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Transport secretary denies he spoke to China about HS2
Grant Shapps says apart from a letter from Beijing’s railway-builder no direct talks have taken place
Rail franchising model 'set to be scrapped' in coming weeks
Boris Johnson is set to dramatically overhaul the nation’s rail network by scrapping the rail franchise model and capping profits by private providers.
Monday, 17 February 2020
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- Airbus case shows France’s new-found anti-corruption driveParis prosecutors seize on recent law to get record settlement from aircraft maker
The Guardian
- Thousands stranded at Heathrow due to check-in systems meltdownHeathrow airport has apologised after thousands of passengers had their flights cancelled or severely delayed because of technical issues affecting its departure boards and check-in systems.
The Independent
- Travel chaos at Heathrow airport after technical failure triggers more than 100 cancellationsTens of thousands of passengers at Heathrow airport have had their flights cancelled or heavily delayed due to an IT failure involving check-in systems.
- Travel chaos at Heathrow airport after technical failure triggers more than 100 cancellations'I was running up and down the terminal at one point, as were hundreds of people. I was hearing people in tears saying how they were missing family events or the start of their holidays,' said Tim Barton, passenger to Dusseldorf
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Birmingham Post
- ‘It would take a fool to say Manchester wasn’t a city going places,’ says United Airlines director“We don’t do this for fun...we do it because it makes a return and why does it make a return? because we are providing a service in a market that needs it and wants itâ€
London Evening Standard
- Chaos at Heathrow Airport as 'technical issues' cause mass disruptionHeathrow Airport has apologised for disruption caused by
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- Luton parties clash as motion defeated to charge Luton Airport for new parking scheme in East LutonA motion to the borough council was defeated in a recorded vote, which was split along political party lines, with the Liberal Democrats in favour, the ruling Labour group against, and the Conservatives abstaining.
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