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Russia bus drivers spell out Help us, Putin with their vans and buses

Private bus drivers are protesting after a dispute between their employer and local governor has left them without work, calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene personally. In a bid to attract attention they spelled out and #39;Putin, help us and #39; with their vehicles and recorded it with a drone camera. Sep 28, 2016

Pedestrians trespassing in train tunnel survive near-miss

This footage is said to have been filmed some time in July 2016 at Downhill in a coastal route in County Londonderry, but Translink have released it as part of a safety campaign. The video has been released as part of a wider campaign highlighting the dangers of trespassing on the rail network.Over 300 incidents of pedestrian trespass were recorded on Northern Ireland’s rail network between the April and August 2016, with Whiteabbey, Finaghy, Dunmurry and Antrim featuring in the list of hotspot areas. Sep 21, 2016

Labour leadership: Owen Smith questions Jeremy Corbyn over Momentum

During the final Labour leadership hustings of the campaign, challenger Owen Smith questions Jeremy Corbyn over the Labour group Momentum and plans to deselect Labour MPs that were not Corbyn supporters. The Pro-Jeremy Corbyn group, Momentum, has also announced plans to launch a nationwide political network for children. Sep 19, 2016

Treasure hunters build replica Nazi gold train after failing to find the real one

After a year-long hunt for an alleged Nazi gold train hidden in secret tunnels in the Sudeten Moutains in Poland, treasure hunters have built their own one instead. 12 meters high and weighing more than 9 tons, the replica locomotive took four months to build and three more carriages are yet to be added. During the Nazi occupation of Poland tunnels were supposedly built to hide military hardware and treasure, and although the tunnels exist, radar hasnt detected a secret Nazi gold train. Sep 19, 2016

UK storms cause flash flooding and travel delays

Heavy downpours across the UK have caused flash flooding and disrupted commuters on 15 September. The video shows two cars trapped under a railway bridge at Ruslip Manor in London, and the weather has also caused a train to become derailed near Watford Junction after rainfall had caused a landslide. Sep 16, 2016
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