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• Twenty years after the protests, what is the legacy of the Newbury bypass?

  24-01-2016 01:05
  
  It was the anti-road demonstration that gave birth to a generation of eco-warriors. Those who were there in 1996 tell how the standoff changed the physical and political landscape
  Blink and you miss it. Just past the Tot Hill McDonald’s, 20ft above the northbound carriageway of the Newbury bypass in Berkshire, an old oak stands over hundreds of young saplings.Named Middle Oak by people who lived up it for months in the bitter winter of 1996, it is the only physical reminder of the 35 prote
  
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• Why does your commuter train never seem to have enough carriages?

  24-01-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -There aren't any more and they can't get any more, firms and passenger groups say
  
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• Wearing a bike helmet might make you more dangerous

  24-01-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Wearing safety equipment boosts appetite for danger, even in unrelated activities, a study has foundPerhaps safety helmets should carry a health warning. Wearing them, it appears, encourages dangerous risk-taking. In an extraordinary study, Dr Tim Gamble and Dr Ian Walker, from the University of Baths department of psychology, have shown that wearing a helmet is likely to increase sensation-seeking and make people less safeeven in situations where headgear is not required.The acad
  
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• UK flights cancelled as brutal blizzard batters east coast of America

  24-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Dozens of UK flights have been cancelled because of a huge blizzard battering the east coast of America.
  
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• UK cancels dozens of flights after blizzard strikes America's east coast

  24-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A huge blizzard battering the east coast of America is causing UK travel chaos with more than 45 flights cancelled so far.
  
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• Trident opens its hatch: life on board a UK nuclear sub

  24-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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• Travelers Happy Airlines Pre-Cancelled Flights

  24-01-2016 01:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- DFW AIRPORT - Thanks to the winter storm hitting the mid-Atlantic and heading to the northeast, the number of cancelled flights nationwide keeps rising. But don't expect to find long lines or large crowds of stranded passengers at DFW International Airport, American Airlines' home airport and Dallas Love Field, home to Southwest Airlines.
  
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• Train strike talks in bid to avert February 1 walkout

  24-01-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Arriva Trains Wales drivers plan 24 hour strike next month
  
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• Tourism warning for Talacre amid parking wars

  24-01-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Business owners issue stark warning as they come up with long-term car park proposal
  
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• Tories target Tube driver deals in crackdown on 'jobs for the boys' culture

  24-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Ministers are launching an assault on unions by pledging to ban cosy deals for jobs such as driving a Tube train. MP Sajid Javid said he would 'shine the light of transparency' on such deals.
  
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• Thai villagers discover plane wreckage that could be missing MH370

  24-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A suspected piece of plane wreckage has been discovered by villagers on a beach in southern Thailand, prompting speculation that it could be from missing airliner MH370.
  
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• South East Coast Ambulance Service fails to reach speed response targets

  24-01-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The trust said it will work hard to address variance in its response times throughout the year
  
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• Refugees storm ferry to get to UK

  24-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE Port of Calais was closed last night after around 50 refugees caused a
  
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• Rail renationalisation: Green councillor wants council support

  24-01-2016 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Cllr Josh Williams would like to see the railways back in public ownership and is asking for Reading Borough Council's support
  
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• RAF foils airline terror plot targeting four British cities as pop song code is cracked

  24-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - A TERRORIST plot to attack Britain was foiled after the RAF heard commercial pilots discussing targets on their radios.
  
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• Protesting migrants storm French port of Calais

  24-01-2016 01:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Port of Calais closed after migrants force their way onto Spirit of Britain ferry

  24-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The port of Calais in France was closed this evening after it was stormed by 500 migrants, with 50 making their way on to The Spirit of Britain ferry, according to the city's mayor.
  
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• Port of Calais closed after 50 migrants board ferry

  24-01-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Pmp;O chief calls for military intervention after shocking breach of security at Calais ferry terminalThe port of Calais was forced to close after around 50 migrants reportedly made their way onto a ferry. Continue reading...
  
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• Police arrest 24 after migrants stormed ferry temporarily closing Port of Calais

  24-01-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Mayor ordered closure after 500 migrants break off from demonstration and break into port compound. Police arrests could include Britons.
  
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• Oxford Mail Gets Results: Roadworks debris finally gets cleared up after reader's plea

  24-01-2016 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -FOUND: two large A frames, four large metal action boards, 12 sandbags and two large orange traffic cones.
  
