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Wednesday, 16 August 2017

BBC News

• 'A myriad' of Irish border roadsAn ex-customs enforcer explains the complexities of controlling the Irish border post-Brexit.

The Guardian

• The hijab is not for children. It was right to drop these distasteful imagesTransport for London's traffic safety campaign showed a four-year-old girl in a headscarf. A Muslim mother complained, and she was right. Road accidents are the biggest cause of death among young people so when any child road safety project is thrown off course, it's hugely frustrating.

The Herald

• Average speed cameras on A90 will reduce casualties, insists Transport MinisterThe installation of average speed cameras on the A90 will reduce crashes and improve driver behaviour, the Transport Minister has said.

Times Online

• Uber founder ‘sabotaging’ attempts to replace him [Subscription]Travis Kalanick, the Uber founder, appears to have sabotaged the app’s search for a new chief executive by creating a “power vacuum” into which he could return, one of the company’s earliest investors has claimed.

Mail Online

• Bank of England in new alert over car finance dangers It is the latest warning that the finance bubble that has spurred the sale of new cars to record levels in the UK, may be about to burst.
• Heathrow Airport meet-and-greet parking revealed in photos Pictures taken today show the cars are actually dumped in the corner of a Berkshire field which is open to the public with broken fences on three sides.

Transport Network

• Exploring the smarter network at the end of the tunnelEarlier this month the announcement that Highways England is considering building large tunnels over the most polluted sections of UK motorways prompted a mixed reception from the public and infrastructure officials alike.

Other News Sources

• Uber ratings: What are they, why do they matter and how can you be the perfect 'rider'? Tip: Don't eat pizza in the car
• Imperative that logistics must be at the Brexit table, says FTAThe government's paper on trade and customs arrangements post-Brexit, published today (15 August 2017) is a step in the right direction