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• All trains from London Euston station cancelled due to damaged wires

  03-12-2017 10:16
  Major rail disruption expected as all services to and from London hub halted until at least midday to allow repairsA day of major disruption on the railways is expected, as people were warned not to try and travel to and from London Euston station because all lines were closed.Network Rail said there would be no services to or from the station on Sunday morning until at least midday due to emergency repairs on downed overhead wires.Continue reading...
  
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• Wire damage causes rail chaos

  03-12-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Passengers have been warned not to travel as overhead wire damage brought chaos to the rail network.
  
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• Views sought on new ideas to further regenerate Cardiff

  03-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The proposals are outlined in a consultation which splits Cardiff into five areas for different schemes.
  
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• VIDEO: Bikers deliver Christmas presents to Newport children's centre after appeal

  03-12-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -KIND-HEARTED bikers have made a special delivery of Christmas presents to a childrens centre, after the community rallied in support of an appeal.
  
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• This is the worlds cheapest place to scrap ships but in Chittagong, its people who pay the price

  03-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Thousands of workers have been killed or maimed dismantling the worlds ships in Bangladesh, India and PakistanMohamed Edriss life as he knew it in the Bangladeshi ship recycling yards ended at 11.30am on Saturday 11 April 2015. The 38-year-old metal cutter had been working with 100 others on the 19,600-tonne container ship Eurus London at the Ferdous Steel Corporation shipyard in Chittagong when catastrophe struck.His task had been to cut away the huge 40-tonne propeller with a bl
  
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• The fascinating story of Newport's Transporter Bridge and how it could become a World Heritage site

  03-12-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -The bridge cost £98,000 to build and has never recovered its costs
  
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• Scoot Ferries couple launch airline and ask for £3m after backer walks away

  03-12-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A NEW airline which is offering flights from Southampton Airport could be on the brink of collapse.
  
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• 'Ridiculous' roadworks driving Christmas shoppers out of city centre, taxi boss claims

  03-12-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Rivals like Touchwood are filling their boots, he says
  
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• REVEALED: Areas of Bradford district with highest rate of drink drivers

  03-12-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - BD13 has been revealed as the postcode area with the highest rate of drink drivers in Bradford.
  
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• Return of the Dambusters! 617 Squadron to be reformed

  03-12-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Wing Commander John Butcher, pictured,will command 617 Squadron when it returns with its new F35B Lightening II stealth jets from the United States next year.
  
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• Report by engineering consultant Ebeni accuses Heathrow runway expansion plan of safety flaw Subscription

  03-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Airports runway plan impossible to deliver, says report
  
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• Ray Massey: All hail the eco-taxi

  03-12-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Having just driven the new plug-in electric TX taxi, which goes into official service with fare-paying passenger next week, I think its one of the best practical urban family cars on the road.
  
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• Rail shares soar as Grayling scraps East Coast franchise Subscription

  03-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Shares in rail companies were turbocharged last week by the governments decision to scrap the troubled East Coast franchise between London and Edinburgh.
  
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• Rail disruption across England as London Euston trains are cancelled Subscription

  03-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Rail passengers faced delays across England this morning as all trains in and out of London Euston were cancelled. Network Rail said there would be no service until at least midday while 500m of damaged wires in north London are replaced. The closures are expected to cause delays throughout the day on the West Coast main line between Euston, Watford Junction, Birmingham and Manchester.
  
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• National Express shares head north Subscription

  03-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Bus and rail companies have been a thankless place to park your cash in recent years.
  
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• London Euston: Hundreds of weekend travellers face disruption as all London Midland and Virgin trains to and from station cancelled

  03-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of weekend travellers are facing rail disruption as trains to and from London Euston have been cancelled.
  
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• Is shared cycling in London on a road to nowhere?

  03-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The capital now has more than 3,000 unlocked bicycles that can be picked up and leftUsing my phone as a divining rod, I walked towards a bouncing yellow dot and turned down a quiet side street. The road came to a dead end, but tucked away in the corner I found an alleyway. At the end of the alleyway, it split into another alleyway, where I came face to face with a stocky bull terrier, sitting alone, whose expression seemed to calmly say, Turn back now, and nobody will get hurt. I
  
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• Irresponsible drone pilots 'flouting the law for Instagram snaps' as CAA issues Christmas flying warning

  03-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Drone users are repeatedly flouting the law to capture good Instagram photos, an expert has said.
  
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• Hundreds of cars splattered with 'metallic substance' while boat being cleaned at Rosyth dock

  03-12-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record -It could cost up to £150k to fix up to 500 cars that ended up "caked in gunk" while cleaning took place on a boat at the Rosyth dockyard.
  
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• Hero police officer clings on to van hanging precariously over motorway bridge with driver trapped inside

  03-12-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Heart-stopping moment 'superman' police officer stops lorry plunging off motorway bridge with his bare hands

  03-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Heart-stopping pictures show the moment a hero police officer stopped a lorry tumbling off a motorway bridge with his bare hands.
  
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• Five people injured after car hits pedestrians in London

  03-12-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Five injured as car collides with pedestrians in south-west London

  03-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Police and ambulance services called to Stockwell Road crash after apparent altercation between two groupsFive men have been taken to hospital after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in London early on Saturday morning, police said. The Metropolitan police said five men aged between 23 and 42 were injured when the car hit a number of people on Stockwell Road near the junction of Sidney Road, in south-west London, just before 3am. None of the injured were in a critical con
  
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• Ferrari 'thief' arrested after being caught begging for petrol money in supercar he didn't know how to fill up

  03-12-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Officers noticed the supercar was trashed, with cracked fins, a destroyed gearbox, emblems torn from the body and vomit down the side
  
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• Delays and overcrowded trains ahead of Wales v South Africa rugby match

  03-12-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -RAIL passengers are complaining of 'overcrowding' on trains bound for Cardiff ahead of the Wales v South Africa rugby match.
  
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• Cash boost as major cruise company MSC bases £800m ship at Southampton port

  03-12-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - SOUTHAMPTON will welcome a Mediterranean masterpiece, the Daily Echo can reveal.
  
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• Car hits pedestrians after Brixton 'altercation'

  03-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Two groups argued shortly before several pedestrians were hit by a VW Golf in Brixton, south London.
  
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• Bultaco Albero preview: Meet the Moto Bike - part motorbike, part bicycle Martin Love

  03-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The Spanish motorcycle builder is back with a unique new concept in two-wheel hybrid travelMuch more than a bicycle, yet not quite a motorbike a new breed of highly engineered electric moto bikes is revolutionising the way we tackle both the city and the countryside on two wheels. Bultaco, a Spanish firm which specialised in motorbikes before going out of business in 1983, has bounced back with this unique concept. Two years ago it introduced the Brinco: a tough and striking elect
  
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• ALL London Euston lines closed as rail passengers warned to expect major disruption

  03-12-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Emergency repairs to damaged overhead wires has forced the closure of all lines in and out of the London travel hub, causing travel chaos for the capital
  
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• AG Gangadhar, linked to Uber scandal, lands senior job at GM Subscription

  03-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A former Uber executive who was thought to be connected to complaints about the toxic culture at the cab-hailing company, has emerged in a senior role at US auto giant General Motors.
  
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• A41 Bilston Road set to open to traffic

  03-12-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The A41 Bilston Road was set to reopen to traffic on Saturday after Midland Metro Alliance bosses confirmed their work on the road is complete.
  
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