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Emergency brake used to halt 'runaway' Caledonian Sleeper train after it overshoots Waverley Station in Edinburgh
An overnight train from London carrying 120 passengers had to be halted with an emergency brake after being unable to stop at Waverley Station today. The incident around 7:30am caused major commuter disruption after the Caledonian Sleeper service came to a halt at a junction in Abbeyhill, blocking the east coast main line.
Train tickets simplified on 100,000 routes as terms such as "any permitted" are scrapped
Efforts to make language clearer will also include replacing grouped stations such as ‘London Terminals’ with specific station names
Newark MP Robert Jenrick named as the official 'champion' of the Midlands
Newark MP Robert Jenrick has been named as the official 'champion' of the Midlands in Boris Johnson's new-look Government. He has been named as the new Ministerial Champion for the Midlands Engine, which is tasked with encouraging investment in the region and making it a better place to live, work, study and do business.
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- BMW boss says PM should rule out no-deal BrexitThe German carmaker, which builds the Mini in the UK, says Boris Johnson should listen to business.
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- £24 million to beat rush hour traffic in Wokingham approvedNew development to reduce congestion, boost employment and promote greener forms of travel.
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- Air pollution: London scrappage scheme targets as few as 1 in 55 dirty carsMinisters are under renewed pressure to drive polluting cars off the road after it was revealed that the country’s biggest scrappage scheme will target only a fraction of them.
- Why car scrappage schemes are stuck in first gear [subscription]Vehicle scrappage schemes are seen as one of the most effective measures for removing polluting vehicles. They typically offer owners about £2,000 off a new car if they trade in their dirty, older model.
City AM
- Brexit warnings reach fever pitch as BMW and Ford sound the alarmBMW and Ford have become the latest manufacturing giants to warn Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the perils of a no-deal Brexit.
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