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• 18 people injured as two trains collide at Plymouth station

  03-04-2016 19:38
  
  Eyewitness describes ‘huge bang’ and passengers thrown forward when train he was riding in collided with stationary train Eighteen people have been injured after two trains collided at Plymouth railway station, the ambulance service has said. Emergency services were called at 3.35pm on Sunday after two passenger services were involved in a “low-speed” collision on platform six of Plymouth station. A “huge bang” was heard and passengers were thrown forward by t
  
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• Commuters save £3,000 on property each minute further out of London

  03-04-2016 17:38
  
  As more families cash-in and move out of the capital, the estate agent Savills has calculated the savings in house prices per minute per train journeyHouse prices in the London commuter belt fall by more than £3,000 for every minute further away the property is by train from the capital, research has found. Savills estate agents researched property prices around 314 stations in places surrounding the capital on direct commuter lines into the city. It found that average property prices with
  
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• The train company that has ideas above its station | David Mitchell

  03-04-2016 11:00
  
  ‘Great Western Railway’ has been ordered by the ASA to take down its misleading posters. Now we should strip it of its misleading nameHow can a landlord expect to receive rent if the sanction for refusing to pay it isn’t eviction?A small good thing happened last week, but in a context of such stupidity and unfairness that it only brought home to me more strongly all that stupidity and unfairness, so I’d almost rather it hadn’t happened at all. The good thing was tha
  
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• Woman miraculously unharmed after car rolls 490ft down hill

  03-04-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A WOMAN miraculously escaped with just cuts and bruises after her car plunged down a 490ft hill.
  
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• Why is the A45 through Northampton a rubbish tip? Chron readers want answers

  03-04-2016 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Increasing amounts of dumped rubbish along the length of a major road into Northampton is prompting calls to get the route cleaned up.
  
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• Tube sex crime unit avoids axe

  03-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans to disband a specialist unit which investigates sex offences on the Underground have been put on hold, British Transport Police reveal.
  
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• Trains, boasts and planes: Virgin bids to put rail on top

  03-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A new fares war on Britains most fiercely contested route is in prospect after Virgin vowed to make trains more popular than planes for the first time in decades.
  
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• Three car fires just moments apart spread to nearby homes

  03-04-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Fire investigation officers and police are looking into the causes of the blazes
  
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• This car can be driven by five-year-olds - and it could be coming a town near you

  03-04-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The electric car has collision avoidance systems :: Parents can also switch off the car with a remote control
  
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• Tesla Model 3: Why The Details Don't Matter

  03-04-2016 02:00 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes - As Elon Musk reveals the Tesla Model 3, details are in short supply -- but potential buyers don't seem to care. Here's why.
  
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• Take to the slopes with new Doncaster airport flight route to ski resort

  03-04-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Holidaymakers from across the region wanting to hit the worlds best slopes can now do so as Doncasters Robin Hood Airport has announced new flights to Chambery - regarded as the gateway to Alpine ski resorts.
  
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• Spies in the skies: RAF buy nine 250m planes that can hack terrorists' mobile phone calls and emails

  03-04-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -THE Boeing P-8 Poseidon can also track enemy movements, direct the UKs fighter jet response and carry a lethal battery of missiles, torpedoes, bombs, depth charges and mines.
  
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• Services on 15 York bus routes at risk - full list here

  03-04-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -DETAILS are emerging of how bus services round the city could fare in looming cuts which will slice 350,000 off subsidies in the next two years.
  
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• Scottish gang targeting luxury vehicles in suspected 1m hire car sting are hunted by police

  03-04-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -DETECTIVES believe the gang have set up bogus companies to hire high-end vehicles which are never returned with one business along losing £200,000 worth of vehicles.
  
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• Reconstructed frigate is 'most authentic tall ship for 150 years'

  03-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -SHE soars up dramatically against the bright blue sky, towering masts stretched to full height with a taut network of rigging and a gigantic flag proudly bearing her countrys red, white and blue colours.
  
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• Prime minister did everything he said he would do to lure back Portsmouth shipbuilding

  03-04-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - DEFENCE giant BAE Systems says it would welcome any additional industries that would ensure Portsmouths shiphall benefits the regions economy.
  
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• Planned roadworks in the south from Monday April 4

  03-04-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Highways England has issued a list of planned roadworks in central southern England in the week starting Monday April 4
  
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• Plane lands on interstate, killing woman in car

  03-04-2016 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Outrage as airline orders stewardesses to wear Islamic-style headscarf when flying to Iran

  03-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - FURIOUS air hostesses have refused to wear Islamic-style headscarves after the airliner they work for them ordered them to don the item.
  
