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• Gatwick flights diverted after hole discovered in airport's main runway

  12-06-2016 20:57
  
  Passengers face lengthy delays following closure of main runway at airport in West Sussex, which saw up to 20 flights divertedFlights have been diverted and passengers have faced lengthy delays at Gatwick after a hole opened up in the tarmac on the airport’s main runway.Between 15 and 20 flights due to arrive at Gatwick on Sunday afternoon were diverted to Stansted and Bournemouth airports, a spokesman said.
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• Villagers living in the shadow of Gatwick fear revival of plan for new runway

  12-06-2016 07:00
  
  Warnham families say noise pollution could force them to leave the otherwise idyllic locationIn the green and pleasant English village of Warnham, the elderflower and hawthorn are in full, scented, creamy bloom and the sun umbrellas are up in the pub’s well-tended garden. The 14th-century Anglican churchyard is alive with birdsong. Inside the church is the font where the poet Shelley was baptised in 1792. Related: Sadiq Khan urges Corbyn to back Gatwick expansionContinue reading...
  
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• Why German trains dont run on time any more

  12-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - For all the old cliches about Teutonic efficiency, much of Germanys transport infrastructure is in a terrible state of disrepair, and many major works have been badly botched. A chronic lack of investment is to blameAs the fireworks flew and the brass band played at the recent opening of the 57km-long Gotthard Tunnel under the Swiss Alps, Angela Merkel, who was on the first train to pass through it, could not resist the remark: This is something we Germans still need to work on a
  
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• Why 'Budget' flights AREN'T cheaper according to Kate Johnson

  12-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Travel writer KATE JOHNSON took the same journey - London to Barcelona - with six different airlines to compare value for money from legroom to landing times and food.
  
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• Volkswagen Passat Estate BlueMotion: car review Martin Love

  12-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Volkswagens virtually teetotal Passat BlueMotion makes a virtue of austerity. Just dont expect a party on the roadPrice: £24,695Top speed: 128mph0-62mph: 10.8 secondsCO2: 95g/kmMPG: 76.3The vast Volkswagen group can be viewed as a pyramid of performance, and developments at the pinnacle trickle down through the layers. Bugatti sits at the top, above Lamborghini and Bentley, then theres Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda and finally Seat. Ive never quite understood the top-down
  
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• Transport plan must be 3rd time lucky for Leeds

  12-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A gathering of transport experts in Leeds has been told that whatever is put forward to replace the scrapped trolleybus, it should be radical, serve everyone - and it MUST be third time lucky for the city.
  
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• The delights of living near a small airport Subscription

  12-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Heathrow or Gatwickwho cares? Smart buyers are moving in near smaller airports, where property is cheaper and the check-in queues are shorter. We find 10 areas ideally placed for a fast getaway
  
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• Swanage Railway: First cross-country train on restored track

  12-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first mainline cross-country train will run across four-miles of restored track on a Dorset heritage line later.
  
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• Solar-powered plane arrives in New York, the latest leg in its globe circling tour

  12-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Ryanair cabin crew catch passenger 'smoking in the toilet' on Manchester flight

  12-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - On landing at Manchester Airport, the man was led off the aircraft by police officers, where he was given a warning. Other passengers were not allowed to leave the plane during the incident.
  
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• Road bosses promise two-year nightmare traffic at Scotland's busiest junction will ease 'in weeks'

  12-06-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -ROADWORKS at Raith Interchange on the M74 are due to be complete next spring but Transport Scotland chiefs promise the traffic woes will ease by the end of June.
  
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• Revealed: Radical plan for 'double-decker' carriageway to ease congestion on M25

  12-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Radical plans to ease congestion could see a "double-decker" lane system put in place on the M25.
  
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• Revealed: Radical plan for 'double-decker' carriageway to ease congestion on M25

  12-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Radical plans to ease congestion could see a "double-decker" lane system put in place on the M25.
  
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• Resurfacing work to start on Botley interchange next week

  12-06-2016 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -Work to resurface a roundabout used by thousands of vehicles traveling to and from Oxford each day is to start next week.
  
