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• Where can you expect to find roadworks on East Anglias major roads this week?

  08-10-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Work will be taking place over the next week at a number of major roads throughout East Anglia. These are some of the troublespots drivers may want to be aware of:
  
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• Southampton Airport announces 'beautiful' new flight destination

  08-10-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -HOLIDAYMAKERS from Hampshire will be able to fly direct to a holiday destination famed for its association with a famous musical.
  
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• Self-driving trains to run on London's rail network for first time

  08-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Self-driving trains will run on London's rail network for the first time.
  
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• Self-driving trains could run in London

  08-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The mainline rail network will be populated by self-driving trains for the first time under plans to massively increase the number of services at city centre stations.
  
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• See Liverpool's secret rail tunnels which linked world-famous Mersey waterfront

  08-10-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post - The Waterloo and Victoria tunnels still survive under the city's streets
  
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• Scottish jobseekers offered free rail travel

  08-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - People will be able to make two return train journeys a month free of charge to attend an interview.
  
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• Ryanair's Michael Hickey quits over flight cancellations

  08-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The budget airline has said Michael Hickey, its chief operations officer, will leave the company at the end of the month. Ryanair has been heavily criticised for axing thousands of flights.
  
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• Ryanair operations chief resigns after thousands of flights cancelled amid scheduling debacle

  08-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Ryanair's chief operations officer will leave the company at the end of the month, the crisis-hit airline has announced.
  
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• Ryanair chief operations officer to quit crisis-hit airline

  08-10-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Michael Hickey is first executive to resign at embattled airline following scrapping of thousands of bookingsRyanairs chief operations officer will leave the crisis-hit airline at the end of the month, its chief executive, Michael OLeary, has announced.Michael Hickeys resignation comes after the Irish airline had to scrap the bookings of more than 700,000 passengers last month due to an apparent shortage of pilots, having failed to plan for enough leave for staff. Continue reading
  
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• Revealed: Monarch owners secret deal with Boeing Subscription

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The secretive owner of Monarch Airlines, which collapsed last week, drastically cut its exposure to losses through a back-door deal with aerospace giant Boeing.
  
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• READY TO GO - Roads completed ahead of Bicester Village expansion

  08-10-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A MAJOR redesign of one of the busiest spine roads heading into Bicester town centre is finished weeks ahead of the massive expansion opening at Bicester Village.
  
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• Police rule out terror after museum car crash

  08-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Driver arrested after 11 injured in central London collision
  
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• Paddy Power boss in pole position for top Uber job

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- The beleaguered firm is on the lookout for a new boss for Northern Europe after Jo Bertram quit last week as the company continued its row with Transport for London.
  
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• Natural History Museum Incident Sees Nigel Farage And Katie Hopkins Forced To Backtrack Over 'Scaremongering'

  08-10-2017 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  The Huffington Post -Nigel Farage and Katie Hopkins have been accused of grossly irresponsible scare-mongering over their reactions to a car striking pedestrians outside the Natural History Museum. Despite police insisting the incident - which injured 11 people - was a road traffic collision, former UKIP leader Farage told Fox News that officers were clearly treating it as a terrorist incident. Certainly while we have heard nothing official, the Metropolitan Police are clearly not only treating
  
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• MOT data reveals UK regions where cars are likely to fail

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- MoT data has was released ahead of the Governments plans to push a first test back to the fourth year instead of third. Experts say it will put lives at risk by letting 385k unsafe cars on the road.
  
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• Monarch airlines collapse: why the owners stand to lose much less than creditors Subscription

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - While the airlines creditors lick their wounds, its owners have much less to lose
  
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• Man pinned to floor outside museum

  08-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Video shows a man being held to the ground, after a car hit people near the Natural History Museum.
  
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• London museum crash: terror panic as car hits tourists Subscription

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Eleven people were injured yesterday when a car ploughed into pedestrians outside the Natural History Museum in London, prompting panic and fears of a terrorist attack.
  
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• Glasgow stations air nine times WHO limit Subscription

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The operators of Scotlands underground rail system have been urged to take urgent action after tests revealed the extent of air pollution on the network.
  
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• Glasgow and Edinburgh both back 20mph speed limit

  08-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - A BID to make 20mph speed limits the norm on roads in residential urban areas across Scotland has been backed by two SNP local government chiefs.
  
