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Wednesday, 19 August 2015

BBC News

• Work starts to fill huge hole in roadFour-hundred tonnes of rubble are being used to fill in a huge hole that appeared in a flood-damaged Manchester road.
• 'Hasty' bin lorry decision deniedA safety inspector denies that a decision to treat the Glasgow bin lorry crash as a road traffic accident was
• VIDEO: 'Supercar season' hits central LondonIt's known as the 'supercar season', when some of the world's richest descend on central London with their extraordinary cars in tow - but not everyone is happy. The Victoria Derbyshire programme went to see what is happening.

The Guardian

• Security flaw affecting more than 100 car models exposed by scientistsAcademics found cars were vulnerable to ‘keyless theft’, including models from Audi, Honda and Volkswagen – which suppressed the research for two yearsA major security flaw in more than 100 car models has been exposed in an academic paper that was suppressed by a major manufacturer for two years.Flavio Garcia, a computer scientist at the University of Birmingham, and two colleagues from a Dutch university were unable to release the paper after Volkswagen won a case in the high court to ban its publication. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Volkswagen kept car security flaw secret for two yearsA major security flaw in more than 100 car models has been exposed after a car manufacturer kept the details suppressed for two years.

Daily Record

• Glasgow bin lorry FAI: Health and safety inspector defends treating tragedy as a 'road traffic accident' BARRY BAKER denied Mark Stewart QC's accusation that the decision to treat the crash as an RTA was 'hasty and ill-advised'.
• Glasgow bin lorry FAI: Annual medical tests for council drivers set to be introduced in wake of tragedyTHE hearing was today told North Lanarkshire Council plans to impose a stricter assessment regime on its drivers while the layout of trucks is also under scrutiny.

Mail Online

• Jaguar worker crushed by F-type sports car on Castle Bromwich production line The injured man, who has not been named, was working at the plant on the Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, when he was pinned down under the front of the car.
• Harold Beeforth waited FOUR HOURS for ambulance on VJ Day anniversary War veteran Harold Beeforth, 102, was forced to lie on the floor of Middlesbrough’s Windermere Grange care home with a head injury for four hours after a delay in getting paramedics to him.

Birmingham Post

• 1.8 million drivers hide expensive clothes in their cars We ask a shoe designer and fashionista how to match your wardrobe with your motor.

Bristol Live

• L_Churchill published Nearly 10 times the amount of people sign petition to scrap...Nearly 10 times the amount of people have signed a petition calling for Bristol's 20mph zone to be scrapped than have expressed support for it.As the £2.3 million scheme is rolled out in Bristol, the city council has insisted the public supported the speed limit reducing.But online petitions suggest opinion is in fact against the measures put in place by Mayor George Ferguson.A petition stating the red-trousered mayor had wasted tax-payers' money on the "completely ludicrous"...
• Michael_Yong published I had to "injected them with drugs while at the traffic...A lack of ambulances, staff and an "obsession" with one-man crewed response cars are "forcing" paramedics into unsafe practices which could cost lives.That is according a whistleblower, who works as a paramedic for the South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT).In the worst instance, he says he has been forced to give a patient an injection in a car while waiting for the traffic lights to change.He approached the Bristol Post after the inquest last week into...

Northern Echo

• 102-year-old WWII veteran waits four hours for ambulance on VJ Day anniversary A 102-YEAR-OLD Second World War veteran waited four hours for an ambulance on the 70th anniversary of VJ Day.
• Busy bridge to be closed on three successive nights as roadworks continue A MAJOR road will be completely closed to traffic for three successive nights as a seven-week bridge repair project nears completion.
• Scarecrows set to deter speeders in Newton Aycliffe POLICE have employed the creative talents of youngsters to help tackle the problem of speeding cars in an eye-catching way.
• Rising number of shoppers flout Northallerton Market parking ban SHOPPERS visiting Northallerton on market days have been warned they face £35 fines if they park in bays restricted for the market.

The York Press

• TRANSPORT: Still have your doubts that the future's electric? Then read on... Ever taken an electric car for a spin? The York City Car Club's two new Nissan Leafs give you the chance to do just that. STEPHEN LEWIS was mightily impressed
• Council faces £150k legal bill over car park saga RYEDALE District Council is facing a bill of more than £150,000 after losing a judicial review over plans for a supermarket on Wentworth Street car park in Malton.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• RAF Cosford Jaguars hit the roadIt was once the cutting edge of Britain's fighter defence, but today it was reduced to queuing on the roads just like any other traffic.

