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A SPIRALLING catalogue of faults with the two vessels at the centre of Scotland’s ferry fiasco under the stewardship of minister-controlled Ferguson Marine has prompted serious shipyard concerns over whether they will ever see service.
Major changes to the UK’s rail timetables have taken effect
A new station will open at Reston in the Scottish Borders, while Dartmoor train services double
Speeding causes three times as many road deaths as previously thought [subscription]
Speeding is revealed today to be the biggest cause of road deaths as police prepare to change the way they record the results of crash investigations.
Police Scotland spends almost £20m on fleet of electric cars in bid to become 'greenest force' in Britain
In the last three years it has bought 599 specially adapted Hyundai Kona models at a cost of £15.2million, figures released last week show.
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- Government's £17m to increase cycling and walking in the West MidlandsThe money is part of £161m to support new footways, cycle lanes and crossings across the country.
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- Cycling is good for businesses in the city says campaign group CycloxAndy Chivers, a member of cycling campaign group Cyclox, looks at way in which bikes can be good for business in Oxford, and urges drivers to think about alternatives to using a car.
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