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High petrol prices are GOOD for us, says Cabinet minister

I think he should have known better about how the majority live..or maybe he lives on other planet? " A cabinet minister welcomed spiralling petrol prices last night as an incentive for drivers to make fewer...

created by sweet east pearl | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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BA Cancels Flights as T5 Chaos Continues

UPDATE: 1:22PM ESTBritish Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has finally decided to make a statement about the terrible disaster that is Heathrow's new Terminal 5."It was not, he admitted, BA's "finest hour"...

created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Easter weekend brings bad weather, road and rail disruptions

It's going to be a mess here in the UK for Easter weekend, with nasty weather, traffic backups and railway disruption. If you're in the UK this weekend be sure to send in any photos or videos of the mess!" Motoring organisations are predicting the most congested Easter yet,...

created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago
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Satnav makes car trips shorter and safer

Tom van B

Satnav makes car trips shorter and safer

"Cynics often dismiss in-car satellite navigation (satnav) systems as an expensive luxury bought by people with no sense of direction. But new research suggests that drivers using in-car satnav systems not only...

created by Tom van B | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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London Underground To Install Cool Air Systems

With the 2012 Olympics in their sights London underground are installing cool air systems run from ice."Hot, stuffy Tube trains will carry blocks of ice to cool down overheated commuters, under plans unveiled...

created by liamssoft | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Charles Houston & The Brotherhood of the Rope

"Charles Houston & The Brotherhood of the Rope Last night, at the American Mountaineering Center here in Golden, Colorado, I was fortunate enough to see a presentation on the life and climbs of Dr. Charles Houston and his new biography, The Brotherhood of the Rope,...

created by jakedai | 4 years ago
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Wisco

Lamborghini Healthcare: Why Billionaires Shouldn't Determine Health Policy

"Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's richest man and its former Prime Minister, recently flew to a hospital in Cleveland to have a pacemaker installed. Such journeys are not uncommon for the world's elite jet-setters and...

created by killfile | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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My Mother, My President

"So they've called each other names. These two are pros. And they get along fine. Alexandra Pelosi is uniquely positioned to judge how the President and the future Democratic House Speaker will get along. At 36, she is the youngest of Nancy Pelosi's five children, and her...