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• Croydon tram crash: operation to remove carriages from scene continues

  12-11-2016 12:34
  
  Operation comes as police investigate claims another tram almost derailed near scene of crash last week The tram that crashed, killing seven people in south London, is being removed from the scene as police investigate claims another almost derailed near the location last week. Six men and one woman died and more than 50 people were injured when the carriages flipped over as they turned a sharp bend in Croydon during the morning commute on Wednesday.Continue reading...
  
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• Croydon tram crash: carriages being removed from scene

  12-11-2016 10:18
  
  Operation comes as police investigate claims another tram almost derailed near scene of crash last week The tram that crashed, killing seven people in south London, is being removed from the scene as police investigate claims another almost derailed near the location last week. Six men and one woman died and more than 50 people were injured when the carriages flipped over as they turned a sharp bend in Croydon during the morning commute on Wednesday.Continue reading...
  
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• Winter driving workshops to help motorists stay safe on the roads

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -The roads are getting more slippery, the nights are drawing in quicker and cars are being covered in morning frostwinter is on its way.
  
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• Warning over fake parking ticket emails scam

  12-11-2016 01:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Fraudsters are sending out Parking Charge Reminder emails, claiming that the recipient has parked in a UKPC car park
  
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• Video shows Croydon tram driver being arrested after horror crash that killed seven

  12-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Mother-of-two Dorota Rynkiewicz, 35, young father Mark Smith and 57-year-old grandfather Phil Seary are feared to be among the seven dead following the tram disaster in Croydon.
  
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• UPDATE: Luton rail services returning to normal

  12-11-2016 01:00 via lutontoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Train services are returning to normal for Thameslink passengers.
  
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• Tube strikes: TfL and London Underground staff finally agree on pay deal

  12-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
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• Tram crash police probe previous incident

  12-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Internet post indicates another train took same corner at high speed
  
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• Traders hit out over car park plans

  12-11-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -STALLHOLDERS at a Bradford market have reacted angrily to the Councils announcement it is closing two levels of a multi-storey car park at the top of town.
  
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• Teenage boys lie down in front of speeding TRAIN in deadly stunt to get YouTube views

  12-11-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Railway chiefs have warned the teens face fines of hundreds of pounds for the deadly stunt
  
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• Speed cameras: When will you be caught, how much will you be fined, and what happens next?

  12-11-2016 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -After more than 10,000 caught on Teesside's roads, The Gazette looks at the law surrounding speeding
  
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• Spaghetti Junction: Search for workers who helped build iconic route

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A search is under way to identify workers who feature in a photo taken underneath one of England's best-known motorway junctions that they helped to build.
  
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• Ryanair ordered to repay 2m illegal state aid Subscription

  12-11-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Ryanair must pay back its share of nearly 13 million in illegal state aid given to three airlines after Europes antitrust regulator found that the contracts breached regulations.
  
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• Russian warships arrive off Syria's coast ahead of huge air and sea assault

  12-11-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Military observers say the huge aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov - which has fighter jets and attack helicopters onboard - is now off the coast of Syria
  
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• Roads across Bolton blocked after heavy rainfall

  12-11-2016 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -HEAVY rainfall through the night has caused flooding on roads across Bolton.
  
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• RAC launches attack on garages who are failing to pass on drop in wholesale cost

  12-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Motoring organisation The RAC says a fall in the wholesale price of oil and a steadying in the value of the pound means there is scope for an immediate cut in the price of fuel, has very slightly increased.
  
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• Paramedics use bikes for Cardiff city centre callouts

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Paramedics have started using bicycles to get to callouts quicker in Cardiff city centre.
  
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• New Coventry and Warwickshire buses will feature USB charging points

  12-11-2016 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Stagecoach is investing £1.3million in eight new buses which will feature free Wi-Fi and USB charging points
  
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• More road closures and diversions in Ingleby Barwick as roadworks enter final stretch

  12-11-2016 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Disruption likely as major road scheme gets closer to conclusion
  
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• Moment a Royal Marine sniper stops a speedboat carrying 40million worth of cocaine with a single shot from a helicopter

  12-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Navy ship Wave Knight launched a Lynx helicopter to fire shots at the traffickers to bring their speedboat to a stop following a dramatic six-hour chase across the Caribbean.
  
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• Mobile phone use at wheel 'growing epidemic', says road safety charity

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Drivers who use their mobile phones at the wheel are inviting an accident and should be banned, according to commuters and workers from High Wycombe.
  
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• Major blaze at Argyll and Bute Council vehicle depot in Oban

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A major fire damages a maintenance depot in Oban which services Argyll and Bute Council's fleet of vehicles.
  
