Thames Estuary airport plot to be examined

January 19, 2012

The government will hold a consultation on UK aviation, which will include controversial plans to construct a new airport on the Thames Estuary.
Starting in March, the study will look at the options for maintaining Britain’s status as an aviation hub. Downing Street revealed that no decision has been made as of yet with London [...]

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Ethiopia gunmen slay five foreign tourists

January 18, 2012

Unknown gunmen attacked and killed five foreign tourists in Ethiopia, according to reports from state TV.
The northern Afar region played host to the attack, which was carried out on Monday evening. The gunmen had crossed the border from neighbouring Eritrea, insisted TV. Two other tourists seriously hurt are now in hospital being treated. A third [...]

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Fears over Olympics blood transport delays

January 17, 2012

The transportation of blood to hospitals across London might be affected due to Olympic transport restrictions, according to a UK delivery firm.
Increased congestion and inconvenient restrictions on access, delivery times, and parking times could end up causing delays, said TNT Express, which supplies around a third of 11,7000 red blood cells units that are sent [...]

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George Osborne unveils Manchester Airport City intentions

January 16, 2012

George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, today unveiled plans for a new Manchester Airport business park that would cost £659m to construct while creating 13,000 jobs.
If given the green light, the Airport City scheme intends to offer premises of a high quality to international companies that wouldn’t have previously considered moving to the [...]

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Greeening insists HS2 will create thousands of West Midlands jobs

January 13, 2012

A £33bn high-speed train network is to create at least 8,000 jobs across two West Midlands sites, according to Transport Secretary Justine Greening.
Phase one of HS2, which will link London and Birmingham, is hoped to be running by the year 2026 after receiving approval from the Coalition government. Ms Greening said that half of the [...]

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TSA sticks to cupcake confiscation decision

January 12, 2012

The TSA has decided that it was right to prevent a traveller from taking a cupcake onboard a plane with her last month.
The passenger, aged 35, had the popular pastry confiscated just before boarding a flight in the popular destination of Las Vegas last month and, despite a public outcry, the Transportation Security Administration has [...]

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HS2 approval receives mixed reaction

January 11, 2012

The plan for a new £33bn high-speed rail link in Britain has received a mixed reaction, a day after getting the green light from the Coalition.
The British Chambers of Commerce insisted that the plan would be warmly welcomed by UK businesses the length and breadth of the land. In opposition though, critics have said that [...]

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First phase of HS2 ready to get green light

January 10, 2012

The controversial new HS2 high-speed rail line that will run between London and Birmingham will apparently be given the green light by the government later today.
Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, is apparently set to get behind the 100-mile-long link, which will be completed by 2026. The government says that is the only method of being [...]

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Leading China airlines plan on ignoring EU carbon tax

January 9, 2012

China’s biggest airlines won’t pay the new European Union tax that aims to cut carbon emissions, according to their trade body.
Ever since 1 January, airlines travelling within the EU have had to comply with the Emissions Trading Scheme, known as ETS, which levies charges on flights depending on their carbon emissions. Representing the China Air [...]

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Minsiters deeply pondering HS2 link

January 6, 2012

Ministers are apparently “considering very seriously” the construction of a controversial high-speed rail line that would link London and Birmingham, according to a source.
The source said that a review by Network Rail of two main alternatives that are favoured by opponents concluded that they couldn’t generate the needed capacity. The government will make its final [...]

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