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Heathrow disruption after runway lights fault
Travellers are advised to check their flight status with their airline before going to the airport.
Passengers act to save the suicidal after rail campaign [Subscription]
More rail passengers have intervened to prevent someone from committing suicide after a campaign to get bystanders to help people in distress.
Strike action hits Central Line and Waterloo & City Line, forcing commuters to find other ways to work
Both the Central Line and Waterloo & City Line are not running today due to strike action.
Mayors put politics aside to demand government act on 'choked' road and rail
Andy Burnham and Birmingham's Tory mayor Andy Street say pressures are 'unsustainable'
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
BBC News
- Electric scooter firm Bird launches rental service in LondonFirm says it wants to demonstrate that electric scooters are a safe means of transport.
- Car parts plants to close on Brexit worriesAutomobile supplier Schaeffler is to close two UK plants, putting more than 550 jobs at risk.
The Herald
- Michelin Baldovie closure: Dundee MSP 'hasn't given up hope' over saving tyre plantTalks are due to take place to discuss whether there is a "viable option" to secure the future of the Michelin tyre factory in Dundee.
Times Online
- Compulsory eye test every decade urged for drivers [Subscription]Motorists should be given a compulsory eye test every decade to ensure they are fit to be on the road, experts say.
Mail Online
- More than a million drivers with poor eyesight could be driving on Britain's roads illegally, optometrists warnUp to 1.2 million people with poor eyesight could be driving illegally, a report warns.
Other Regional Press
- POLL: Blue badge holders will not get one hour free in new pay-on-exit car parks DISABLED drivers will not be able to park for free in Taunton car parks with pay-on-exit systems.
- Council cashes in on £16K of bus gate fines following fatal M5 crash in SeptemberSOMERSET County Council earned nearly £16,000 from fining drivers in a single day following a crash on the M5.
- Falmouth, Penryn and Helston's deadliest roads revealed Police logs of crashes between 1999 and 2017 have revealed the most dangerous roads in Falmouth, Penryn, Helston and the surrounding areas.
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