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• Giant airship comes loose in UK

  18-11-2017 13:47
  Woman injured after Airlander 10 airship breaks free from moorings at Bedfordshire airfield and has to be deflated
  The world’s longest aircraft has come loose in Bedfordshire less than 24 hours after a successful test flight.
  The 92-metre Airlander 10 airship broke free from its moorings at Cardington airfield and reportedly landed on top of a nearby hedgerow, injuring a woman. Continue reading...
  
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• King's Cross fire victims honoured 30 years on

  18-11-2017 10:52
  Memorial service at London Underground station for families, survivors and emergency services staff from 1987 blazeA memorial service is to be held on Saturday to mark the 30th anniversary of the King’s Cross fire.
  Victims’ families, survivors and emergency services personnel who responded to the blaze on 18 November 1987 will gather at the London Underground station at 11am. Related: Grenfell Tower and the forgotten lessons of the King’s Cross tube fire | Peter BradshawContinu
  
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• 'We need to get people off the streets if they are going to survive the winter': The Bus Shelter Dorset FINALLY has a proposed place to park

  18-11-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A bus transformed into a shelter for homeless people in Weymouth finally has a proposed location.
  
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• Virgin Trains offer signed Will Ferrell toilet seat as prize

  18-11-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - VIRGIN Trains have launched a new competition where rail passengers can be in with a chance to win a toilet seat signed by Anchorman star Will Ferrell.
  
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• Virgin East Coast to launch a half price 'Beat Black Friday' ticket sale

  18-11-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - A huge 300,000 seats will be up for grabs with bargains including a one way First Class ticket to London for just £33.50
  
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• Unions accuse Arriva of treating drivers with 'contempt' as pay row leads to NINE more strike days

  18-11-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - The GMB union claim the company showed utter contempt for workers by offering just an extra 1p an hour than their previous one
  
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• Train company's workers to be balloted over sick pay offer

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A RAIL union will ballot its members from Virgin East Coast over the company's proposals to impose a pay offer that had previously been rejected by the workforce.
  
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• Traffic fears as 6 months' work lined up for Mannington roundabout

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -DRIVERS are being warned to brace themselves for at least six months of roadworks at a busy Swindon roundabout.
  
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• Top scientists close to creating huge 'hover vehicle'

  18-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Amazing footage shows the progress a team of scientists have made in creating a huge 'hover vehicle' that travels across the surface, paving the way for a Back To The Future like flying car.
  
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• The Queen will visit Portsmouth to celebrate the launch of a new ship

  18-11-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Queen will formally commission Britain's biggest and most powerful warship into the Royal Navy next month when she embarks on to her aircraft carrier namesake, the Defence Secretary has announced.
  
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• Tesla shows off new truck and surprise Roadster

  18-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Tesla shows off a long awaited truck, but surprises with its new Roadster sports car.
  
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• Targeting drivers in the Budget would be an act of economic self-harm, motoring campaigners warn

  18-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - MOTORING campaigners have urged the Government to freeze fuel duty and avoid punishing drivers of diesel vehicles in Wednesdays Budget.
  
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• Tanzania plane crash: Eleven dead, including Americans

  18-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Two Americans, two Germans, six Tanzanians, and a South African pilot were all killed when their Cessna aircraft crashed in Ngorongoro National Park, in Tanzania, on Wednesday.
  
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• Southern Rail strikes derail Transport chief Val Shawcrosss day Subscription

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Londons deputy mayor for transport cannot schedule any early morning meetings because she relies on the strike-ridden Southern Rail service.
  
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• School threatens to impound bicycles used by pupils without helmets

  18-11-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - We have a new entry to our Cycling Hall of Shame. Only a matter of few weeks since we reported on a school in London that required its pupils to secure written permission from the head teacher before they cycle to school, comes news the news from one particular school in Banstead that they require kids to display a number The post School threatens to impound bicycles used by pupils without helmets appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Russia to go to the moon in new £30m spaceship

  18-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Russia expects to launch the Luna-25 in 2020. The lunar orbiter will explore the its south pole and collect soil samples to be sent back to earth for analysis.
  
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• REVEALED: Car parks rake in £270,000 in 6 months after failed ANPR system scrapped

  18-11-2017 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press -More than £270,000 has been raked in from car parking by Wycombe District Council since April, it has been revealed.
  
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• RAC calls for DVLA to set up website for drivers to check car emissions

  18-11-2017 01:00 via holyrood.com
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• Plans for cycle lane between Newbury and Reading given the go ahead

  18-11-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post -The £1.1 million plans will see new lanes and wider pavements for cyclists and pedestrians installed
  
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• Petition launched following road safety concerns at Park Hill Primary School

  18-11-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -Councillors are leading calls to improve road safety at the school, on Lower Eastern Green Lane
  
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• Only three passengers use the quietest train station Subscription

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A Co Tipperary town has retained its record as the least-used train station on the countrys rail network.
  
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• Nissan chief to return part of salary following scandal

  18-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Saikawa move triggered by report detailing decades of systematic rule breaking and cover-ups
  
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• Network Rail announces major sell-off of entire commercial portfolio

  18-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail will seek a major cash boost through the sale of its commercial property portfolio in England and Wales, announced today. The infrastructure manager is looking for private bidders on a mostly leaseholder basis while retaining the freeholds, meaning it can retain control of access to...
  
