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Saturday, 15 November 2008

BBC News

• Warning over whiplash 'epidemic'The number of claims for whiplash injuries following road accidents is soaring, say British insurance firms.
• 14 students hurt in minibus crashFourteen college students are taken to hospital following a crash involving a minibus and a lorry.

Financial Times

• Back in the saddleWhile carmakers have endured a month from hell “ falling sales, no cash in the till “ manufacturers of bicycles have their foot on the pedal

Times Online

• Founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is right to worry in turbulent times The dispute between Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and the rest of the easyJet board is embarrassing for the company, but understandable. It is precisely the difficult question of how robustly to respond to deteriorating economic conditions that should be provoking lively debate in boardrooms up and down the country.
• Saving car giants will cause havoc, Gordon Brown warns US In a veiled warning to the next American President, Gordon Brown described protectionism as the “road to ruin” yesterday as international tensions surfaced at the start of the G20 summit in Washington.

London Evening Standard

• TfL looks at move to Stratford after 2012Transport for London may play a role in helping to cut the cost of the 2012 Olympics

The News (Portsmouth)

• Steps to road safetyPUPILS stopped, looked and listened as they were told the rules of the road as part of a new campaign to cut child accidents.

International Herald Tribune

• White House rejects Detroit bailout, but offers loansThe White House threw its support behind a plan to speedily release of $25 billion in existing loans to U.S. automakers, but rejected a Democratic proposal to use money from a financial bailout.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Road users urged to heed weather warningsBritish road users have been urged by the government to take notice of severe weather warnings and not to travel unless absolutely necessary when conditions on the roads are poor.A statement was issued by the Highways Agency after a new survey suggested that 50 per cent would travel despite severe weather warnings having been issued.Weather across the UK has been affecting driving conditions over the past few weeks, with rain, high winds and even snow in some areas.The Highways Agency is urging all drivers to be prepared for adverse weather conditions with emergency kits, as one third of respo...

Railnews

• News: Top level switch at First Group due to MD illness FIRST ScotRail managing director Mary Grant has become acting MD of FirstGroup’s UK rail division due to the ill health of Andrew Haines.

Other News Sources

• Test shows oil additive boosts fuel economyA truck has recorded a 10.8% improvement in fuel economy after using a new engine oil additive.
• Air traffic capacity crunch in sight despite falling demandWhile the current economic slowdown continues to take its toll on air traffic, the EU will nevertheless face an airport capacity crunch in the near future, experts say.
• Welsh Noise Action PlanningConsultation on noise action plans for Wales published

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