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Saturday, 16 June 2012

BBC News

• James Bond car designer honouredDumfries-born car designer Ian Callum is awarded an honorary doctorate by Glasgow School of Art.

The Mirror

• Dad's taxi service: Fathers spend 22 days waiting for the kids (and no tips either)Dads clock up an hour and 23 minutes every week sitting in cars to collect them from sports activities and hobbies

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Anglesey Council chief welcomes beach highway decision at RhoscolynA COUNCIL highways chief has welcomed a public inquiry decision that means the local authority does not need to maintain a road across a beach.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Careless crash driver cleared over deaths A MOTORIST has been cleared of causing the deaths of an elderly couple in a north-east crash.

Sunderland Echo

• Sunderland Nissan™s latest model gets a make-overNISSAN’S latest baby is getting a sporty make-over.

Other Regional Press

• Controversial Cogges link road plan rejected by the Government A MULTI-MILLION pound plan for a controversial Witney link road has been rejected by Government.
• Campaigners' joy as Cogges Link Road scheme is rejected CAMPAIGNERS have claimed victory in a 27-year battle after the Government rejected controversial plans for a £20.5m relief road in Witney.
• Motorcyclist is injured after being hit by car doorA MOTORIST who opened her car door and hit a passing motorcyclist has been fined for driving without due care and attention.

Green Miscellany

• British drivers must carry their own breathalyzer in France Many of the three million British motorists who will take their car to continent this year are thought to be unprepared for a new French law, which makes it compulsory for drivers to carry their own breathalyser. read more

Other News Sources

• News from Caroline Pidgeon - New research exposes the Mayor™s neglect of pedestrian crossings in London 15 June, 2012 Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on new research this week from the University College London revealing that four in five pensioners cannot cross the road quickly enough to safely use pedestrian crossings due to the assumption that people of all ages are capable of walking at a speed of just under four feet (1.2m) a second said: "This is vital research which reveals just how ungenerous the national standard actually is for the time given to pedestrians to cross the road...