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• Welsh Ambulance Service to add 90 new vehicles to its fleet

  07-10-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Five new specialist Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) vehicles are also included as part of a new investment package
  
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• Weekend advice on hospital transport service in Beds

  07-10-2017 02:00 via lutontoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The clinical commissioning groups in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Luton, together with the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST), have continued to make good progress to put in place a reliable transport service for patients that use the service.
  
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• US orders new tariffs on Bombardier jets

  07-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Trump administration elevates trade dispute with Canada and UK
  
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• University of Cambridge solar car crashes before race

  07-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The University of Cambridge team's solar-powered Mirage car rolled and crashed during testing.
  
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• Uber can use Apple app to record customers screens Subscription

  07-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Apple has given Uber unprecedented and disturbing privileges that would enable the company to record customers phone screens and access their data without their knowledge, experts have warned.
  
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• This sinkhole's been here four months - why aren't council looking into it?

  07-10-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Anger in Slaithwaite over 'forgotten' hole in the road
  
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• Thieves stole a bus and a minibus worth £100k and then torched them

  07-10-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -They were taken during early morning raids in Aberbargoed
  
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• These are the airlines vying for Monarch's airport slots

  07-10-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Jet2, the latest airline to enter the fray, announced on Friday it would add more than 550,000 summer seats to meet increased demand
  
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• The collapse of Monarch: inside the doomed airline in its last days

  07-10-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - As managers scrambled to save the firm, there were few clues anything was awryit was even still holding recruitment daysIn the week running up to the collapse of Monarch Airlines, one crew member noticed that something was awry. The soap had run out on a flight back to Gatwick and a request to replenish supplies was left unanswered. A few days later, on Monday this week, Monarch was no more: almost 2,000 staff would be laid off and the travel plans of 860,000 passengers would be d
  
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• The closest ambulance to a road crash was '30 minutes away', because it's claimed some vehicles have no-one to drive them

  07-10-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -A paramedic has claimed vacant shifts are not being filled
  
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• The best commuter bike kit to invest in for autumn and winter

  07-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - It's tough out there on the road- make sure your reinforcements are up to scratch by investing in some high quality kit
  
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• Terrifying footage shows Airbus A380 drifting across the runway as it is caught by gusts mid-landing in Germany

  07-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - This terrifying footage shows the moment an Airbus superjumbo drifts across the runway at a sharp angle as it is caught by a huge gust of wind during landing.
  
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• Solar car team sets out on 3,000km drive across Australia

  07-10-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - A TEAM of students are setting off on a 3,000km drive across Australia in a solar powered car.
  
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• Self-driving trains will run every 2 minutes on main lines Subscription

  07-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Self-driving trains will operate on the mainline rail network for the first time under plans to increase the number of services at packed city centre stations massively.
  
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• Ryanair pilot tells ITV News flight cancellations could continue in 2018

  07-10-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - A current Ryanair pilot has told ITV News that flight cancellations could continue next year.
  
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• Ryanair chief operations officer to leave

  07-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Michael Hickey departure follows rostering debacle at low-cost carrier
  
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• Ryanair bids to retain pilot workforce

  07-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Ryanair, rocked by rostering errors that have forced the Irish LCC to cancel thousands of flights over the next five months, has appealed to its pilots to stand by the company.read more
  
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• RoyalNavy could lose 'beach-landing' ships in next round of defence cuts

  07-10-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Royal Navy operator fired torpedo at nuclear sub dockyard

  07-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - A newly released file shows the misfire at Devonport Naval base, Plymouth, occurred after the operator failed to follow written safety instructions during tests in March 2014.
  
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• Police spotted chasing motorbike thieves through London

  07-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The dramatic photos, taken in Notting Hill this afternoon, show officers in their vehicle pursuing the thief who had stolen a silver Suzuki motorbikeby cutting off its disc brake with an angle grinder.
  
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• Planned bus drivers strike called off

  07-10-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News -A PLANNED strike by drivers on First busses has been called off.
  
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• On the buses: Free drawings helps artist raise awareness

  07-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Liz Atkin uses newspapers to create art and gives it to the travelling public for free.
  
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• OLeary says sorry to Ryanair pilotsSubscription

  07-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Michael OLeary has written a personal apology to Ryanair pilots after he suggested their job was easy and offered incentives in an effort to prevent further defections to other airlines.
  
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• NR to start 'conscious shift' of spending away from large companies

  07-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail is not interested in taking a traditional approach to rationalising its supply chain, but rather wants to maintain the same number of suppliers in the industry whilst shifting spend away from bigger companies and into SMEs. Speaking at the TransCityRail (TCR) North conference...
  
