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The launch date for the London Underground Night Tube service will be delayed until later in the autumn.
London has the most expensive public transport in the world, claims research
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Disparity in taxpayer subsidies to train operators highlighted
The continuing disparity in taxpayer subsidies given to train companies is highlighted in new figures.
Friday, 28 August 2015
BBC News
- Hole-damaged road may partially reopenPart of a major city road that was closed when a huge hole appeared in it should re-open next Tuesday, council chiefs say.
The Telegraph
- Train strike and cheap petrol will see an extra 14 million cars on the roads this bank holidayThe First Great Western strike, which starts on Saturday, will lead to an increase in 50 per cent of people driving this weekend
Mail Online
- Tory MP Sir Alan Duncan sets out plans to clean-up the nation's highways Research by the Department of Transport found that the number of traffic signs has doubled in the last 20 years, to the point that many are now confusing, distracting and dangerous.
- 827k cars break down every year after ignoring warning light Fuel gauges are not precise instruments - even in the most modern cars, the technology is relatively basic: the level in the tank is measured by a float, like the ballcock in a lavatory cistern.
Manchester Evening News
- Mancunian Way won't re-open before weekend after giant hole appeared in carriagewayCouncil bosses have been working tirelessly to get the road safely re-opened – and say the westbound carriageway will open next Tuesday
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Chiefs at Nissan in Sunderland should 'get off their backsides' and campaign to stay in EUShadow Culture Secretary Chris Bryant says Brexit would hit the North East hard and calls for car-maker to play leading role in campaign to stay
Yorkshire Post
- Yorkshire police battle epidemic of uninsured vehicles on roadsCalls have been made for uninsured drivers to receive harsher penalties after figures showed Yorkshire’s largest police force seized more than 13,500 vehicles in the last three years.
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- Shoreham Airshow disaster: A27 to reopen on Monday and will be reduced to one lane each way The A27 will not now reopen until Bank Holiday Monday, Sussex Police's top officer has revealed.
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