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Friday, 14 October 2016

BBC News

• Lord Wolfson offers �250,000 prize for roads solutionLord Wolfson, the chief executive of Next, is offering a �250,000 prize for the best suggestion on how improve the UK's overcrowded roads.

The Guardian

• Electric vehicles could go first at traffic lights under UK clean air zone plansGovernment proposals to tackle air pollution in five UK cities could see electric vehicle drivers using bus lanes and getting priority at traffic lightsDrivers of electric vehicles could be allowed to use bus lanes in five UK cities and even go first at traffic lights, to tackle illegal levels of air pollution, the government has suggested.Launching its consultation on clean air zones to be introduced in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton, the environment department said air pollution killed 50,000 people each year at an annual cost to society of �27.5bn. Continue reading...

London Evening Standard

• London's black taxis 'must slash night fares in order to keep up with Uber'Expensive night-time black cab fares need to be slashed if drivers are to have any chance of fighting back against the threat from Uber, a major new study claims today.
• Black taxi drivers march in protest over minicab medical testsAround 100 cab drivers marched in protest today at TfL's lack of medical regulation of mini cab drivers.

Blackpool Gazette

• Time is running short to have a say on bypass bidTime is running out for people to have their say on a proposals for a huge new dual carriageway.