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• New 20mph speed limit in city centre can't be enforced, say police

  07-10-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -PLANS to extend a 20mph zone and reduce parking spaces in Woodstock Road are set to be approved despite an Oxford college's fear it could cause an accident.
  
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• Network Rail accused of taking too long to address poor condition of station

  07-10-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A TOWNS former mayor has welcomed news that repairs should start soon on the towns railway stationbut asked why the building had been neglected for so long.
  
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• More than 1,800 people sign petition against car parking charges at Cannon Hill Park

  07-10-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Petition organiser seeks compromise over car parking charges
  
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• Monarch customers at frontline of fallout from airline collapse

  07-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Hardest hit are those who booked flights with debit cards directly with carrier
  
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• Minibus and bus worth £100k stolen

  07-10-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A BUS and a minibus worth more than £100,000 were stolen from Aberbargoed yesterday.
  
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• Married Lancashire police officers sold road crash data

  07-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Nigel Mungur is jailed for five years, while his wife Nicola receives a conditional discharge.
  
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• Liverpool airport firefighters tackle blaze as smoke seen billowing close to Easyjet plane

  07-10-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Video shows fire crews trying to extinguish blaze on or close to an Easyjet plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
  
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• Little girl left 'petrified' after getting trapped in the door of Reading bus

  07-10-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post -Isla Snarey got trapped in the doors of a number 5 bus as she tried to get off
  
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• 'Like a communist regime'

  07-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A pilot says colleagues are leaving the airline in a mass exodus due to a
  
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• John Lennon Airport fire: 'All we could see was the smoke and flames'

  07-10-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -Passengers have described the moment they were told to hurry off easyJet plane after a fire broke out just feet away
  
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• Griffiths: Future of northern transport hinges on HS2 links with NPR

  07-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The future of transport in the north will be defined by how HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will work together, Paul Griffiths, managing director of HS2 Phase 2 has argued. During an informative address to delegates at the TransCityRail North conference in Manchester yesterday, Griffiths...
  
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• Government held Monarch bailout talks Subscription

  07-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Government officials discussed a multimillion-pound bailout for Monarch days before the airline collapsed, The Times has learnt.
  
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• George Osborne says he was shocked and stunned after being targeted by moped gang who stole 103 mobiles in 18 days

  07-10-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• George Osborne almost robbed by teen London moped gang

  07-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - George Osborne (left), 46, escaped being robbed by a notorious teenage moped gang outside the BBC's Broadcasting House. Claude Parkinson (right), 18, and two others were convicted.
  
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• Free bus travel for young people promise from Welsh Conservatives

  07-10-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Scheme would follow similar one run by Labour Welsh government that started in 2015 but was cut after 18 months
  
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• First head rolls at Ryanair after pilot scheduling fiasco

  07-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The airline will bid farewell to operations manager who had ultimate responsibility for pilot rosters
  
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• Fire breaks out next to plane at Liverpool Airport

  07-10-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -Manchester holidaymakers watched on as a ground power unit went up in flames on the apron at around 6.50pm
  
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• Father faces court after not paying free car park's fine

  07-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - A driver faces court after refusing to pay a fine imposed by a south London car park when he accidentally hit zero instead of the letter O on the parking machine.
  
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• European airlines: size is not everything

  07-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Picking a viable niche is a key factor, as demonstrated by smaller specialist operators
  
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• EasyJet sees record passenger numbers

  07-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The airline's full-year profits are expected to be £405m-£410m, at the upper end of estimates.
  
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• EasyJet posts record passenger numbers over summer

  07-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Problems at rivals help low-cost carrier push profits to upper end of range
  
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• Drivers warned to expect serious delays in Durham today as gas repair works take place

  07-10-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - DRIVERS are being warned to expect serious delays today during emergency gas repair work on one of the regions busiest roads.
  
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• Driverless cars: 'Removing humans' from delivery services

  07-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Driverless cars could soon be able to deliver parcels to peoples homes, says William Sachiti, founder of a robotics company.
  
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• Driverless cars could be tested on new roads, Ken Skates says

  07-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Driverless vehicles on Wales' streets could cut the number of car owners, an expert predicts.
  
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• Driver in angry confrontation with wheelchair user as he tries to board London bus

  07-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A wheelchair user caught on video the moment he had an angry confrontation with the driver of a London bus.
  
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• Cyclists warn of 'accident waiting to happen' at Folly Bridge roadworks junction

  07-10-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A CENTRAL Oxford junction is a 'disaster waiting to happen', cycling campaigners have warned.
  
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