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• Woman injured in airship accident

  19-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - A WOMAN was taken to hospital after the world's largest aircraft, Airlander 10, came loose from its moorings causing its hull to rip and deflate.
  
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• WELCOME MA'AM: Royal Navy's new £3bn aircraft carrier stops off at Portland

  19-11-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - DORSET welcomed a royal visitor when the largest warship every built for the Royal Navy stopped off.
  
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• Using the Weymouth-Waterloo line over Christmas? You'll want to read this

  19-11-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Passengers using the Weymouth-Waterloo line this Christmas are being urged to plan ahead as a multi-million pound project to improve the railway is delivered.
  
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• UK to allow road tests of fully driverless cars

  19-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chancellor set to unveil plans aimed at keeping Britain ahead of rival developers
  
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• Trident submarine plans facing a perfect storm of problems, says MoD report

  19-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - UK Government plans for the next generation of Trident submarine reactors are under threat from staff shortages and spending cuts, according to an expert report for the Ministry of Defence.
  
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• Royal Navy joins hunt for missing Argentinian military submarine

  19-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - THE Royal Navy has sent a ship to help with the hunt for a lost Argentinian navy submarine with 44 crew on board.
  
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• Rolls-Royce, led by Warren East, to sell diesel parts maker Subscription

  19-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Engineering giants boss eyes £300m sale in latest phase of turnaround
  
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• Philip Hammond to say UK will have self-driving cars by 2021 in budget fit for the future

  19-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Embattled chancellor will sweep away regulation to allow testing of cars and put up £1bn for techDriverless cars will be on Britains roads by 2021 as a result of sweeping regulatory reforms that will put the UK in the forefront of a post-Brexit technological revolution, chancellor Philip Hammond will say this week. In his budget on Wednesday Hammond will allow driverless cars to be tested without any human operator inside or outside the car, and without the legal constraints
  
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• Philip Hammond set to unveil regulatory revamp for driverless cars along with millions for AI and digital skills in Autumn Budget

  19-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The chancellor is expected to unveil a flurry of announcements to progress artificial intelligence, driverless and electric cars, and 5G across Britain in next week's Autumn Budget, to help bolster the nation's credentials as a leader in tech.
  
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• No firm commitment from Government minister on key road improvements

  19-11-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -TRANSPORT Secretary Chris Grayling has held back from a firm commitment to funding key road improvements around York.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Budget boost for driverless cars and NHS

  19-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Wednesday's Budget will include cash for driverless cars, the NHS and housing, Sunday's papers say.
  
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• Lifeboat damaged while docked in Portrush harbour

  19-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Intruders got onto the boat overnight, broke the lock off a cabin door and tried to tamper with the throttle.
  
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• King's Cross fire: Victims remembered at wreath-laying service

  19-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A ceremony is held at the north London Tube station to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy.
  
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• Inquiry to look at new railway proposals in Peterborough

  19-11-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - A public inquiry looking at plans to create a new stretch of railway track in Peterborough will begin next week after objections were raised by residents.
  
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• Helicopter pilot killed in mid-air crash named as Mike Green

  19-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Three others were killed in the collision between a helicopter and a two-seater plane in Buckinghamshire on FridayA helicopter pilot killed in a mid-air collision in Buckinghamshire on Friday has been named as Capt Mike Green, according to the Press Association.He was a senior instructor with Helicopter Services, based at Wycombe Air Park.Continue reading...
  
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• Have your say on plans for new railway footbridge ramps at Wareham Station

  19-11-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Residentscan now have their say on the planning application for new ramps to be added to Wareham Railway Station footbridge.
  
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• Elon Musk's firm Tesla goes cap in hand to customers Subscription

  19-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Shares in the electric car maker Tesla jumped 4 last week, after its charismatic boss, Elon Musk, unveiled two new vehicles.
  
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• EasyJet dives as Dame Carolyn McCalls take-off for ITV looms Subscription

  19-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Dame Carolyn McCall is set to reveal another slide in profits at easyJet as she prepares to hand over the controls of the budget airline.
  
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• Drivers of plug-in cars face queues and forecourt rage Subscription

  19-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Motorists using battery-powered cars for long journeys had better be patient.
  
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• Driverless cars and 5G mobile phone networks could become a thing sooner than you think

  19-11-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to unveil a raft of investment in areas like artificial intelligence as part of the 2017 Autumn Budget
  
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• 'Cowley branch line should be reopened to passengers within two years, or Oxford risks falling behind'

  19-11-2017 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -RAIL passengers should be travelling on the revived Cowley Branch Line within two years, according to a government-backed reportwhich says failure to get the scheme in motion could set back the city's economic growth.
  
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• Councillor tells residents "road closure going ahead"

  19-11-2017 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - THE closure of a busy Winchester road as part of a major housing development is set to go ahead as planned, say the city council.
  
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• Church Village Bypass: £126k mouse bridges not replaced

  19-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A council is criticised for failing to replace dormice bridges on the road in south Wales.
  
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• Campaigners want your view on how to clean up Winchester's air

  19-11-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - CAMPAIGNERS battling to clean up Winchester's air quality will be asking residents how they think the city could be improved following the launch of a major transport consultation.
  
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• Budget 2017: Green light for driverless car testing

  19-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The chancellor says investment will
  
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• Aviation student killed in mid-air crash doing 'what he loved'

  19-11-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Apollo moon landing 'fake' photo excites conspiracy fans

  19-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - A video uploaded to YouTube focuses on an image which purports to show a 'stagehand' reflected in the visor of an astronaut after Apollo 17 landed on the moon in December 1972.
  
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• Airlander 10 Crashes In Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, After Coming Loose From Its Moorings

  19-11-2017 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
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