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23
Feb

Oxfordshire UK: Explosion at the Didcot Power Station

One person is feared dead and a major incident has been declared following the collapse of a building at Didcot A Power Station. South Central Ambulance Service said it has sent its hazardous areas response team to the site, as well as three ambulances and the air ambulance. A spokesman said: “We are describing it […]

23
Feb

Netherlands: train crash outside Amsterdam

One killed, several injured as train ploughs into crane at railway crossing  One person has been killed and several injured, one seriously, after an Arriva train collided with a crane near Zwolle around 9am on Tuesday morning. Photographs taken at the scene show the train on its side in the field and stretched across the […]

23
Feb

Barbados: biometrics

As of April 1, 2016, foreigners must register their fingerprints upon arrival to and departure from the Grantley Adams International Airport. Diplomatic passport holders and children under the age of 16 will be exempt. http://travel.gc.ca/destinations/barbados

22
Feb

Sweden, Finland: SAS strike may affect flights

SAS strike hits Helsinki and Vaasa flights A number of flights between Sweden and Finland have been cancelled due to a strike on some SAS services that began at 8 AM Finnish time on Monday. As of early morning, SAS flights between Stockholm’s Arlanda and Helsinki, as well as Arlanda and Vaasa had been cancelled. […]

22
Feb

Spain: Barcelona: strike

Traffic jams in Barcelona as metro strike hits major mobile fair 22nd February 2016 Metro workers in Barcelona went on strike Monday to demand pay increases and better job security, creating major traffic jams just as the world’s biggest mobile fair kicked off. Organisers of the Mobile World Congress, which gathers together more than 800 […]