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Saturday, 23 March 2024

BBC News

• Bahrain takes full control of supercar brand McLarenSovereign wealth fund takes full control following deep financial uncertainty for the British firm.

Times Online

• Aston Martin poaches boss from rival Bentley [subscription]Aston Martin has poached the chief executive of its rival Bentley to take up the same job at the London-listed carmaker, in the third change in leadership in the space of four years.
• Half of motorways and major roads strewn with litter [subscription]Almost half of all motorways and major A-roads are covered in “unacceptable” amounts of litter.

City AM

• Aston Martin poaches top boss of luxury car rival Bentley The chairman and chief executive of luxury car maker Bentley has left to take over at rival Aston Martin.

This is Money

• Petrol prices heading north of 150p a litre just as Britons prepare for their Easter weekend getawaysA jump in the price of oil is set to trigger an increase in costs at filling station, the AA says, with some non-motorway forecourts already charging 149.9p per litre for unleaded.
• Who is Aston Martin's new chief executive? Carmaker poaches Bentley Motors boss Adrian HallmarkAdrian Hallmark has left Bentley with immediate effect, having overseen a significant turnaround of the carmaker since becoming its chairman and chief executive in February 2018.

Northern Echo

• Disruption expected on Tyne Tunnel at weekends due to worksThe Northbound Tyne Tunnel on the A19 is to be closed on 36 weekends for scheduled maintenance to ensure the longevity of the tunnels for generations to come.

Other Regional Press

• Street car parking costs in Oxford city centre to increaseCar parking costs will increase in Oxford city centre next month amid concerns the project is a
• "Is this the worst motorway in the country?"Kent is blessed with two motorways - but is one of them the nation's most soul-destroying, asks our columnist?
• National Highways makes motorists plea over 'entirely preventable problem', saying it 'risks lives'It can often be seen as a minor issue, but it endangers lives and causes congestion and delays

Other News Sources

• What is the strategy for transport?A pragmatic consensus on transport policy has been shattered by the return of' ˜war on the motorist' rhetoric. We must do better   Our current PM has boxed his government into being the motorist's friend   BY David Begg I have been on a sabbatical for a few years and have been catching up on transport policy from a fresh perspective. I have been shocked by the vacuum when it comes to strategy. What exactly is it that the government is trying to achieve? The 'war on the motorist' has been weaponised by a desperate government facing oblivion in the polls in the same way as identity poli...