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• One in 10 motorists leave their car at homeover worry about parking space

  24-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A new parking poll by the AA has revealed that competition for spaces outside homes is now so fierce that many motorists put off driving altogether - and one in five 'always worry' about spaces.
  
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• Miracle as British couple RESCUED after tourist boat SINKS in Caribbean storm killing 13

  24-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - A BRITISH couple have been rescued after a tourist boat capsized in a horror Caribbean storm leaving at least 13 dead.
  
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• Major crackdown on supercar drivers in Knightsbridge deemed a success with no fines issued

  24-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A crackdown on mega-rich drivers racing through one of London's poshest areas has been hailed a success with no fines dished out since the new rules were introduced.
  
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• M4 closures in Reading and Wokingham next week

  24-01-2016 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Carriageways near Junctions 8/9, 10, 11 and 12 will be closed overnight in January and February
  
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• Last call for people to sign South Shields road safety petition

  24-01-2016 01:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  
  The Shields Gazette - People looking for a road in a part of South Tyneside to be made safer have only have days left to sign a petition.
  
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• Kids join crackdown on unsafe parking

  24-01-2016 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - A team of determined pupils from six Thornton and Cleveleys primary schools have designed a mascot as part of their mission to stop illegal and unsafe parking.
  
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• Kent braced for travel disruption after the Port of Calais closes as migrants occupy a ferry

  24-01-2016 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Port of Calais has re-opened after having to close when migrants got on board a cross-Channel ferry
  
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• Go-ahead set for parking charges at Sandwell Valley Country Park

  24-01-2016 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Council bosses look set to go-ahead with controversial plans to introduce parking charges at Sandwell Valley Country Park, despite dozens of objections to the scheme.
  
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• Fines for driving while on phone fall four fold in three years

  24-01-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Sharp drop in penalties for motorists on mobiles fuels fears police are turning a blind eye
  
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• Fascinating interactive map reveals how Londoners travel to and from work

  24-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An interactive map has offered a fascinating insight into how Londoners get to and from work.
  
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• Doubt over MH370 link after metal wreckage found on Thai coast

  24-01-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Large barnacle-covered wreckage prompts MH370 speculation although aerospace experts say it could belong to a discarded Japanese rocketA piece of curved metal measuring two metres by three metres and covered in barnacles that washed ashore in the Gulf of Thailand has promoted speculation that it might belong to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, although several experts swiftly threw doubt over the claims.Local residents reported the item to authorities in Nakhon Si Thammarat
  
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• Disruption while planned roadworks take place this week across Yorkshire

  24-01-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Motorists could face delays while Highways England carries out planned roadworks on motorways across the region.
  
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• Council spent 11m on improving roads around Oxfordshire

  24-01-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -POTHOLE campaigners have welcomed news that the county council more than doubled the money it spent repairing roads last year.
  
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• Calais delays after migrants board ship

  24-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The port of Calais is temporarily closed and services are disrupted after a group of migrants briefly boarded a ship.
  
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• Buses replacing trains this weekend between Rugeley and Walsall

  24-01-2016 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Trains will be replaced by buses between Rugeley and Walsall this weekend as works continue on the multi-million pound Chase Line electrification scheme.
  
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• Britons 'rescued' from Caribbean boat

  24-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two Britons are understood to have been rescued from a tourist boat which capsized in the Caribbean, reportedly killing 13 holidaymakers.
  
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• British couple rescued after 13 people are killed in Caribbean boat sinking

  24-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A British couple are understood to have been rescued from a boat which capsized in the Caribbean, reportedly killing 13 holidaymakers.
  
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• Blue Origin launches and lands sub-orbital rocket for second time

  24-01-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Space venture set up by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos among handful of companies working to develop reusable rocketsBlue Origin, the space transport venture set up by Amazons founder, Jeff Bezos, has launched and landed a sub-orbital rocket for the second time, an achievement hailed as a significant development in the companys drive to develop reusable rockets.Blue Origin posted a video of the New Shepard rockets launch and return to the launchpad in west Texas on Friday morning. Cont
  
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• At least 13 dead after tourist boat capsizes near Nicaragua; more missing

  24-01-2016 01:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• 30 mile diversion for closure of less than half a mile branded as crazy

  24-01-2016 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A 30-MILE diversion route planned for roadworks in Royal Wootton Bassett next month has been described as crazy.
  
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