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• Campaigners welcome plan for killer drivers to face life sentences

  04-12-2016 14:16
  
  Motorists who cause death by dangerous or careless driving could get longer prison terms under plans unveiled by ministersDangerous drivers who kill while using a mobile phone at the wheel could face life sentences under plans unveiled by ministers, bringing the punishment in line with those charged with manslaughter. Motorists who cause death by speeding or street racing, or through careless driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, could also be handed life sentences if proposals
  
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• Driverless cars will geld the dangerous stallions of the road | Catherine Bennett

  04-12-2016 01:05
  
  The technology can’t come soon enough if it can free us from reckless men who put ‘fun’ before safetyWith its new report suggesting the removal of speed bumps, among various proposals for reducing lethal levels of air pollution, Nice (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) finds itself, possibly for the first time, the toast of British motorists. Finally, the health experts have realised what speed enthusiasts have known all along – that being knocked down
  
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• Virgin Galactics space programme moves forward as SpaceShipTwo carries out first successful glide test

  04-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Video warns Reading drivers of deadly danger of rain on the roads

  04-12-2016 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - This video from Highways England launched a campaign warning drivers how dangerous rain on the roads can be
  
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• UK to double armed drone fleet in deal with US Predator manufacturer

  04-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - General Atomics to provide 10 drones to Royal Air Force in $100m dealFallon heralds addition of firepower, imaging and intelligence gatheringDefense secretary Michael Fallon on Saturday announced a $125m (100m) development deal with US arms manufacturer General Atomics under which the UK fleet of armed drones will double. Related: UK defence secretary tells US only Nato can deter Russian threatContinue reading...
  
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• Train fares soar by almost 1,000 in just five years as commuters face 'being priced off the railways'

  04-12-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Regulated fares, set by the Government, will go up by 1.9 per cent from next month
  
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• Time running out to save Britains U-boat hunter from scrapyard

  04-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - HMS President, which saw action in the first world war, may have to be broken up if £3m to repair its hull cannot be foundHMS President has survived U-boat attacks, bombing raids, London smog and even parties of marauding Made In Chelsea stars.Yet now the submarine hunter, one of three that remain from the Royal Navys first world war fleet and the only one that fought in the first battle of the Atlantic, is destined to be scrapped unless its custodians can find £3m bef
  
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• The shocking scale of drug driving revealed

  04-12-2016 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Police say 70 per cent of drivers tested for drugs at the roadside are giving positive results.
  
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• The 'shocking failure' of Britain's newest railway in Scotland

  04-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CAMPAIGNERS have criticised the
  
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• The future of Scotrail? A co-op run by workers and passengers

  04-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - THE SNP Government is looking at putting Scotlands railways into a co-operative, with workers and passengers taking charge of the service as part of a possible plan for a publicly owned train network.
  
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• Terrifying moment truck driver is seconds from death as he dives from vehicle before train smashes into it

  04-12-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The coal truck appeared to get stuck on the level crossing and the driver had to make a split second life or death decision as the train approached.
  
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• South Kentish Town Station: LU fined 500k after worker fall

  04-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - London Underground is fined 500,000 after a maintenance worker was injured at a fall at a disused station.
  
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• Road death victims finally set to get real justice - Voice of the Mirror

  04-12-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Drivers who cause death while speeding, racing or using a mobile phone face the same sentences as people who have committed manslaughter
  
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• Revealed: Where in London you're most likely to have your bicycle stolen

  04-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners are most likely to have their bicycles stolen from the thronging square outside Westfield Stratford City, it has emerged.
  
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• Pilotless planes take to skies over England

  04-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - BAE discovers whether unmanned craft can be safely flown in open airspace
  
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• Network Rail to lose control over tracks

  04-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - NETWORK RAIL is to be stripped of its control over Britain's railway tracks, with new powers being passed to the train operators, in a major reorganisation of the system, according to reports.
  
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• Network Rail to hand control of tracks to private train operators railway shake-up

  04-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Government is set to announce the plans on Tuesday in a bidto end delays and increasing fares. It is hoped the move will encourage train franchises tocomplete repairs more quickly.
  
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• Network Rail stripped of control running UKs railway tracks

  04-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Network Rail is to be stripped of its control over Britains railway tracks, with new powers being passed to the train operators, in a major reorganisation of the system, it is reported.
  
