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A RAIL strike that was expected to paralyse the train network on the weekend of the Scottish Cup final has been suspended.
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Police warn of six-hour queues for trains home from royal wedding (Subscription)
Spectators at the royal wedding will be funnelled into overspill fields on the edge of Windsor if the town becomes overcrowded and will sleep in a sports centre, in a plan similar to that for a natural disaster, if there are not enough trains to take people home.
Sunday, 13 May 2018
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- Scottish Cup Final day rail strike called off in 'goodwill' gestureA RAIL strike that was expected to paralyse the train network on the weekend of the Scottish Cup final has been suspended.
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- Network Rail accused of taking axe to nesting birds in row over tree-felling (Subscription)For at least 40 years the harsh caws of rooks have rung out every spring over the West Yorkshire village of Slaithwaite from a copse known locally as Nabbs Wood.
- Hydrogen fuel cell trains herald new steam age (Subscription)Pollution concerns are prompting rail chiefs to convert diesel engines to fuel-cell technology that gives off only water
- Police warn of six-hour queues for trains home from royal wedding (Subscription)Spectators at the royal wedding will be funnelled into overspill fields on the edge of Windsor if the town becomes overcrowded and will sleep in a sports centre, in a plan similar to that for a natural disaster, if there are not enough trains to take people home.
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- Porsche ‘fiddled emissions test to save drivers £225 tax a year Luxury car maker Porsche is accused of manipulating emissions readings to put models such as the Boxter S into a lower tax band to save its owners some £225-a-year.
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- Two injured as aircraft overturns on landing in Caernarfon Airport Two people suffered minor injuries when a light aircraft overturned while landing at an Caernarfon Airport, north Wales after crashing through a fence at the end of the runway.
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- More train strike actionUNION bosses have confirmed another round of train strikes will take place later this month.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Canadian C-17 plane lands at Leeds Bradford Airport A HUGEplane has touched down at Leeds Bradford Airport, marking the start of a week-long military exercise.
London Evening Standard
- Two left with minor injuries after light aircraft flips over mid-landing in WalesTwo people suffered minor injuries when a light aircraft overturned while landing at an airport in Wales.
Northern Echo
- Seven cars damaged by '1.5 metre' pothole in 40 minutes – but council won't reimburse drivers AT least seven cars were damaged in just 40 minutes by a large pothole – but a council is refusing to reimburse the drivers.
The York Press
- Police to crack down on illegal quad bike use POLICE in Scarborough will crack down on the illegal use of motorbikes and quad bikes this summer.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Motorway grinds to halt after dozen horses escape from fieldMotorists were stuck for hours after a dozen horses strayed onto a stretch of the M11 last night.
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- Mother's thanks to bus driver after autistic son gets on wrong bus - and ends up miles away from home A SOUTHAMPTON family have thanked a bus driver who helped their autistic son return home after he hopped aboard the wrong service.
- READER LETTER: Southampton's roads are death traps - cyclists need to have bells attachedI DO appreciate what Cllr Jaqui Rayment and the city council are planning for an easier life for the cyclist ('Cycling city' Echo, May 9), but I wonder just how they intend to do this.
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