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• Monarch takes fight for flight slots to appeal

  18-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - ADMINISTRATORS for failed airline Monarch are taking their fight over valuable runway slots to the Court of Appeal.
  
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• Minister's pledge on new trains

  18-11-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - THE York depot refurbishing trains for the TransPennine Express welcomed transport secretary Chris Grayling yesterday.
  
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• London taxi and private hire cab sex attacks 'at 14-year high'

  18-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The number of reported rapes and sexual offences against passengers reached 164 in 2016, figures show.
  
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• London buses full of beans with new biofuel Subscription

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Coffee grounds could be used to power London buses after the oil company Shell signed a deal to fund an inventor who dreamt up the idea at university.
  
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• Labour ignored pollution alert in dash for diesel Subscription

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Tony Blairs government ignored health warnings over air pollution as it pushed ahead with tax changes that led to a fourfold increase in the number of diesel vehicles on Britains roads, confidential Treasury files released yesterday show.
  
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• Khan urges national fare freeze as TfL tickets to stay the same in 2018

  18-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today confirmed that fares set by TfL will once again be frozen in 2018 and questioned the governmentmp;rsquo;s failure to follow suit in this policy. The policy means that every passenger buying tram tickets or making pay-as-you-go journeys on the Tube, DLR...
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover tests driverless vehicles on public roads

  18-11-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Luxury car manufacturer has taken to city centre streets for trials among everyday traffic
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover tests driverless cars on public roads

  18-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The UK's biggest car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is testing driverless cars on public roads.
  
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• HS2 contractor Carillion's shares hit by profit alert

  18-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Carillion, the UK's second biggest construction firm, warns on profits for the third time in a year.
  
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• Fuel cell electric bicycles

  18-11-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - What if you could take the most effective way of fuelling an electric motor and combine it with the worlds most efficient vehicle? The result would bea fuel cell electric-assist bicycle. The Alpha can be refilled with hydrogen in only two minutesenough to deliver a range of 100 km on a single charge. Whereas battery-powered pedelecs are adversely The post Fuel cell electric bicycles appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Four people die in mid-air collision between helicopter and aircraft

  18-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Police will this morning resume the hunt for clues following a collision between a helicopter and an aircraft which killed two pilots and two passengers over Buckinghamshire.
  
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• Four killed as aircraft and helicopter crash in mid‑air near Waddesdon Manor Subscription

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Four people were killed yesterday in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and an aircraft.
  
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• First-class flights are height of luxury (for £24,000) Subscription

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Premium air travel used to consist of little more than a comfy seat, a slightly more palatable meal and a regular top-up of your wine glass. Not any more.
  
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• Elon Musk unveils first electric lorry Subscription

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Tesla has unveiled its first electric lorry, claiming that the semi-autonomous vehicle will make diesels obsolete.
  
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• Easyjet introduces new baggage policy

  18-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Passengers allowed 15kg or 23kg
  
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• Drivers facing 14 months of roadworks misery in £5.2million electricity project

  18-11-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -HAMPSHIRE residents are set to face 14 months of roads misery and traffic disruption during a £5.2m project aimed at upgrading electricity cables.
  
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• District Line delays: London tube commuters stranded for up to 40 minutes after person taken ill on a train

  18-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Commuters travelling on the District Line faced severe delays on Friday due to signal failures and a passenger being taken ill.
  
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• Council issues written warning after minicab firm appears to boast about driver's illegal manoeuvre

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A MINICAB firm has been given a formal warning after appearing to laugh off concerns about an illegal manoeuvre performed by one of its drivers.
  
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• Commuters spend an average of 27 days a year getting to and from work, study reveals

  18-11-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Rail commuters are spending over two hours getting to and from work every day as travel times increase for Britains workers, a new study has revealed.
  
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• Carillion shares collapse after warning on profits Subscription

  18-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Contractor expects to breach banking covenants
  
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• Call to freeze fuel duty and avoid punishing diesel motorists ahead of Budget

  18-11-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -There has been growing speculation that Chancellor Philip Hammond will increase taxes on new diesel cars
  
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• British Airways passenger endured "10 hours of hell" when speaker made loud noise during Las Vegas flight

  18-11-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Nicole Lightbody, 26, says she was stunned when British Airways offered her just £20 in compensation for the trip from London Heathrow to Las Vegas
  
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• Bond Street station unveils new look entrance after £300m revamp

  18-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Bond Street station has opened its new entrance and ticket hall following a £300 million revamp.
  
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• Bond Street £300m revamp unveiled ahead of Elizabeth Line link next year

  18-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Major refurbishment and connection works at Londonmp;rsquo;s Bond Street station have been completed. TfL announced the completion of the revamp today, including a 30 increase in capacity necessary for the future connection with the Elizabeth Line. The work involved the construction of a new...
  
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• Argentine navy loses contact with submarine carrying 44

  18-11-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• ANALYSIS: End of the line? Glasgow Airport may still get its surface link

  18-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - It was, said John Swinney, desirable but not essential. When the then finance secretary binned Glasgows Airport Rail Link eight years ago he felt he had saved the public purse a fortune.
  
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• 'Tube crush' website featuring photos of 'attractive' men on London Underground sparks privacy row

  18-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A "Tube crush" website where passengers secretly capture and rate photos of men they find "attractive" while riding the London Underground has sparked a privacy row.
  
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