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• Rare Aston Martin worth 1m found 14 years after being stolen

  12-06-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A £1 million Aston Martin that was stolen 14 years ago is up for auction after the owner died before the car was recovered.
  
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• Raleigh Strada Trail Sport Electric: bike preview Martin Love

  12-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A mountain bike with an electric engine to help you cope with the hillsIve grown used to smug slobs surging silently along on their pedal-assist electric bikes. Theyre cheating, but as theyve found a quick, effortless solution to city transport, I can forgive them (I try to, anyway). Now, however, we have the electric mountain bikeand thats just not fair. Twisting the throttle to make mincemeat of hills without breaking sweat so you can enjoy the swoop and whoop of plunging downhi
  
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• Plans to close railway station ticket offices postponed after consultation with rail consumer groups

  12-06-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Govia Thameslink Railway has agreed to pilot changes to how it sells tickets at its stations after discussion with the public and consumer groups
  
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• Nude cyclists take in London landmarks on World Naked Bike Ride

  12-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of naked cyclists take to the streets of London to protest against car culture in annual event.
  
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• New Southern Link Road will help to deliver new homes and jobs in Hereford, council argues

  12-06-2016 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources -THE new Southern Link Road will help to deliver new homes and jobs in Hereford, it is argued.
  
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• Network Rail back-tracks on date for electrification

  12-06-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Network Rail says the train line between Blackpool North and Preston will be electrified by May 2018months earlier than it mistakenly said last week.
  
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• Man hit by Oxford Street bus dies on day of road deaths vigil

  12-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An 82-year-old man hit by a bus in Oxford Street dies on the day of a vigil highlighting the deaths of cyclists and pedestrians on London's roads.
  
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• M25 traffic problems could be solved by turning motorway into a double-decker highway

  12-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Radical proposals could see extra raised carriageways built above the worst stretch of the London orbital motorway dubbed the road to hellsimilar to those seen in major US cities.
  
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• It's here! 10,000 to cycle Southampton Sky Ride today

  12-06-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -IT'S ONE of the biggest events in Southampton's calendar.
  
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• Inside the gleaming 300million St Helena airport that is delayed opening

  12-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The grand opening of St Helena's airport was abandoned after safety tests showed commercial planes could not land because the wind near the runway was too unpredictable.
  
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• Hundreds set to cycle naked through Brighton

  12-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -HUNDREDS of cyclists will be daring to bare all as they descend on Brighton for the annual Naked Bike Ride.
  
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• Hundreds of nude cyclists ride through London streets for World Naked Bike Ride

  12-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of naked cyclists rode through central London today for a protest against car culture and oil dependency.
  
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• Hundreds of cyclists ride naked through London in protest against car culture

  12-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Wearing body paint and trainers - and little else - scores of environmentally-aware riders braved the summer downpours to take part in the London leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.
  
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• Fears bus service cuts could isolate elderly

  12-06-2016 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -BUS passengers are angry after the Burnley Wood estate has been left without a regular service for the first time since the Second World War.
  
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• Euros 2016: 'Don't drink and drive' plea to fans

  12-06-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FIREFIGHTERS have urged football fans to leave their car keys at home if they plan on drinking while spurring on their team during Euro 2016.
  
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• EasyJet bosses slam lenient sentence handed to woman who punched pilot

  12-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Nicola Nyamanhindi, 30, struck the pilot last month after being asked to leave the afternoon easyJet flight to Paphos from Manchester Airport
  
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• Calls for 'polluting' road humps to be removed outside schools

  12-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Air France pilots start strike on 2nd day of Euro 2016

  12-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Air France, part of Franco-Dutch group, said onSaturday it estimated that about 25 per cent of its pilots would strike. Union SNPL said 70 per cent of pilots would not show up.
  
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• 4 million in fines as thousands caught out by Wolverhampton bus lane cameras

  12-06-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Bus lane cameras installed across Wolverhampton have totted up more than 4 million in fines in just their first year - more than 17 times initial council forecasts.
  
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