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Fear that the Freight Facilities Grant would be scrapped was partially allayed yesterday when Scottish Government announced funding for it until 2014

A new study into commuter habits has found that British motorists spend more than a year of their lives stuck in traffic

The UK’s aerospace sector is set to benefit from £6 million of government investment in collaborative research and development projects that encourage innovative solutions to some of the higher-risk challenges facing the industry

 

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The Highways Agency is highlighting the important role that sustainable development plays in helping to move society towards a low carbon future as their Sustainable Development Plan is published today

 

Tube Union RMT has rejected the latest Olympics pay offer from London Underground and has agreed to step up the pressure for a fair deal for all staff across the grades that properly rewards the additional work load and pressure that members will need to carry throughout the extended Olympics and Paralympics period

 

Redeveloping existing rail networks and expanding their capacity would deliver a proportionately better return on investment than creating a new high-speed rail line, according to a Government-commissioned report

 

Transport and logistics companies that are concerned about how the Olympics will affect their operations are to be given practical advice and support

 

Following protests in Edinburgh against proposed cuts to Scotland's active travel budget, charity Sustrans has called on the Scottish government to give the necessary financial backing to schemes that would make Scotland healthier and greener

 

UK Border Agency officers working at London's Heathrow Airport have seized a live African cheetah.The animal landed in Heathrow on 22 December. It was 1 of 4 being transported from a safari park in South Africa to Russia

 

Ministers are tackling the misery caused by lorry drivers following satnavs down narrow and inappropriate roads as part of a package of new traffic signs rules.

 

Petrol supplies to London and the South East may be affected after the company which owns one of the UK's largest oil refineries admitted it was filing for insolvency

 

Passengers on Britain’s busiest rail route could benefit from faster, more frequent trains, less crowding and better connections if the first phase of the proposed high-speed rail line is built between London and Birmingham

 

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Chief Executives of the Freight Transport Association and the Highways Agency to establish a platform for effective co-operation and understanding between the parties

 
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