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• West Midlands Police target drivers too close to cyclists

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police officers are getting on bikes to spot motorists who drive too close to cyclists while overtaking.
  
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• Volunteer drivers needed across Richmondshire

  17-09-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A VOLUNTARY action group is appealing for drivers to help across its transport services in Richmondshire.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic hails breakthrough in biofuel production

  17-09-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Branson says we are closer than ever to bringing a sustainable fuel product to market
  
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• Undercover bike cops launch 'best ever' cycle safety scheme in Birmingham

  17-09-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Campaigners hope the operation, that sees plain clothes police on bikes pull over drivers that pass too close, will be taken up across the countryWhen Mark Hodson gets on his bike in the morning, like many cyclists in the UK, he has come to expect a few close calls. Perhaps drivers will whizz past him too close, or someone will even try a punishment pass.Luckily, Hodson is a West Midlands Police traffic officer, albeit in plain clothes, and just yards up the road a colleague in a
  
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• UK's 6billion fleet of Type 45 destroyers spend 1,515 days at port

  17-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The six vessels, which are based in Portsmouth, notched up a staggering 1,515 days in our harbours in the year between April 2015 and 2016.
  
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• UK weather: Train derails after striking landslip as flash flooding washes away heatwave

  17-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Two hurt as train derailed in flood landslide near Watford Junction

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two people are injured as a train derails near Watford Junction in a landslide caused by heavy rain.
  
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• Tube strike: Passengers' frustration as walk-out over toilet breaks coincides with heavy downpours

  17-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Frustrated commuters vented their anger today as heavy downpours coincided with a Tube strike and sparked fears of journeys from "hell".
  
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• Tube strike ends on Hammersmith and City Line

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - London Tube drivers on two underground lines end 24-hour strike.
  
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• Travel chaos: Major signalling problems and landslide spark rush-hour 'carnage' at Paddington and Euston

  17-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Major signalling problems have sparked a "meltdown" at Paddington station as commuters face "carnage" at Euston following a landslide.
  
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• Three migrants get into UK by hiding in bus full of British soldiers

  17-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The trio, who are reportedly all men, werefound on Thursday afternoon when the coach pulled up at their barracks near Windsor Castle, Berkshire.
  
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• The driving mentality is what really killed Lee Martin Deborah Orr

  17-09-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Those who repeatedly use their phone behind the wheel need something stronger than safety campaignsWhen Darrell Martin talked to the media about the death of his brother Lee, the soundbite that emerged was: Dog walk text message killed my brother. What actually killed Lee Martin, though, was the arrogance, stupidity, irresponsibility, lies and casual defiance of 30-year-old Christopher Gard. Related: Lose the phone or get off the road: thats the message texting drivers need to hea
  
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• Tesla Autopilot safety row escalates

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla and its former business partner MobilEye have traded more angry remarks over the safety of the vehicle's Autopilot system.
  
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• Stephen Rea slams A6 upgrade plan near Seamus Heaney home as 'desecration'

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Leading Northern Ireland actor Stephen Rea says building a new road through the landscape that inspired Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney would be
  
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• Steam railway at top Hampshire attraction set to be extended

  17-09-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THE QUEEN will be chuffedand so will the thousands of passengers who use it every year.
  
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• Special delivery of new planes at Leeds Bradford Airport

  17-09-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - The first of 30 new aeroplanes for Jet2 have been delivered to Leeds-Bradford Airport, as the airline looks to support its biggest ever flights and holiday programme in 2017.
  
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• Seat reveals a 'feminine' car for women drivers

  17-09-2016 02:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  
  Crewe Chronicle -The 'easy to park' car has eyeliner-shaped headlights and will be launched next year.
  
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• Ross refuses to intervene in Dublin bus strike Subscription

  17-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Shane Ross has ruled out government intervention in the Dublin Bus pay dispute as an escalation in strike action looms.
  
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• Reckless drivers who use mobile phones behind the wheel WILL face tougher penalties in Mirror victory

  17-09-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Tory Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is looking to raise the punishment to an automatic six penalty points
  
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• Rails to fall silent over the weekend

  17-09-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PASSENGERS hoping to travel by train this weekend will be disappointed as many services will be replaced by buses.
  
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• Public views sought on 7 million Keighley road-widening scheme

  17-09-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -PUBLIC views are being sought on a multi-million pound scheme to transform a notorious Keighley bottleneck into dual carriageway.
  
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• Police on bikes lead crackdown to prosecute motorists who drive within 5ft of cyclists

  17-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The scheme, launched in the West Midlands, sees officers radio colleagues in patrol cars, giving the vehicle details of any so-called close-pass drivers so they can be intercepted.
  
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• Pilotless in Pittsburgh is Ubers future

  17-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Testing of first fleet of driverless cabs shows ambition but long way to go
  
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• Phone use behind the wheel at epidemic levels

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The illegal use of mobile phones by drivers has reached epidemic proportions, according to a leading motoring group.
  
