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TRAVEL - ROADS: BERKS - A327 closed after accident
A327 Eversley Street in both directions closed due to accident and accident investigation work between B3348 Fleet Hill and New Mill Road / Park Lane.
The road could be closed till after the rush hour.
TRAVEL - ROADS: BERKS - M4 delays
One lane closed and queueing traffic due to accident on M4 London bound between J6 A355 (Slough / Windsor) and J5 A4 (Langley). Lane one (of three) is closed.
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More work on Twin Sails bridge
More work has been carried out to improve Dorset's Twin Sails bridge. The bridge has been plagued by problems since it opened in March.
Earlier this year a new surface had to be laid after parts of the structure in Poole came away as the bridge was lifted. Today the roads leading up to it were also resurfaced.
Charity smashes flight simulator record
A charity that helps disabled people to learn to fly has successfully broken the Guinness World Record for the longest, non-stop flight in a simulator.
The new record, which involved 100 pilots flying 22,500 miles non-stop around the world, took 200 hours over ten days.
It's helped raise more than £100,000 for Blackbushe-based charity Aerobility, and saw the simulator "fly" across Europe, the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent, around the Pacific Rim before crossing the United States, the North Atlantic and finally returning to Blackbushe Airport.
Teams of volunteers manned a "Mission Control" 24 hours a day, among them NATS air traffic controllers from the Prospect trade union’s ATCO branch.
TRAVEL - ROADS: SWINDON - A4312 closed after accident
A4312 Oxford Road closed due to accident, three vehicles involved around A419 / A420 / Ermin Street (White Hart Roundabout).
The accident was near to Toys 'R' Us, the vehicles are need to be recovered. Diversion via the A419 Stratton and the Sainsbury's Roundabout.
TRAVEL - RAIL: KENT - Replacement bus services
Replacement bus service running on Southeastern between Faversham and Ramsgate due to electrical supply problems. Southeastern currently do not have an estimate as to when a normal service will resume.
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TRAVEL - RAIL: OXFORDSHIRE - 45 minute delays
Delays of up to 45 minutes on First Great Western between Oxford and London Paddington due to problem with lineside equipment at Oxford.
First Great Western advise that a normal service is expected to resume by about 3pm. Also affecting Chiltern Railways and CrossCountry.
TRAVEL - ROADS: KENT - M2 accident
One lane closed and slow traffic due to accident, a motorcycle and a car involved on M2 London bound between J6 A251 (Faversham) and J5 A249 (Sittingbourne/Stockbury Roundabout). Matrix sign set to 50 mph. Lane one (of two) is obstructed.
TRAVEL - ROADS: CANTERBURY - A28 closed due to accident
A28 Canterbury Road Westgate Eastbound closed due to accident, two cars involved between Domneva Road / Hengist Road and St Mildred's Road / Minster Road. Sensors show traffic in the area is coping well.
TRAVEL - ROADS: DORSET - A350 bus accident
A350 Poole Road in both directions closed due to recovery work and accident, a bus involved between Rushall Lane and A35 / B3068 Blandford Road North.
All emergency services required at the scene. Sensors show traffic approaching the closures is coping well.