An armour-plated "battle bus", believed to have been used by former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has been sold at auction in Northamptonshire.

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Neither inspirational nor angry enough, he needs something fresher - and to find another mode of transport than the battle bus from Mordor.

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An armour-plated "battle bus", believed to have been used by former prime minister Margaret Thatcher in Northern Ireland, is to go under the hammer.

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The petition headed south on a "battle bus" from Moray overnight.

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He was accused of gaining an advantage by cutting the Spa circuit's Bus Stop chicane in a late-race battle with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.

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Scottish Conservatives gave Scotland 1, 000 additional police officers, accelerated cuts in business rates for 150, 000 small Scottish businesses, launched a new chapter in the battle against drugs abuse and kept bus fares down.

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The battle is still being played out, so expect to see universal serial bus (wireline) charging ports on handsets for several more years.

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But if they do, that may just be the start of a protracted battle between companies and councillors about who should be in charge of the bus network.

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