Bucks Free Press

• Road closure this weekend Town Lane in Wooburn Green will face full closure at the weekend due to road works.

Burnley Express

• No seat belt? Then smile for the camera...Drivers who use a mobile phone at the wheel or do not wear a seat belt now risk
being caught on camera.

Crewe Chronicle

• 1.8 million drivers hide expensive clothes in their cars We ask a shoe designer and fashionista how to match your wardrobe with your motor.

East Anglian Daily Times

• More ambulances to be based at Essex fire stationsParamedics will base themselves at five more fire stations across Essex to improve response times after a successful pilot scheme.
• Three millionth square metre of Essex road repairs completedEngineers have celebrated laying the three millionth square metre of road surface in Essex.

Sunderland Echo

• Durham City road closures as bridge work nears completionA major route through Durham City will be closed at the weekend as work is carried out on a bridge.

Other Regional Press

• Full throttle at Portsmouth bike showPortsmouth’s Motorcycle Action Group will invite bike enthusiasts to its annual end-of-summer show.
• Mr Pothole arrives to take on the holes in Cameron’s patch POTHOLES in Witney have a new nemesis after a former roads engineer brought his one-man campaign to the town.
• Motorists could face delays in Croxley Green Affinity will be repairing drains under Watford Road on Saturday, August 22 and the work is scheduled to finish on Monday.
• Roadworks are ‘mayhem’ and disrupting businesses THE county council has been accused of causing ‘mayhem’ for businesses as roadworks on the A38 near North Petherton cause traffic congestion.
• Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue issues summer road safety warning DEVON and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is urging all road users to take care when driving during the busy summer months.
• Road speedsters face police blitz POLICE across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are backing an international campaign to reinforce respect for speed limits.
• DaveCDM commented Cheeky campaign launched to slow down drivers around horse riders...A cheeky campaign aimed at getting drivers to slow down for horse riders on the road has been launched on Facebook. Using the hashtag #willyouslowdownformenow?, riders have been uploading eyecatching naked selfies of themselves alongside their horses. It was started by 19-year-old Lauren De Grucy from Jersey, who has been stunned by how quickly the campaign has taken off. She told the Daily Mirror: "I've seen so many riders and horses in the news being hit by cars and unfortunately...

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Diesel prices hit five-year lowThe average price of diesel has fallen below 113p per litre for the first time since January 2010, according to the information group Experian Catalist. In the last week, supermarkets have cut prices by between 2p and 4p per litre. Last month, diesel became, on average, cheaper than petrol for the first time since July 2001. Petrol has also fallen in price this week, hitting 115.24p per litre on average, its lowest level for three months. Lower fuel prices have followed the falls in the price of oil. This month, the price of a barrel of Brent Crude oil fell below $50 (£32) for the f...
• Parcel firm DPD signs deal for new distribution hubParcel delivery firm DPD has signed a deal for a new distribution hub for the north east of Scotland. The facility will be designed and built by construction firm Dandara at its Badentoy North business park on the outskirts of Aberdeen. DPD secured the 43,000 sq ft office and workshop facility and yard in a 25-year rental deal. It is expected to create 20 new jobs, after it relocates from its current base in the Altens area of Aberdeen. Dandara is expected to invest more than £6m to deliver the distribution hub to DPD, with completion slated for March 2017. Dandara commercial develop...
• DHL to establish parcel network in Austria by 2016 To better exploit e-commerce’s potential to drive growth in Europe, DHL Parcel plans to expand its service portfolio in Europe by establishing its own parcel network in Austria by 2016. DHL will be the first service provider to precisely tailor both its infrastructure and its services to the requirements of e-commerce. After the Benelux countries, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Austria will be the latest market with great e-commerce potential to be tapped by the European parcel division launched last year by Deutsche Post DHL Group. 'DHL Parcel is setting the standard for high...

Other News Sources

• McLaren F1 car becomes most expensive British car EVER after selling for £8.8m The car, built by the Woking-based firm, was sold for nearly £9m at a specialist auction in California last week
• Worrying rise in the number of children hurt in road accidentsThe government figures include pedestrians, cyclists and vehicle occupants under 16 years of age