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Transport Industry Told To Tackle 'Macho Culture' As 70% Of Women Report Discriminatory Behaviour
Transport Industry Told To Tackle "Macho Culture" As 70% Of Women Report Discriminatory Behaviour
Social affairs
A cross-party group of MPs have called on the government and transport industry leaders to crack down on "macho behaviours" in the sector.
New Civil Service Jobs In Darlington And Leeds Announced In Budget Renews Calls For Transport Links
Communities
New Civil Service Jobs In Darlington And Leeds Announced In Budget Renews Calls For Transport Links
Former Attorney General Says It's 'Dystopian' MPs Can't Vote On 10-Year Jail Term For Avoiding Quarantine
Coronavirus
Former Attorney General Says It's "Dystopian" MPs Can't Vote On 10-Year Jail Term For Avoiding Quarantine
Coronavirus Hotel Quarantine Will Cost £1,750 For 10 Days With 10 Year Jail Threat For Avoidance
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Hotel Quarantine Will Cost £1,750 For 10 Days With 10 Year Jail Threat For Avoidance
The Government Has Not Signed Any 'Quarantine Hotel' Contracts With Just 7 Days Until New Travel Rules Begin
Coronavirus
The Government Has Not Signed Any "Quarantine Hotel" Contracts With Just 7 Days Until New Travel Rules Begin
Sage Minutes Confirm Scientists Warned Last Month Only A “Complete Border Closure” Could Stop New Variants Entering The UK
Coronavirus
Sage Minutes Confirm Scientists Warned Last Month Only A “Complete Border Closure” Could Stop New Variants Entering The UK
Hotel Coronavirus Quarantine Plans 'In Chaos' As Chains Say They've Still Not Been Consulted
Coronavirus
Hotel Coronavirus Quarantine Plans "In Chaos" As Chains Say They've Still Not Been Consulted
The House Live
We need national cohesion on Freeports to drive innovation and growth Partner content
Home affairs
By Atkins
We need national cohesion on Freeports to drive innovation and growth
The government must introduce vaccine passports so we can look forward to holidays abroad once again
Coronavirus
By Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
The government must introduce vaccine passports so we can look forward to holidays abroad once again
For too long it has been ‘jam tomorrow’ for infrastructure upgrades in rural Britain
Communities
By Neil Parish MP
For too long it has been ‘jam tomorrow’ for infrastructure upgrades in rural Britain
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Liz Truss: ‘I’ve got a particular view of what equality means’
Liz Truss: ‘I’ve got a particular view of what equality means’
By Kate Proctor
Political parties
Government Is Considering New Delays To EU Import Checks To Avoid Food Supply Disruption
Government Is Considering New Delays To EU Import Checks To Avoid Food Supply Disruption
Brexit
It’s not just the anonymous trolls: online attacks on women are in plain sight
It’s not just the anonymous trolls: online attacks on women are in plain sight
By Ash Sarkar
Social affairs
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Former Attorney General Says It's 'Dystopian' MPs Can't Vote On 10-Year Jail Term For Avoiding Quarantine
Coronavirus
Former Attorney General Says It's "Dystopian" MPs Can't Vote On 10-Year Jail Term For Avoiding Quarantine
Dominic Grieve has hit out at “absurd” plans to use 40-year-old forgery laws to threaten people with 10 years in prison for lying on a form when they arrive in the UK.
Hotel Coronavirus Quarantine Plans 'In Chaos' As Chains Say They've Still Not Been Consulted
Coronavirus
Hotel Coronavirus Quarantine Plans "In Chaos" As Chains Say They've Still Not Been Consulted
Labour has accused the government of a chaotic approach to its roll out of Covid-19 quarantine hotels as plans are still to be unveiled and hotel chains say they have not been consulted.
New Zealand Government Has Been Contacted By UK Officials For Advice on Quarantine Hotels
Coronavirus
New Zealand Government Has Been Contacted By UK Officials For Advice on Quarantine Hotels
The New Zealand government has been contacted by UK health officials for advice around their quarantine hotel system as the UK prepares to run a similar scheme for Brits returning from high risk countries.
Transport news
Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
Driving test doesn’t equip new motorists for life on the road, says IAM and young drivers’ group
Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and young driver safety organisation the Under 17 Car Club Charitable Trust are calling for the UK driving test to be revamped to make it more relevant to the real world risks that young drivers will face as they start their driving careers.
Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
IAM calls for traffic education to become part of the National Curriculum
Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for traffic education to become an integral part of the National Curriculum, in an effort to cut the numbers of young people killed and injured on UK roads.
