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Labour could renationalise railways in five years - McDonnell
John McDonnell says he will create a Treasury unit to oversee the party's plans for more public ownership.
Manchester Airport to crack down on 'rough' baggage handling
It comes after footage emerges of a baggage handler throwing passengers' luggage.
ScotRail reliability is at its worst for two decades [Subscription]
Reliability on ScotRail trains between April and June was the worst it had been for over two decades, with problems linked to the weather having soared by almost 350 per cent.
Untaxed cars treble after discs axed [Subscription]
The number of vehicles clamped for not paying road tax has almost tripled since the abolition of the paper tax disc.
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- Manchester Airport to crack down on 'rough' baggage handlingIt comes after footage emerges of a baggage handler throwing passengers' luggage.
- Italy opens probe into Ryanair hand luggage chargesThe airline's new Italian luggage charges may amount to unfair commercial practice, a watchdog says.
Times Online
- Airport drop-off fees a disgrace, says judge [Subscription]A judge deemed airport drop-off fees an “absolute disgrace” as he gave a teacher a suspended sentence for deliberately driving into a parking official.
Liverpool Echo
- Airport bosses call for 'serious action' against baggage handlers after viral case throwing videoA holidaymaker shared footage of Swissport ground handlers hurling hers and other passengers' luggage
London Evening Standard
- Italy probes Ryanair hand luggage chargeItaly's competition watchdog has launched an inquiry into Ryanair's policy of charging passengers to take hand luggage on the plane.
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