Two killed in rail crossing crash - From This is London - Two people were killed when a passenger train hit a van on an unmanned rail crossing. 06-12-2004 Bus driver's 1 1/2-hr detour - From This is London - When passengers hopped on the 274 they expected a short and uneventful bus ride. 06-12-2004 Eurotunnel facing price rise row - From BBC - Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel is facing a revolt from haulage companies over plans to increase its prices. 06-12-2004 Go-ahead for UEA's £12m car park - From BBC - The University of East Anglia is to go ahead with a controversial multi-storey car park which will cost £12m. 06-12-2004 Jailed pilot six times over limit - From This is London - An airline captain who was due to fly a Boeing 767 from Heathrow with 200 passengers on board while more than six times the legal limit has been jailed.
06-12-2004 Mountbatten's Rolls-Royce for sale - From This is London - A Rolls-Royce fitted with seating that folds into a bed specially ordered by the Queen's cousin, the late Lord Louis Mountbatten, is up for sale. 06-12-2004 New strike threat to tube - From This is London - A fresh dispute threatening services on London Underground could break out in a row over pay and conditions. 06-12-2004 Tolls on the Erskine Bridge set to be axed - From Glasgow Evening Times - TOLLS on the Erskine Bridge are almost certain to be scrapped.
06-12-2004 Train tragedy payout pledge - From Glasgow Evening Times - Compensation for victims of last month's Berkshire rail crash will be met from the costs of ordinary motorists' insurance. 06-12-2004 Tube chiefs name violent stations - From This is London - Tube chiefs are compiling a "list of shame" to identify the stations with the greatest number of incidents involving drunk and abusive passengers in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year. 06-12-2004 Tube station closed for work - From This is London - London's Borough Tube station will be shut all this weekend as improvement works begin.
06-12-2004 Virgin wins most Indian flights - From BBC - Virgin Atlantic has won the largest share of 21 additional direct flight slots between the UK and India. 06-12-2004 Soccer fans refuse to board train - From BBC - A rail company says a number of Ipswich Town fans refused to board one of its trains because it bore the name of Norwich City director Delia Smith. 06-12-2004
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