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BREXIT BLOCK: Lorry drivers threaten to CLOSE UK transport links if exit is delayed
TRUCK drivers are planning to stage UK-wide blockades on highways if the country does not leave the EU on March 29, which they would see as a “Brexit betrayal”.
Athens Int'l Airport on Alert After Call About Attempted Plane Hijacking
Europe 19:48 15.03. been declared at Athens International Airport after the administration received a Attempted Plane Hijacking in Bangladesh Eliminated — Reports Following the call, increased security lives of the Airbus A320 plane's passengers and crew.
Sunday, 17 March 2019
BBC News
- Disabled woman chased for using her blue badgeA woman with a neuro-muscular condition says she was accused of abusing the disabled parking permit.
- Rail services and roads hit by floodingTravellers across northern England face disruption after heavy rain flooded rail lines and roads.
The Guardian
- After two deadly disasters in five months, can Boeing survive? W ithin three minutes of takeoff, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 had accelerated to unusually high speeds. Captain Yared Getachew knew something was wrong as the aircraft, a Boeing 737 Max 8, erratically dipped and climbed by hundreds of feet. He radioed air traffic control, requesting a return to Addis Ababa airport
Times Online
- In the wake of the Boeing 737 Max 8 crash, are planes becoming too complex to fly? [Subscription]At about the time that Antonis Mavropoulos was trudging unhappily towards an Addis Ababa airport waiting lounge last Sunday, the Nairobi-bound plane he had missed by minutes was roaring down the runway and lifting smoothly into clear Ethiopian skies. The Greek executive was angry with airport staff who had failed to meet his incoming flight to ensure he made it to his second flight in time, and he was further upset when the departure-gate agents refused to delay Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 to allow him to board.
City AM
- Government ferry contracts to cost millions more if Brexit is delayedThe government will have to spend tens of millions of pounds more than it already has to maintain the ferry contracts it has in place for a no-deal Brexit, if as expected the UK's exit from the EU is delayed.
- UK's biggest travel booking app Trainline considers 1bn flotation ShareRail ticket booking platform, Trainline, is moving toward a 1bn stock market listing that could take place within the next few months.
Daily Express
- BREXIT BLOCK: Lorry drivers threaten to CLOSE UK transport links if exit is delayed TRUCK drivers are planning to stage UK-wide blockades on highways if the country does not leave the EU on March 29, which they would see as a “Brexit betrayal”.
London Evening Standard
- Tottenham Court Road station fight: Manhunt as 'seriously injured' victim punched to floor and hit by Central line trainPolice have launched a manhunt after a victim was punched to the floor and hit by a Tube train as it left the platform, causing him serious injuries.
- No-deal Brexit ferry fiasco 'could cost the taxpayer an extra 28m if Article 50 is extended'The no-deal Brexit ferry fiasco could cost the taxpayer an extra 28m if there is a delay to Britain leaving the EU, according to reports.
- Eurostar delays: passengers warned not to travel amid five-hour queues at Paris border controlMammoth five-hour long queues have formed at the Eurostar in Paris due to ongoing issues at border control.
- Change Please! Coffee kiosks staffed by homeless people to open at central London Tube stations after success at Clapham CommonA London coffee company staffed by homeless people is now launching kiosks at central London Tube stations following the success of its venture at Clapham Common.
Manchester Evening News
- How the Regent Road roadworks went from bad to worseIt is now six days since any 'work' has taken place at the site of the Regent Road roadworks.
North Wales Live
- These are the roads hit by stormy weather in North Wales as wind and rain batter regionA number of routes have been affected by flooding and fallen trees
- As it happened: Flood warnings and roads closed as rain takes its toll on North WalesThe region was hit with stormy weather throughout today
Other Regional Press
- NOSTALGIA: Village 'takes bull by horns' after growing impatience waiting for council to carry out workVILLAGERS took it upon themselves to carry out work at a blackspot junction after growing tired of waiting for something to be done.
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- Athens Int'l Airport on Alert After Call About Attempted Plane Hijacking Europe 19:48 15.03. been declared at Athens International Airport after the administration received a Attempted Plane Hijacking in Bangladesh Eliminated — Reports Following the call, increased security lives of the Airbus A320 plane's passengers and crew.
- Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'Scared' pilot's frantic message to air traffic control … BEA air accident investigation agency said earlier today. Downloading the data … crash site to bury. Passengers from more than 30 nations … price to tumble. Flight data has already indicated some similarities … as U.S. and EU aviation safety authorities. The …
- Eurostar delays: passengers warned not to travel amid five-hour queues at Paris border control … we are still advising passengers to not travel unless absolutely … last 50 minutes, only EU passport holders are moving … has contacted Eurostar for further information. All unions representing customs … Paris Charles de Gaulle airport also called for strikes …
- Opinion: One question arises from the problems facing Boeing and Airbus … for Airbus, but this has also been a difficult year for its European … MAX 8 and Airbus 320 Neo aircraft families are from airlines in China. The … of Aviation at UNSW Topics: air-transport, accidents, business-economics-and-finance
- A plane in vintage British European Airways livery will land at Leeds Bradford Airport today … the livery of the British European Airways line from the same … with three other airlines to form Imperial Airways. Other air transport companies merged in … Imperial Airways' main UK competitor on European routes. Imperial Airways and British Airways were …
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