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Monday, 17 October 2016

BBC News

• Brexit: Nissan boss meets PM over Sunderland plant fearsPrime Minister Theresa May meets the boss of Japanese car giant Nissan amid fears over the future of its production plant in Sunderland.

Financial Times

• Didi to be hit by rules on migrant driversDraft laws propose drivers in top-tier cities must have a residency permit

The Herald

• Electric dreams: from driverless cars to super-batteries Why tomorrow will signal the biggest shake-up in motoring in a centuryFROM driverless cars to electric vehicles charged by household

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Revealed: The homemade 'stinger' devices being left on North Wales roads Several of the crude contraptions - which have the potential to force cars off the road - have been found in recent months and taken out several vehicles' tyres

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Three quarters back drink-drive limit cut - what about you?A Public opinion poll has revealed 77 per cent of people are in favour of a lower drink-drive limit.

Blackpool Gazette

• Cabbies film Prom traffic jamsBlackpool cabbies are to submit video evidence of traffic queues on the Promenade in a bid to persuade government chiefs to scrap plans to extend the tramway.