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Taxpayers will help prop up ailing rail franchises under plans to encourage more companies to bid for routes.
Carillion faces Wednesday showdown with lenders to safeguard future
Troubled contractor Carillion faces a pivotal showdown with lenders next Wednesday, hoping to convince them to plug a massive funding gap and safeguard the future of the firm and its 50,000 global workforce.
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- Airport bars could face hours limits to curb flight rageThe number of alcohol-related air rage incidents prompts a rethink on pub and bar opening hours.
- Politicians react to fresh challenge to A5 upgradeThe new dual carriageway is planned to run between Newbuildings outside Londonderry and Aughnacloy.
- Will Young 'called homophobic slur by bus driver'The Pop Idol winner has accused a London bus driver of using homophobic language.
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- The Bike Project charity: ‘A gift for you, a lifesaver for someone else’ | Martin LoveThe Bike Project aims to get refugees on to bicycles. It’s a simple idea which can make a huge differenceWhen you have very little, a bicycle offers so much. At the Bike Project in south London they take donated bikes, fix them up and give them to refugees and asylum-seekers. Having free and easy transport helps people get to food banks, access legal advice, healthcare and education. It may even help in finding a job. Since the charity started in 2013, they’ve given away nearly 3,000 bikes. You can help, too, by donating your old bike (did you get a new one for Christmas? Do you want to create...
- Fire as one plane crashes into another at Toronto Pearson airportPassengers evacuated after collision between Westjet and Sunwing airliners when one of them was being towed and the other was waiting to parkPassengers were forced to evacuate via emergency slides in the frigid cold on Friday night after two planes collided on the ground at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. No injuries were reported.WestJet said an inbound from Cancun, Mexico with 168 passengers and a crew of six was stationary and waiting to go to a gate when it was struck by a Sunwing aircraft moving back from a gate. Continue reading...
- Firms including easyJet and Virgin Money reveal huge gender pay gapsCo-operative Bank and Bank of England have also revealed large gaps as April deadline for submitting figures approachesMore big companies have been found to have wide gender pay gaps as firms report on what they pay male and female employees ahead of an April deadline.The Co-operative Bank, easyJet and Virgin Money are among those with a double-digit gap in their mean hourly pay rates between male and female workers. Continue reading...
- Is this the best we can do with Britain’s railways?As more strikes loom and fares rise steeply, Britain’s railways are the subject of intense debate once again. Would renationalisation solve the problems?Asked by the Observer to explain the issues he has with his morning rail service, Croydon commuter Ian Devlin needs one clarification: “How many pages do you have?”“It’s a disgusting,” he says, waiting on South Croydon’s platform three just before 8am, with no expectation that he will have a seat on his journey. “Cancellations, reduced carriages – I won’t get a seat on this one, either. I think they should be brought back in [to national owner...
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- US company resumes search for missing flight MH370
- Will Young subjected to 'homophobic abuse' by London bus driver
- Terrified passengers scream as two planes collide at Toronto Airport
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- Carillion bailout plan to keep it on the rails [Subscription]The embattled builder Carillion could be bailed out by the government as it runs out of road with its lenders.
- Uber sued by ad agency Fetch Media for not paying up [Subscription]A British advertising agency is suing Uber over $19m (14m) in unpaid bills, raising the stakes in a year-long row.
- Is this any way to run the East Coast railway? [Subscription}The transport secretary has been accused of bailing out the two companies running the East Coast main line. The reality is not so simple
- Taxpayer faces bill for rail franchise failures [Subscription}Taxpayers will help prop up ailing rail franchises under plans to encourage more companies to bid for routes.
- British Airways tilts against reclining seats [Subscription]It is the scourge of modern air travel: the passenger in front reclines their seat, tips your food into your lap and crushes your knees.
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- Carillion faces Wednesday showdown with lenders to safeguard futureTroubled contractor Carillion faces a pivotal showdown with lenders next Wednesday, hoping to convince them to plug a massive funding gap and safeguard the future of the firm and its 50,000 global workforce.
- What you need to know about next week's mass rail strikes across South Western Railway, Southern and Greater AngliaCommuters may still be smarting from the rail fare rise that greeted them at the start of the year, but there's more misery on the way in the form of a series of strikes next week.
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- Toronto passengers scream as plane explodes in a fireball Passengers were forced to evacuate via emergency slides in the frigid cold on Friday night after two planes collided on the ground at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
- Passengers rescued after ferry crashes at tourist island Seventy people have been rescued after a passenger ferry ran aground when strong waves pushed it onto rocks at the entrance to the port of Madalena, on the popular holiday island of Pico, in the Azores.
