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• VIDEO: Women-only transport grows in Indonesia

  01-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, is seeing a growing number of transport services catering exclusively to women.
  
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• Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia's main airport

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia's main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
  
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• Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at five Indonesian airports, including Jakarta?s

  06-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Anak Krakatau eruption disrupts 301 flights, affects fishing and some school activities
  
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• Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at five Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's

  06-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Anak Krakatau eruption disrupts 301 flights, affects fishing and some school activities
  
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• US diesel prices hit an all-time-high

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Fuel prices have soared since the Iran conflict began at the end of February, mirroring the surge in wholesale oil prices.
  
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• Uber robo-cab rollout 'PREMATURE' without plan to protect drivers, warns GMB Union Perry Richardson

  06-09-2026 02:00 via taxi-point.co.uk
  
  TaxiPoint - GMB Union has warned that plans to expand autonomous passenger services in London are mp;#39;prematuremp;#39; without measures to protect professional drivers from potential economic disruption.
  
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• Transport minister talks A55, road tolls and 'no guarantees' on ending bridge misery

  06-09-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - mp;#39;This cannot be kicked any further down the road. We need to start dealing with the things that are ahead of usmp;#39;
  
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• Readers share views on face covering e-bike ban in Coventry and say 'dangerous'

  06-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - A ban on e-bike riders covering their faces while in Coventry city centre, and potentially anywhere across the whole of the city, could be introduced as part of a new crackdown on public nuisance - and readers say it should go even further
  
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• Rail line shut for safety inspection after derailment

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An East Sussex railway line, where a major train derailment recently took place, has been closed for a precautionary safety inspection.
  
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• Polish firm announce jobs boost for Scottish ferry project as Ferguson Marine cuts 70 workers

  06-09-2026 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Ferguson missed out on the ?175million taxpayer funded order for seven CalMac electric vessels in 2025 despite ?aggressively bidding? for the work.
  
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• Major improvements announced for cross-border bus route

  06-09-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Passengers using a cross-border bus route will benefit from later evening journeys and a new Sunday service from this weekend.
  
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• London Paddington fire causes rail chaos as Heathrow trains cancelled

  06-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Blaze causes electricity supply failure and disruption of services to airport and Reading
  
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• Lockheed Martin Space UK strengthens commitment to North East

  06-09-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The agreement builds on the firmmp;#39;s mp;pound;15m investment in the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs as Midlands car manufacturer bids to save £1.7bn

  06-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Britainmp;#39;s biggest carmaker has opened its voluntary redundancy programme as JLR seeks to save some mp;pound;1.7 billion amid rising costs, Trump tariffs and falling sales
  
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• Increased uptake in free bus passes connects Cumberland residents

  06-09-2026 02:00 via hellorayo.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Thousands of residents across Cumberland are benefiting from free bus travel thanks to a rise in NoWcard bus pass applications.
  
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• Heidi Alexander puts Signal Point at heart of Swindon town centre regeneration push

  06-09-2026 02:00 via swindon24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Swindon South MP Heidi Alexander has stepped up pressure on rail bosses over the future of Signal Point, as she sets out a wider vision for bringing more homes, investment and activity back into Swindon town centre.
  
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• Heathrow Airport train services resume after trackside fire disruption

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There were severe delays and cancellations on Saturday, with no trains between central London and the airport.
  
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• Free bus travel in Plymouth every weekend this month

  06-09-2026 02:00 via plymouthplus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - People across Plymouth can now travel by bus completely free every weekend throughout September.
  
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• Four miles of traffic as Dover blocked by ?anti-migrant? protesters subscription

  06-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Traffic on the A20 stopped by demonstration linked to an associate of Tommy Robinson
  
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• Four miles of traffic as Dover blocked by 'anti-migrant' protesters subscription

  06-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Traffic on the A20 stopped by demonstration linked to an associate of Tommy Robinson
  
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• First publicly owned buses hit the road

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first buses under public control in Merseyside have hit the road in St Helens.
  
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• Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government says it condemns mp;quot;the behaviour in Dovermp;quot; and the hours-long disruption it caused.
  
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• Crashed 'unseaworthy' CalMac ferry had no legal voyage plan

  06-09-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - A 40-year-old ferry run by Scottish Government-owned CalMac unlawfully sailed without the required voyage plan ? then smashed into a rock and was declared a write-off before more than a ?1m in taxpayers' money was spent on repairs.
  
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• Crashed 'unseaworthy' CalMac ferry had no legal voyage plan

  06-09-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - A 40-year-old ferry run by Scottish Government-owned CalMac unlawfully sailed without the required voyage planthen smashed into a rock and was declared a write-off before more than a mp;pound;1m in taxpayersmp;#39; money was spent on repairs.
  
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• Coventry potholes boss warns 'winter is coming' as roads team praised for 'fantastic job'

  06-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The council has also warned that it faces funding cuts for highways maintenance in future years and that could mean less maintenance is carried out
  
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• Council's funds frozen over removed bike lane wands

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - TfL froze the funding after spotting on the mayormp;#39;s Instagram that Croydon had removed a cycle lane.
  
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• Cheshire East looking for partner for 'Greater Crewe' plan

  06-09-2026 02:00 via chesterstandard.co.uk
  
  Chester Standard - CHESHIRE East is looking for a strategic partner to draw up a master plan for its mp;#39;Greater Crewemp;#39; vision which aims to deliver growth and turn the town into a city.
  
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• Carlisle airport commercial flights 'need business case'

  06-09-2026 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - CONSERVATIVE candidate for Cumbria mayor Mike Starkie has said he would support the return of commercial passenger flights to Carlisle Lake District Airport - but only if there is a strong and sustainable business case behind the move.
  
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• British Airways travellers hit as 3,000 luggage items stuck in Heathrow 

  06-09-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - British Airways travellers have arrived at holiday destinations without their luggage as a mp;#147;technical issuemp;#148; stopped up to 3,000 luggage items being loaded onto planes at Heathrow Airport. A technical issue with baggage systems at Heathrow Terminal 5, the main hub for British Airways flights, on Thursday has left hundreds of holidaymakers without their bags ...
  
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• Britain must stop dithering and build Heathrow?s third runway- Sir John Armitt subscription

  06-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The investment in the airport is privately financed, but the UK has approved ? and then cancelled ? similar plans many times
  
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