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• Three detained after London-bound easyJet flight diverts to Germany

  11-06-2017 09:21
  
  Pilot on flight from Ljubljana made unscheduled stop after learning of men ‘talking about terrorist matters’ – and baggage was later destroyedThree male passengers have been detained in Cologne after their easyJet flight bound from Ljubljana in Slovenia to London made a diverted landing, German police have said.Related: Melania Trump's Slovenian home town cashes in on White House linkContinue reading...
  
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• World Naked Bike Ride 2017: Hundreds of cyclists strip off to protest 'car culture' of city

  11-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of cyclists stripped off and rode through London to protest the city's "car culture" for the annual World Naked Bike Ride.
  
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• War of words erupts over car park plan for town park

  11-06-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A WAR of words has erupted over plans to build a car park over a grassy section of Easington Park.
  
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• Virgin Trains receives most complaints out of rail firms

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Figures from the Office of Rail and Road show that Virgin's west coast service received more than 135 complaints per 100,000 passengers in three months.
  
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• TRAVEL: Roadworks taking place across Somerset's stretch of the M5

  11-06-2017 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - HIGHWAYS England has announced details of roadworks across Somerset's stretch of the M5 and A roads this week.
  
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• 'The remarkable achievements of railway volunteers show just what the determined power of the human spirit can achieve'

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE first public train service connecting Swanage to Wareham next week for almost half a century will be a historic and memorable occasionand one man is looking forward to it more than most.
  
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• Terrorists tried to hire HGV for London Bridge attack

  11-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Police working with haulage rental companies to understand risks
  
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• Southampton-based cruise liner comes to the rescue after massive Atlantic storm

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A Southampton-based cruise ship has come to the rescue of a sailor after a fleet of yachts was hit by a severe storm.
  
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• Scottish firm to bid for London Underground mobile reception Subscription

  11-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Bellshill-based telecom firm Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) has confirmed it will be one of the bidders for a lucrative contract to install mobile network coverage on the London Underground system.
  
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• Scam alert: Trump's $1tn 'infrastructure plan' is a giveaway to the rich Robert Reich

  11-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Americas infrastructure is in dire need of investment. But nothing Trump is proposing will do anything to helpAt a roundtable discussion with state transportation officials on Friday, Donald Trump said Americas ageing roads, bridges, railways, and water systems were being scoffed at and laughed at. He pledged that they will once again be the envy of the world.This seems to be a core theme for Trump: Americas greatness depends on others envying us rather than scoffing and laughing
  
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• Richard Hammond crash - Top Gear star "mostly OK" after 2m supercar smash

  11-06-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Jeremy Clarkson tweeted his support for his co-host
  
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• Revealed: More than 16 sexual and violent offences on London's railways every day

  11-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Violent and sexual offences on London's rail network rose by almost 1,000 last year with more than 16 incidents per day, the Standard can reveal.
  
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• Police rule out terrorism after eight people injured by car outside Amsterdam train station

  11-06-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Major incident after 'car ploughs into pedestrians' at Amsterdam train station

  11-06-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Police say there is 'no indication whatsoever' that the incident is an extremist attack
  
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• Lone yachtsman, 73, rescued from extreme Atlantic storm by Queen Mary 2 Subscription

  11-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A 73-year-old British sailor has been rescued from once in a lifetime storm on the Atlantic after a luxury cruise liner was called for help.
  
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• London flight diverted after pilot overhears 'suspicious conversation'

  11-06-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• London Bridge attackers had tried to hire 7.5 tonne truck - police

  11-06-2017 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - The three Islamists who killed eight people after driving a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then attacking nearby revellers had initially tried to hire a 7.5 tonne truck, the head of the UK capital's counter-terrorism unit said on Friday.
  
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• Lifeboat rescues five people stranded in the Solent

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Five people had to be rescued near a busy shipping channel after they yacht ran aground.
  
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• HUGE Caribbean Princess luxury cruiseliner docks in Liverpool

  11-06-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Vessel boasts plush features including outdoor cinema
  
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• Hero cabbie hailed for rescuing mum and ailing tot stranded after breakdown driver refused to take them home

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Staceyjane Hogg's nine-month-old son Liam is hooked up to oxygen and, when his canister started to run out, knight of the road Colin Fowler drove them 35 miles home for free.
  
