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• TRAVEL: Bus replacement services between Watford and St Albans

  21-08-2016 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -BUS services will replace trains from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey.
  
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• Tonne of cocaine worth £80 million seized near Falmouth in one of UK's biggest ever hauls

  21-08-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -More than a tonne of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than £80 million has been seized from a boat off the coast of Falmouth, in what has been described as one of the most significant drugs seizures ever made in the UK.
  
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• These 15 sets of York traffic lights are to be replaced

  21-08-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK transport bosses have listed 15 sets of traffic lights and pedestrian crossings they want to replace in the next two years.
  
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• Our railways: to nationalise or not to nationalise, that is the question...

  21-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CHEAPER fares, more reliable services and a fairer deal for taxpayers was once the rallying cry behind privatisation of the railways.
  
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• 'No pollution' after Transocean Winner oil transfer

  21-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Salvage experts successfully transfer diesel oil on a 17,000-tonne grounded rig from pontoon tanks to a safer position above sea level.
  
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• #NightTube first night: selfies, students and, oh dear, soaking-wet seats

  21-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Night Tube launches: Zero arrests made as 24-hour services get off to 'superb start'

  21-08-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport police made zero arrests as tens of thousands of passengers boarded the Night Tube for the first time.
  
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• Night Tube Launches As Sadiq Khan Accuses Boris Johnson Of 'Giving Up' On The Service

  21-08-2016 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - Londons Night Tube begins this weekend, with mayor Sadiq Khan saying it will be used by a variety of people including a middle-aged clubber like himself.Trains will operate overnight on Fridays and Saturdays on the Victoria line and parts of the Central line, with the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines following in the autumn. There will be six trains per hour through central London between 12.30am and 5.30am, the Press Association reported. Transport for London (TfL) predi
  
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• Night Tube begins in London, bringing 'huge boost' to capital

  21-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first Night Tubes roll on to London Underground platforms - almost three years since the plan was first announced.
  
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• Night Tube: 10 amazing works of art you need to see on the London Underground

  21-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• New transport strategy will 'improve air quality and cycling links'

  21-08-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A HAMPSHIRE city will get a new transport strategy council chiefs say will improve air quality and create cycling links.
  
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• Navy to lose 'invaluable' only repair ship in cost-cutting

  21-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Motorists faced with extra delays in city centre as last phase of work starts on new traffic light scheme.

  21-08-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -MOTORISTS are warned of significant restrictions as the next phase of roadworks mounting traffic lights on city centre roundabouts gets underway, today.
  
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• Mail readers hope for return of 'Santa Bus' to Hartlepool

  21-08-2016 02:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Mail readers in their droves have called for the return of a festive bus which was a regular fixture in Hartlepool for two decades.
  
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• Kalashnikov to sell model AK-47 assault rifles at Moscow Airport

  21-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Investigation into Shoreham Airshow disaster must be absolutely right

  21-08-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -IN ONE way it could seem like one of the more straightforward incidents police have to deal with.
  
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• How railways are run around the world

  21-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Spain - State-owned Renfe Operadora owns the trains and operates the bulk of passenger and freight services, while state-owned ADIF manages the infrastructure. There has been huge investment in expanding and modernising the railway in recent years, especially in high-speed lines, but it has struggled to attract enough passengers to make any of the lines profitable.
  
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• How hijackings and bombings have shaped the way we fly

  21-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
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• Glasgow Subway could follow Tube with extended night services

  21-08-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Subway trains in Scotlands largest city could run into the small hours to boost Glasgows burgeoning night-time economy.
  
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• Ford's self-driving cars to arrive in five years

  21-08-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ford has stepped up its quest to conquer the market for self-driving cars with a plan to mass-produce autonomous vehicles by 2021.
  
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• FlyBe flight forced to land back in Glasgow after circling above city with technical fault

  21-08-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -FlyBe flight BE1143 to Jersey returned to Glasgow Airport after technical issues force it to circle the city.
  
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• Delays on the way as roadworks start in Walsall town centre

  21-08-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Hatherton Road will be closed to all vehicles between the junctions of Hatherton Street and Lower Forster Street in Walsall, causing long delays.
  
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• Cross-Pennine tunnel routes revealed

  21-08-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Five alternative routes have been published for a possible new tunnel under the Penninesa project described by the Department for Transport as the most ambitious road scheme in the UK for half of century.
  
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• Crew rescued from Dundee pilot boat after fire

  21-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Three people are rescued in thick fog from a fire on a boat in the Firth of Tay near Buddon Point.
  
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• Courier bus aims to coble together more drivers

  21-08-2016 02:00 via whitbygazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Ken and Christel Smith know all about supporting their local community. They took time out while volunteering at Lythe Village Store, to talk about how they need more drivers for Staithes Coble Courier.
  
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• Councillors agree 150,000 package of road safety improvements in Keighley

  21-08-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A 150,000 package of road improvements across the Keighley constituency has been approved.
  
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• Commuters could buy new car for less than the price of their first class rail season tickets, says report

  21-08-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- And thats without factoring in the controversial new 1.9 per cent RPI inflation rise set for the New Year based on the rate on July.
  
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• Classic sports cars go on display in Horsham town centre

  21-08-2016 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - A range of classic sports cars are set to descend on Horsham today (Sunday August 21).
  
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• Cancellations to Weymouth bus services this weekend

  21-08-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
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• Bus driver denies dangerous driving over children rescued from floodwater

  21-08-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A SCHOOL bus driver has denied dangerous driving in connection with an incident which saw 26 children having to be rescued when their bus got stuck in flood water.
  
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• Bicester needs a bus group say residents after two more routes axed

  21-08-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -BUS users need to create their own campaign group if they are to prevent more services in Bicester being lost, a local councillor has warned.
  
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• Better roads, cheaper fuel drive European popularity

  21-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;to Europe by better maintained roads and lower fuel prices. supplied mp;#8230;British motorists, with better maintained roads and lower fuel prices contributing mp;#8230;purely because of the higher-quality roads. Of those interviewed, 80 said mp;#8230;on diesel than any other European Union country and has the fourth mp;#8230;
  
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• As clubbers stumble out, night Tube pulls in Subscription

  21-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - At Oxford Circus Underground station, girls in miniskirts stumble downstairs, gripping one another for support. Couples stand on platforms snogging. Groups ride the escalators in sunglasses, drinking from cans of beer.
  
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• Airshows continue after Shoreham but with increased safety precautions

  21-08-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE tragic events at Shoreham has not dampened the nations enthusiasm for airshows with 35 planned between now and October.
  
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