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• Three police forces still at risk of budget cuts, government admits

  13-12-2015 23:43
  
  Minister says funding of forces that protect transport system, army barracks and nuclear power infrastructure is not safeguarded by chancellor’s pledgeThree police forces are at risk of having their budgets cut, despite the chancellor George Osborne’s pledge to protect police spending, the government has admitted. The forces concerned protect the transport system, army barracks and nuclear power infrastructure.Osborne sprang a surprise when he promised to safeguard police spending du
  
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• Vital Heathrow expansion must not be held up by craven politics | Will Hutton

  13-12-2015 01:05
  
  Britain’s status as the de facto capital of Europe depends on our international hub airport. But Cameron has funked itBritain is not as good at making things as it could and should be. Nor is it very good, despite the hype, at financial services. Its widely trumpeted “success” is built on turning a blind eye to quasi-criminality in investment banking and to systemic fleecing of ignorant customers in the asset management industry through an opaque and self-serving fee structure.
  
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• VIDEO: Forth Bridge travel chaos as repairs go on

  13-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Travel chaos is continuing on road and rail routes as engineers try to fix cracks that appeared in Forth Bridge.
  
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• UK ports will be soft targets if intelligence officers are relocated away

  13-12-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - After a nationwide review, Special Branch officers will next year be switched from harbours and marinas to London, Birmingham and Manchester (fie photo of commandos during training exercise)
  
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• Two people killed in MTV helicopter crash in western Argentina

  13-12-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The helicopter, associated with reality show The Challenge, crashed as it flew over Potrerillos Dam in Mendoza, killing the pilot and a technician onboardTwo people have been killed after a helicopter associated with filming for an MTV reality show crashed in western Argentina on Saturday, local authorities said. Related: French investigators in Argentina to find cause of fatal helicopter crashContinue reading...
  
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• Track defect on Wirral line causes major disruption at Liverpool's James Street station

  13-12-2015 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Merseyrail carried out a safety inspection of the defective track which caused long delays and queues on Saturday afternoon
  
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• Thousands of grandparents risk fines by not using special car seats for children

  13-12-2015 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The worrying research shows that many are not using a seat designed for kids when they let them travel in their own vehicles
  
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• This bridge cannot cope: Engineer raised alarm about the Forth Road crossing TEN MONTHS ago

  13-12-2015 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - CONFIDENTIAL papers show Chief Engineer Barry Colford identified problems with the links in February as he ordered a ban on vehicles weighing more than 150 tonness until load-bearing beams were strengthened or replaced.
  
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• The six best hybrid cars on the market

  13-12-2015 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The UK has reaffirmed its commitment to an agreement that all new cars sold by 2050 will be zero emissions vehicles. In the meantime, here is a list of the best hybrid cars you can buy today.
  
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• Taxi driver fined for knocking high-profile cycling campaigner off bike

  13-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A taxi driver who knocked over a high-profile London cycling campaigner has been fined 500 after the crash was caught on camera.
  
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• Snowfall and heavy rain prompts travel warning as temperatures plunge overnight

  13-12-2015 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -SNOW and heavy rain in parts of the region prompted a travel warning earlier today, with blizzard conditions being reported on high ground.
  
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• ROADWORKS: Whats in store for drivers in Yorkshire and the Humber next week

  13-12-2015 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Doncaster Free Post - Planned roadworks in Yorkshire and the Humber mp;#8211; summary for Monday December 14 to Sunday December 20.
  
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• Roadworks banished: No motorway madness for Christmas revellers

  13-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - MORE than 400 miles of roadworks will be removed for the Christmas getaway as the Government backs the Sunday Express Get Britain Moving crusade.
  
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• Revealed: the full inside story of why the Forth Road Bridge descended into chaos

  13-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SAFETY works on the Forth Road Bridge were put off for at least seven years, amid mounting concerns behind the scenes over funding and transport disruption, a special Sunday Herald investigation has uncovered.
  
