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Tuesday, 31 March 2015

The Telegraph

• Traffic jams on the rise as city gridlocks worsenJournies are up to 70 per cent longer at rush hour, according to a study which shows congestion is getting worse

Mail Online

• Range Rover's most luxurious 4x4 EVER set to go on sale - complete with tailgate chairs, deep-pile carpet, 150mph top speed ... and a £150,000 price tag The most luxurious, exclusive and powerful production Range Rover ever launched has broken cover in New York – with a £150,000 price tag to match.
• How drivers spend 16 days a year stuck in traffic jams: Gridlock in major cities said to have 'worsened considerably' over past 12 months In some areas, evening rush hour journeys last 80 per cent longer than they would in free-flowing traffic. The poll is published ahead of the Easter getaway, when 16m are expected to hit the road.

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover unveils most expensive Range Rover yet The Range Rover SVAutiobiography will cost from £150,000 upwards when it goes on sale this summer - double the price of an entry level model.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Road safety work award for campaigning MP MP Greg Mulholland has received an accolade from road safety charity Brake and the Direct Line insurance group in recognition of his campaign for better justice for victims of bad driving and their relatives.

London Evening Standard

• Jaguar so rare it roared up £2m in a year It is described as “the coolest car in the worldâ€�, shooting up in value even faster than the mansions that surround it in the heart of Mayfair.

Wales Online

• Head teacher says she cannot encourage pupils to walk or cycle to school - because the route is 'too dangerous'Lane to Gwaelod y Garth Primary must be improved says the school and worried families
• A year since 20mph zones were brought to Cardiff, police catch 79 drivers speeding on one day on one roadThe two year pilot scheme will be reviewed before any other areas are included, the council have said

Other News Sources

• Cranleigh railway: A look back at the line before it closedArchive photos show how stations along the line used to look while we go and compare those scenes with today's view