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Thursday, 24 April 2014

BBC News

• Giro traffic management under wayOne of the largest traffic management schemes ever seen in Northern Ireland begins ahead of next month's Giro d'Italia cycle race.

Financial Times

• Uber drives for Asian expansionTaxi-hailing app launches in Mumbai this week after doubling the number of cities in which it operates to 100 since last year’s $250m Google injection

The Herald

• Contract for A9 dualling is awardedTRANSPORT chiefs have awarded the first of three multi-million-pound design contracts for the scheme to dual the main route north.

The Telegraph

• Fraudulent car insurance claims up 20pc, says Britain's biggest insurerAviva is investigating 5,500 suspicious injury claims. It says fraud adds around £50 to all car insurance premiums

Birmingham Post

• MG sales soar with launch of new supermini Small car has helped to spur the Birmingham car-maker to record sales growth

Northern Echo

• Government to explore dualling 10.5 miles of A1 north of Newcastle PARTS of the A1 could remain single lane even after a long hoped-for upgrade of the key road, it emerged today (Thursday, April 23).