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• Motorists calls to improve Stevenage roads results in £480,000 investment

  04-12-2016 01:00 via thecomet.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Motorists calls for something to be done to improve roads have resulted in an additional £480,000 investment from Herts County Council in Stevenage for 2016/17.
  
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• Motorcyclists hold protest in Northampton in a bid to raise public awareness over spate of thefts

  04-12-2016 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A campaign group, who believe that bike thefts have reached epidemic proportions have made a stand by holding a protest outside the Guildhall.
  
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• Man jailed after 150,000 rail delays in Wolverhampton

  04-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A man who caused train delays, costing the rail industry 150,000, has been jailed for 14 months.
  
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• London Underground fined 500K after engineer plunged 30ft down lift shaft at disused Tube station

  04-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London Underground has been fined 500,000 after a maintenance worker was left seriously injured when he plunged more than 30ft down a lift shaft at a disused Tube station.
  
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• KLM pilot suffers heart attack on runway before he was due leave Glasgow Airport

  04-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An airline pilot suffered a heart attack as he taxied a plane carrying 128 people to the runway at Glasgow Airport.
  
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• Killer drivers to face life sentences in government proposals

  04-12-2016 01:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE News has won its campaign for longer sentences for dangerous drivers who kill on the roads.
  
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• Isis plots drone chemical strike on UK Subscription

  04-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Businesses have been warned that Isis fighters returning to Britain from Syria and Iraq will seek to carry out a mass-casualty chemical or radiological dirty bomb attack, possibly using a drone.
  
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• Greedy rail operators keeping millions in delay compo cash meant for beleaguered passengers

  04-12-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Franchises are failing to pass on Network Rail payments intended to cover problems like engineering works
  
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• Free M6 Toll road would make NO difference to congestion says owner

  04-12-2016 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Claim after calls to open up the road to ease jams in Birmingham
  
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• Drunk airline passenger downs four gin and tonics on way to funeral and tries to punch stewardess

  04-12-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The man ended up with a broken leg - and a criminal record - after fellow passengers came to the flight attendant's rescue and rugby tackled him
  
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• Drivers who kill while on mobile phones will face life sentences

  04-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Drivers warned to manually lock cars after thefts at service stations

  04-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Police believe spate of thefts at Berkshire services linked to radio jammers which interrupt signals for remote lockingDrivers using motorway services are being warned to check their cars are secure after a spate of thefts believed to be linked to technology that stops them remotely locking.Thames Valley police said there had been 14 recent thefts from cars at motorway services in Berkshire and that in many cases there was no obvious sign of a break-in and no damage caused to the
  
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• Drive For Justice campaign victory

  04-12-2016 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - OUR Drive For Justice campaign lobbying for harsher punishements for those who kill or seriously injure on our roads has achieved success on behalf of bereaved families who have lost loved ones in crashes.
  
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• Dramatic rescue mission after man falls on railway tracks at West Hampstead

  04-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Police and paramedics raced to a north London station today after a man fell onto the railway line.
  
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• Dangerous drivers who kill could face life sentence

  04-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Ministers to consult on increase in 14-year upper limit for causing death by speeding, street racing or while using a mobileDangerous drivers who kill are set to face life sentences under plans put forward by ministers. Those causing death by speeding, street racing or while using a mobile phone will face the same sentences as people charged with manslaughter.Offenders who cause death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs could also be handed life sentenc
  
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• Cyclists and mobile phone obsessives turn Britain's tranquil towpaths into accident black spots

  04-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Council pledges support for Jaguar Land Rover's 'smart city' masterplan

  04-12-2016 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - JLR wants to build next generation of electric cars in Coventry and Warwickshire
  
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• Barcelona airport covered in litter as after cleaners go on strike

  04-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Rubbish is piled up at El Prat airport, and stunned passengers have shared their outrage.
  
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• Ban on smoking in cars with children to come into force

  04-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new law making it illegal to smoke in a car with anyone under the age of 18 will come into force in Scotland from midnight.
  
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• Architect proposes 'CarTube' plan to bury London's traffic underground

  04-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A London-based architect has proposed burying the city's traffic underground in a radical move to combat congestion in the capital.
  
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• Apple reveals plans for self driving car

  04-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
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• Almost 2,000 potholes in Reading to be repaired

  04-12-2016 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - The council will be given nearly £100,000 to carry out the work in 2017/18
  
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