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UK weather: strong wind warning issued as England and Wales cope with floods

Transportinfo.org.uk 

The Guardian - Transport disrupted and more than 60 flood warnings still in place, with more downpours to comeThe Met Office has issued a weather warning for strong winds on Sunday as parts of the country recovered from heavy rain and flooding. Flooding disrupted rail services in England and Wales on Friday morning and led to the closure of the M5 motorway in both directions in Gloucestershire.The Environment Agency told drivers their cars could be swept away in as little as 30cm (12in) of water... Читать дальше...

Titanic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff collapses into administration

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The Guardian - Belfast-based company appoints administrators though shipyard subsidiaries still tradingHarland mp;amp;amp;amp; Wolff, the Belfast-based shipbuilder that produced the Titanic, has collapsed into administration.The company has appointed administrators from Teneo to oversee the process after failing to find new funding to stay afloat. So far only the parent company, Harland mp;amp;amp;amp; Wolff Group Holdings plc, is in administration, and its shipyard subsidiaries are continuing to trade. Читать дальше...

Flying-Vs and longer wings: how the familiar shape of passenger planes is about to change

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The Guardian - Urgent search for better fuel efficiency to cut emissions is driving radical innovation in aircraft design Almost everybody on the planet knows what a passenger aeroplane looks like. Its shape hasnmp;#146;t changed for decades.Take the worldmp;#146;s bestselling liner, the Boeing 737: the first model in 1967 looks roughly the same as the latest version, the 737 Max. Yet that extraordinary run may be about to change as manufacturers look at a new wave of innovations that could literally change the shape of aviation. Читать дальше...