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Royal Navy ships 'cannibalised'
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Wednesday, 01 November 2017
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- 'Beer bikes': Amsterdam calls time on drunken, urinating processionsMobile bar tables pedalled along canals by rowdy groups have been deemed too much of a nuisance by city council and courtsAmsterdam has banned “beer bikes” after years of complaints by local people about rowdy tourists getting drunk and disorderly while pedalling along the city’s famous canals.As from Wednesday “the beer bicycle may be banned from the city centre to stop it from being a nuisance”, the Amsterdam district court said in a statement. Continue reading...
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- Scotland Yard's scrambler bikes to tackle moped gangs Police in London hope the agile BMW bikes will be able to go after the thieves who disappear down alleyways or traffic-clogged streets.
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- Larger lights, gel seats and smaller wheels... the new 1,000 Boris bikeThe first "Boris bikes" to be built in the UK have been unveiled as part of an upgrade of the cycle hire scheme.
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- Drivers urged to give cyclists more roomPOLICE in Sussex have taken another step towards launching a crackdown on drivers who overtake cyclists in a dangerous way.
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