The Mirror
- Bahamas cruise ship carrying 4,000 passengers battered by 30ft waves as it sailed through deadly 'bomb cyclone' Traumatised passengers on board the 'Norweigan Breakaway' told how they 'held on for dear life' as the giant swells made the boat 'tilt like crazy'
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Work to widen busy road due to be completed this monthWORK to widen a busy road in the district is expected to be completed this month.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- The parking vigilantes North Wales holidaymakers need to be wary of if trying to avoid airport charges Cars parked in streets near Liverpool Airport have been daubed in paint and had clingfilm wrapped around them
London Evening Standard
- Don't fall asleep on the Night Tube: police chief's warning to lone travellersA senior member of the British Transport Police has warned of the dangers of sex attackers targeting lone women falling asleep on the Night Tube.
- No Trousers Tube Ride 2018: Scores of Londoners pledge to strip and ride Underground half-naked for worldwide eventScores of half-naked Londoners are set to ride the Tube en masse as part of this year's No Trousers on the Tube Day.
- Passengers evacuated as plane bursts into flames in Toronto airport crashCrowds of passengers were evacuated after two planes crashed and sparked a dramatic fireball at an airport in Toronto.
- TfL sorry after Will Young 'subjected to homophobic abuse' by bus driver Transport for London has apologised after Will Young claimed he was subjected to homophobic abuse on a London bus.
Manchester Evening News
- Passengers on Manchester-bound flights from New York JFK airport delayed after 'bomb cyclone' One passenger said they had been delayed by 15 hours so far
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- The rail fare rise is another reason why railways should be re-nationalised, says Mike KellyThe privately owned rail companies are upping fares and failing to meet franchise commitments so what is the point in them?
Northern Echo
- Darlington councillors to vote on releasing 5m to start work on road and business schemes COUNCILLORS are to vote on releasing millions of pounds to help fund a new road improvement scheme and begin work on a new industrial hub.
East Anglian Daily Times
- January roadworks in Suffolk and Essex to affect A12, A14, A120 and M11Want a smooth route into work this week? Here are the upcoming roadworks in Suffolk and Essex that are best to steer clear of.
Reading Evening Post
- Three days of train strikes on South Western Railway to hit Reading commuters next weekThe rail operator says it will be running more than 70 per cent of its ordinary service on strike days
Other Regional Press
- Railway cable thefts are causing delays to passengers in Wales THIEVES are risking their lives to steal railway cables across Wales and causing significant delays to passengers, British Transport Police has warned.
- Mini has confidence in electric future despite drop in UK car salesSOARING sales of electric vehicles despite a crash in the UK's new car market is good news for the future of Oxford's Mini plant, it was claimed yesterday.
- VOICES: Public transports cost puts strain on vulnerable peopleOver the new year, it was announced train prices for Dorset rail passengers were going to increase and public transport, or rather the cost of it, is a hot topic for 2018.
- LETTER: Our road dilemma Thefatal accident that occurred on the A35 on the day after Boxing Day was a tragedy for the families directly involved but was also a nightmare end to Christmas for those trying to return home east or west over a 30 mile radius of Dorset.
- Record breaking cruise year coming up for Portland - including a MONSTER ship docking with 4,000 passengersPORTLAND Port’s 2018 cruise ship season is going to be another record breaker – and it includes a visit from the longest vessel to ever dock at the island terminal.
- Warwickshire car maker Aston Martin records best sales for nearly a DECADE The Warwickshire-based firm said it sold 5,117 vehicles during 2017
- South Western Railway workers to strike again next weekHOPES of averting some of the rail strikes in Hampshire look likely to have been dashed, leaving the bitter dispute over the role of guards deadlocked.
- Public transport boost in Southampton as three million more journeys are made by busSOUTHAMPTON is bucking a national trend for bus travel, with three million more journeys in the city now than there were in 2013, the Echo can reveal.
- Mini has confidence in electric future despite drop in UK car salesSOARING sales of electric vehicles despite a crash in the UK's new car market is good news for the future of Oxford's Mini plant, it was claimed yesterday.
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- 32 missing after tanker, freighter collide off ChinaThirty-two sailors are missing after an oil tanker and freight ship collided off the east coast of China Saturday, according to China's Ministry of Transport.
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- Angry commuter slams Southern provider Govia Thameslink after having his wages docked for being late Shop worker Trez Gospodinov was critical of the 9.24am service from Caterham to London Victoria which has made him late for work "about 20 times"
- Why does Dorking have so many railway stations?Dorking has three stations - Dorking, Dorking West and Dorking Deepdene
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