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Heathrow to offer 20 small businesses grants of £2,000 to fund trade missions and help firms reach new markets
Heathrow Airport has announced a new programme to boost a raft of small British businesses and fund trade missions and research. In partnership with the department for international trade (DIT), Heathrow's programme is aimed at helping small and medium-sized firms identify and access new markets for their goods and services.
Southern offers drivers �75,000 in last-ditch bid to settle dispute
The �75,000-a-year London train driver was announced today as Southern Rail offered massive pay rises to try to end the 14-month-old dispute.
Rail staff to get body cameras as part of passenger aggression crackdown
ScotRail is looking at deploying 230 of the devices for its frontline workers to protect them from physical and verbal attacks. It follows a proposed national roll-out of the cameras by Police Scotland.
Saturday, 17 June 2017
BBC News
- Half-price bus tickets for Greater Manchester's 16 to 18 year oldsThe initiative will see up to 100,000 youngsters benefit from half-price bus tickets.
- British Airways cabin crew to stage two-week strikeThe action is part of a long-running dispute over pay and travel concessions.
The Guardian
- Ignore the toxic myth about bike lanes and pollution – the facts utterly debunk itA series of articles in conservative media are pushing the bizarre argument that separated bike lanes worsen air quality. Here’s why it’s rubbishJuliet Samuel is a regular columnist for the Telegraph, who opines authoritatively about politics, society and business. And yet last month she wrote something which was very obviously incorrect.Something needed to be done, Samuel said, about the “epidemic of bike lanes taking over otherwise useable roads all across London”. She continued: Continue reading...
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- Virgin Trains named top transport operator in Scotland Virgin Trains was named as best public transport operator at the Scottish Transport Awards last night.
- Campaigners renew push for St Andrews rail link Campaigners have launched a new push to restore St Andrews to the rail network - but acknowledge there are many hurdles to clear in their long-running quest.
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- Firstgroup chief loses bonus after tram crash [Subscription]The chief executive of Firstgroup has had his £723,415 annual bonus withheld because of the Croydon tram crash in which seven people died and 58 were injured.
- Number of ultra-low emission vehicles passes 100,000 [Subscription]The number of ultra-low emission vehicles on British roads has moved past the 100,000 mark thanks to rising electric vehicle sales, official figures show.
- Munich, home of BMW, weighs ban on diesel cars as emissions fears grow [Subscription]Diesel cars may be banned from the centre of Munich, home to BMW, as concern about noxious exhaust fumes spreads to the very heart of Germany’s carmaking empire.
- South West Trains passengers fear being stranded by early doors [Subscription]It is every commuter’s nightmare: you are within touching distance of boarding the train when the doors close, leaving you helpless on the platform.
City AM
- Rolls-Royce gears up for an improved 2017 with an unchanged outlook after its record £4.6bn loss last yearRolls-Royce has kept its underlying outlook for both its half-year and full-year revenue unchanged, saying today it has started 2017 well, amid a backdrop of "mixed market conditions".
- From flying taxis to a London shuttle: Here are five of the coolest driverless conceptsOver the next decade, driverless technology is set to transform not only how we drive, but the prospect of owning a vehicle.
- Heathrow to offer 20 small businesses grants of £2,000 to fund trade missions and help firms reach new marketsHeathrow Airport has announced a new programme to boost a raft of small British businesses and fund trade missions and research. In partnership with the department for international trade (DIT), Heathrow's programme is aimed at helping small and medium-sized firms identify and access new markets for their goods and services.
- Mapped: Here are the 25 prime spots across London TfL is eyeing for the next batch of cycling routesFor London's new walking and cycling commissioner has announced the 25 corridors across London with the greatest scope for cycling, pinpointed to assess where investment should be ploughed most effectively.
Mail Online
- Southern Rail drivers to get �75,000 pay Some 1,000 drivers were offered a bumper pay rise equivalent to an increase of 23.8 per cent over four years. It would see basic salaries for a 35-hour, four-day week, rise from �49,001 to �60,683.
This is Money
- BA's computer meltdown cost £80m admits CEO Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA owner International Airlines Group, shared the full cost of the disruption with shareholders at the firm’s annual meeting yesterday.
