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Britain's busiest airport has revealed it lost almost three-quarters of its passengers last year due to 'lockdowns and border closures'. Only 22 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in 2020; 73 per cent less than the previous year.
11,000 tonne tunnel to be installed on the railway in first for UK engineering
Massive concrete structure to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line as part of £1.2bn upgrade
Brittany Ferries unveils gigantic new gas driven vessel
Salamanca has taken to the water at a shipyard in China and will enter service between the UK and Europe in 2022
Tuesday, 12 January 2021
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- Ford ends decades of Brazil manufacturingThe US car giant is closing its last three Brazilian factories, with a loss of 5,000 jobs.
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- Schools missing out on traffic bans to protect pupils from polluted air [subscription]Half of schools in towns and cities are suitable for temporary road closures to protect children from traffic fumes but only a fraction have them because of delays in implementing government policy, a study suggests.
Birmingham Post
- Green shoots of recovery at Jaguar Land RoverSports car manufacturer says it has second sales growth for the second quarter in a row
- JCB launches new machine to tackle UK's pothole problemThe machine's development has been personally led by JCB Chairman Lord Bamford
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- Over 120 roads could be improved under £11.8 million planChapel Lane in Heckmondwike is among more than 120 roads that could be improved in Kirklees.
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- Highways chiefs defend transport plans including £20m bypass for HarrogateCampaigners and councillors have lined up to scrutinise North Yorkshire County Council’s Harrogate Transport Improvement Programme
- New Ordnance Survey APIs the ticket to realise future transport policy for public sectorWith government transport policy committed to investing in thousands of miles of new road and rail infrastructure, location data will continue to play a key part in getting people moving around safely and more efficiently, helping to make roads less congested and enabling lower carbon transport.
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