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• Vandals target heritage railway

  19-02-2017 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -VOLUNTEERS at Swindon and Cricklade Railway are in despair after vandals targeted their rolling stock yet again.
  
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• Turkish Airlines flight evacuated after chilling message found scrawled on bathroom wall

  19-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Turkish Airlines plane bound for Canada was evacuated after a chilling message was found scrawled on the wall of a bathroom onboard.
  
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• Theresa May to meet boss of French carmaker hoping to buy Vauxhall

  19-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - PM to meet PSA chief executive Carlos Tavares to discuss proposal that could affect thousands of British workersTheresa May is set to meet the chief executive of the PSA Group to discuss Peugeots proposals to buy General Motors European operation, including Vauxhall.The prime minister has received a request for a meeting with Carlos Tavares to discuss the proposal, which could affect thousands of British workers. Continue reading...
  
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• The world's most terrifying airport landings revealed

  19-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - From Scotland to Gibraltarthe world's 13 scariest airport approaches include steep mountain landings, short beach runways and ones that only appear when the tide is out.
  
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• Take a look at the bus which is being transformed into Reading's first mobile homeless shelter

  19-02-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Reformed career criminal Michael Long came up with the idea while serving a four year prison sentence for his part in a car heist
  
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• SpaceX cancels Falcon rocket launch seconds before liftoff

  19-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Countdown at Kennedy Space Center was halted with just 13 seconds remaining over a slightly odd thrust control problem, delaying launch until SundaySpaceX scrubbed a planned launch on Saturday from Kennedy Space Center, citing a slightly odd thrust control problem and delaying the return to service for a historic launchpad at the Florida spaceport.All systems go, except the movement trace of an upper stage engine steering hydraulic piston was slightly odd, CEO Elon Musk said on Tw
  
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• Southern Rail strikes: Travel advice for RMT 24-hour strike as ongoing dispute continues

  19-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - On Wednesday February 22, RMT will be holding a 24-hour strike in an ongoing dispute over safety and staffing
  
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• Scottish Labour to formally commit to rail renationalisation

  19-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTTISH Labour will formally back rail renationalisation at the party's conference as SNP ministers and ScotRail's owner come under fire for the
  
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• Scotland's papers: Bin lorry crash driver and shipyard fears

  19-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The front pages: Bin lorry crash driver in court and fears over shipyard jobs on the Clyde.
  
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• Safety checks abandoned just weeks before school bus crash in 'cost cutting efforts'

  19-02-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - A Sunday Mail investigation found that routine six-monthly check-ups were abandoned in favour of "cheaper" random roadside checks.
  
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• Royal Train saved from the scrapheap after Queen makes it known it is still her favoured mode of transport

  19-02-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Reading artist's incredible work displayed on London Underground

  19-02-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Garath McCleary and Ricky Gervais were impressed by his work and so was this London art gallery
  
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• Rail grant cut to put 190,000 trucks on road Subscription

  19-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - British roads could be hit by up to 190,000 extra lorry journeys a year after penny-pinching ministers cut £4m of subsidy for rail freight, according to industry research.
  
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• Passenger's fury after easyJet won't accept blame for travel date mix up

  19-02-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -Scott Delaney said that he and at least 10 others experienced the mix up and easyJet are refusing to take the blame for the error.
  
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• MP: Have your say on harmful proposals for Heathrow

  19-02-2017 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Beaconsfield MP Dominic Grieve writes exclusively to Bucks Free Press readers:
  
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• Michael Watson is dragged along the street in his car

  19-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - EXCLUSIVE: The former boxer was driving in Chingford, east London, on Thursday when men in a white Mercedes tried to steal their Volkswagen. Carer Lennard Ballack said it was 'like a Western'.
  
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• M6 Toll talks to scrap fee on motorway after major accidents to ease queues

  19-02-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The West Midlands Combined Authority has confirmed it is in talks with the Government to give the region powers over the M6 Toll.
  
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• Living near a busy road as bad as passive smoking 10 a day

  19-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Dutch scientists compared the effects of smoking with those of living near a busy road, looking at increased risks of heart disease, premature birth, breathing problems, and lung cancer.
  
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• Huge LA sinkhole swallows two cars

  19-02-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Horror smash kills 23-year-old woman and leaves 13-month old baby injured after day of tragedy on Scotland's roads

  19-02-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Separate incidents leave two people dead and a baby injured in tragic road smashes across the country.
  
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• Hope for Hanoi? New bus system could cut pollution if enough people use it

  19-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A new $53m BRT (bus rapid transit) system has the power to reduce Hanois dreadful air pollution. Persuading residents of Vietnams rapidly expanding capital to ditch their motorbikes and private cars, however, will be another storyFrom his high-rise office building in Hanoi, Tran Dung can barely see his citys skyline behind the thick layer of smog. Before leaving work, the 25-year-old executive assistant checks the pollution reading on his AirVisual app, which provides real-time me
  
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• Ffestiniog Railway's locomotive Palmerston on display

  19-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ffestiniog Railway's narrow gauge steam locomotive Palmerston goes on display in London after 153 years' service.
  
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• Expert says efficient UK car maker sites will survive

  19-02-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Pundits rushed to declare Britains Vauxhall factories doomed last week after it emerged that PSA was looking to buy the European business of US giant General Motors.
  
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• EIGHT taxis taken off the road as police and council crackdown on illegal cabs

  19-02-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -A cordon, directing drivers to 'stop if requested', was set up on Scotland Road and police say they will be operating throughout Liverpool tonight
  
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• Driver tears strip off rail firm over narrow car park spaces Subscription

  19-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Its bad enough that the train companies cant run a railway, but now it turns out they cant run a car park either.
  
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• Dirty diesel doubles risk of dementia Subscription

  19-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - New evidence has emerged to show that diesel pollution can double the risk of getting dementia and may be responsible for as many as a fifth of cases worldwide.
  
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• Coroner calls for speed limit to be lowered on Pilgrims Way in Aylesford after Luke Mumford's death

  19-02-2017 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A coroner has called for the speed limit to be lowered on a 'peculiar' stretch of road where a driver who had only just passed his test was killed.
  
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• Cheapest places to buy fuel in Gwent revealed

  19-02-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -WITH fuel prices at a two year high, the South Wales Argus has put together a list of the cheapest forecourts in Gwent.
  
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• Can you guess the nation's favourite used cars?

  19-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - More used cars were bought by drivers in the UK in 2016 than any other year, new figures have shown. A massive 8.2 million second-hand vehicles found new homes last year.
  
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• Buses help drive health message

  19-02-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -FIRST Bus has donated around 9,000 worth of advertising space to Prostate Cancer UK across its vehicles in Bradford and the rest of Yorkshire.
  
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• British PM to discuss Vauxhall with Peugeot CEO

  19-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Unions seeks guarantees over jobs at Vauxhalls Ellesmere Port and Luton plants
  
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• British Airways strike: How can you claim flight delay compensation?

  19-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Travel expert airFair provides tips on when passengers can and cannot claim flight delay compensation
  
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• 20ft sinkhole swallows car in LA amid California weather bomb video

  19-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A minivan collapses into a 20ft sinkhole in the Studio City suburb of Los Angeles, California as the state continues to experience its heaviest rainfall in six years. Another car had previously fallen into the hole but firefighters were able to rescue an injured woman before the second vehicle droppedCalifornia weather bomb: at least two dead as torrential rain hits state Continue reading...
  
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