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• Woman killed after plane hits her car in California

  04-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A woman has died after a plane crash landed on a motorway in America and slammed into her car.
  
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• West Bromwich drivers face four months of chaos

  04-04-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Drivers in West Bromwich are facing four months of traffic chaos with works near a busy junction set to cause major disruption.
  
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• Wales driver's car caught somersaulting before landing on another vehicle in video

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Norman Drinkwater was driving near Trefnant, Wales, with his dog in the car when the blue hatchbag coming towards him caught the bank and was thrown into the air (pictured).
  
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• Virgin vows to overtake airlines in battle for Scotland-London passengers

  04-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - FLAGSHIP cross-Border operator Virgin Trains has vowed to make rail travel between Scotland and London more popular than planes within the decade.
  
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• Virgin America nears sale to Alaska Air

  04-04-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - $2bn bid would value Branson-backed US carrier at significant premium to market price
  
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• Village bus stop is completely destroyed after car ploughs into it

  04-04-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -South Wales Police say one person has been arrested following the incident in Groesfaen, Pontyclun
  
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• Upper Teesdale road due to reopen a week early thanks to round the clock work

  04-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A RURAL road which is closed for landslip repairs is reopening a week early thanks to around the clock work to try and minimise disruption.
  
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• UPDATE: Plane makes dramatic emergency landing at Southampton Airport

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A PLANE was forced to make a dramatic emergency landing at Southampton Airport today.
  
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• Tube passengers told to move from yellow boxes to ease congestion

  04-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A new Tube announcement telling passengers not to wait in yellow boxes at some of London's busiest stations is being tested in the latest bid to ease underground congestion.
  
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• The Queen's Bentley for Diamond Jubilee celebrations was on sale in Bramley showroom

  04-04-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -New owner may have to reset the sat-nav, as pictures of the car show its "home address" as 'Windsor, Berkshire'
  
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• The innovators: the smart systems driving motorists towards smarter cities

  04-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A Cambridge-based tech firm is pioneering apps to let you park more easily, tell local councils when to grit or even light up particular roadsDriving in Moscow can be a hair-raising experience. The city suffers some of the worst congestion in the world and parking spaces are often impossible to find. But now, with the help of technology developed by a British company, drivers in the Russian capital can get ahead in the race to find a space.Along with St Petersburg and Minsk, the,
  
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• Tesla Model 3 orders total 276,000

  04-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla chief executive Elon Musk says pre-orders of its much-anticipated Model 3 electric car currently total 276,000.
  
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• Smartphones causing pedestrians to walk into the road through lack of attention

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Official figures show 46 pedestrians died in 2014 due to lack of attention. Statistics show this was a 12 per cent rise on 2013, when 398 pedestrians were killed. Many people are oblivious to traffic.
  
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• Security tightened as Brussels Airport reopens to passengers

  04-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A Brussels Airlines plane heading to the Portuguese city of Faro took off from Brussels Airport yesterday,the first passenger flight to leave the airport since suicide bombings on 22 March ripped through its check-in counters.
  
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• Rooftop incident closes city road

  04-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police close a road in Glasgow overnight as a result of an
  
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• Quick-thinking girl's text snares train sex pest

  04-04-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A text to a British Transport Police number has helped officers catch a train sex pest.
  
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• Police to begin enforcing 30mph on Havant Road, Hayling Island

  04-04-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - SPEED enforcement is to begin on a road with a new controversial speed limit.
  
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• Plymouth train crash: 18 people injured after two trains collide at station

  04-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Eighteen people have been injured after two trains collided at a railway platform.
  
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• Nine passengers are hurt after two trains crash at Plymouth Railway Station platform

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - No-one is believed to be trapped following the incident, which happened on platform six at the south coast city's main railway station, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said.
  
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• Mother's fury after she is fined for exceeding car park time limit while she breast fed

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Kelly Jobson, 27, was nursing seven-week-old Ella at the Mmp;S feeding facilities in Kingston Court Retail Park, in Newcastle upon Tyne, when she went over the three-hour limit by 20 minutes.
  
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• More Sheffield rail services to be cancelled in driver dispute, warns union

  04-04-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - More Sheffield rail services are likely to be cancelled due to an overtime dispute involving Transpennine Express drivers, a union has warned.
  