Partner content
Health
By Guide Dogs
Department for Transport needs to urgently address dangers of shared surfaces
Guide Dog's responds to Lord McAvoy'soral question in the House of Lords for the Governments assessment of the impact of shared space crossings on the safety of blind and partially sighted people and other people with a disability.
Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
IAM statement on Scottish drink-drive limits
An IAM survey statistics report from October 2014 found over 47% of respondents support adopting Scottish drink-drive laws across England and Wales in order to reduce the number of accidents taking place on UK roads.
Driverless cars – a motoring heaven or hell? Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
Driverless cars – a motoring heaven or hell?
Neil Greig, Director of the Institute of Advanced Motorists Policy and Research, questions the safety risks involved in achieving a future with driverless cars.
Transport Secretary launches Christmas Designated Driver Campaign Partner content
Transport
By Coca-Cola European Partners
Transport Secretary launches Christmas Designated Driver Campaign
MPs & Peers joined people from across the transport and pub sectors to launch this year's Designated Driver Campaign in parliament.
Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs calls for pavement parking ban as three quarters forced into road
Almost three quarters of UK adults (74%), have been forced to walk into the road because of a vehicle parked on a pavement, according to a survey commissioned by Guide Dogs. The charity is leading a campaign to call for a new law to ban parking on pavements and is asking politicians to back a private members bill which will be tabled on 12 September.
Too many people heading for a destination unknown Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Too many people heading for a destination unknown
Guide Dogs UK supports Jim Shannon MP’s Bill calling for AV technology on buses, giving back independence to the blind.
Partner content
Transport
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
Driverless car road trials could lead to huge societal benefits – providing they tackle the big issues: acceptance, liability and safety, says IET
Welcoming the results of the UK driverless car road trials announced today by the Government as part of the Autumn Statement, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) outlines the big challenges for the trials to address.
Partner content
Transport
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
National Infrastructure Plan
Simon Harrison from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Energy Policy Panel said:
Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
The Go-Ahead Group celebrates double win at IR Society Best Practice Awards
The Go-Ahead Group has been recognised by the Investor Relations Society Best Practise Awards in the FTSE 250 category for
New manifesto focuses on young drivers Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
New manifesto focuses on young drivers
High speed rural roads should be part of the driving test, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).
Pavement Parking Law - ensuring a safe passage Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Pavement Parking Law - ensuring a safe passage
Guide Dog’s Senior Public Affairs Officer, Jennifer Keen, explains why pavement parking is a major fear for people without sight and how their Streets Ahead campaign is fighting to end it.
Lord Low: Pavements are for people, let’s keep it that way Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Lord Low: Pavements are for people, let’s keep it that way
Lord Low of Dalston wants to end pavement parking, an anti-social behaviour that makes the pavement dangerous for people with disabilities.
Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs puts MPs in the bus driver’s seat
When one Guide Dog owner told Guide Dogs Campaigns Team that getting off buses that arent fitted with audio visual (AV) announcements was like a game of chance this was the inspiration for their most recent Party Conference stand.
Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Minister for Transport responds to campaigners on Pavement Parking
Over the past 6 weeks Guide Dogs campaigners have been writing to Robert Goodwill MP, the Minister for Transport, asking him to support two bills that would bring an end to problem pavement parking in England, Scotland and Wales.
Engineers welcome HS3 plan Partner content
Transport
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
Engineers welcome HS3 plan
A new high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds will help the North compete with London, says the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Partner content
Transport
By British Air Transport Association
BATA reaction to interim report by Airports Commission
Simon Buck, Chief Executive of the British Air Transport Association (BATA), responding to the publication today of the Airports Commission Interim Report, said:
Network Rail to upgrade West Coast line Partner content
Transport
By Network Rail
Network Rail to upgrade West Coast line
Four major junctions will be replaced on the West Coast Main Line this summer, Network Rail has announced.
Network Rail to upgrade West Coast line Partner content
Transport
By Network Rail
Network Rail to upgrade West Coast line
Four major junctions will be replaced on the West Coast Main Line this summer, Network Rail has announced.
OFT to investigate 'excessive' car accident costs Partner content
Transport
By Association of British Insurers
OFT to investigate 'excessive' car accident costs
Insurers have welcomed the decision of the Office of Fair Trading to refer the credit hire and credit repair markets to the Competition Commission.
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Online Conference
Building Regulations & Fire Safety: The Role & Scope of the New Regulator
Why Are The Creative Industries Vital To The Economic Recovery?
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Online webinar
Why Are The Creative Industries Vital To The Economic Recovery?
BAME into Leadership Virtual
2021
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BAME into Leadership Virtual
Supporting Women at Work
2021
Online
Supporting Women at Work