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Bombardier boosted by huge order
Bombardier Aerospace announces the biggest business aircraft sale in the company's history which, it says, will sustain existing jobs at its Belfast base.
VIDEO: UK's first fast-charge electric bus
Britain's first fast-charging electric bus is being launched.
Union claims shorter rail franchise plan will go ahead
MINISTERS will defy advice from business groups, rail industry bodies and MSPs by pressing ahead with plans for a shorter ScotRail franchise, despite warnings this would make investment in new trains less likely, a leading union figure said.
Minister wrong to blame Heathrow delays on unexpected passenger numbers
A minister was wrong to blame long queues he saw at Heathrow passport controls on unexpectedly large passenger numbers, new figures show. In a fresh embarrassment for the Home Office and the airport, it has emerged that officials “confused” data and there were actually fewer people than predicted coming into arrivals.
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BBC News
- London 2012: TfL warning on Olympics traffic jams [video]Transport for London has warned traffic jams could be widespread during the Olympics, as it announced its plans to keep London moving during the Games.
- UK to make BMW sportscar engineBMW says it will produce the engine for its i8 petrol-electric supercar at its Hams Hall factory near Birmingham.
Belfast Telegraph
- Transport scheme takes us where we need to go The Roads Service plan to drive cars out of Belfast city centre is a bold and necessary initiative, says Steven Patterson
Edinburgh Evening News
- City refuses to foot £1m bill for Waverley terror taxi banTHE bid to ban taxis and private cars from Waverley Station is in fresh chaos after the city council said it would refuse to pay the £1 million cost of the move.
Sheffield Star
- BREAKING: Doncaster airport link road granted planning permission - VIDEOCOUNCILLORS have backed planning permission for the proposed Robin Hood Airport link road.
Wales Online
- Bridge tolls should be used to invest in Welsh rail and roadsThe Severn Crossing toll should be used to raise funds to develop infrastructure in Wales and not as a substitute for Welsh Government cash, a leading campaigner said yesterday.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Leeds Inner Ring Road: Disruption ahead for drivers on vital routeMotorists in Leeds are facing a summer of discontent as the latest phase of a £25m bridge repair programme gets under way.
Transport for London
- Green light for London to charge utility companies who dig at the busiest times and cause congestion Transport for London introduces targeted and avoidable charge for digging up Capital's most congested areas.
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- Lane rental scheme to clamp down on roadworks disuptionThe country’s first-ever lane rental scheme charging utility firms for working on heavily congested roads has gone live in London this week.
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