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Lufthansa to offer short-haul broadband
German airline Lufthansa plans to offer broadband access on its short and medium-haul flights from the summer of next year.
Glasgow pitched to business travellers in six-week Heathrow marketing campaign
EUROPE'S busiest airport has launched a six-week marketing drive to encourage investment into Glasgow.
The Great Western Railway is back in business
Weekday commuter trains run officially under the banner of the Great Western Railway are arriving at Paddington today for the first time since 31 December 1947. FirstGroup is launching its new franchise under the brand of the former company which existed continuously from the 1830s until 1947, being the only one to survive the 'Grouping' of 1923.
Howard Davies: Harangued over Heathrow and a sad farewell to Manchester
MT DIARY: The employment and business advantages of a third runway are not getting a fair hearing.
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
BBC News
- Westminster worst for road crashesNew interactive map designed by Transport for London shows London's worst spots for road traffic collisions.
Financial Times
- Uber rise hits Yellow Cabs marketMedallion Financial considers exit from public markets as its value plunges
The Telegraph
- Volkswagen emissions scandal: millions of Britons could be driving illegal carsMillions of diesel cars could be recalled if manufacturers are found to have rigged emissions tests like Volkswagen
Times Online
- Roadworks must not last for more than two miles [subscription]Long stretches of roadworks are to be banned from motorways and major A-roads in England under government plans to cut congestion on the countrys busiest roads, The Times has learnt.
City AM
- Balfour Beatty and Carillion win roads contract worth up to 292mA JOINT venture between construction groups Balfour Beatty and Carillion has won a Highways England contract to upgrade part of the A14. The companies expect the deal to generate around 292m in revenue for the joint venture. The construction package is part of the wider A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme, to which the government has pledged a 1.5bn investment. The initial contract, won by the 50:50 Balfour Beatty Carillion firm, is valued at almost 500,000, with the full contract award subject to statutory approval of the project. Construction work is expected to sta...
Mail Online
- Millions hit by VW's 10bn green test fiddle scandal: Questions over British models after US diesel emissions furore Shares in the world's biggest car firm shares slumped by nearly 20 per cent yesterday, wiping 10billion from its market value, following the revelation.
London Evening Standard
- Taxi driver 'luddites' row: Police release CCTV of men wanted over storming of City HallThese are the faces of five men police say stormed City Hall after Boris Johnson called a chamber full of taxi drivers “luddites” during a public debate.
Crewe Chronicle
- Luxury German car maker returns after 54 years For the first time since 1961, Borgward is about to start making cars again. And its going to kick off by selling a petrol-engined SUV in China
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- Safety fears as new road markings send Huddersfield drivers round the bendTraffic steered the 'wrong way' on what was considered a one way street
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- VW launches investigation into 'defeat device' allegations Volkswagen has ordered an external investigation after US regulators discovered software in certain diesel models that circumvents emissions standards.
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