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• Lorries towed away after fatal M1 crash – video

  26-08-2017 17:20
  BBC News footage shows two lorries being towed away from the M1 motorway near Newport Pagnell on Saturday. The crash killed eight people travelling in a minibus. The drivers of the lorries were arrested at the sceneVideo footage courtesy of BBC NewsEight people killed in M1 motorway crash
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• Eight people killed in M1 motorway crash

  26-08-2017 13:25
  Police say four others taken to hospital after crash involving two lorries and a minibus near Newport Pagnell
  Eight people were killed and four taken to hospital after a motorway crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the M1 near Newport Pagnell, Thames Valley police have said.Officers were called to the scene of the crash on the southbound carriageway at 3.15am.If you're travelling to #Wembley. @wiganwarriors v @HullOfficial #M1 is closed btwn J15 and J14. Consider alternate route.Visitor
  
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• Multiple deaths in M1 motorway crash

  26-08-2017 11:51
  Police say several people have died after crash involving two lorries and a minibus near Newport Pagnell
  Several people have died after a motorway crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the M1 near Newport Pagnell, Thames Valley police have said.
  Officers were called to the scene of the crash on the southbound carriageway at 3.15am. Continue reading...
  
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• Using Your Smartphone As A SatNav Is As Illegal As Texting While Driving

  26-08-2017 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
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• US orders review of cargo flight security amid terror fears

  26-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Upgrade works to disrupt rail services between Newport and Cardiff this bank holiday weekend

  26-08-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -RAIL commuters are being urged to check before they travel this weekend ahead of works that will disrupt services between Newport and Cardiff for several weeks.
  
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• United pilot tells passengers he is flying into tornado

  26-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Multiple individuals who were on the flight told NJ.com that after the cabin had been sealed, the pilot came on the intercom and announced that the plane would be travelling through 'horrific storms.
  
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• Two major town centre car parks to close for good

  26-08-2017 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press -Two major High Wycombe car parks will close permanently next month to make way for a new supermarket and arts and crafts centre.
  
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• Trains will not run through Bolton 'until further notice' after bridge collapse

  26-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Northern Rail will not be running trains through Bolton mp;ldquo;until further noticemp;rdquo; after a burst water pipe caused a section of Moses Gate bridge to collapse onto the railway. As well as debris falling on the railway, the damage created a hole in the road above. Network Rail has now...
  
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• Texting and walking is as dangerous as drink-driving Subscription

  26-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The city of Stamford, Connecticut, is to follow the example set by Honolulu and ban pedestrians from texting while crossing the road.
  
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• Talyllyn Railway train guard triplets qualify on same day

  26-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The three 16-year-old brothers become train guards at the Talyllyn Railway.
  
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• Surrey railways then and now - Historical photos give an insight into the changing shape of our stations

  26-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -A fascinating book looks at the change of 89 railway stations
  
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• South Western Railway: Service disruption and website difficulties mar first week in charge

  26-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -SWR's first week has been a tough introduction to life as a train operating company
  
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• Six London rail terminals closed or disrupted over weekend

  26-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Major engineering work will take place across the Bank Holiday weekend, causing disruptions for commuters.
  
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• Self-driving lorries to be tested on British roads

  26-08-2017 02:00 via channel4.com
  Other News Sources - Theyre not quite as driverless as you might think, but the Government is spending £8m to test out convoys of self-driving lorries on British roads by the end of next year. The lead vehicle will control things like acceleration and braking, and therell still be a driver in the cab to operate the steering. Ministers
  
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• 'Self driving' lorries could be on A55 by next year...but fears over safety on 'congested' roads

  26-08-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Small convoys of partially driverless lorries will be tried out on British roads by the end of next year
  
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• Royal Mail is launching a fleet of electric trucks

  26-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -They weigh six tonnes
  
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• Row erupts between British Airways and Home Office over Heathrow Airport queues

  26-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A furious row has broken out between British Airways and the Home Office over "dreadful" immigration queues at airports.
  
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• Roads and railways will uproot ancient woodland, activists say Subscription

  26-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - More than 150 ancient woodlands are at risk from new roads and railways, it was claimed yesterday, prompting calls for new protection for the countryside.
  
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• REVEALED: Plans for direct rail access between Southampton and Heathrow

  26-08-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -PLANS have been unveiled for a £1 billion rail project to link Hampshire with the UK's biggest airport.
  
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• Rail passengers warned of bank holiday travel disruption

  26-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bank holiday engineering work closes stations and disrupt lines in parts of Britain,
  
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• Part of A832 road between Achnasheen and Gorstan washed away in flood

  26-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The stretch of the A832 in the Highlands has been closed and the public urged to avoid the area.
  
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• New Arriva Trains Wales boss named ahead of franchise refresh

  26-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The current passenger services director for London Midland has been selected to head up Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) as its managing director from 2 October, taking over from Ian Bullock. Tom Joyner is leaving his former organisation just a few days after the operator lost its control of the West...
  
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• Network Rail growth plan brings jobs hope for York + Carriageworks gallery

  26-08-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -NEW rail jobs may be created at the former York Carriageworks site after it emerged that Network Rail wants to expand its maintenance operation there.
  
