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• VIDEO: Railway trespassers dice with death in footage released by police

  30-04-2017 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Police have released shocking CCTV footage showing several near misses on our railway lines to warn people of the dangers of trespassing.
  
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• Tory manifesto to be silent on Heathrow third runway to help critics with re-election

  30-04-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• The bid to boldly go where no one has gone before in launching Scotland's spaceport

  30-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - IT was one giant leap forward in progress towards commercial spaceflight from Scotland when an Ayrshire company last night submitted an ambitious bid to launch from a Prestwick Airport spaceport.
  
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• So what links terrible trains, and the power crisis?

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - So, while the Government cannot bear to have railways run by the British state (stock photo), it is happy to have them run by the German, Dutch, French or even Hong Kong state systems.
  
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• Smart ticket project is wasted cash

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A PIONEERING project to introduce smart ticketing across the souths railway network has been branded a failure by a national spending watchdog.
  
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• Return of Snowdon Mountain Railway's historic steam engine delayed

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The Moel Siabod, which was mothballed in 2000 while it was undergoing a full refit, was due to return service yesterday
  
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• Rail passengers hit by signal failure between Swindon and Didcot

  30-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Fault causes major disruption as trains stop between Swindon and Didcot, affecting Cardiff service.
  
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• Prince Harry comforts grieving children of woman killed in London cycle crash, telling them 'it will get better'

  30-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Prince Harry has reassured two children that the pain they feel after their mother's death "will get better" after she was hit by a cyclist and killed in east London.
  
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• New signs will keep bus passengers in the loop

  30-04-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - MORE passengers will get access to live updates on the progress of their bus thanks to a 200,000 investment.
  
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• New 30mph speed limit on Princess Road comes into force after 80 accidents and two deaths in three years

  30-04-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Manchester council has introduced the experimental temporary traffic regulation order between the M60 and Alexandra Park, in Moss Side, despite objections
  
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• Nail-biting moment plane forced to make emergency landing without wheels

  30-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Video footage has captured the scary moment a plane was forced to make an emergency landing without wheels.
  
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• Murder arrest after 48-year-old killed on London bus

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Archie Sheppard (pictured), from Neasden, north-west London, was subject to a 'violent and sustained attack' on the top deck of a Route 189 bus and discovered by a passenger.
  
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• Motorcyclist risks his life to rescue tiny kitten as it's nearly run over on busy motorway

  30-04-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Kwok Kin Wai jumped off his motorbike and stopped traffic before scooping the frightened cat off the road
  
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• MoS reveals how shoppers abuse 'parent and child' spaces

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Scores of shoppers were caught by MoS reporters abusing the 'parent and child' parking spaces at Sainsburys in Charlton, South East London. The latest example of Britain's dodgy parking practices.
  
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• Military plane crashes in Cuba 'killing eight on board'

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Antonov An-26 aircraft owned by Cuban airline AeroGaviota came down in area known as Las Lomas de San Cristbal that is 'difficult to access by land'.
  
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• Maylebone stabbing: Man, 38, arrested after passenger 'knifed to death' on London bus

  30-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a passenger was found stabbed to death on the top deck of a London bus.
  
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• May is worst month for drink driving new study finds

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Christmas is traditionally associated with drink-drivingbut May is actually the worst month for motorists failing the breath test, a report reveals.
  
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• Manchester Airport opens reasonably priced luxury departure lounge

  30-04-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - And children aren't allowed into lounge with range of gins, ales and fine foods
  
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• Man arrested after 48-year-old stabbed to death on London bus

  30-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Police arrest man after violent and sustained attack left Londoner Archie Sheppard deadA man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 48-year-old man who was stabbed to death on a bus. Archie Sheppard, from Neasden, north-west London, was subjected to a violent and sustained attack on the top deck of a No 189 bus before being discovered by a passenger.Continue reading...
  
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• LISTED: Roadworks planned across the south for week starting Monday May 1

  30-04-2017 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Highways England says the following roadworks are planned this week.
  
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• HS2 trains bulk up for the bulky Subscription

  30-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The train arriving on platform one will be slightly heavier than usual. A new generation of high-speed trains is being designed to accommodate the expanding girths of British passengers.
  
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• How to fight back private companies issuing parking fines

  30-04-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Although car park operators are using increasingly sinister tactics to ensure parking fines are paid, victims can hit back. About half of fines challenged are overturned.
  
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• Excluding Heathrow commitment in Tory manifesto won't fool anyone, Lib Dems warn

  30-04-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Everything you need to know about error fares

  30-04-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- There are a handful of websites and forums out there claiming to have unearthed impossibly cheap flights thanks to airline glitches - but is it too good to be true?
  
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• Elon Musk reveals underground road vision

  30-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The US entrepreneur and Tesla-founder finds traffic
  
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• Elizabeth line: Everything you need to know about Crossrail ahead of the first trains running in May

  30-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The first Elizabeth line services on London's long-awaited 14.8 billion Crossrail project will run for the first time next month.
  
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• Drinking duty-free booze on flights should be made criminal offence, demands airlines

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -Airlines UK, which represents British Airways, EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic, said the law would help reduce the number of air rage incidents at airports.
  
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• Consultation opens on 3.4bn of transport projects

  30-04-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Public invited to have their say on the future face of public transport across the West Midlands
  
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• Challenge a parking fine Subscription

  30-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Private parking companies obtained about 4.7m sets of records from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in the last financial year in order to issue parking fines. This is nearly a third higher than the figure for the previous 12 months.
  
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• Bus firm launches investigation after driver pictured appearing to use phone behind the wheel

  30-04-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -A passenger says he was shocked to see the driver apparently texting and looking at the phone
  
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• Bryan Stout: Thousands raised in memory of Stop Killing Cyclists campaigner who died in Mallorca crash

  30-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of pounds have been raised in memory of a well-loved cycle safety campaigner who was killed after being knocked off his bike in Mallorca.
  
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• Break cycle of laziness, urges Scots rider Subscription

  30-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Mark Beaumont, the Scottish adventurer, wants to use his attempt to smash the record for a round-the-world cycle this summer to challenge bad health habits in his homeland.
  
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• BA delays scrapping free airline food following passenger's legal battle

  30-04-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Arrest after fatal stabbing on London bus in Marylebone

  30-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A man is arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body on Route 189 bus.
  
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• Allen Armstrong: Future of rail depends on Levenmouth line

  30-04-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Something strange is happening in the election battles being fought in Fife. Peace has broken out. Or at least all 18 candidates in wards 21 and 22 of the communities that make up Levenmouth are agreed on one thing: the restoration of the rail line between Leven and Thornton to allow direct train services to Edinburgh, disconnected in 1969, when even Dr Beeching advised their retention.
  
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• All the fun of Llandudno's Victorian Extravaganza and Transport Festival

  30-04-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Thousands of revellers enjoyed the first day of the spectacular three-day event in the town
  
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• Let’s celebrate Britain’s natural lifelines | Hugh Warwick

  30-04-2017 01:04
  
  Roads and railways don’t always blight landscapes – they are also vital havens for wildlifeThe next time you are on a train take a moment to look out of the window. As you trundle along the line consider all the other lines you can see – roads, canals, power lines; and (once you’re out of the city) hedges, ditches, dykes and drystone walls.It is one of the defining features of humanity that we love lines. So significant is our love that we have created a “linescape&
  
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