Birmingham Mail
- Road tax rules have changed: Find out how much drivers will need to pay now Motorists across Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands will be required to change what they pay in a bid to keep their vehicles on the road
Bolton News
- Thousands of young people to get half-price bus travelTHOUSANDS of young people in Bolton are set to benefit from a new half-price bus ticket scheme.
London Evening Standard
- Southern offers drivers �75,000 in last-ditch bid to settle disputeThe �75,000-a-year London train driver was announced today as Southern Rail offered massive pay rises to try to end the 14-month-old dispute.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Rail staff to get body cameras as part of passenger aggression crackdownScotRail is looking at deploying 230 of the devices for its frontline workers to protect them from physical and verbal attacks. It follows a proposed national roll-out of the cameras by Police Scotland.
Wales Online
- Rail commuters have complained that heating is still being used on trains despite the hot weather That's in addition to overcrowding on some services
East Anglian Daily Times
- Rail journeys could be disrupted by hot weather, warns operatorRail passengers have been warned that hot weather could cause changes to timetables over the coming days.
West Sussex Gazette
- RMT calls for urgent talks in Southern Rail safety disputesThe RMT has called for urgent talks in Southern Rail safety disputes following ASLEF’s decision to put the overtime ban back in place.
Other Regional Press
- Rail journeys could be disrupted by hot weather, warns operatorRail passengers have been warned that hot weather could cause changes to timetables over the coming days.
- Luton voted nation’s least favourite airport, Newcastle tops pollHolidaymakers should avoid Luton Airport this summer, according to a poll of UK travellers.
Buying Business Travel
- British Airways IT failure will cost �80mIAG chief executive Willie Walsh reveals cost of the technology chaos that hit the airline last month
- British Airways’ passengers face two-week strike disruptionCabin-crew to stage action from July 1
Rail Technology Magazine
- TfL to add in-cab warning systems to trams after Croydon crashA new internal speed monitoring system that will tell tram drivers when to brake could be introduced by TfL after the Croydon accident that killed seven people last year. The crash, which occurred on 9 November 2016, happened after a tram was found to be travelling three times over the speed...
- RDG chair calls for rail investment to ensure economic surety post-BrexitInvestment in the rail industry is key to the future prosperity of the UK economy outside of the European Union, a leading rail industry figure has this week stated. Speaking at the National Rail Conference in Birmingham yesterday, Chris Burchell, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and...
Aviation Industry
- Alitalia files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy to secure US operations Italian flag carrier Alitalia has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the US, in an effort to keep its leased terminal gates at New York JFK. read more
- Rolls-Royce starts next phase of new-generation engine testingWhen the gates at Le Bourget open for next week's Paris Air Show, Rolls-Royce will be bolting together the fan casing and core of its Advance 3 demonstrator engine as it continues to move toward its next generation of engines. read more
- Norwegian considers feeder flights with easyJet, RyanairLow-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian is talking to the UK’s easyJet and Ireland’s Ryanair about linking up its low-cost long-haul flights and their low-cost short-haul flights in a feeder arrangement. read more
- Safran shareholders approve Zodiac acquisitionFrench aerospace firm Safran said its shareholders have approved resolutions to advance the acquisition of seating and cabin interior manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace. read more
Other News Sources
- Holyrood calls for 'more ambition' from school bus seat belt billA Scottish Parliamentary Committee is calling for 'a bill aiming to improve safety for young people travelling on school transport to ‘be more ambitious and to go further'.
- Urban Transport Group calls on new Government to ‘stay focussed’ on key urban transport priorities Friday, June 16, 2017 Tobyn Hughes, chair of the Urban Transport Group and Managing Director of Nexus, has highlighted the key urban transport issues that the new government should focus on. Topic: Governance
- Will Surrey's new rail franchise replacing South West Trains be blighted by the same issues as Southern Rail? The RMT union is seeking assurances the number of guards working on trains will not be reduced when the new franchise takes over in August
- British Airways cabin crew to stage 'entirely avoidable' two week strike as union vows to fight 'blacklisting'The walk-out will start at 12.01am on Saturday July 1
- Transport for London identifies 25 corridors with greatest potential for cyclingLondon’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman, has named 25 corridors where new cycle infrastructure would have the greatest impact. The announcement follows data analysis carried out by Transport for London (TfL) with a view to identifying the areas with the greatest potential for cycling.
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