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Wednesday, 30 July 2014

BBC News

• VIDEO: Tunnel closure delays 'expected'Congestion following the closure of Birmingham's two main city centre road tunnels has been
• UK to allow driverless cars on roadsThe government is to outline measures that will allow driverless cars on public roads in the UK by 2015.
• Diesels face £10 pollution chargePlans to charge drivers of diesel cars about £10 to drive into central London to tackle high levels of air pollution, are being considered.
• Car firms sued over CD 'rip' systemA group representing musicians in the US is suing Ford and General Motors over in-car CD players which allow tracks to be stored on a hard drive.

Financial Times

• UPS cuts forecast as it boosts spendingThe US parcel delivery service hopes to avoid a repeat of Christmas delays by increasing capital spending in the face of an increase in volumes

The Guardian

• Increase diesel taxes to fight pollution, say Boris Johnson and green groupsMayor and environmentalists call for reconsideration of fuel tax given health problems associated with lower-taxed dieselGreen campaigners, pollution experts and the mayor of London have called on government to increase taxes on diesel fuel to tackle dirty air in UK cities.They say a change is needed to the system of taxation because it currently favours diesel vehicles despite their having a much more severe air pollution impact than petrol cars. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Driverless cars heading onto British roads in 2015Government desire to change the rules to allow companies to start running trials of cars that do not need human driver will require change to Highway Code, industry sources say

Mail Online

• Let's purge the parking ticket pirates Such was the public fury at the scandalous behaviour of these heavies that, two years ago, the Government outlawed the use of clamps on cars on private land, writes NEIL HERRON.

This is Money

• Driverless cars on British roads within a year as ministers change law to allow trials of Google-style vehiclesThe Government will allow the first trials of computer-controlled cars to start in January, as part of a move to update the law to allow driverless cars on UK roads.

Birmingham Post

• New lightweight Jaguar XE set to deliver 75mpg economyThe latest announcement is part of a drip-feed of detail on the compact saloon in the run-up to its official unveiling in London on September 8

London Evening Standard

• Boris Johnson plans £10 hike in diesel car congestion charge Boris Johnson wants to raise the congestion charge for diesel cars by £10 in a move to cut air pollution.