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• Parking scheme to stop 'holiday dumpers' around Manchester Airport 'delayed to the new year'

  13-12-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - "How long have we been waiting - how long's a piece of string?'
  
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• Parents fear after girl, four, is knocked down on school run

  13-12-2015 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -PARENTS are calling for tougher safety measures at a crossing in West Way after a four-year-old girl was hit by a car.
  
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• New Rochester Railway Station will open today, pledge railway bosses

  13-12-2015 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Teams from Network Rail and Southeastern have been working round the clock to prepare a 26m new station for its planned opening today.
  
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• Grimsby Telegraph published Petrol prices: Tesco joins price war by slashing petrol to 99.9p

  13-12-2015 01:00 via grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Supermarket giant Tesco has joined Asda and Morrisons by slashing the cost of unleaded fuel to below mp;pound;1 per litre. The store, which has pumps at its branch at Hewitts Circus in Cleethorpes, has cut prices to 99.9p. Tesco joins Asda and Morrisons, who reduced their prices to below mp;pound;1 per litre for unleaded petrol earlier this week. Asdareduced the price at its pumps on Thursday to 99.7p for unleaded and 103.7p for diesel. Motoring organisation RAC had said m
  
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• Freezing fog warning for drivers

  13-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Drivers are urged to take care with wintry conditions expected across some parts of Scotland this weekend and warnings of freezing fog.
  
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• Forth Road Bridge: Small firms need clarity on reopening or they could go under, say business leaders

  13-12-2015 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - IT'S feared small firms who were relying on a busy December could struggle to get help from the banks to tide them over unless there's a definite end in sight to the bridge closure.
  
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• Forth Road Bridge: Businesses demand clarity over timetable

  13-12-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - BUSINESS representatives have called for greater certainty on when the Forth Road Bridge will reopen amid fears small firms could struggle to secure short-term financial support.
  
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• Forth Bridge safety fears led to heavy loads ban

  13-12-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - SOME heavy goods vehicles had been banned from using the Forth Road bridge as far back as last February amid fears over safety, it has emerged.
  
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• Death crash widow calls for motorway safety improvement

  13-12-2015 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A GRIEVING widow has called for road planners to improve safety on one of Hampshire busiest motorways following the death of her husband.
  
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• Crossrail 2: Less than one month to comment on proposals for new Surrey rail links

  13-12-2015 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Crossrail 2 will further link Surrey to London via Epsom, Ewell, Chessington, Thames Ditton, Sunbury and Shepperton
  
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• Council pledges 60,000 to save bus service

  13-12-2015 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An under-threat village bus service looks to have been saved from the axe after parish councillors stepped in to secure cash.
  
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• Cost brings airport debate down to earth

  13-12-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Heathrow offers grand vision but Gatwick plays private financing card
  
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• Car driven onto TRAM TRACKS causing suspension of Metrolink network

  13-12-2015 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The White BMW appears to have been driven onto the network and made its way down the tracks
  
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• Car crash leaves homes without power

  13-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A Scottish Borders community is left without power for several hours after a car left the road and hit an electricity pole.
  
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• Bridge closure 'threatening firms'

  13-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Small firms could struggle to survive unless there is more certainty about when the Forth Road Bridge will reopen, a business group says.
  
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• Audi A4 3.0 TDI 218 2016: review

  13-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The perennial A4 with the cheapest six-cylinder diesel. Sound exciting?
  
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• Airport expansion debate rages on as decision delayed until next summer

  13-12-2015 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The delay has been called a 'defining moment' in the debate, while others believe it will have a significant detrimental impact
  
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• 45,000 trips made in first week of new Uber Pool ride-sharing service

  13-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Some 45,000 trips were made in the first week of Uber's new car-sharing service, the minicab app has said.
  
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• 13 ways drivers can keep safe as snow blankets North East roads

  13-12-2015 01:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  
  The Shields Gazette - Northumbria Police is advising road users to take extra care in the snowy and wintry conditions today.
  
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