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It may be too fanciful an idea, but how about banning car ownership?
The UK is approaching a national traffic jam, but we’ll keep driving until public transport is seen as a viable alternative
Government's £50m travel-planning website, Transport Direct, to close
The site was the brainchild of John Prescott, who said the DfT's decision to close it down was a sign of 'Google-it government'
'The blind will lose out' if Waterloo ditches Tannoy
Waterloo is planning to become the first major London rail terminus to switch off its Tannoy, following complaints from passengers and locals that it is making the station too noisy.
Britain's largest rail signals hub is completed in York
A project to build the largest new rail operating centre in the country has been completed in York.
Boris Johnson sure to face tough questioning over Heathrow at Tory candidate battle
What will his opinion on Heathrow Airport be as a borough MP now his estuary plan has been dropped?
Saturday, 13 September 2014
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- Malaysia MH17 tragedy 'avoidable'The boss of Emirates tells the BBC the airline would have avoided flying over Ukraine if it had been told high-altitude missiles were in the area.
The Guardian
- Some questions Uxbridge Tories should ask Boris JohnsonConservatives in the west London constituency should not make it easy for the city’s mayor to become their candidate
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- Wizz Air flying high at Doncaster AirportWizz Air has announced further flights to Poland from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, with growth on routes to Katowice and Poznan.
Other Regional Press
- Boris Johnson sure to face tough questioning over Heathrow at Tory candidate battleWhat will his opinion on Heathrow Airport be as a borough MP now his estuary plan has been dropped?
- Ex-Manston airport boss Charles Buchanan hired as chief executive of Lydd airport five months after Thanet airfield's closureThe former chief executive of the recently-closed Manston airport has been hired to take over the running of rival Lydd.
- Up, up and away with Kirklees College after contract to provide cabin crew trainingCollege signs contract to provide airline training
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- Air France-KLM CEO warns unions over strike threatsChief threatens to ‘stop all new projects’ with its budget carrier if pilots do not back down
- Heathrow deploys extra staff as ground handlers strikeStrike action taking place in terminals one, two and three
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