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Boris Johnson launched an intemperate and scathing attack on the Government's 'irrelevant' and 'myopic'¯ Airports Commission, after it firmly rejected his cherished plan for a £90bn Heathrow replacement to be built in the Thames Estuary.
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- Aston Martin appoints new chiefUK luxury carmaker Aston Martin hires senior Nissan executive Andy Palmer as its new chief executive.
- Uber banned across Germany by courtA court says the UberPop service must stop transporting passengers in Germany, but the American company refuses to suspend work.
Financial Times
- Uber drives in to European tech backlashUS taxi hailing service has so far ignored attempts to curb its expansion but a national ban in Germany is its biggest challenge yet
- Uber hit with Germany banFrankfurt court grants injunction following a challenge brought by the German taxi industry for non-compliance with passenger transport laws
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- Children spend 50% more time on school drive than in their parents' dayResearch shows schoolchildren now spend an average of 26 hours a year being driven to school, compared with 18 in 1995
- Unusual renewables: bacon-powered motorbikes and cars run on chocolateFrom batteries powered by sweat to a 3D printed wind turbine - some wacky and wonderful innovations in renewable energyAccording to the food company, Hormel, it takes one pound of bacon grease to produce one gallon of fuel (4.5 litres), which can cover between 75 and 100 miles on a motorbike. The Minnesota-based business has recently collaborated with a biodiesel firm to build the worlds first motorbike fuelled by pig grease, Driven by Bacon. Its creators say that its environmentally conscious and has the added bonus of emitting bacon-scented fumes.Using animal grease and fat as fuel isnt anyt...
- Car sharing service Uber banned in GermanyCompany could face 250,000 fine per ride after Taxi Deutschland sues app-makers for violating transport lawsThe online car-sharing service Uber has vowed to continue operating across Germany after its mobile app was banned by a Frankfurt regional court.The ruling that the app violates the country's Passenger Transportation Act applies nationwide, according to legal experts. The temporary ban remains in place until a full hearing takes place, and Uber could face a 250,000 (£198,000) fine per ride. Continue reading...
The Telegraph
- Autonomous braking 'biggest safety improvement since seat belt'Autonomous braking systems could prevent 17,000 deaths and injuries every year if made compulsory
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- Land Rover joins the space race with a new compact seven-seater 4X4 Land Rover has announced a competition to put four potential customers into space with Sir Richardā€™s Virgin Galactic space project.
London Evening Standard
- Smartphone taxi app Uber banned in Germany Smartphone taxi app Uber has been banned in Germany following a fight with the countryā€™s taxi drivers.
Blackpool Gazette
- £1m road safety pot to improve highwaysAn investment of £1m by Lancashire County Council will help to improve road safety in a raft of new schemes in the next two years.
North Wales Live
- Jaguar Land Rover unveils new Halewood model Land Rover Discovery Sport in 'out of this world' launch
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- £1m Lancashire plan to cut road accidents at blackspotsHighways chiefs have unveiled a £1m plan aimed at slashing accidents at some of the county’s worse blackspots.
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- Uber banned in GermanyTaxi app firm vows to continue service despite court injunction
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