P&O to slash workforce by 1,200 - From BBC - Shipping giant P&O has cut 1,200 jobs as part of a radical shake-up to revive its faltering ferry business. 28-09-2004 Campaign targets road tax cheats - From BBC - Road tax dodgers in Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire are being targeted in a new campaign. 28-09-2004 Campaign targets road tax cheats - From BBC - Road tax dodgers in Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire are being targeted in a new campaign. 28-09-2004 Concorde museum death man named - From BBC - A 72-year-old man who died in an accident at the Concorde museum near Bristol on Friday has been named by police as Horace Livall. 28-09-2004 Council clamps clamper with ASBO - From BBC - A car clamper has been made the subject of a five-year anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) for "intimidating and harassing" motorists. 28-09-2004 Crash driver 'missed danger sign' - From BBC - A train driver was killed when his locomotive hit a car driven on to a miniature railway by a woman who failed to see warning lights, a court heard. 28-09-2004 Dover staff warned after job cuts - From BBC - Unions have warned staff in Dover they may face further redundancies - after P&O cut more than 800 jobs and withdrew two ferry services. 28-09-2004 Firm wins contract for £1m bypass - From BBC - A £103m contract has been awarded to a firm to develop a bypass near the villages of Mottram, Hollingworth and Tintwistle in Greater Manchester. 28-09-2004 Gatwick baggage staff to strike - From BBC - Baggage handlers at Gatwick airport have announced two new strike dates in an ongoing row over workloads. 28-09-2004 Jags 'among least reliable' cars - From BBC - Beleaguered car company Jaguar has been rated among the worst for the cost of repair and reliability of its vehicles. 28-09-2004 New bomb scare diverts Greek jet - From BBC - A New York-bound Olympic Airways flight carrying 295 passengers has landed in Ireland after a bomb alert. 28-09-2004 P&O's stormy waters 'no surprise' - From BBC - Running cross channel ferries is a loss-making business - that is the reality that has forced P&O to cut 1,200 jobs. 28-09-2004 States' free parking scrutinised - From BBC - A review of parking for Jersey's States workers has been recommended as part of plans to abolish free parking for island politicians. 28-09-2004 Third speed camera attacked - From BBC - Vandals have set fire to a speed camera in a Derby suburb in the latest attack on the unpopular machines. 28-09-2004 Tilting train in trouble on debut - From BBC - Two of Virgin's new high-speed tilting trains have broken down, marring the launch of the passenger service. 28-09-2004 Two rail workers killed by truck - From BBC - Two rail workers were killed when they were hit by a maintenance truck in Staffordshire on Tuesday. 28-09-2004
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