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• Hampshire motorway closures hitting driver next week

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Here are a list of the roadworks that could cause travel problems on Hampshire's motorways and major road from Monday.
  
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• Foul-mouthed BMW motorist threatens bus driver as he transports kids to school

  11-06-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The irate motorist yells at the bus driver threatening to "find him and his family"
  
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• Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond 'airlifted to hospital after crash'

  11-06-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The car crashed on a road that was closed for the Bergrennen Hemberg race in Switzerland
  
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• FlyBe plane is forced to descend 15,000ft over Midlands

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A report said crew members had to grab their oxygen masks as they momentarily lost cabin pressure due to a faulty valve on the Flybe plane from Manchester to Jersey (Stock image).
  
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• EasyJet plane diverted after suspicious conversation heard

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The plane (file image) coming from the Slovenian capital Ljubljana with 151 passengers on board, landed at Cologne-Bonn airport at about 6.30pm local time.
  
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• Easyjet plane diverted after 'suspicious conversation'

  11-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
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• Easyjet flight forced to make emergency landing 'after passengers overheard talking about bomb'

  11-06-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Three men were arrested and passengers were forced to evacuate the London-bound flight using emergency chutes
  
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• Car ploughs into pedestrians in Amsterdam

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A car has ploughed into pedestrians outside Amsterdam's Centraal station. Police say that at least eight people were injured. The driver was arrested, but it is not thought to be terrorism.
  
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• Car 'ploughs into crowd of people' at Amsterdam central train station

  11-06-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Eight people are believed to have been injured, police say 'no indication whatsoever that this is a terrorist attack'
  
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• British Airways strike suspended as fresh talks called

  11-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A four-day walk-out of British Airways staff has been suspended to allow fresh talks to take place.
  
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• British Airways cabin crew suspend four-day strike

  11-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Planned walk-out by British Airways staff is called off to allow talks to take place, union says.
  
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• Birmingham Airport boss to step down after nearly a decade

  11-06-2017 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Paul Kehoe has been the airport's chief executive since October 2008
  
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• Belgian fishermen ready to battle for survival if UK takes back its waters

  11-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - UKs plans to reclaim its fishing zones have dismayed the port of Ostend, with calls to add the issue to the Brexit talksOver the last year the decisions of the British public and, subsequently, the UK government have been observed with growing dismay by the people of Ostend. A slowdown in the number of Britons seeking a cheap bucket-and-spade holiday on the wide, soft-sanded beaches of the blowy North Sea resort ushered into administration the operator of the once popular Ramsgate
  
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• BA cabin crew call off next weekend's strike

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A planned four-day strike from Friday by British Airways cabin crew has been suspended to allow fresh talks to be held, union sources said.
  
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• BA boss Willie Walsh defends airline over IT meltdown

  11-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - British Airways boss Willie Walsh has defended the airline following its IT meltdown last month which saw hundreds of flights cancelled - insisting criticism of the firm is 'unfair'.
  
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• Amsterdam Central: Five injured as car slams into crowd at busy train station

  11-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A car has reportedly crashed into a crowd of people outside Amsterdam Central train station.
  
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• Airbus threatens to move jobs over Brexit Subscription

  11-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Plane giant lays down terms to keep wing production in UK
  
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• Three men detained after London-bound flight diverts to Germany

  11-06-2017 01:57
  
  Pilot on flight from Ljubljana made unscheduled stop after learning of men ‘talking about terrorist matters’ – and baggage was later destroyedThree male passengers have been detained in Cologne, Germany after their easyJet flight from Ljubljana, Slovenia to London made an landing there, Cologne police said in a statement.Related: Melania Trump's Slovenian home town cashes in on White House linkContinue reading...
  
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• London-bound easyJet flight diverts to Germany

  11-06-2017 00:58
  
  Pilot on flight from Ljubljana learned of ‘suspicious conversation’ among passengers – and baggage later destroyedAn easyJet flight has made an unplanned landing in Germany and its passengers have been evacuated down emergency chutes after the pilot learned of a “suspicious conversation”.Related: Melania Trump's Slovenian home town cashes in on White House linkContinue reading...
  
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