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• What's the best way to get to Birmingham's German Christmas Market?

  24-10-2015 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - We look at the transport options for visiting the German market - how will you be travelling to the seasonal shopping attraction?
  
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• Weekend road closures in Durham city centre to be extended

  24-10-2015 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -OVERNIGHT road closures in a busy city centre street are to be extended.
  
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• VW emissions scandal: doubts grow over Winterkorn's involvement

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Did carmakers ex-chief, who stepped down in late September, know more about emission problems than he said?Volkswagens former chief executive officer Martin Winterkorn may have known about problems with diesel emissions as long ago as spring 2014. According to a German media report, a letter from the US Environmental Protection Agency regarding the issue was discussed last year at a board meeting of VW, led by Winterkorn. Volkswagen said it had no record of that.Continue reading..
  
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• Vulcan bomber was 'force for peace'

  24-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A pilot who led the first Vulcan attack on Port Stanley airfield during the 1982 Falklands War says the aircraft was a
  
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• Virgin and Stagecoach seek end of inter-city franchising

  24-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Virgin and Stagecoach want inter-city franchises replaced by a licensing model, to increase competition and replace confused and damaging open access system.
  
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• Vauxhall to recall some models after more than 130 'burst into flames'

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -VAUXHALL is to recall some of its Zafira models after more than 130 were reported to have burst into flames.
  
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• Two children among injured after car mounts pavement in Guildford

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Girl aged 13 months and man in his 60s airlifted to hospital after collision in SurreyTwo children were among several people injured after a car driven by an 80-year-old woman swerved on to the pavement next to the entrance of a shopping centre in Guildford, Surrey.A girl aged 13 months and a two-year-old boy were thrown out of their pushchairs in the collision. Surrey police said a man, a woman and the girl were taken by ambulance to St Georges hospital in Tooting, London with wh
  
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• Today's commute is luxury compared to Britain's first train journeys

  24-10-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - From risking hypothermia in open-top carriages to sparks setting clothes on fire, being a passenger on the Victorian railways was a very risky business, as writer SIMON BRADLEY reveals in his new book.
  
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• TfL urged to seek control of London suburban services

  24-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Control of the capitals suburban services should be devolved to Transport for London as existing franchises expire, says London Assembly Transport Committee.
  
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• Terror of British crew attacked by French as dispute over fishing grounds flares up again

  24-10-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Skipper Dave Bickerstaff, 29, shipmate Anthony Chappell, 33, and deckhand Elliott Lambert, 32, were on the Joanna C when it was surrounded by 20 vesselsin Baie de Seine, off Le Havre.
  
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• Taiwanese woman may face hefty bill for US plane birth

  24-10-2015 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A Taiwanese woman who gave birth on a flight to the US in what may have been an attempt to give her baby American citizenship could face a hefty bill for forcing a the plane to divert to Alaska.
  
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• Shipping firm Maersk slashes forecast

  24-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Maersk, the Danish shipping and oil firm, said it will probably make $600m (389m) less profit than previously thought, as global demand dropped.
  
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• Sheep killed by gang on quad bikes

  24-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Twenty-three sheep are killed on a Cotswolds farm by a gang of quad bike riders who ran over them.
  
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• Scotrails discount scheme a success

  24-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - 100,000 members signed up to Club 50 scheme since its launch in September
  
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• Russias new Kaluga airport launches international flights

  24-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Kaluga International Airport will launch international flights Nov. 16 when Tadjikistans Asia Express Airline and Russias Ural Airlines fly into the new airport.read more
  
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• Roadworks on the regions motorway networks

  24-10-2015 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Highways bosses have issued a list of planned roadworks in place on motorways across Yorkshire and Humberside next week.
  
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• Roadworks blamed for 1.4 million fewer bus journeys in Brighton and Hove

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE number of bus journeys taken in Brighton and Hove has plummeted by 1.4 million.
  
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• Road closures for Doncaster link road project

  24-10-2015 02:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Doncaster Free Post - Motorists are being advised of road closures as an important milestone is reached on multi-million pound Doncaster link road the Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme (FARRRS) project.
  
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• Riders raise over 14,000 in a cycle ride from Brighton to Paris to help Guide Dogs charity.

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THIRTY riders raised over 14,000 in a cycle ride from Brighton to Paris to help their charity partner Guide Dogs, writes Imogen Groome
  
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• Relatives of Shoreham air disaster can keep bridge ribbons until area of reflection finished

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE relatives of the Shoreham airshow disaster have been told they can keep ribbons commemorating their loved-ones on the town's toll bridge - for now.
  
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• Rail line electrification costing billions delayed once again

  24-10-2015 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A HIGH-RANKING civil servant has told Parliament it is highly likely electrification of the Great Western rail link via Oxford will be delayed.
  
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• Perry opens National Training Academy

  24-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Rail Minister Claire Perry officially opened the National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR) in Northampton.
  
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• Pensioners warned over airport car park investment 'scam'

  24-10-2015 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Action Fraud said people are receiving unsolicited calls from forceful sales people offering an opportunity to invest or promoting the parking spaces as a 'sound pension investment'.
  
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• National Lorry Week commences October 26th

  24-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - From October 26th to 31st, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) will be staging National Lorry Week - a national awareness campaign. The initiative has been developed in the hope of demonstrating to members of the public and politicians alike that lorries and road freight play a vital role in the national economy. Hauliers up and down the country will be opening their doors and inviting people to get up close and personal with their fleets. There wi
  
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• mdisalvo published Remember the 'bup stop' bus stop? Now Bristol has a 'bus stup'...