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• Petrol prices soar as Brexit marks the end of cheap fuel in Britain

  17-09-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Petrol is up 1.59p compared with last month and it's almost a penny dearer than this time last year.
  
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• Passengers stuck in a tunnel after a London midland train is derailed

  17-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Four people were injured when the 6.19am London Midland train from Milton Keynes hit a landslip and derailed just north of Watford Junction, before being struck by an oncoming train.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse: Osborne to stay and fight for project

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Former Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC he will stay in the Commons to
  
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• New Northern Powerhouse think-tank launched by George Osborne

  17-09-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -WARNINGS have been made that the Northern Powerhouse must extend to the North-East as former chancellor George Osborne says the Government is 100 per cent committed to the project.
  
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• Need to fill up? We reveal the North East's cheapest places for petrol and diesel

  17-09-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - As AA's latest Fuel Price Report reveals the price of fuel is on the rise, we look at the cheapest places within 15 miles of Newcastle
  
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• Mid-air emergency causes flight bound for Canada to return to Glasgow

  17-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A planebound for Canadawas forced to return to Glasgow Airport after declaring a mid-air emergency.
  
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• Man uses phone app to track his stolen 40,000 car

  17-09-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A CRIME victim who turned private detective with the help of a smartphone app tracked down his stolen 40,000 Mercedes-Benz and led police to premises where an operation was continuing today.
  
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• Man jailed for shining powerful torch at RAF jets flying over his home

  17-09-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - John Arthur Jones, described in court as a Victor Meldrew type, jailed for 18 months for endangering aircraft in Anglesey, WalesA man has been jailed for 18 months for endangering aircraft after shining a powerful torch at RAF jets flying training missions over his island home.John Arthur Jones, a former council housing director, was so upset by the roar of the jets flying over his land in Anglesey, north Wales, that he took to aiming the beam at pilots. The lights were dangerousl
  
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• London weather: Hundreds face missing flights after lightning strikes Stansted Express rail line

  17-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of passengers faced missing their flights amid severe rail disruption sparked by lightning striking the Stansted Express line.
  
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• London Euston chaos: Severe disruption after Watford Junction train derails in landslide and clips oncoming train

  17-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Up to 400 people were stranded on a train for over five hours after it hit a landslip, derailed and was "lightly struck" by an oncoming train following torrential downpours.
  
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• Hundreds rescued and four injured after train derails near Watford Junction

  17-09-2016 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -All trains are delayed after a train derailed near Watford Junction station this morning.
  
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• Hot car deaths of children prompt car alert legislation

  17-09-2016 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - After a Texas boy dies in a hot car, legislation is introduced in Congress to require car makers to install an alert system if children are left behind.
  
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• Hit by the train chaos? Heres how to get a refund for your ticket if your train is cancelled or delayed

  17-09-2016 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Commutersfaced travel chaos this morning after a train derailed at Watford Junction and a landslide trapped passengers inside a tunnel on a London Midland service.
  
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• Highlands airports boss in challenge to Boris Johnson

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Boris Johnson is challenged to fly to Inverness Airport after describing Heathrow expansion plans as
  
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• Highlands airport boss says Heathrow 'in desperate need' of expansion

  17-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE boss of Scotland's regional airports said Heathrow is
  
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• Great Western Rail bosses tell commuters to give up their Friday after train delays

  17-09-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Commuters have been asked to try to make their journeys tomorrow instead of getting home for the weekend tonight as rail companies try to reinstate the usual timetable after a day of delays
  
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• Government agency could spend 'significantly more than 100m' on infrastructure at new town near Oxford

  17-09-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -BOSSES behind plans for a new town in the Oxfordshire countryside say the Government is ready to spend more than 100m on transport and infrastructure.
  
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• Government 100 behind Northern Powerhouse despite early 'wobble', says George Osborne

  17-09-2016 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -Former chancellor George Osborne said the Government was now
  
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• Further delays for commuters as road works pushed back again

  17-09-2016 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Another delay has hit commuters in the north of Preston with ongoing roadworks being delayed for a second time.
  
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• Flash floods bring London commuter chaos

  17-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Derailment near Watford and Tube strikes add to transport disruption
  
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• First Bombardier CSeries simulator unveiled in Frankfurt

  17-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Flight Training Alliances (FTA) first full-flight simulator for Bombardiers CSeries aircraft has been unveiled in Frankfurt, Germany. read more
  
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• Drivers who get too close to cyclists face prosecution

  17-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Drivers caught using mobile phones twice will be banned, Government to announce

  17-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Disruption to London services to last over the weekend following Watford landslip

  17-09-2016 02:00 via daventryexpress.co.uk
  
  Daventry Express - London Midland is warning passengers to expect delays and disruption to services for the rest of the day and into the weekend.
  
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• Derailment to cause hours of disruption

  17-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train derailment will cause hours of disruption, says London Midland trains.
  
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• Delay-hit Southern Rail in running for service award 'beyond satire'

  17-09-2016 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Unions have reacted with disbelief to news that the owners of Southern Railway have been shortlisted for a community award.
  
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