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Without a radical overhaul of transport, UK suburbs face poverty
Too many cars and poor public transport services linking outlying areas to city centres have increased poverty and social isolation in the suburbs
Student launches app to claim compensation for delayed rail passengers
A London student has launched a smartphone app to help delayed commuters secure compensation from the vast sums being “hoarded” by train firms.
Southern rail: Chaos affecting commuters set to get even worse as unions threaten major new strike
A dramatic escalation of the Southern Rail dispute has been announced by union leaders.
Leader’s appeal to new Transport Secretary
Birmingham City Council leader Cllr John Clancy has urged new Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to put improved transport links between the UK’s major cities at the top of his ‘to-do’ list.
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- Police speak of their 'passion' for making Bradford's roads safer as another crackdown landmark looms OFFICERS running the police crackdown on dangerous driving in Bradford are “passionate” about making the district’s roads safer.
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- DHL to trial Smart car mobile addresses in GermanyDrivers of Smart cars could soon have their DHL parcel delivery dropped straight into their car boot as part of a pilot scheme organised between the two companies. The smartphone-based service would see customers create a unique single-use authorisation number through an app which lets the courier locate and open the vehicle for a limited time. Essentially, the car is acting as a mobile address. DHL hopes that this pilot, staged in Germany from September, will make it easier to send and receive a parcel as well as adapt the process to meet customers’ needs. A near-identical trial held in May l...
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