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Friday, 03 February 2012

BBC News

• Jaguar's largest apprentice planJaguar Land Rover says it is launching its largest recruitment of apprenticeships.
• VIDEO: Tunnel helps otters cross highwayA tunnel under a busy road in Herefordshire is helping to save the lives of otters.

The Telegraph

• Five drivers aged 100 and 101 with penalty points still on the roadTwo 101-year old women motorists are still driving despite having put penalty points on their licence within the last three years, it has emerged.

This is Money

• Car insurance speeding points: Land Rover drivers really are the worst (and are paying for it)An incredible one in four drivers of the Land Rover Discovery HSE V6 TD have been caught breaking the speed limit.

Birmingham Post

• Nationalise "failing" M6 toll says MEP Mike Nattrass The Government should take over the M6 Toll to stop the owners pushing up prices, according to a Midland politician.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Grit mountain builds up due to mild winterA grit mountain has built up in Staffordshire and the West Midlands, meaning there is surplus stock available for the current cold snap.

Transport for London

• Transport for London Board rejects London 2012 Games taxi fare increaseThe Transport for London (TfL) Board has today rejected a proposal to increase taxi fares by 22 per cent during the London 2012 Games.

Other News Sources

• Local authorities to get borrowing boost from Welsh Government for investment in highwaysTransport Minister Carl Sargeant and Finance Minister Jane Hutt have announced that local authorities across Wales will now benefit from a new scheme to address pressures on road maintenance budgets.