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Norfolk taxi crashes through Bean cafe window

Woman travelling in the taxi sustained minor injuries.   A woman was injured after the taxi she was travelling in ploughed into a bakery shop in Norfolk. The vehicle smashed into the window of the Flour and Bean café on Gorleston High Street at about 09:30 GMT. The East of England Ambulance Service said a woman in her 40s, who ... Read More »

Taxi driver attacked and robbed by the violent persons

He was taken to hospital in an ambulance after the attack, just after he had finished his shift on Sunday afternoon This is the incident a taxi driver was attacked by yobs – after he denied to order them a cab saying they were too voilent. Mohammed Arshad aged 48, was took to the hospital in an ambulance when he ... Read More »

Taxi drivers necessitate initiative warnings to alert London drivers

These road signs might near to be coming back to the capital to warn against the urban hazards drivers face. Black cab drivers nowadays involved an overhaul of the “outdated” Highway Code notices to alert motorists to pedestrians oblivious to traffic because they’re either texting or wearing headphones. Hundreds of London cabbies are backing the decision for brand spanking new ... Read More »

UK manufacturing growth eases in September from August’s two-year high – PMI

Growth in Britain’s manufacturing sector eased slightly in September from a two-year high the month before, due to less robust export orders, a survey showed on Tuesday (Reuters). The Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped to 56.7 from August’s two-and-a-half year high of 57.1, a slightly weaker reading than the rise to 57.3 economists had predicted in a Reuters poll. But employment ... Read More »

We WILL build HS2 high speed rail line: David Cameron

David Cameron has insisted that he remains firmly committed to building a new North-South rail line – despite growing criticism of the project, which is expected to create thousands of West Midlands jobs. Ministers and the rail industry insist a new network is needed because existing rail lines are running out of capacity, and a study by KPMG found the ... Read More »

London Tube Station visiting record

2 Guys broke the record for visiting all 270 London Underground stations in the quickest possible time by eight minutes. Geoff Marshall, 41, from Ealing, west London, and Anthony Smith, 28, completed the record in 16 hours, 20 minutes and 27 seconds. It is the second time Mr Marshall has held the record, after a total of 25 attempts. The ... Read More »

Edinburgh Trams Services will be running by May 2014

Edinburgh’s Tram service will start running by May 2014, the city council announced. According to the council statement, the capital’s streets would be clear of roadworks by 19 October after six years of construction. Tram testing process between the airport and Edinburgh Park will begin earlier in the month. Test trams will be running along the entire route to the city centre ... Read More »

UK Transport Minister visits BMW i3 show

BMW’s revolution in public transportation made its arrival today at the 2013 edition of the LCV show in Britain. UK Transport Minister Norman Baker visited the show and checked out the electric vehicle.  He announced that the BMW i3 is eligible for the UK Government’s Plug-in Car Grant, helping to make the first zero-emission vehicle in the premium segment more ... Read More »

British Travel Awards 2013

The Largest Consumer-Voted Travel Awards in the UK HAVE you had a perfect package holiday, been on a fabulous flight or enjoyed cracking customer care when booking a break? Here’s your chance to reward superb service. British Travel Awards is the largest consumer-voted programme in the UK. Last year, the coveted awards attracted more than one million public votes to ... Read More »

Travel Photo of the Year Competition – Your chance to win a trip to Jordan

Your chance to enter the UK’s biggest competition for amateur travel photographers and Win a Trip to Jordan Travel Photo of the Year competition is the UK’s biggest amateur travel photo competition; last year it attracted more than 9,000 entries. The winning photos, plus a selection of shortlisted shots, will be printed in The Independent and Wanderlust, as well as being ... Read More »

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