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Following the discovery of a briefcase containing dead pigeons and a pair of boots abandoned beside a baggage carrousel at Gatwick Airport, the UK Border Agency has decided to compile a list of the weirdest things it has ever found. The birds were discovered by one of the airport’s baggage handlers on 9 August.
There were no identifying tags to suggest where the brief case had originated from and airport staff are guessing that, because a number of the birds had been plucked, the creatures were on their way to a restaurant. Nobody, as of yet, has come forward to claim [...]

Strikes on the London Underground will proceed, starting on Monday, after last minute talks to avoid disruption have broken down. The talks between the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and London Underground being held at Acas collapsed within hours, each side apparently blaming the other for not coming to a resolution.
The current fight is over London Underground’s announcement that it will be axing 800 jobs. The RMT claims the job cuts and cuts to safety are not, as London Underground claims, due to the efficiency of the Oyster Card and better technology, but due to a slashing of funding by [...]

Leading global car rental company Hertz has continued to expand its network of partnerships.
The Hertz Corporation and ExpertFlyer.com today announced that the companies have joined in a new agreement that will provide small businesses a host of exclusive savings.
These include discounts on travel services such Hertz rental cars, membership with ExpertFlyer.com, and savings on other corporate program participants.  The new alliance will focus on the continuing demand for travel service companies to provide effective travel solutions to small businesses to assist them in maximising their travel budgets. 
Chief Marketing Officer at Hertz, Michael Senackerib, said the company was delighted to welcome [...]

The ongoing battle for ownership of Dollar Thrifty has been stepped up once again.
The Avis Budget group has announced that it has raised the cash portion of its bid for the Tulsa-based Dollar Thrifty, intensifying its hostile bidding war with rival Hertz Global Holdings.
Yesterday, Avis declared that it would now be offering $40.75 per share in cash, an increase from its previous bid of $39.25. It has also announced the offering of a revised share component, which will see 0.6543 Avis shares offered for each Dollar Thrifty share, taking the total value of the bid to $1.35 billion. This represents [...]

A British Airways Boeing 777 has managed to take off from the wrong runway, sparking a demand by air accident investigators that the airline review the way pilots conduct their airfield inspections. According to a report by the Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) the incident, which took place at an airfield on the Caribbean Island [...]