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• Glasgow Airport enjoys busiest October for 50 years thanks to Celtic fans

  12-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - People jetting off in search of winter sun and a Celtic Champions League game helped boost passenger numbers at Glasgow Airport last month.
  
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• German rail controller that caused crash killing 12 was playing Dungeon Hunter 5

  12-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The rail worker, named only as Michael P, is charged with 12 counts of negligent homicide and 89 counts of causing bodily harm. Two packed commuter trains crashed head-on at around 60mph.
  
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• FTA demonstrates post Brexit commitment to members

  12-11-2016 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is demonstrating its commitment to represent members at the highest level in negotiations to leave the EU ...
  
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• Forget cycle lanes, it's phone lanes we need now. Why I'm declaring war on the pesky pedestrians who only have eyes for their mobiles

  12-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - I'm walking down the streetthe pavementand three people are walking towards me, three abreast, taking up the whole pavement. Two of them are a middle-aged adult couple and the other one is their daughter, a teenage girl. The couple are chatting. You know what the teenage girl is doing. The teenage girl is holding her phone in both hands. So you also know what happens next.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport unveils major expansion plans as passenger numbers grow

  12-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Plans for the expansion of Scotland's busiest airport over the next quarter of a century have been unveiled.
  
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• Drug dealers jailed for throwing heroin from car in M6 police chase

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two drug dealers who flung heroin out of their car on to a motorway as they fled from police are jailed.
  
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• Derek Coleman from Essex killed by bus driver who lied about his eyesight to get job

  12-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Derek Coleman (pictured), 82, was on his way back from the chemist's to pick up his wife's prescription when the vehicle ploughed into him in broad daylight in Tilbury, Essex.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Wreckage removed after derailment kills seven

  12-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Croydon tram which crashed killing seven people has been removed from the scene as police probe claims another almost derailed near the location last week.
  
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• Croydon tram crash victims: Faces of passengers killed in horror derailment

  12-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - These are the faces of victims of the Croydon tram tragedy in which seven people were killed.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Giant crane arrives as work begins to move wreckage

  12-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Workers toiled overnight to start lifting the wreckage of the Croydon tram which killed seven people when it derailed on Wednesday.
  
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• Croydon tram crash compensation could run to 'tens of millions'

  12-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Carriages removed from site

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A tram that derailed, killing seven people and injuring more than 50, is removed from the crash site in south London.
  
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• Councils warn bus service cuts isolate passengers

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Councils have reduced bus services by more than 12 in the past year, local authorities say.
  
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• Council to close two floors of city centre car park and cut prices

  12-11-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -COUNCIL bosses are cutting prices in a top-of-town car park in response to dwindling shopper numbers.
  
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• Cardiff travel warning with Wales rugby and football matches

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People visiting Cardiff are warned to expect delays on the road and rail as Wales' rugby and football teams are both in action.
  
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• Car parking charges to go up in Glasgow- just in time for Christmas shopping

  12-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - MOTORISTS are to be hit by a hike in parking prices as city centre charges soar as much as 43 per cent - just in time for Christmas shopping.
  
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• Captured on camera: see how car uses central reservation gutter to overtake at 130 mph on A1M

  12-11-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -DRAMATIC footage of a car overtaking vehicles in the outside lane ofthe A1Min North Yorkshire will be shown on TV next week.
  
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• Bus drivers plan to strike for 24 hours

  12-11-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -ARRIVA Yorkshire has confirmed planned industrial action for Monday will go ahead despite further talks today with Unites Trade Union committee.
  
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• British men who died in Alps car accident 'were taking part in a race with friends'

  12-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Josh Robinson, 22, (right) and Danny Hall, 25, (left) from Ashford in Kent, died in the Austrian Alps when they were thrown from their car during a high-speed race across Europe.
  
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• British cruise ship passenger is killed when tour bus crashes on Dominica

  12-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The tourists were on a shore excursion on the Caribbean holiday island of Dominica when the collision happened.
  
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• British Airways cabin crew to vote on strike action amid 'poverty pay' row

  12-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - British Airways cabin crew will vote on possible strike action next week after they rejected a 2 per cent salary increase amid a row over "poverty pay" levels.
  
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• British Airways' cabin crew to be balloted for strike action in dispute over pay

  12-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Members of Unite will start voting next week, with the result due in mid December.
  
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• Brit killed in quad bike accident in Turkey 'after given poor quality helmet'

  12-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Amarna Carthy, 21, from Nottingham, who was killed in Turkey, was wearing a helmet that offered little protection when the quad bike she was riding on veered off the road, an inquest heard.
  
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• Boats and bananas

  12-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The global cargo industry is struggling, so the race is on to reduce costs and increase efficiency using a range of new technologies.
  
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