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• Why is Londons Garden Bridge worth as much as five Lancashire museums? Ask Joanna Lumley

  14-02-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - While RIBA calls for an investigation into how a £60m footbridge was approved after Lumleys meeting at her old chum Boris Johnsons offices, there are closures in the north. I know why some people hate LondonCompare and contrast these two stories. In Lancashire, five museums will close on 31 March because the county council needs to cut its museums budget from mp;pound;1.3m to less than mp;pound;100,000 so that it can maintain at least a skeletal version of statutory, essenti
  
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• Where are mobile speed cameras in Bradford and West Yorkshire this week?

  14-02-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -Do you want to know where mobile speed cameras are in the Bradford district this week?
  
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• Twice the fun on half the bike for thrill-seeking ten-year-olds who unicycle to school

  14-02-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A PAIR of 'adrenaline seeking' ten-year-olds are causing quite a stir by making their way to and from school on unicycles.
  
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• Trowbridge minibus service in race against time

  14-02-2016 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A VITAL minibus service in Trowbridge could be forced to disband if no volunteers come forward, according to the chairman of Trowbridge Guild of Community Service.
  
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• Travel chiefs: Brexit danger to UK tourists (Subscription)

  14-02-2016 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - TWO of Britains biggest travel industry bosses have warned that leaving the EU would threaten the safety of UK touristsand their cheap flights.
  
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• Teen Josephine Zuzan helped paramedics treat injured after 8 were hit by car

  14-02-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Josephine Zuzan, 18, had just qualified as a St John Ambulance first-aider when a driver, 80, crashed into a group of children outside the Belvedere Academy, Liverpool, seriously injuring four.
  
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• Tebay rail accident to be commemorated by union for last time

  14-02-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -The four workers killed in 2004 by a runaway wagon at Tebay will be remembered today
  
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• Sunderland University honoured for helping improve car safety

  14-02-2016 01:00 via sunderlandecho.com
  
  Sunderland Echo - Sunderland University has been honoured for its vital role in helping to introduce changes in car safety legislation that have saved tens of thousands of lives across Europe.
  
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• Severe cold snap in US northeast blamed for fatal 50vehicle pileup

  14-02-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Three people reported to have died in the multiple car crash which took place on icy roads in Pennsylvania following a snowstormA dangerous cold snap in the US northeast has been blamed for causing a fatal pile-up of dozens of vehicles on a Pennsylvania highway. Officials had warned people to stay indoors away from what the National Weather Service described as life threatening cold. Wind chill advisories were in effect over parts of nine states extending from northern Pennsylvani
  
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• Saboor Gul: Father calls for tougher sentences against dangerous drivers after 'career criminal' is jailed

  14-02-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The father of a boy who may spend the rest of his life bedbound following a hit-and-run has called for tougher sentences for dangerous drivers.
  
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• Residents express anger over continuous flooding on Weymouth road

  14-02-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -RESIDENTS in Weymouth have spoke of their anger over the continuous flooding on Commercial Road.
  
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• RAIL WARNING: London Victoria trains diverted due to works

  14-02-2016 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - No trains will be running to or from London Victoria tomorrow (Sunday February 14), Southern Rail has announced.
  
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• Proposals revealed for £275m development to create a world class railway link

  14-02-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -HANBOROUGH station could be connected to Oxford by three trains every hour if a masterplan for the future development of the Cotswold Line rail route between Oxford and Worcester becomes a reality.
  
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• Pennsylvania crash: At least three killed in motorway pile-up involving more than 50 vehicles

  14-02-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - At least three people have been killed after a motorway pile-up involving more than 50 vehicles in Pennsylvania, authorities said.
  
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• New transport plans put to the test as thousands of rugby fans flood Cardiff for Six Nations

  14-02-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -So, how did the new Central Square queuing system measure up?
  
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• New ambulances for Peterborough

  14-02-2016 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - New ambulances have arrived in Peterborough as part of plans to improve patient care.
  
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• Massive container ship runs aground in the Solent

  14-02-2016 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A MASSIVE container ship has tonight ran aground on Brambles Bank in the Solent.
  
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• Landslide closes railway line

  14-02-2016 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A STRETCH of the picturesque Settle to Carlisle rail line will be closed for several months after a major landslip made it unsafe.
  
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• Joy riders pull wheelies on dual carriageway, jump red lights and speed past Burnage schools

  14-02-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Officers have received numerous calls about the nuisance bikers who have been spotted weaving in and out of traffic in the suburb
  
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• Hero teenager rescues friends hit by runaway car with her first aid skills

  14-02-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Quick-thinking Josephine Zuzan, 18, rushed to help her fellow students who were waiting for a bus when the pensioner's car ran into to them
  
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• 'Glamorous' service station turns 50

  14-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
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• Five people die after car plunges into Swedish canal

  14-02-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Bodies of men aged 20-33 yet to be identified after car falls 25 metres from bridge in Stockholms Sdertlje districtFive people were killed in Stockholm when their car plunged more than 25 metres off a bridge that was closing and into a canal, Swedish police have said.Police spokeswoman Eva Nilsson said that divers recovered the bodies of five men born between 1983 and 1996. None have been identified. Continue reading...
  
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• Fee hike threatens Herne Bay air show expansion

  14-02-2016 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An increase in Civil Aviation Authority charges could threatenfuture air shows, say organisers.
  
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• David Cameron in hot water over lifting ban on Czech fighter jets sale

  14-02-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Calls for explanation from PM as its revealed planes contain British radar technology and national security could be at riskDavid Cameron is facing questions over his EU renegotiation after it emerged that he lifted a longstanding ban on the Czech Republic selling fighter jets to Iraq, containing sensitive British radar technology, as he sought to win support from the east European state.The prime minister faced calls for an explanation for the British governments decision amid co
  
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• Cycling doctor declares world better than expected

  14-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Doctor cycles round the world and gives it a clean bill of health
  
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• Campaigners delight at tram pass U-turn

  14-02-2016 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Tram campaigners have hailed a win-win deal after funding was found to allow pensioners to use the service for freeand to maintain the Fylde coasts tracks.
  
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• Bus driver borrows double decker for surprise proposal

  14-02-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A BUS driver showed he knew the route to his girlfriends heart by organising a surprise marriage proposal.
  
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• BMW 330e 2016: review

  14-02-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A hybrid that's great for those in company cars, but what about the private motorist?
  
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• Bike group offering new city initiative to pick up reuseable items

  14-02-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A TROOP of cyclists is on a mission to save hundreds of unwanted household items and donate them to charities and groups in need across the city.
  
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• Airshow ticket prices to rise following Shoreham disaster

  14-02-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -EASTBOURNE Airshow bosses are fighting to reduce a planned hike in regulatory fees following the Shoreham disaster.
  
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• Airlines accused of 'profiteering' from fall in price of fuel

  14-02-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Price of jet fuel has fallen 70 per cent in past two years, yet average cost of a transatlantic airline ticket cut by just two per cent over same period
  
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• 7 great cycle routes for families in Birmingham that are near to railway stations and cafs

  14-02-2016 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - These terrific routes also stop off at an urban farm, wildlife centre, pony trekking valley, reservoir, museum, lake, BMX track and even a chocolate factory!
  
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