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• Get on our trikes say bicycle firm founders

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A SMALL tricycle business in Southwick is beginning to make waves on a national scale after its creations attracted the attention of some big names in the delivery industry.
  
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• Further tariff of 80 imposed on import of C-Series plane

  08-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The US Department of Commerce again rules against the aerospace firm in its dispute with rival Boeing.
  
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• Full list of road closures for Great Eastern Run in Peterborough this weekend

  08-10-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Residents are being warned of road closures during the Perkins Great Eastern Run tomorrow.
  
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• Frimley Green traffic lights: Councillors support residents in two-year campaign for traffic option review

  08-10-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - "We arefighting this plan, as we dont believe that it works for residents," said Councillor Max Nelson
  
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• Free bus travel for young offered by Welsh Conservatives

  08-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The party claims travel costs can be a
  
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• Fall-out continues as Council orders private company to refund fines at controversial car park

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -PEOPLE are still being chased for fines by the operators of a car park which has been ordered to shut down by Bradford Council, it has emerged.
  
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• Extra £9.6m scrambled to lift Prestwick out of nosedive Subscription

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The total amount of taxpayers money given to Prestwick airport has soared by more than 45 this year, from £21.3m to £30.9m.
  
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• Euston Tube station evacuated as police respond to security alert

  08-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A busy London Tube station was evacuated as police responded to a security alert.
  
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• Electric cars key to driving change in UKs energy supply industry

  08-10-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The ability to make vehicle batteries part of the national grid will become reality next year, forcing utility firms to rethink their relationship with customersYou drive home and plug in your electric car, telling an app how many miles you need the next day. As you eat dinner, relax and sleep, your energy supplier takes control of your battery, using it to buy power when its cheap, selling it back later when high demand pushes prices up.The company offers national and local power
  
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• Economy travel cover it simply wont fly Subscription

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Spending a little bit more on your holiday insurance can help protect you if an airline fails
  
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• Drivers warned of disruption as roadworks get underway in Durham and Chester-le-Street

  08-10-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - DIVERSIONS will be in place while a programme of resurfacing and street light replacement takes place over the next few weeks.
  
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• Drivers left furious at queues of 'more than two hours' to get out of city centre car park

  08-10-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Many irate motorists in Cardiff gave up and went for a coffee instead
  
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• Driver hits pedestrians outside Natural History Museum

  08-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Eleven people have been injured after a car mounted the pavement and mowed down pedestrians outside the Natural History Museum in London this afternoon.
  
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• Driven round the bend by rude drivers and late, dirty buses? Now's your time to blow the whistle

  08-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - BUS passengers dismayed at poor service and bad-tempered drivers can vent their frustration in a new national survey launched today by Citizens Advice Scotland, as the organisation vows to take action on the worst cases.
  
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• Dramatic moment hundreds ran for their lives

  08-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Dramatic video footage obtained by the Mail shows hundreds of terrified tourists fleeing the scene as the black Toyota Prius mounted the curb outside one of London's busiest attractions.
  
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• Cycle routes in Wales 'need to be safer and connected'

  08-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - New figures show 5 of adults cycle at least once or twice a week compared with 61 of adults who walk.
  
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• Could 'reminder' stickers in every taxi be one solution to 'car dooring'?

  08-10-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - STICKERS in every taxi in Oxford, reminding passengers to look carefully before opening a door into traffic, have been proposed as one solution to the problem of 'car dooring' in the city.
  
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• Could Jaguar Land Rover be planning the Rover's return?

  08-10-2017 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - The Coventry car maker is said to have a war chest available to buy new brands
  
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• Car ploughs into pedestrians in London sparking major terror alert

  08-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - A CAR ploughed in to pedestrians in one of Londons busiest tourist areas yesterday afternoon injuring 11 people and sparking a major terror alert.
  
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• Bus users urged to have say on services

  08-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bus customers are being asked to give their thoughts on the quality and reliability of services.
  
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• Bus ploughs into traffic sign and railings outside Huddersfield Bus Station

  08-10-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A 324 service bus from Meltham in town centre smash
  
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• A19 widening: When will it be completed? And what will it cost?

  08-10-2017 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Work to add a third carriageway between Norton and Wynyard is due to commence in 2020 :: It is expected to cost up to £128m
  
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• 11 hurt as road traffic accident in London sparks terror alert

  08-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Eleven people have been injured and a man detained by police after a car ploughed into pedestrians in one of Londons busiest tourist areas, sparking a terror alert.
  
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