Da Vinci effect boosts Eurostar - From Guardian Unlimited - Eurostar has celebrated its busiest year since the Channel tunnel opened a decade ago, carrying 7.27m passengers in 2004, including literary fans lured to Paris by Dan Brown's best selling religious thriller the Da Vinci Code. 09-01-2005 How the humble bus could prove just the ticket - From Guardian Unlimited - Enfield's town centre is a bus spotter's paradise. Single deckers, double deckers, minibuses and "bendy" buses edge their way incessantly through the busy traffic of the narrow streets. 09-01-2005 Passengers stuck on ferry - From BBC - Passengers stuck on a ferry which ran aground on rocks at Cairnryan Harbour in Scotland will have to stay on board overnight. 09-01-2005 Rail chaos looms as booking system fails - From Scotsman - Glitch in reservations revamp stops cheaper advance tickets 09-01-2005 Speeding reforms anger police chief - From Guardian Unlimited - One of Britain's most senior police officers has attacked government plans to cut penalties for speeding motorists, saying it will encourage dangerous driving. 09-01-2005 Stricken ferry refloated by tugs - From BBC - A ferry which ran aground at Cairnryan Harbour in the west of Scotland has been refloated after being stuck for more than 30 hours. 09-01-2005 Technical problems divert plane - From BBC - An Easyjet plane heading for Luton has been diverted after developing technical problems. 09-01-2005 Two killed in Cornish road crash - From BBC - Two people have died following a serious crash in Cornwall in the early hours of Sunday morning. 09-01-2005 Warehouse fire causes M25 chaos - From BBC - Motorists on a busy stretch of the M25 experienced delays on Sunday because of a warehouse fire. 09-01-2005
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