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• What you said as you tried Uber on its first day in Cardiff

  24-04-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Uber launched in Cardiff on Friday. So what did people think?
  
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• Watch: The flying Pegasus Quantum up for sale

  24-04-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - This fully-functioning flying machine is on sale for a little over £5K and is already attracting a lot of attention.
  
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• Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Opel all forced to recall around 630,000 cars

  24-04-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The brands were caught out by a 1million test programme in Germany created to check if any other vehicle manufacturers were cheating official emissions tests.
  
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• Victory for road safety campaigners after horror hit-and-run

  24-04-2016 02:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  
  The Shields Gazette - People power has prompted council chiefs to improve safety on a road in South Tyneside where a couple were knocked down in a hit-and-run crash.
  
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• Urgent repairs repairs ordered on Boeing 787 Dreamliner engines

  24-04-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Airlines have been ordered to carry out an urgent fix on 176 Boeing 787 Dreamliners because of an engine icing problem.
  
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• Two petitions launched to save threatened 360 bus service in Coventry

  24-04-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -At least two petitions have been launched in a bid to help save a direct service to the city's hospital and Cannon Park shopping centre
  
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• Thousands take part in cycling demo

  24-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Thousands of cyclists take part in mass bike rides through Edinburgh and Aberdeen as part of a campaign for 'safer' streets.
  
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• Rough sleepers set up camp in four of Swindon's multi-storey car parks

  24-04-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -ROUGH sleepers have set up camp in four of Swindon's biggest multi-storey car parks, with evidence that Class A drugs are being used there.
  
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• Rio Olympics cycle lane collapses into the sea killing at least 2

  24-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Rescuers recovered two bodies from the water but witnesses said five people were on the bike lane (pictured), which hung over the Rio de Janeiro beachfront.
  
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• Revealed: nearly all new diesel cars exceed official pollution limits

  24-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Health experts lambast deceitful carmakers as data suggests 97 of vehicles fail to meet NOx emissions standards in real-world conditionsNinety-seven percent of all modern diesel cars emit more toxic nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution on the road than the official limit, according to the most comprehensive set of data yet published, with a quarter producing at least six times more than the limit. Related: Diesel cars' emissions far higher on road than in lab, tests showContinue reading
  
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• Residents fury over big hike in permit charges

  24-04-2016 02:00 via burnleyexpress.net
  
  Burnley Express - Burnley residents are fuming after a decision to introduce a blanket £25 charge for annual car parking permits will see some paying 225 more.
  
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• Rail firm wins injunction against union in Gatwick Express dispute

  24-04-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Govia Thameslink has secured an injunction against rail union Aslef over its members' refusal to drive new, longer trains on the Gatwick Express, the company said.
  
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• Pothole-ridden road is 'putting drivers at risk of collision' as motorists swerve to avoid 'disintegrated' surface

  24-04-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Surrey County Council said they will inspect Seven Hills Road to "ensure it is safe for public use" while they look at roads which could be overhauled as part of a highways improvement scheme
  
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• Potential journey disruption for passengers as Network Rail continues work over bank holiday weekend

  24-04-2016 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - The £14.5m work begins late on Friday, April 29 following the last train
  
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• Planned Roadworks in Yorkshire and the Humber

  24-04-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - The Highways Agency has published its latest summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements.
  
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• Planned roadworks in Southern England: Monday 25 April to Sunday 1 May 2016

  24-04-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 22 April but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.
  
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• Mother slams Heathrow in sensational rant after 'being forced to dump 14 litres of breast milk'

  24-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A mother has slammed Heathrow in a 1,500 word online rant after being told she could not take more than 14 litres of breast milk through airport security.
  
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• M62 roadworks and closures planned at Chain Bar

  24-04-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -MOTORISTS using the M62 near Bradford face disruption due to closures and roadworks scheduled for nextweek.
  
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• London Marathon 2016: Planned Tube strike called off, union confirms

  24-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Tube strike planned to coincide with the London Marathon has been called off, it has been confirmed.
  
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• London Heathrow airport forces mother to dump 4 gallons of breast milk before flight

  24-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Jessica Coakley Martinez (pictured), from California, was left 'humiliated' when she was allegedly forced to leave behind 'nearly 500oz of breastmilk' for her eight-month-old son at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Its not just beans & toilet roll freight delivers EVERYTHING!

  24-04-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - It takes 400 vans to deliver all the toilet roll used by Londoners every day, and 23 articulated lorries to transport all the baked beansjust ...
  
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• It was once Britains motor city. Now Coventrys wheels are turning again

  24-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Millions in investmentand the promise of a new car planthas transformed an industry and could reinvigorate a regionThe first ever British car was built in Coventry nearly 120mp;nbsp;years ago. Now there are ambitious plans to re-establish the city as the heart of the countrys recovering automotive industry. Carmakers, suppliers, universities, the local authority and the government have united in an attempt to turn Coventry into Britains motor city again, with hundreds of millions
  
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• Is road, rail or air the cheapest way for Welsh footie fans to get to France for Euro 2016?

  24-04-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Research by Kwik Fit Insurance Services has a few clues
  
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• Fears for 800 shipyard jobs if Tories cut back Navy frigates order

  24-04-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - GMB Scotland warns that hundreds of Clyde shipyard jobs could be lost if Ministry of Defence order is not guaranteed in full.
  
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• Europe Cheers IMO Efforts on CO2 Reduction of Shipping

  24-04-2016 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - European shipowners welcome the significant progress made this week at the 69th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).The basic
  
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• Drivers beware: slaves working at car washes Subscription

  24-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britains anti-slavery commissioner says that motorists should boycott some cheap carwashes as they have become hubs of modern exploitation.
  
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• Classic cars on show for members of the community at Cowley Mini Plant

  24-04-2016 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -HUNDREDS of classic cars will descend on Cowley's Mini Plant tomorrow as part of a event to celebrate motors of years gone by.
  
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• City council criticised for cyclists' lane that runs straight into a lamppost

  24-04-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Manchester is currently attempting to reinvent itself as a cycle-friendly city - but campaigners say the "ridiculous planning" is "another fail"
  
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• Cancer patients hit with unfair fines thanks to Scotlands worst bus lane camera

  24-04-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -MARY Rodger, 69, was being driven by her son and daughter-in-law when they were caught in a notorious bus gate right outside Glasgows breast screening clinic.
  
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• Call for assurances over shipyards jobs

  24-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Politicians call for assurances over orders for Royal Navy warships to be built at the Clyde shipyards after unions warn of possible job losses.
  
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• Bumper year for Clarks cars Subscription

  24-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The Scottish entrepreneur Sir Arnold Clark has become Britains first billionaire car dealer after a bumper year drove sales to record levels.
  
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• 60th Birthday for Container Shipping

  24-04-2016 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - From its origins in the first seaborne transportation of containers on board Malcolm McLeans Ideal-X on 26 April 1956, containerized shipment has become the glue
  
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• 19-year-old driving Porsche Cayman "had average speed of 133mph on A19"

  24-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -POLICE say a young driver stopped in a Porsche Cayman on the A19 was travelling at an average speed of 133mph.
  
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