Full body scanners for Bristol Airport as terror threat remains…
Bristol Airport is get special full body security scanners because the terrorist threat level remains “substantial” with an attack “a strong possibility”.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said 11 more airports, including Cardiff and Bristol, are to have the scanners on top of the ten which already use them.

But for the first time passengers who opt out of being screened will be allowed a private search alternative.

The scanners were installed at airports including Heathrow in response… – Read More.

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Tolls to cross the two Severn bridges to rise again
Tolls on the Severn bridges are to rise to £6.40 in the new year.
Cars and caravans crossing from England to Wales will be charged 20p more than the current charge.
Small goods vehicles and small buses will pay £12.80 – a 40p rise – while heavy goods vehicles and buses will pay £19.20, up 60p.
A Severn River Crossing plc spokesman said the new tolls would come into force on January 1, 2014. – Read More.

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Rail franchise fiasco has cost the Treasury £247m, claims…
A railway workers union claims that the 23-month contract extension handed to First Great Western has cost the Treasury £247 million in lost income.

The RMT claims to have unearthed figures revealing the true cost of the interim deal, which it described as a “shambles” which has “robbed” taxpayers.

FirstGroup’s First Great Western train company was last month told it could keep the franchise to run trains from London into Wales and the South West for another two years. The original…

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