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• Tube driver criticised for leading ‘free Palestine’ chant on Underground train

  21-10-2023 18:05
  
  Onboard speaker system was used to lead chant among passengers on day 100,000 attended pro-Palestinian march in LondonA Tube driver has been criticised for leading a chant of “Free, free Palestine” on a London Underground train.The minister for London, Paul Scully, said staff should “focus on the day job” and warned against stoking tensions in the capital. Continue reading...
  
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• Tube driver criticised for leading free Palestine chant on Underground train

  21-10-2023 18:05
  
  Onboard speaker system was used to lead chant among passengers on the day 100,000 attended pro-Palestinian march in LondonA Tube driver has been criticised for leading a chant of “Free, free Palestine” on a London Underground train.The minister for London, Paul Scully, said staff should “focus on the day job” and warned against stoking tensions in the capital. Continue reading...
  
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• Worrying number of Brits 'don't know' what common road sign means when driving

  21-10-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - There are a number of common road signs you'll see whenever you're out driving but it seems there's one that many people aren't 100 percent sure about in a worrying turn of events
  
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• When will Leeds Bradford Airport reopen after plane incident

  21-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - LEEDS Bradford Airport has issued a statement informing passengers when they are set to reopen.
  
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• When will all new cars in the UK be electric? Dates for every brand from Alfa Romeo to Volvo

  21-10-2023 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- In this guide we take a look at 44 major car firms and what they have said about their electrification own plans, including when they intend to stop selling motors with petrol and diesel engines.
  
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• The plane tech that could make turbulence a thing of the past subscription

  21-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Nervous flyer? This smart solution anticipates and avoids turbulence rather than reacting to itand has the potential to reduce its impact by a whopping 80 per cent
  
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• Storm Babet: Train misery as fallen tree leaves hundreds stranded

  21-10-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Passengers have been left stranded on a train in Lockerbie with no food, water or power after Storm Babet caused a tree to collapse onto overhead cables.
  
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• Storm Babet: three dead as red weather warning extended subscription

  21-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Plane comes off runway in Leeds as 400 households in Scotland evacuated
  
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• Storm Babet causes chaos with roads closed, schools shut and properties flooded amid torrential downpours

  21-10-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Weather alerts including amber warnings were in force as bad weather caused havoc
  
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• Shock after week of carnage on the buses as bosses share concern over 'unusually high number' of crashes

  21-10-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - "We are concerned by the unusually high number of incidents involving buses over recent days, which is far above what we might normally see on any given week"
  
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• RMT members approve another six months of strikes

  21-10-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Members of the RMT have voted in favour of continuing strikes for another six months in the long-running dispute with the Rail Delivery Group over pay and jobs. In the wake of the result, the union has warned that it is prepared to call further stoppages over the autumn and winter unless there is a settlement in the meantime. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: The government who controls this dispute through a contractual mandate over the train operating companies, must now allow t
  
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• Plane ends on grass at Leeds Bradford after going off runway

  21-10-2023 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - A PLANE has gone off the runway in terrible weather at Leeds-Bradford Airport this afternoon.
  
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• Passenger aircraft skids off runway at UK airport

  21-10-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - A plane has skidded off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport while landing in heavy rain.
  
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• Parking today is a breeze compared to years gone by

  21-10-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Car parking around Kent is never any fun but it used to be a lot worse, says columnist Chris Britcher.
  
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• Luton Airport's car park graveyard: Shocking images reveal extent of devastation 10 days after 1,500 vehicles went up in flames as bosses admit it's 'unlikely any will be salvageable'

  21-10-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Shocking pictureshave revealed the extent of the damage to vehicles which were parked in the Luton Airport car park when it went up in flames last Tuesday.
  
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• London routes disrupted by extreme weather as Storm Babet batters Scotland

  21-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - London transport routes were disrupted on Friday, as severe adverse weather and heavy rain continued to cause problems on the rail network. Network Rail told City A.M. there was severe disruption on services to and from Kings Cross, due to flooding in Grantham. According to National Rails website, other routes affected by the bad weather ...
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport new statement after TUI plane skids off runway

  21-10-2023 02:00 via leeds-live.co.uk
  
  Leeds Live - A Tui plane left the runway at the airport during Storm Babet on Friday afternoon
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport closed after plane skids off runway in storm

  21-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - TUI says it is
  
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• Infrastructure collapses as Storm Babet sweeps through Scotland

  21-10-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - In Angus, a 200-year-old bridge on the Rottal Estate was washed away by torrential flooding while a road connecting Marykirk also collapsed.
  
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• Hopes for East Lancs and Yorkshire Dales rail link talks amid HS2 axe

  21-10-2023 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - NEW talks could be held about expanding rail links between East Lancashire, the Yorkshire Dales and Manchester after the government cancelled the northern leg of the high speed HS2 project, councillors have heard.
  
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• Heathrow Airport withdraws plans for staff park-and-ride service outside ULEZ

  21-10-2023 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Non-compliant cars must pay £12.50 per day for entering the ULEZ
  
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• 'Future-proofing' a classic or 'taking away its soul': Ferraris enter 21st century with electric engines

  21-10-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Owning a classic car is a sensory experience.
  
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• Fuel retailers not playing fair with motorists as they've kept pump prices artificially high, says AA

  21-10-2023 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Retailers are accused of pocketing profits at drivers' expense, with the AA claiming 'old habits die hard in the fuel trade' as they persist with lowering pump prices far slower than they should.
  
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• Emotions still raw as councillors argue over idea of Cambridge congestion charging

  21-10-2023 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Councillors at Cambridgeshire County Council argued this week over whether the idea of congestion charging should be kept on the table.
  
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• Chinese ship is focus of investigation into damaged pipeline, Finland says

  21-10-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Police focusing on Newnew Polar Bear cargo ship that was in the area when gas pipeline was damagedFinnish police have said a Chinese ship whose movement coincided with the time and place of the suspected sabotage of a pipeline between Finland and Estonia that was damaged this month is now the focus of their investigation.After a leak led to the shutdown of the Balticconnector pipeline on 8 October, Finnish authorities have been investigating the damage they say was caused by exter
  
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• Chinese ship becomes focus of inquiry into Baltic pipeline damage

  21-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Finland looking at potential role of Hong Kong-registered container vessel
  
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• Chaos at train station as deep Storm Babet floodwater turn rail lines into a river

  21-10-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - Flooding has caused serious disruption at Wood End train station as Storm Babet creates disruption across Warwickshire and the West Midlands
  
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• Britains most expensive parking space costs £19 an hour subscription

  21-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Council says the charge will reduce emissions but shopkeepers say it is killing trade
  
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• Belfast International Airport £100 million five-year investment plan launches

  21-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The new ultra-modern facility will remove the need for passengers to remove liquids from bags going through security
  
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• Avanti to cut services on some of UKs busiest intercity routes before Christmas

  21-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Decision comes month after west coast rail operator was awarded long-term contract following services improvement
  
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