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Last-minute shoppers will combine with people visiting friends and relatives to cause a busy weekend on the UK transport network Almost 400 miles of roadworks have been lifted to ease holiday journeys on motorways and major A-roads in England. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Caroline Davies and Damien Gayle The Christmas getaway is set to continue through the weekend after a “Frantic Friday” exodus from major cities saw congested roads and rail disruption on the last working day before the festive break. Roads will remain busy on Saturday with those who delayed travelling to avoid Friday’s rush joining last-minute shoppers and online delivery vehicles. Major roads to airports and ports are likely to experience congestion as more than 4.5 million people headed out of the UK to spend the holiday abroad. Almost 400 miles of roadworks have been lifted to ease holiday journeys on motorways and major A-roads in England until 2 January, but some remain in place as they are deemed too dange...

IRINGA: POLICE Force in Iringa Region said it will deploy police officers to beef up security across the region before, during and after the Christmas and New Year festivals, it has been revealed. Iringa Regional Police Commander (RPC) Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Julius Mjengi told The TUMBUSI BLOG yesterday during a press briefing on the strategies rolled out to maintain law and order before, during and after the festival period. He said the police was aware of increased activities during the festival occasions, and that they will be several security concerns including robberies on streets and residential areas. RPC Mjengi also mentioned burglaries, theft, fraud, pick pocketing, traffic congestion and the unlawful use fire crackers and tires burning, which cause fear, panic and injuries, as issues of public concern. He said concerning those security concerns, the police will provide law enforcement and traffic management services, hence preventi...

IRINGA: Jeshi la polisi limesema limeimarisha ulinzi kuelekea sikukuu za Krismasi na mwaka mpya ili kudhibiti vitendo vya uharifu pamoja na kupiga marufuku uchomaji wa matairi barabarani. Akizungunza jana na TUMBUSI BLOG, kamanda wa Jeshi la Polisi mkoani Iringa, Kamishina Msaidizi wa Jeshi la Polisi, Julius Mjengi alisema jeshi la polisi katika kipindi cha sikukuu kuna watu wanajipanga kufanya uhalifu hivyo jeshi la polisi litafanya doria za kutosha katika wilaya za iringa, kilolo na mufindi. alisema kuwa wataimarisha ulinzi katika maeneo mbalimbali yakiwemo nyumba za ibada na kuwataka waumini wa kikristo wote kusherehekea siku ya kuzaliwa kwa kristo mfalme bila hofu. RPC Mjengi alisema madereva watakaondesha vyombo vya moto na kubainika wametumia vilevi watachukuliwa hatua kwani nia yao nakutaka kusababisha ajali ama kwa kudondodoka wao wenyewe au kugonga watembea kwa miguu. Aidha alisema wazazi wanatakiwa kufanya ulinzi kwa watoto wao kutokana na...

Theresa May’s decision to change passport colour as expression of ‘independence and sovereignty’ could mean travel delays Travellers queue at the security checkpoints at Barcelona-El Prat airport, Spain. Photograph: Alejandro Garcia/EPA Dan Roberts and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels European officials have warned that Britain’s new blue passports could spell travel delays and extra paperwork rather than the enhanced freedom promised by the government. Theresa May sought to end a difficult political year on a high note on Friday by confirming the return of navy travel documents after Brexit. She said that abandoning the EU-style burgundy design introduced in 1988 was an expression of “independence and sovereignty” that reflected “citizenship of a proud, great nation”. But as the announcement divided domestic opinion along increasingly entrenched cultural battle lines, sources in Brussels pointed out that holders of any colour of British passport could see diminished travel right...

Mafundi wa Shirika la Umeme Tanzania, (TANESCO), wakishirikiana na wakandarasi kutoka kampuni ya Concar kutoka Croatia, wakifanya matengenezo makubwa ya mashine namba moja ya kufua umeme, kwenye Kituo cha kufua umeme wa maji Kidatu mkoani Morogoro Desemba 22, 2017. Kituo hicho kina jumla ya mashine 4 (Turbines) za kufua umeme wa Megawati 204. NA Khalfan Said, Kidatu MATENGENEZO makubwa ya mashine namba moja kati ya nne za kufua umeme wa maji kwenye Kituo cha kufua umeme wa maji Kidatu mkoani Morogoro yamefikia zaidi ya asilimia 95 kukamilika. Msimamizi wa matengenezo ya mashine hiyo Mhandisi Rajabu Kindunda amewaambia wahariri wa vyombo vya habari waliotembelea kituo hicho Desemba 22, 2017. "Kwa sasa tumeanza majaribio ya mashine kuzunguka bila kutumia nguvu za maji, mafundi wanazungusha mashine hiyo kwa kutumia mikono ili kuangalia usahihi wa unyookaji wa shafti,”alisema Alisema hatua itakayofuata ni kuunganisha kipande yanapoingilia maji ili kuzungusha huo mtambo na sehem...