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• Passengers evacuated from plane at Heathrow following technical issue

  26-06-2016 16:51
  
  Airport fire crews sent to American Airlines plane as passengers disembark via emergency slidePassengers have escaped from an American Airlines plane via an emergency slide at Heathrow airport following a technical issue. Footage showed passengers, including children, disembarking via a slide towards the runway at the rear of the aircraft at Terminal 3. Airport fire crews were dispatched, but no one appeared to be injured during the alert on Sunday morning, according to an eyewitness.@BBCBreakin
  
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• UK car industry needs 'swift EU deal to curb high tariffs'

  26-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK government must act quickly to secure favourable terms for a key export sector, says industry expert Professor David Bailey.
  
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• Shard End car fanatic with the cleanest set of rare cars in the UK

  26-06-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Obsessed Bob reveals his flawless fleet of countrys cleanest cars.
  
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• SAFETY ALERT: Fallen tree blocking most of Peak District road

  26-06-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Drivers are being warned about a fallen tree on a busy road in Derbyshire.
  
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• Revealed: scandal of removed pollution filters in diesel cars

  26-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCORES of diesel cars have been illegally belching lethal exhaust fumes in towns and cities across Scotland because their pollution filters have been deliberately removed.
  
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• Pilot and passengers treated in hospital for 'minor injuries' after plane crash

  26-06-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Emergency services were called to the incident on the A40 between Raglan and Abergavenny around 3.25pm on June 25
  
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• PICTURE UPDATE: Three people taken to hospital after aircraft crash on Gwent road

  26-06-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THREE casualties have been taken to hospital after an aircraft crashed in Abergavenny today.
  
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• Pessimistic passenger forecasts hit bid to reopen Scots rail lines

  26-06-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Hopes of reopening more railway lines across Scotland could be dashed by utterly discredited official passenger forecasting, campaigners fear.
  
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• Nice airport chaos as French army evacuate terminal amid 'bomb threats'

  26-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Nice airport has been evacuated by the French Army over fears of a suspicious bag left abandoned in the terminal building.
  
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• Metrolink tram collides with van on Wythenshawe road

  26-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The tram struck the van near on Hollyhedge road on Saturday evening
  
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• Link road work will not close major junction

  26-06-2016 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources -ONE of Herefords busiestroad junctions wont beclosed during the buildingof a congestion-bustingroad. Work on the citys £30 millionlink road connectingEdgar Street with CommercialRoad is set to begin in amatter of weeks.
  
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• Light aircraft crash in Monmouthshire closes road

  26-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Three people sustain minor injuries as their light plane crashes on the A40 road between Abergavenny and Raglan in Monmouthshire.
  
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• Is your car the most stolen model in England and Wales?

  26-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Hi-tech thieves are using computers to outsmart electronic security systems, with the Audi S3 and Land Rover Defender most at risk After two decades of decline, the number of cars stolen in England and Wales rose by 9 in 2015, with 75,656 incidents reported by unlucky motorists.Luxury cars stolen by organised gangs feature prominently on the list of stolen cars, but the humble Ford Escort makes an appearance in the top 10 even though it fell out of production more than a decade ag
  
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• Heathrow third runway now 'much less likely' after Brexit claims campaigner

  26-06-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A campaigner has claimed Boris Johnson's installation as favourite to be next PM hits airport's chances of expansion
  
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• Euro 2016: Northern Ireland fans and families 'left stranded' at airport

  26-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A number of Northern Ireland fans have had their dreams of watching their team in the last 16 of the Euros shattered after being left stranded at Belfast International Airport.
  
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• Critics accuse RMT of dragging Scotland into an English conductors' dispute with 'red herring' safety warnings

  26-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Scots commuters were facing more disruption on the nation's rail network today as the result of a 48-hour walkout by ScotRail conductors in a dispute linked to London and the south-east.
  
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• Classic cars ready to roll in to town

  26-06-2016 02:00 via burnleyexpress.net
  
  Burnley Express - The wheels are in motion for the latest Burnley Classic Car Show, which will roll into town on Sunday.
  
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• Cardiff Bay road closures for triathlon and sailing events

  26-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Road closures are announced ahead of Cardiff Bay's triathlon and sailing events on Sunday.
  
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• Car plant regions defy bosses vote warnings:Firms' bases vote to leave despite call to stay in EU

  26-06-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Fears that the boom in British car manufacturing would be derailed by Brexit failed to sway voters in the UKs main production centres.
  
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• Brexit could mean change for motorists and the UK automotive industry

  26-06-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- With the motor industry supporting some 800,000 UK jobs, the referendum result voting in favour of leaving the EU has gone against the wishes of three quarters of firms within the sector.
  
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