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• OAPs celebrate return to free rides on trams

  03-04-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - After two years and several campaigns, Wyres pensioners are finally able to ride free on the trams again.
  
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• North Wales road deaths map shows human toll behind the statistics

  03-04-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Following news of the death of two people on the A499 on Friday, Daily Post charts the tragedies visited upon the region's roads
  
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• Newark Airport Flight Limits Eased; Could Spur Lower Fares

  03-04-2016 02:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it's easing limits on the number of hourly flights at Newark Liberty International Airport, and the airport's operator said that should lead to greater competition and lower airfares. The limits at Newark Liberty, which serves the New York City region and is one of the busiest airports in the nation, were put in place in 2008 to reduce congestion and delays.
  
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• New parking charges come into force at Chesterfield Borough Council car parks

  03-04-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - New parking charges have come into force in all Chesterfield Borough Council-run car parks.
  
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• MH370: debris found in Mauritius to be examined by investigators, Australia confirms

  03-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Australias transport minister, Darren Chester, says Malaysian government working with Mauritius to seek to take custody of debris Related: MH370: debris found by teenager on holiday to be tested in Australia Australia said a piece of suspected aeroplane debris found east of Africa on Mauritius will be examined to see if it is part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing two years ago in one of the worlds greatest aviation mysteries.Continue reading...
  
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• Labour unveils 35billion action plan to save Port Talbot and British steel

  03-04-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell wants work on HS2 and 500 other road, rail and airport schemes brought forward so plants can start making steel for them
  
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• Get on your bike - registration open for traffic and pedestrian-free cycle event

  03-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -CALLING all cyclists! Organisers have opened registration for a family bike ride.
  
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• Flights to leave Brussels Airport for first time since suicide attacks

  03-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Brussels Airport is set to partially reopen tomorrow for the first time since suicide bombers struck 12 days ago.
  
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• Flights to Brussels set to resume following ISIS terror attacks

  03-04-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The airport has been closed since a series of terror attacks on March 22 killed 16 victims there, and a further 16 in a subway
  
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• Dublin tram drivers on two-day strike

  03-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Luas drivers in Dublin are taking further strike action this weekend in a dispute over pay.
  
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• Dashcam video captures lorry, cyclists and two cars in A487 near miss

  03-04-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -HGV onboard camera footage catches impatient driver nearly ploughing into oncoming car as it overtakes lorry and cyclists on A487
  
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• Commuting snakes and ladders Subscription

  03-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Every minute closer to London by train adds £3,048 to the price of a house. Are you a winner?
  
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• Car carrying two adults and a child crushed between a tram and a lamppost in Manchester

  03-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Greater Manchester Police tweeted out apicture of the Honda CR-V, which became trapped between a lamppost and the tram in Wythenshaw, south Manchester, at about 10.30pm on Friday.
  
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• Campaign to reduce speed at Doncaster accident black spot

  03-04-2016 02:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Doncaster Free Post - Residents in a Doncaster market town have launched a campaign for speed limits to be reduced on a busy road after a number of accidents and near misses.
  
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• California plane crash kills one on freeway where it once landed safely

  03-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Small plane crashed on Southern California freeway on Saturday and struck a car, killing one person and injuring five others, authorities saidA small plane that made headlines when it landed safely on a southern California freeway years ago crashed on the same stretch of road on Saturday, slamming into a car and killing a woman in the vehicle.Five others, including the pilot and his passenger, were injured in the crash on a stretch of Interstate 15 that has been the scene of sever
  
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• Brussels Airport to partially reopen tomorrow with three flights after attacks

  03-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Chief executive Arnaud Feist confirmed today that Brussels Airport would allow three commercial flights to depart tomorrow following one of the 'darkest days in the history of Belgian aviation.'
  
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• Brussels airport set to reopen with strict new security measures

  03-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - First flights due to depart on Sunday after establishment of temporary check-in facility while departure hall is rebuilt Brussels airport is to reopen on Sunday, 12 days after it and a metro station in the Belgian capital were hit by bomb attacks that killed 32 people. The first three symbolic flights will depart on Sunday afternoon, the airports chief executive, Arnaud Feist, told reporters. He said travellers would be subject to additional security checks, as police had demanded
  
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• British Transport Police review plans to scrap sex crimes unit

  03-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - PLANS by British Transport Police (BTP) to scrap their specialist sex crimes unit have hit the buffers after an outcry.
  
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• British Transport Police halts plans to axe sex crime unit after outcry

  03-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The British Transport Police has halted plans to axe their sexual offences unit following an Evening Standard investigation into the closure.
  
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• Bakerloo line trains will not stop at Paddington station from today

  03-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Bakerloo line trains will no longer call at one of London's busiest stations from today as a major revamp of Paddington Tube station begins.
  
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