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Ian Hamilton examines how disabled people in Scotland who require assistance at airports, railway stations and ports could be affected by Brexit.
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Transport minister Chris Grayling has proposed that overcrowding on trains should be eased by replacing first class with more standing room. Are the carriages relics of a bygone time, or do they have a present-day use?One of the smaller puzzles of a postwar childhood was the mystery of the missing class. Railway carriages had “1st” and “3rd” painted on their doors – first class and third class – but the second class was not to be found. Where had it gone? Where had they gone, all the second-class people who had used it? Refined people, probably, with first-class social ambitions thwarted by a ...
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Britain is poised to be at the forefront of a 720mph rail system capable of carrying passengers east-to-west across the country in 12 minutes, according to the project’s leaders.
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- More than 40 Somali refugees killed in helicopter attack off Yemen coastBoat carrying refugees was travelling to Sudan when it was hit by airstrike from Apache helicopter, coastguard saysAt least 42 Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on Thursday when a helicopter reportedly attacked the boat they were travelling in.Coastguard Mohamed al-Alay said the refugees, carrying official UN refugee agency (UNHCR) documents, were travelling from Yemen to Sudan when they were attacked by an Apache helicopter near the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Continue reading...
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- Somali refugees killed on boat as they escaped Yemen WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Shiite rebels accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out the attack. Most of the people in the boat were from Somalia. 75 men and 15 women survived.
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- India Upgrades Standards of Major PortsSignificant improvement in efficiency has been achieved by India's Major Ports in the last two years, said the Minister of State for Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan. With a view to improve further the efficiency and productivity of the major ports and make it comparable internationally…
- A3 average speed check: Everything you need to know about the new cameras The new cameras on the northbound carriageway of the A3 are due to go live in the coming weeks
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