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DEBATE: Does the rival Heathrow scheme make more sense than existing plans for the airport’s expansion?
Surinder Arora, founder of the Arora Group, says YES. Competition is absolutely necessary to ensure that passengers and the UK economy benefit fully from the expansion of Heathrow, with an end to the current monopoly. Spiralling costs and a track record of over-spending risk the airport becoming a white elephant if led by the incumbent, Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL).
New Crossrail trains not stopping at Heathrow as TfL set to take over route
Heathrow Connect and Great Western Rail suburban rail services will be taken over by TfL on May 20
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- Musk: No 'bonehead' questions pleaseTesla boss snubs
- Diesel emissions scandal: Ex-VW boss Winterkorn charged in USMartin Winterkorn is accused by US prosecutors of conspiring to mislead regulators.
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- Dangerous state of roads ‘is a national emergency’ [subscription]The condition of Britain’s roads is turning into a “national emergency”, with rising numbers of cyclists seriously injured and cars damaged.
- Ford’s new ‘Batmobile’ design offers a car and motorbike in one [Subscription]Is it a car? Is it a motorcycle? No, it’s Ford’s design for a “multimodal transportation apparatus”.
- Huge outlay on motorways despite reduction in trafficBillions of pounds spent upgrading motorways and roads may be a waste of money because traffic levels are expected to fall, ministers have been told.
- Loophole lets unsafe cars stay on the roadThe government has no power to take dangerous cars off the roads despite millions every year suffering defects, The Times has learnt. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has said that it cannot order car manufacturers to recall dangerous vehicles.
City AM
- New Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess heralds era of corporate responsibility at AGMThe newly appointed CEO of Volkswagen attempted to move the company on from the "difficult and painful watershed" of diesel emissions scandal by heralding an open culture at the firm.
- Minicab drivers protest outside TfL headquarters over 'institutional racism'Minicab drivers have launched a surprise flash demo at Transport for London’s (TfL) headquarters today to protest against “institutional racism”.
Wales Online
- The M4's most dangerous accident blackspots revealed Car crash statistics dating back to 1999 have been mapped, highlighting the accident blackspots on the Welsh stretch of the M4 motorway.
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- Uber can stay if it plays fair, says taxi firm bossTHE owner of a taxi firm has said he would welcome Uber remaining in the city as long as they play by the same rules as the taxi trade.
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