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• Miracle escape of female driver who survived after car plunged 490ft into a valley

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The 28-year-old woman is lucky to be alive having come off the road at Ditchling Beacon, near Ditchling, East Sussex and crashing down a steep incline and in to a valley below.
  
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• Major Hampshire road to close overnight for two weeks

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MOTORISTS will face disruptions as a busy Hampshire road will close overnight for more than two weeks.
  
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• HS2 causes golf club to plan major overhaul

  04-04-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Construction of high-speed rail line will cut a swathe through 18-hole Staffordshire course prompting new plans for redevelopment
  
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• Fincantieri Bags 5 Cruise Ships Order from Carnival

  04-04-2016 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - Following the historical agreement of March 2015 and the memorandum of agreement of last December, Fincantieri, leader in cruise ship design and construction, and Carnival Corporation mp; plc,
  
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• End of the road: Jakarta's 'passengers for hire' targeted by carpooling crackdown

  04-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Three-in-one rule, which enticed children to leave school to become jockeys on the cities busiest roads, suspended leaving hundreds without incomeLines of people from women holding babies to school age children, with a hand held up to show theyre for hire, are a ubiquitous sight on the Indonesian capitals busiest roads during rush hour.But not this week. Traffic-clogged Jakarta plans to suspend its peak-time rule of three people to one car from Tuesday. And the passengers for hire
  
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• Detective: London gangs using stolen mopeds to carry out murders and drive-by shootings

  04-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Theft of mopeds and scooters is on the rise in London because gangs are increasingly using them to carry out serious violent crimes like murder and drive-by shootings, a top detective has said.
  
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• Day of delays on the railway after signalling cable stolen from Nuneaton

  04-04-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Another 40 metres of cable was damaged during the theft
  
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• Critics slam 'crazy' new road speed rules

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -SPEED limit campaigners in Hampshire could have to wait for accidents before action is taken under new rules branded crazy by critics.
  
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• Council set to write off 13,000 parking fines in Leeds

  04-04-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - THOUSANDS of parking tickets that have proved irrecoverable could be written off by Leeds City Council to help save £91,567 in legal costs.
  
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• Car stopped by police at Martlesham had haul of Aptamil baby formula milk in the boot

  04-04-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Traffic officers stopped a car after an alert was triggered by automatic number plate recognition technologyand got a surprise when they searched the vehicle.
  
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• Brussels Airport starts passenger flights again after terror attack

  04-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - The first passenger flight has left Brussels Airport since it was closed after the suicide bombings on March 22 which blew up its departures terminal.
  
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• Anger as pupils are denied free travel

  04-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A CHURCH school judged outstanding by Ofsted is calling on education bosses to reconsider helping students with fares - warning many parents cannot afford to send them.
  
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• Ambulance service (SECAmb) calls for public help as service is stretched

  04-04-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Ambulance bosses are calling for public support as demand for their services hits a high.
  
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• All the planned West Midlands roadworks for April 4-10

  04-04-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Don't get caught out on the roads this week by using a comprehensive list of planned works
  
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• Air France stewardesses refuse to fly to Iran in headscarf row

  04-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Air France stewardesses are refusing to fly to Iran when flights resume between the two countries after being ordered to wear headscarves when they arrive in Tehran.
  
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• Air France faces staff mutiny in headscarf row

  04-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Union leaders say instruction to female staff to cover up when leaving their plane in Tehran is attack on individual freedomsAir France is facing a backlash after instructing female crew to wear trousers during flights to Iran and to don a loose-fitting jacket and headscarf before leaving the plane in Tehran.Staff representatives have accused the airline, which will resume flights to the Iranian capital later this month, of forcing female staff to wear clothes that are an ostentat
  
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• 330m deal to bring futuristic airships to Wolverhampton

  04-04-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A company based on Wolverhampton Business Airport has signed a 330 million deal to become the first to operate a new generation of airships.
  
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• 30,000 tyres stored illegally next to East Coast Mainline: company fined

  04-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A COMPANY that illegally stored up to 30,000 tyres next to the East Coast Mainline has been fined for creating a fire hazard.
  
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• 3 passenger flights to leave Brussels Airport

  04-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Brussels Airlines flight to Faro, Portugal, was described as 'a sign of hope' by Arnaud Feist, the CEO of Brussels Airport Co.
  
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• 2m road and safety upgrades agreed

  04-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Nearly 2m of funding is announced for road improvement and road safety projects in Pembrokeshire.
  
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