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• More roadworks misery as main road to be dug up - at the same time as works at notorious junction

  26-08-2017 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Longlands Road will be dug up to lay electricity cables - at the same time the council works on Ormesby Road junction
  
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• Ministers considering raising free bus pass age

  26-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - GOVERNMENT Ministers are considering pushing back the age people become eligible for a free bus pass in a bid to save money.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn aims to get over-60s on board by keeping free bus pass Subscription

  26-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Jeremy Corbyn is to wade into a row over the free bus pass after the SNP confirmed plans to raise the age at which Scots become eligible for one. On the latest leg of his tour of marginal seats in Scotland the Labour leader will reaffirm his partys commitment to the concessionary travel scheme, as part of a charm offensive aimed at older voters.
  
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• Hundreds of 'offensive' number plates banned by DVLA - including some weird ones

  26-08-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -Registrations that include certain combinations are withheld from making it on to the roads
  
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• Holiday company resumes Tunisia flights from Birmingham Airport

  26-08-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Thomas Cook says the change follows a relaxation in the advice issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  
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• Heavy rain shuts tourist route

  26-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - POLICE have been forced to close a scenic Highland road popular with tourists because of heavy rain.
  
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• Government gives green light for first operational vehicle platooning trial

  26-08-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -The Department for Transport (DfT) and Highways England has commissioned TRL, the global centre of innovation in transport and mobility, to lead the first real-world operational trial of platooning vehicles on UK roads. The £8.1m trial will see TRL lead a consortium of partners including DAF Trucks, the UK market leader of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sales, Ricardo, who worked with TRL to deliver the HGV Platooning feasibility study for the DfT
  
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• First drive in VW's long-awaited electric Microbus homage

  26-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The VW ID Buzz concept is becoming a road-going production car, but does it live up to the hype?
  
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• Fare rises drive commuters to buy in London Subscription

  26-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Rail strikes and fare increases have contributed to a record number of people abandoning the daily commute to move into the capital.
  
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• Etihad-owned Air Berlin frequent flyer programme files for insolvency

  26-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Electrification 'very unlikely' to come back into EWR scheme

  26-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Plans to electrify the East West Rail (EWR) link between Oxford and Cambridge are mp;ldquo;very unlikelymp;rdquo; to come back into the scheme after the DfT instructed Network Rail to remove electrification from the scope of the Western Section, RTM has been told. The DfT directive was included in...
  
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• DVLA Bans More Than 300 Potentially Offensive Number Plates From UK Roads

  26-08-2017 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  The Huffington Post - More than 300 potentially offensive number plates have been banned from UK roads ahead of the new 67 vehicle registrations being released next week. Plates including MU67 DER, BU67 GER, and DO67 GER have all been held back by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) over worries they could cause upset or offence. The move comes after the registration plate JH11 HAD slipped through the net and was spotted in Newport.According to information released by the agency follo
  
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• DVLA bans hundreds of potentially offensive number plates

  26-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The the Swansea-based Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agencyare attempting to clean up our filthy roads by refusing 300 number plates from DO67ERRs to BL04JOBs.
  
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• Disruption facing Birmingham's bank holiday rail travellers

  26-08-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Reminder that London station will be closed for entire weekend to allow for HS2 works
  
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• Deported Irene Clennell to return to husband of 27 years

  26-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Home Office said Irene Clennell, 53, had now been granted a spouse's visa.
  
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• Cycling project to expand following BBC viral video

  26-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A project that sees volunteers cycle elderly people around Falkirk is to expand following a BBC viral video.
  
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• Cruises off after Waverley crashes into pier

  26-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - CRUISES aboard the world-famous Waverley paddle steamer have been cancelled after it struck a pier with passengers on board.
  
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• Corbyn slaps down close ally over women-only trains

  26-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Chris Williamson (pictured), the shadow fire minister and a vocal supporter of Mr Corbyn, backed a consultation into women-only carriages this week. He was slammed by senior female MPs.
  
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• Corbyn confirms opposition to Ladies only areas on trains

  26-08-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has firmly rejected the idea of reviving Ladies only accommodation on trains, after the possibility was raised by one of his shadow ministers during a radio interview. Mr Corbyn did consider the idea briefly two years ago during the election campaign, but he now says it was a discussion item which was taken out of context. The latest senior Labour figure to mention it has been shadow fire minister Chris Williamson, who was reacting to new figures from
  
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• CONFIRMED: Road and rail chaos caused by burst water main will last for up to SIX WEEKS

  26-08-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News -ROAD and rail chaos caused by a burst water main will last for up to six weeks, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Bus passengers are thrown a lifeline

  26-08-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -VILLAGERS who were left stranded when bus operator Utopia Coaches that ran services between York, Selby and Tadcaster ceased trading on Wednesday have been thrown a lifeline as some of the services will start up again on Tuesday.
  
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• Budget airlines fuel rise in long-haul destinations for bank holiday getaway

  26-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• British Airways clashes with Home Office over passport control queues Subscription

  26-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - British Airways attacked dreadful delays at airport passport control yesterday after reports that holidaymakers regularly had to queue for more than an hour.
  
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• British Airways attacks Home Office over 'dreadful' immigration queues at airports

  26-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Bolton train station reopening delayed due to bridge collapse

  26-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Network Rail say station would close for another week for safety works.
  
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• Birmingham braced for more roadworks

  26-08-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -A34 in Perry Barr will be dug up to allow for new gas pipes to be installed
  
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