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• Which major road schemes will hold you up this week?

  13-08-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Engineering works could cause motorists problems on major routes across the region this weekincluding on the A14 Orwell Bridge near Ipswich where the six-yearly inspection is due to start.
  
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• WATCH: Illegal off-road motorbike misses cyclist by inches in pitch black tunnel

  13-08-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Woman cyclist narrowly avoids head-on smash in Greenway tunnel
  
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• Vintage steam trains to make grand return to Metropolitan line

  13-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Vintage steam trains are to return to London's Metropolitan line next month.
  
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• Vehicles as weapons: Charlottesville crash is part of a deadly trend

  13-08-2017 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  C.N.N. - A car plowd into a crowd of protesters Saturday in Charlottesville, the latest in a series of attacks involving vehicles used as weapons.
  
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• UPDATE: Traffic delays as work to resurface key Oxford commuter link starts today

  13-08-2017 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -WORK to resurface, enforce speed limits and change lane markings on a key road in North Oxford and will begin today.
  
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• Trains manager howls at sheeple Subscription

  13-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Commuters often feel like sheep as they are herded around busy railway stations. Well, they are right.
  
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• Tiny drone lands on Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier

  13-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The MoD reviews security after the remotely-controlled plane lands on the deck of Britain's biggest warship.
  
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• This canal boat will transport Wasps fans to the Ricoh Arena this season

  13-08-2017 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - The Living Environment Trust has announced the return of its Water Buzz to transport fans to home games
  
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• Security review after drone lands on Queen Elizabeth deck

  13-08-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Security is under review after an amateur photographer managed to land a drone on the deck of Britains newest aircraft carrier.
  
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• Security concerns after digger stolen from bus station site

  13-08-2017 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - POLICE are investigating the theft of a Hitachi mini digger from a prominent location in Winchester.
  
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• Scottish public overwhelmingly back 20mph in towns

  13-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - A CAMPAIGN backed by the Sunday Herald to cut the normal speed limits on roads in residential areas to 20mph has won overwhelming backing from the Scottish public.
  
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• RPI is set to fuel runaway train fare price rises

  13-08-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Regulated rail fares are pegged to the Retail Prices Index of inflation for July. Official figures out on Tuesday are expected to show this rising at a rate of 3.5 per cent a year.
  
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• Rescue ship suspends work after 'threats by Libyan coastguard'

  13-08-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Doctors Without Borders told by Italian authorities that increasing aggression by Libyan ships poses a security riskDoctors Without Borders has said that it is temporarily suspending the activity of its rescue ship owing to alleged threats from Libya. The Libyan coastguard has increasingly become more aggressive in patrolling the waters off its coasts where human traffickers launch boats crowded with migrants desperate to reach Europe.The humanitarian group said the rescue coordin
  
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• Rarest Jaguar car in existence to be unveiled after restoration

  13-08-2017 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -The 1954 vehicle has been shown in public just once before
  
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• Police slam Uber over sex attack drivers Subscription

  13-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Uber has been accused by police of failing to report sex attacks and other serious crimes committed by its drivers, and of obstructing officers trying to investigate them.
  
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• Passengers face risk for Heathrows new runway Subscription

  13-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Airport demands right to raise landing fees if £18bn expansion goes awry
  
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• Passengers at Manchester Airport faced long queues at immigration today

  13-08-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -Reports of families with young children queuing even longer amid calls for more Border force staff
  
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• Newcastle fans warned to leave extra time for Metro journeys before kick off

  13-08-2017 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -The replacement bus service could add up to 45 minutes to fans' journeys ahead of the Spurs match
  
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• Motorway lessons for learner drivers confirmed for 2018

  13-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The government said plans to introduce motorway lessons would make UK roads
  
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• Motorcycle suicide bomber kills 15 people in Pakistan

  13-08-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Twenty-five people wounded after 25kg bomb detonates in Quetta amid celebrations for forthcoming independence day A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has targeted a military truck with a bomb killing eight soldiers and seven civilians in the south-western city of Quetta, Pakistani officials have said.Kabeer Khan, an explosives expert who examined the site, said after collecting forensic evidence that it was a suicide attack and that the attacker had been carrying 25kg of incendiary e
  
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• Merkel attacks German motor industry

  13-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chancellor says diesel makers gambled away trust but promises support for clean tech
  
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• Man charged with murder following car ramming incident as violence erupts at white supremacist rally in Virginia

