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Transport News: February 21 2005

Late weekend Tube plan discussed - From BBC - Getting home after an evening out in London could be easier if plans to run Tubes an hour later on Friday and Saturday nights get the go ahead. 21-02-2005

Men arrested after ferry fracas - From BBC - Three men have been arrested after a brawl on board a North Sea ferry. 21-02-2005

'Hidden menace' on UK's roads - From BBC - Serious safety concerns about new road surfaces being laid across the UK have been uncovered in a BBC investigation. 21-02-2005

72 jobs at risk as docks struggle - From BBC - Up to 72 jobs are to go at a docks in Cornwall as its owners try to stay competitive in the face of stiff competition from abroad. 21-02-2005

Black taxis could face contest - From This is London - The traditional black cab could soon face fierce competition on the streets of London from people carriers. 21-02-2005

Cockpit light blamed in emergency - From BBC - A cockpit indicator light is being blamed for an emergency in which an aircraft spent an hour circling above Kent before landing safely at Manston. 21-02-2005

Congestion charge polling closes - From BBC - Voting has closed on Edinburgh's referendum on whether to introduce congestion charging in the city. 21-02-2005

Drivers warned about snow and ice - From BBC - Motorists were warned to take extra care on South West roads after snow and freezing conditions were forecast. 21-02-2005

Emergency landing as engine fails - From BBC - A jumbo jet carrying 351 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines failed during a transatlantic flight. 21-02-2005

Objects thrown from two bridges - From BBC - Two motorists in Kent escaped injury after objects were thrown at their vehicles in two separate incidents. 21-02-2005

Three die as lorry and car crash - From BBC - Three people have been killed and two others injured in a crash in Surrey involving a lorry and a car. 21-02-2005

Tube 'not improving quickly enough' - From This is London - Private companies now maintaining the Tube are not bringing in improvements quickly enough, the head of London Underground (LU) has said. 21-02-2005

Two die in dual carriageway crash - From BBC - A man and a woman in their 70s were killed in a road crash on the A4500 in Northamptonshire at the weekend. 21-02-2005


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