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Over £1bn has been spent by HS2 buying London properties, a freedom of information request reveals.
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Wealthier pilots are paying into an unofficial strike fund to allow less well‑off colleagues to prolong the disruption
Sunday, 08 September 2019
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- HS2 buys £1.25bn of property in LondonOver £1bn has been spent by HS2 buying London properties, a freedom of information request reveals.
The Guardian
- Boeing 777X test halted after reports of cargo door failure Door of new model reportedly exploded outwards during ground-based stress testing
The Telegraph
- Smart motorway where four motorists died after being stranded with no hard shoulder is 'cash cow' for speeding fines A stretch of smart motorway where four motorists have been killed after being stranded with no hard shoulder has become a “cash cow” raising more than £6 million in speeding fines since 2017, the Telegraph can reveal.
Times Online
- Scots NHS board spent thousands on fax machines and moving patient records by taxi [Subscription]New figures reveal Scots authority paid out for fax machines and to transfer patient’s paper records using hire cars
- SNP supports drive to clamp down on rip-off parking fines [Subscription]Ministers agree to an independent arbiter after complaints from motorists about penalty payments of up to £170
- Union pay threat signals more ScotRail misery [Subscription]Scotland’s rail network could be paralysed after a powerful union indicated plans for more staff to join a strike over pay.
- ‘Buy British’ call to MoD to save defence industry jobs [Subscription]Ministers are preparing to launch a new defence industrial strategy after warnings that the UK risks losing decades of skills in making jets and warships.
- Boris Johnson woos the north with rail shake-up [Subscription]Ministers hatch bold plan to hand over control of trains
- £3,500 electric car grant will run dry, says the transport secretary, Grant Shapps [Subscription]The government grant of £3,500 for anyone who wants to buy an electric car “will go eventually”, the transport secretary has warned.
- BA pilot strikes threatened until Christmas [Subscription]Wealthier pilots are paying into an unofficial strike fund to allow less well‑off colleagues to prolong the disruption
City AM
- British Airways strikes: Can I get a refund and is my flight affected?British Airways strikes are set to commence on Monday affecting as many as 1,600 flights next week and 280,000 customers.
- British Airways threatens to strip pilots perks if they strikeBritish Airways has warned its pilots that there will be sanctions against those participating in strike actions scheduled to begin next week.
Mail Online
- 'World's favourite airline' British Airways drops to 55th in the rankings as its reputation is plagued by IT failures, hacking attacks and pilot strikesBeleaguered British Airways has today plunged toward the bottom of worldwide airline reputation rankings.
Sky News
- Pothole PM: Theresa May resumes local duties in MaidenheadFormer prime minister Theresa May has been pictured in a classic local campaign shot - pointing at a pothole in her constituency.
London Evening Standard
- Cyclists stage 'funeral procession' through London to highlight bike rider deathsProtesters staged a symbolic funeral procession across central London ending in a die-in in Trafalgar Square to highlight the need for measures to protect cyclists.
Manchester Evening News
- Plane delayed at Manchester Airport after passenger claims the wing 'clipped a fence'"We understand delays are frustrating for customers and thank them for their patience and understanding.”
- There will be no trams from the city centre to Old Trafford on final day of Ashes TestOne cricket fan fumed "what an absolute farce"
North Wales Live
- Why Virgin Airbus plane was circling low over North Wales todayThe aircraft took off from Gatwick this morning but circled for up to an hour over the region before heading back to London
- Airbus A350 launched on new long range route - with bizarre touch to mark the take-offSingapore Airlines (SIA) is using Airbus A350-900 on routes to Seattle and has created song to commemorate launch
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