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Monday, 27 November 2017

Department for Transport

• UK space launch programme receives £50 million boost in Government’s Industrial StrategyA £50 million programme to enable new satellite launch services and low gravity spaceflights from UK spaceports will boost the economy and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.

The Guardian

• Mount Agung: 100,000 told to evacuate as Bali volcano spews huge ash cloudHeightened seismic activity, mudflows and indications the volcano is shifting into the magmatic phase has prompted warnings and airport closuresA large eruption of Bali’s restless Mount Agung volcano could be imminent, Indonesian officials have warned, saying 100,000 people need to evacuate the area.

Times Online

• How drones in cities can be a force for good [subscription]Drones can be more than just “toys”, a project looking at how they can benefit cities hopes to show.

City AM

• Aircraft deliveries on track for record year bringing boost of billions to UK industryGlobal aircraft deliveries are on track to top last year's record highs, with the best October on record bringing a £2.4bn boost to UK industry.
• UK cities challenged to design drone uses of the future from emergency health services to parcel deliveriesCities across the UK have been invited to compete in thinking up innovative uses for drone technology, from flood search and rescue to inspection of attractions like the Blackpool Tower.

Mail Online

• How DRONES could soon transport organs and fight fires  Drones could soon be used to deliver blood or human organs after a demonstration showed the machines deliver medical supplies to King's College Hospital in South London.

This is Money

• Most of Monarch Airlines' debts to go unpaid Administrators KPMG said the airline’s owner, private equity firm Greybull Capital, is first in line when about £60m is raised from the sale of Monarch’s valuable landing slots at airports.

North Wales Live

• Volcano closed Indonesian airport leaving thousands stranded The volcano has been hurling clouds of white and dark grey ash about 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the atmosphere since the weekend

Reading Evening Post

• Volcano closed Indonesian airport leaving thousands stranded The volcano has been hurling clouds of white and dark grey ash about 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the atmosphere since the weekend