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Saturday, 28 February 2015

BBC News

• VW faces challenges as profits jumpVolkswagen reports a sharp jump in annual profits as revenue hits €200bn, but warns of tough market conditions this year.
• Transport NI impacted by budget cutsRegional Development Minister Danny Kennedy is expected to announce cuts to his budget next week which will impact on Transport NI, which looks after the roads network.
• Roadworks force food off shelvesA store in Birmingham city centre says it has been forced to remove all food from display because of pollution from nearby roadworks.
• New bridge closes M56 for weekendThe M56 motorway will be shut between junctions five and six around Manchester Airport this weekend.

The Herald

• Motorist fined £60 after returning late to car-park by 27 secondsARRRIVING late back from a council meeting by a mere 27 seconds appears to have cost an elderly motorist a hefty parking fine.

The Telegraph

• Motorists to be given chance to enter plea to minor driving offences onlineRoll out of trial paperless justice scheme Make A Plea scheme from next month

Mail Online

• SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Harriet Harman's pink Barbie Bus breaks the law Harriet Harman's women-only Barbie battle bus has already been derided as 'sexist' and 'patronising' to female voters but now the hapless van is the source of fresh controversy, writes Sebastian Shakespeare.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• More than 600 vehicles a week run red lights at Rhyl accident hotspotCameras have now been installed to combat careless drivers flouting the rules

Sheffield Star

• Thugs scale wall to steal doors from Sheffield charity’s minibusThugs scaled a wall to smash up a well-known Sheffield charity’s minibus and steal its sliding doors in a bizarre theft.

The York Press

• Robbie Savage feared being accosted on public transport if he lost licence for 99mph speeding offence in North Yorkshire TV PUNDIT Robbie Savage was anxious to keep his licence after being clocked at 99mph in North Yorkshire because he might be accosted on public transport, a court heard.

This Is Local London Network

• Long-running road works and no car parking damaging business say traders Shopkeepers said disruption caused by UK Power Networks digging up the road is causing problems for their businesses

Wales Online

• MP lambasts under-fire ambulance service for claiming they are 'too busy' to respond to complaintsThe Welsh Ambulance Service said it was working so hard on improving ambulance response times that they were unable to 'fully investigate concerns'

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Third set of delays for £2.9m Cannock roadworks schemeA £2.9m road improvement scheme in Cannock has been delayed for the third time.

Carlisle News & Star

• Changes proposed for junctions on main road in west Cumbria Changes could be on the cards for two junctions on the A595.

Daventry Express

• Clearing the way for traffic jams?Changes to rules banning parking on some of Daventry’s key arterial roads could put public safety at risk, according to the town council.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Woodbridge Road in Ipswich to be closed for SEVEN days near Cauldwell Avenue junction to fix collapsed sewerMotorists in Ipswich face more travel chaos after it emerged a section of Woodbridge Road will be closed in both directions for at least a week because of a collapsed sewer.

Sunderland Echo

• Chancellor unveils £2.8million Nissan training boost as part of North East plansNISSAN is to plough almost £3million into staff training as the Sunderland plant gears up to begin production of its first model for the car giant’s luxury Infiniti marque.

The Shields Gazette

• Hedworth and Fellgate estates targeted by police in crackdown on nuisance bikersNUISANCE bikers plaguing streets in a part of South Tyneside are being targeted by police.

Other Regional Press

• Road users beware as £3m cut from the repair budget MOTORISTS and cyclists will face bone-shaking journeys on county roads after cuts of nearly £3m in the road maintenance budget were approved.
• Uber boss says taxi firm is excited about expanding into PortsmouthA TOP boss from controversial taxi firm Uber said the company was ‘excited’ by the prospect of expanding into Portsmouth.
• What a big fat mess lurking undergroundTHIS is the monster “fatberg” which lurked beneath one of Wigan’s busiest roads.
• Warning after M1 breakdownFollowing the recent spate of accidents on the Bedfordshire section of the M1 a T&C reader has warned of the potential dangers of using the hard shoulder as a regular motorway lane.