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• We asked North Wales councils where they are on 20mph changes - this is what they said

  17-05-2025 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Under plans hundreds of roads could potentially revert back to 30mph
  
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• US proposes dropping Boeing criminal charge

  17-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Families criticised the move, which would avoid a trial that is due to begin in June.
  
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• UK faces EV-only on-street parking with petrol and diesel drivers fined

  17-05-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The new parking spots hope to encourage more drivers to switch to electric vehicles.
  
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• Spain could force UK tourists to prove they have £94 in wallet at airport

  17-05-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - All non-EU nationals - not just UK residents - must be able to produce proof of funds upon arrival at Spanish borders.
  
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• Rolls-Royce: FTSE 100 shares reach record high as £70bn valuation nears

  17-05-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Shares in Rolls-Royce have achieved a new record high as the FTSE 100 giant edges closer to being worth mp;pound;70bn. The Derby-headquartered group finished trading on Thursday, 15 May, with a share price of 816p, 4p higher than its previous record which it set on 19 March. The total means that Rolls-Royce ended the day ...
  
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• Prestwick Airport hails arrival of China Southern in 'first'

  17-05-2025 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Prestwick Airport has unveiled a ?game-changer? agreement.This deal has delivered what it describes as the ?first ever direct scheduled freighter services between China and Scotland?.
  
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• Prestwick Airport hails arrival of China Southern in 'first'

  17-05-2025 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - Prestwick Airport has unveiled a mp;#39;game-changermp;#39; agreement.This deal has delivered what it describes as the ?first ever direct scheduled freighter services between China and Scotland?.
  
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• Parking plans for streets near York Barbican divide locals

  17-05-2025 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - PROPOSALSmp;nbsp;to introduce parking restrictions on streets near Yorkmp;#146;s Barbican have divided locals, with one claiming the area is being swamped by cars.
  
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• Nissan boss suggests UK plant could produce cars for Chinese brand

  17-05-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Newly installed Nissan chief executive Ivan Espinosa said mp;amp;quot;everything is openmp;amp;quot; when asked if the manufacturer could team up with Chinese state-owned firm Dongfeng at the Wearside plant
  
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• New York commuters hit by NJ Transit rail strike

  17-05-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Drivers stop work, causing disruption for more than 350,00 daily passengers
  
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• New Twingo e-Tech details revealed - and the EV will cost £17,000

  17-05-2025 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Renaultmp;#39;s confirmed its new sub-mp;pound;17k Twingo EV, inspired by the 90s car, will be sold in the UK making it one of the cheapest electric cars when it arrives in 2026.
  
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• New Survey Data Highlights Lack of Gender Diversity in Maritime Industry

  17-05-2025 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - The second Women in Maritime survey, jointly published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Womenmp;#146;s International Shipping mp;amp;amp; Trading Association (WISTA), provides new insights into gender diversity within the industry. Themp;#133;
  
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• New HS2 farce as £32bn spent - but still not a single track laid

  17-05-2025 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Critics say the projectmp;#39;s costs are mp;#39;utterly out of controlmp;#39; and that progress has been so slow due to how contracts were drawn up
  
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• New HS2 farce as ?32bn spent - but still not a single track laid

  17-05-2025 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Critics say the project's costs are 'utterly out of control' and that progress has been so slow due to how contracts were drawn up
  
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• Menai Suspension Bridge roadworks to drag on as Welsh Government issue update

  17-05-2025 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - mp;#39;This is a huge blow for the local community, its economy and Ynys Mmp;ocirc;n more widelymp;#39; says Plaid MS
  
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• Lord Blunkett to unveil multi-billion pound plan for Yorkshire railways

  17-05-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Former Labour minister David Blunkett is set to unveil a 16 billion-pound plan for railways in Yorkshire today. It outlines investments in new and accessible stations as well as improving the system as a whole to connect cities more effectively over the next 15 years.
  
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• London Underground station's name changed because original was 'stupidly long'

  17-05-2025 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Londonmp;#39;s Underground is made up of hundreds of stations with some of them being named after some unusual things - but one was so odd that it had to be changed
  
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• Latest changes to train timetables announced

  17-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People planning to catch a train this weekend are being advised to check before they travel, as timetables are changing.
  
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• JSO activists spared jail after Heathrow glue plot

  17-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Nine Just Stop Oil activists are sentenced for planning to disrupt Heathrow Airport last July.
  
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• Jet carrying 200 passengers flies for ten minutes with NO PILOT when first officer collapses in cockpit while captain was in the toilet on flight to Spain

  17-05-2025 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The flight, from Frankfurt to Seville, appeared to be running smoothly and was cruising when disaster almost struck.
  
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• Government could change £425 car tax for UK drivers after demands

  17-05-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said they were mp;#147;talkingmp;#148; to officials about a potential amendment to the Expensive Car Supplement (ECS) fees.
  
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• Gatwick strike called off but disruption looms

  17-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - A baggage handlermp;#39;s strike at half-term is suspended, but refuelers continue with their walkout.
  
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• Free rides on heritage railway to celebrate 10th anniversary

  17-05-2025 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - The Yorkshire Wolds Railway is celebrating its 10th anniversary by offering a day of free travel.
  
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• E-bike battery fires 'tearing through homes' - charity

  17-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - A charity says fires caused by substandard e-scooter and e-bike batteries are mp;quot;tearing through homesmp;quot;.
  
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• Double-decker trains could soon operate through Channel Tunnel

  17-05-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Alstom?s high-speed trains, running up to 200mph, are being considered for the London-Paris route
  
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• Cruise ship Silver Spirit to return to Southampton after a year absence

  17-05-2025 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A ship that has been sailing across the globe for more than 15-years is set to return to Southampton after a year-long absence.
  
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• Business case approved for city tram extension

  17-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The next phase will see the Midland Metro line extended to reach the east of the Birmingham.
  
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• Brits face Spain travel chaos as major airport addresses 'infestation'

  17-05-2025 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  North Wales Live - Workers at the airport have complained to bosses over the situation, leading to management calling in pest control
  
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• Anti-car councils spending thousands on taxis for staff subscription

  17-05-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Ealing council in London, which committed itself to ?urgent action? to combat climate change, has spent at least ?30,000 on cars in the past three years
  
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• 'Safety fears' over lack of family-friendly car parking spaces

  17-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Only five out of 11 council areas provide family-friendly spaces in their car parks in Northern Ireland.
  
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• American Airlines flight makes emergency diversion at Nashville Airport

  17-05-2025 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Flight 1884 landed in the Tennessee capital just 1 hour and 29 minutes after departing Chicago Omp;#39;Hare on Friday morning.
  
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• After 104 years UK?s longest train route is cancelled for ever subscription

  17-05-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Few passengers stayed on board for the entire 13 hours and 774 miles from Aberdeen to Penzance, and it was hard to keep to the timetable
  
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