Guardian
- Tube strike talks break down after 'final' offerTalks aimed at averting a tube strike have broken down after London Underground made a “full and final” offer that unions are set to reject.
- Brighton bus collision: two in hospital with life-threatening injuriesTwo men have suffered life-threatening injuries and three more people have been seriously hurt after one bus crashed into the back of another in the centre of Brighton.
The Herald
- Heathrow expansion must happen to help Scottish businessesAfter almost three years of evidence taking and deliberation, the Airports Commission last week came up with its final recommendation: a third runway at Heathrow Airport was its preferred solution to help alleviate airport capacity constraints in the South East of England.
- Edinburgh in bid to lure Scotland's first direct flight with ChinaTHE battle between Scotland's two busiest airports to attract a direct flight with China is intensifying as Edinburgh launches a project dedicated to bringing the coveted route to the capital.
- UK faces losing billions a year due to lack of good China air linksBUSINESS leaders have claimed UK could lose up to £31 billion in trade by 2030 because of the failure to increase flights to China, Brazil, Russia, India.
- New pay talks called as union confirms plan to ballot ScotRail drivers for strike actionCRUNCH talks will be held on Tuesday between ScotRail bosses and train drivers' union, Aslef, in a bid to avert a second weekend of train cuts.
- Majority of MPs think cutting air passenger duty in Scotland would be CUTTING air passenger duty in Scotland would be unfair to travellers in the rest of the UK, according to a majority of MPs.
- On track: Rail passengers assured that Winchburgh Tunnel works remain on schedule at halfway markMAJOR rail engineering works at the Winchburgh Tunnel remain
The Telegraph
- Heathrow boss: Airports Commission does not understand our environmental measuresJohn Holland-Kaye said the airport was "still assessing" environmental measures the commission said should be a requisite for a third runway
- The history of the Tube in picturesWith a Tube strike planned for this week, we look back at more than 150 years of travel on the London Underground
- London Underground: 150 fascinating Tube factsWith a Tube strike on the way, here are some nuggets of knowledge to share with other people queueing for the bus
Daily Express
- Passengers face MORE Eurotunnel delays just days after 150 migrants tried to storm into UKPASSENGERS crossing the Channel have been hit with even more disruption after an
Daily Record
- Rail commuters suffer as Scotrail cut Sunday rail services due to shortage of driversSERVICES will be reduced on Sundays due to an ongoing pay dispute leaving drivers unwilling to volunteer for shifts.
Mail Online
- Calais chaos could leave shelves empty warn port bosses Britain will soon face ‘empty supermarket shelves’ if militant French strikers continue inflicting chaos on Calais, UK port bosses warned last night.
- Brighton bus crash leaves two fighting for their lives The accident happened in Brighton shortly before half past 9 this morning and has been declared a 'major incident' by police. At least five people have been rushed to hospital from the scene.
- New air traffic system will tell aircraft to slow down so they arrive to land at precise time The head of the UK's National Air Traffic Services told an aviation conference it is only a matter of time before the new technology is implemented meaning flights land dead on time.
Birmingham Post
- West Midlands Combined Authority launches official plans Leaders of the seven councils unveil 'prospectus' detailing how the new super-council will be run
- Grand Central and New Street 'will be ready' vows Network Rail chief Look inside the vast new railway station and shopping centre just over two months ahead of launch reveals a busy building site
Derby Telegraph
- Neil Harvey: Ex-Bombardier director dies suddenly at work Mr Harvey was director of communications at Bombardier Transportation between 1999 and 2012 and recently became the general manager of the Derby and Derbyshire Rail Forum.
London Evening Standard
- Heathrow plans for 9,000-home new garden city Heathrow chiefs today unveiled plans to create a three-runway "aerotropolis" in west London with a 9,000-home new garden city.
- Rail strike: London commuters set for more misery - train walkout set to coincide with Tube strike London commuters look likely to be hit by a rail strike as well as a walkout on the Tube network after union bosses defiantly insisted industrial action would go ahead.
Manchester Evening News
- Planespotters' Paradise: Manchester Airport to host Europe's biggest aviation fair this weekendMore than 15,000 enthusiasts expected to descend on festival saluting Second World War aviation
Wales Online
- Budget 2015 - Transport and tax reform top the agenda for businesses in Wales ahead of the Emergency BudgetThe FSB and Chamber of Commerce have given their Budget wish list
Other Regional Press
- Rail workers set to strike tomorrow RAIL staff are set to go on strike from tomorrow after the RMT union said talks with First Great Western had broken down without agreement.
The Economist
- Why it is taking so long to build another runway in LondonFOR the past three years Sir Howard Davies, an economist, and a team of infrastructure experts have been trying to decide where Britain should build another airport runway. If it ever gets the go-ahead, it will be the first full-length runway built in south-east England since the second world war.
Rail Magazine
- Calls for new freight policy for ScotlandCommittee calls for National Planning Frameworks
Aviation Industry
- EasyJet cabin crew to vote on strike actionUK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet’s cabin crew—represented by trade union Unite—will vote for possible strike action after negotiations over wages broke down July 3. read more
- EasyJet cabin crew to vote on strike actionUK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet’s cabin crew—represented by trade union Unite—will vote for possible strike action after negotiations over wages broke down July 3. read more
- Lufthansa pilots may call for new strikes after mediation failsLufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC)—which had agreed to arbitration of all open collective wage agreements in May—said Monday that mediation has failed, raising the possibility of new strike action at the height of the summer travel season. read more
- Campaigners call for judicial review over Heathrow decisionCBI warns of £31bn cost to economy if expansion delayed
- Easyjet cabin crew consider summer strikeAround 2,000 workers could walkout in a row over pay
Other News Sources
- Chris Moncrieff: Has Boris boobed over Heathrow third runway? Will the bitter row over a proposed new runway for Heathrow Airport prove to be the undoing of Boris Johnson, possibly leaving his reputation in tatters and wrecking his (admittedly disputed) ambitions to become leader of the Conservative Party?
- 'Good chance' of Humberside to Heathrow flights under new plans here is a good chance Humberside Airport will see the start of domestic flights to an expanded Heathrow, if the Government adopts the airport's recommendations
- Get ready early for new lorry schemeThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) is advising operators to prepare early for Transport for London’s Safer Lorry Scheme which goes live on 1 ...
- Probe into two bus crash which left two people fighting for their lives continues An investigation will continue today to establish the cause of a two bus crash which left two people fighting for their lives.
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