  13-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Learner drivers will soon be allowed on motorways

  13-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -The change could come in as early as next year
  
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• Learner drivers will now be able to take lessons on motorways with an approved driving instructor

  13-08-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -It is hoped this will provide a broader range of real life experiences and better prepare learners
  
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• Learner drivers will be allowed to practise on motorways during lessons in bid to improve road safety

  13-08-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -From 2018 the law will change to allow students access to motorways in a dual-control car with an approved driving instructor
  
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• Learner drivers to have lessons on motorways in move AA says will get rid ofmiddle lane hoggers

  13-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• How to launch a new passenger train operator

  13-08-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - Sven Gossel is Managing Director of Mnchen-based Trans-Metropolitan Railway Lines GmbH. This...
  
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• High octane thrills as racers bid for speed trials glory

  13-08-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - HUNDREDS of speed demons will roar through the city in a historic quarter-mile sprint.
  
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• Here's all the roadworks to be aware of across the region this week

  13-08-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Out and about on the roads this week? Here's all the roadworks to be aware of on Highways England operated roads.
  
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• Helicopter crash near Charlottesville white nationalist rally kills two cops

  13-08-2017 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  C.N.N. - One was a veteran law enforcement officer with more than two decades as a Virginia state trooper. The other was a pilot who transferred to the state police aviation unit last month and was one day away from his 41st birthday.
  
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• Garda report says breath test figures guessed Subscription

  13-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - An internal garda investigation into how the number of breathalyser tests was overestimated by almost 1m over a five-year period has concluded that a combination of made-up figures, data input mistakes and administrative errors were to blame.
  
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• Fears sparked over multi-million smart motorway scheme

  13-08-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A MULTI-MILLION-POUND plan to upgrade a Hampshire motorway has come under fire by two of the UKs biggest road organisations.
  
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• Drone films giant carrier before landing on deck at Invergordon

  13-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - MoD reviews security after photographer's drone touches down on the deck of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.
  
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• Drone enthusiast 'amazed' as he lands device on deck of £3bn HMS Queen Elizabeth without being detected

  13-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• 'Devastated' cycling fanatic offers £1,000 reward after three 'unique' bikes stolen

  13-08-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -A 'DEVASTATED' cycling fanatic has offered a £1,000 reward for the return of three unique bikes which were stolen from his York garden shed.
  
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• Danny Glover and Bernie Sanders seek France's help after Nissan union vote

  13-08-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - After United Auto Workers defeat in effort to unionize Mississippi plant, actor and senator turn to government with stake in Nissan-allied RenaultThe actor Danny Glover and Senator Bernie Sanders are preparing to lobby the French government for help in the heated attempt to unionize a Nissan car plant in Mississippi.The United Auto Workers suffered a historic defeat of the Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, this month after a long campaign marred by allegations of bribery and in
  
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• Cycling campaign chief says rise in bike thefts is down to police cuts

  13-08-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE chairman of Southampton Cycling Campaign Jon Bingham said activists are aware of the issue but feel it is related to a general crime rise and reduced policing levels.
  
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• Cowley Classic Car Show orgnaisers expect hundreds of people to turn out

  13-08-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A CONVOY of cars will make a journey from Oxfords Mini Plant to Cutteslowe Park as part of the annual Cowley Classic Car Show.
  
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• CCTV shows horrifying moment bus crashes into Lavender Hill shop

  13-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Car plunges seven floors off multi-storey 'after driver presses wrong pedal'

  13-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - This was the dramatic moment a BMW fell seven floors from a multi-storey car park onto a stopped vehicle beneath.
  
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• Car plunges from seventh floor of Texas carpark

  13-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Canal and boating festival 'back on' after cancellation fears

  13-08-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THOUSANDS of boating fanatics are set to descend on the county for a massive event.
  
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• Bike thefts reach "epidemic" levels in Southampton

  13-08-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - CYCLISTS are calling for action after figures revealed an epidemic of thefts with more than three bikes a day stolen in Southampton.
  
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• Ban on learner drivers using motorways is to be lifted

  13-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - British Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: 'Younger drivers are up to seven times more likely to be killed or seriously injured compared with drivers over 25, and lack of experience is an important factor.'
  
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• Angela Merkel rounds on German car chiefs in opening election rally

  13-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Aircraft carrier in drone drama Subscription

  13-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - HMS Queen Elizabeth security fears after emergency landing
  
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