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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT NEWS
Highway Code goes digital on iPad and iPhone
The government has launched a new digital version of the Highway Code in the form of an interactive smartphone app
Hammond: E-bomb threat needs digital defence
The UK is vulnerable from its reliance on electronic infrastructure and must address EMP threat, says Defence Secretary
Public sector workers stage 24-hour strike
But the Tories insist the action will benefit no-one and will just inconvenience the public
Arguments ensue over immigration delays
UK Border Agency tells BAA not to hand out ''inflammatory'' leaflet telling peole how to complain
'Leaked email reveals rail ticket office closures'
Government plans to close ticket offices unearthed in a leaked email from Whitehall, Labour has claimed
LATEST DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT FEATURES
Developing energy through waste
Tricia Wiley, Senior Policy Analyst for the Renewable Energy Association, examines the UK's commitment to energy from waste in comparison to that in the rest of Europe
'Virtual courts' should not be the only innovation
The Ministry of Justice wants to introduce 'virtual courts', with defendants tried via video link, but Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, has concerns about possible unintended consequences
Cyber attacks can be costly to prevent
As wars and espionage increasingly move from the real to the virtual world, the EU is planning to force European companies to invest more in cyber security, but the cost of building electronic defences may be high, writes Francesco Guarascio
Justine Greening
Transport Secretary
Theresa Villiers
Rail minister
Norman Baker
Regional and local transport minister
Mike Penning
Roads minister
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