  24-10-2015 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Evening Post - IT has happened again.Little over a year after a misspelling by city council workers turned a Bristol bus stop into a mp;quot;bup stopmp;quot;, another 3ft-long bright yellow blunder has seen a mp;quot;bus stupmp;quot; appear in the city. Passers-by noticed the misspelling on the surface of Muller Road, Horfield, after work was carried out on a drain cover.This time, however, the council says it is not the fault of its contractors but down to workers from a utility company
  
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• Maersk warns on full-year profits

  24-10-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Shipping giant hit by weakness on Asia-Europe routes
  
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• London City airport bid fight to start

  24-10-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - US owners of facility favoured by executive flyers look to raise 2bn from sale
  
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• Liverpool John Lennon Airport Dublin link offers 'hassle-free' entry to USA

  24-10-2015 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Return of Aer Lingus to Liverpool provides link to 10 North American destinations
  
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• Ipswich town centre road set to reopen after sewer repair

  24-10-2015 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A busy road junction in the heart of Ipswich which has caused major traffic problems in the town is set to re-open early on Saturday morning after repair work was completed ahead of schedule.
  
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• In six weeks there have been 95 complaints made about Cardiff taxi drivers 'refusing short fares'

  24-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The level of complaints, during the Rugby World Cup, is 'unprecedented' according to councillors
  
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• Hundreds of migrants are cycling from Russia to Norway after foot travel ban

  24-10-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Hundreds of migrants are using childrens bicycles to cross the border between Russia and Norway after officials banned people making the journey on foot.
  
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• High Speed Rail college plans on track

  24-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Planning application submitted to Doncaster Council for National College for High Speed Rail
  
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• France coach crash: at least 43 dead after collision with truck

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Coach carrying pensioners on a day trip collides with truck, causing gigantic blaze near town 40 miles east of BordeauxAt least 43 people have been killed in Frances worst road accident in more than 30 years after a coach carrying pensioners on a day trip collided with a lorry and caught fire in the south-west of the country.The crash happened at about 7.30am on the bend of a narrow, winding country road near the village of Puisseguin among the vineyards of the Saint-mp;Eacute;mil
  
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• France bus crash near Bordeaux kills over 40 pensioners as a coach collides with a lorry

  24-10-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The crash, one of France's worst in recent years, happened near thetown of Libourne, around ten miles from Bordeaux, at around 7.30am.
  
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• Forth Road Bridge access warning

  24-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The main road which feeds the Forth Road Bridge from the south is to be closed to all traffic later.
  
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• Flybe to launch new Liverpool route

  24-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Budget airline Flybe is to launch a new daily service between Edinburgh and Liverpool on Sunday.
  
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• Fewer motorists in court over phone use

  24-10-2015 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Fewer drivers are being caught using mobile phones, with the number of people being taken to court plummeting, new figures reveal.
  
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• Fears that dangerous road could lead to death of vulnerable pedestrians

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -A 'DANGEROUS' roadwill result in the death of vulnerable pedestrians, Farnworth residents have claimed.
  
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• Families ofClutha helicopter crashvictims deserve answers

  24-10-2015 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -SCOTLAND'S prosecution service will now conduct further investigations into some of the complex issues raised by the report on the accident which was released today.
  
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• Electric double-deck launch as ADL and BYD deepen partnership

  24-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Drug-addled driver steals POLICE CAR to make his getaway after officer left keys in the ignition

  24-10-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Jonathan Byrne, 28, who had taken cocaine, ketamine, M-Cat, cannabis and diazepam, hijacked the car after causing a huge traffic pile up in the Wirral
  
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• Don't wait for road deaths to install safety measures, bosses urged

  24-10-2015 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Transport officials urged to consider near misses as well deaths and serious injuries when directing road safety measures
  
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• Delays expected as Forth Road Bridge closes this weekend

  24-10-2015 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - DRIVERS are being warned to expect traffic jams as one of Scotlands busiest roads closes this weekend due to work on the Queensferry Crossing project.
  
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• Cyclist who suffered broken bones after hitting pothole on mountain road loses 50,000 damages fight against council

  24-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Melvyn Griffiths sued Gwynedd Council after his lawyers argued not enough had been done to protect road users from a foreseeable hazard
  
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• Council sorry as A666 closes early

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -MOTORISTS were left fuming after the A666 was closedhalf an hour before the advertised 8pm deadline.
  
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• Council rejects calls for Great Lever traffic lights despite safety concerns

  24-10-2015 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -A PETITION calling for traffic lights to be installed at a 'dangerous' junction has been rejected despite a council report highlighting concerns about the number of accidents in the area.
  
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• Clutha report recommends black box recorders for all police helicopters

  24-10-2015 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -THE long-awaited Air Accidents Investigation Branch report confirmed that the police helicopter which crashed in to the pub was not required to have flight recorders.
  
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• Clutha pilot flew on after fuel warning

  24-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A pilot whose helicopter crashed onto the Clutha bar in Glasgow, killing 10 people, did not follow protocol and flew on despite low fuel warnings, it emerges.
  
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• Clutha pilot breached safety rules and could have avoided disaster

  24-10-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The helicopter which crashed into a packed Glasgow pub in November 2013 still had 76kg of fuel on board but could not use it as two fuel supply valves had been shut down, an accident report has found.
  
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• Clutha mystery: actions of pilot

  24-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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