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Sunday, 31 January 2010

The Scotsman

• Britain braced for more snowfallFresh snowfall is forecast to hit parts of Britain, bringing warnings of icy roads.

The Telegraph

• Peugeot Citroen to recall cars over safety fears Tens of thousands of Peugeot and Citroen cars are to be recalled following concerns over their safety.

Times Online

• Drivebuy From February 2011, all new cars sold in Europe, including Britain, must have daytime-running lights. These are additional lights, typically mounted on the bumper, that illuminate whenever the ignition is on and the headlights are off. They are said to improve safety by making the car more visible to other road users. Philips LED Daytime Lights (£160, tinyurl.com/yeu5m5l) can be fitted to your car by any competent auto-electrician for about £100. The question for the future is whether the roads will truly be safer once everyone has running lights on all day, or w...
• Toyota safety recall goes global as accelerator pedals stick Thousands of British drivers face having to return their cars to dealers after Toyota announced one of the country’s biggest ever safety recalls. The company last week admitted a fault that results in the accelerator pedals on eight of its most popular models sticking while the car is moving. The fault has been blamed — in extreme circumstances — for sudden, uncontrolled acceleration.
• Climate change study was ˜misused™LORD STERN™S report on climate change, which underpins government policy, has come under fire from a disaster analyst who says the research he contributed was misused.

Daily Record

• Road chaos and schools closed as winter weather returnsHEAVY snow and ice caused a spate of road crashes and forced school closures as winter returned with a vengeance yesterday.

The Mirror

• Britain braced for more snowfallFresh snowfall is forecast to hit parts of Britain, bringing warnings of icy roads.

Liverpool Echo

• Bus firms urged to get on board with scheme to help disabled and elderly A NEW campaign has been launched to get audio and visual information on board all buses and coaches.

London Evening Standard

• Britain braced for more snowfallFresh snowfall is forecast to hit parts of Britain, bringing warnings of icy roads.

The News (Portsmouth)

• Work continues on bus routeAn injuction which was put in place to halt work on a proposed bus route has been partially lifted.

Wales Online

• Police use bendy bus as decoy to trap stone-throwing yobsPOLICE have unveiled the 21st-century version of the Trojan horse – the Trojan bus.

The Shields Gazette

• Light at the end of the new Tyne TunnelTHE end of the tunnel is in sight for work on the £260m New Tyne Crossing, a transport boss revealed this week.

Other Regional Press

• Video: The £1bn Thames Crossing dreamKCC leader Paul Carter has revealed his vision for a £1billion privately-funded road crossing the Thames east of Gravesend and linking with the M11 to ease traffic jams at Dartford.
• Gang jailed for train ticket machine theftA group of masked men who smashed their way into a railway ticket machine have been jailed ...
• Big fall in Flybe profits FLYBE, the biggest airline to operate from Southampton Airport, has reported profits have plummeted by almost two thirds.

Washington Post

• Toyota chief apologizes for huge recall TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologized for the recall of millions of vehicles around the world, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, as the deepening recall crisis threatened to further damage its sales and delay an earnings recovery.
• U.S. satisfied with recall fix, Toyota chief apologizes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators are satisfied with a Toyota Motor Corp. plan for fixing an accelerator problem that is part of a widening global recall and unprecedented sales and production halt, a government official said on Saturday.
• Toyota has a fix for gas pedals that stick on models including Camry, Corolla Toyota told dealers Saturday it has developed a fix for the accelerator issue in the millions of cars it recalled last week, and that the parts for the repairs would be available as early as this week.

Other News Sources

• Rail works ˜revival™ more than a dream IT could be the dawning of a new age, the return of the industry that once was synonymous with Eastleigh.
• Brtain braced for more snowFresh snowfall is forecast to hit parts of Britain on Sunday bringing warnings of icy roads.
• Green cars 'are also safest' The Euro NCAP safety tests ratings for 2009 have featured several hybrid cars among the top winners.
• Norfolk MPs call for better rail serviceMPs from across Norfolk have joined forces to increase the pressure on government to improve the region's rail services.
• Britain braced for more snowfallFresh snowfall is forecast to hit parts of Britain, bringing warnings of icy roads.
• Virgin launches luxury submarineVirgin Limited Edition, the luxury arm of Sir Richard Branson™s business empire, is launching a specially commissioned submarine.
• Heavy snow shuts roads and railways in GermanyBerlin, Jan 30 (DPA) Heavy fresh snow temporarily shut main roads and railways in the north of Germany Saturday, prompting rail company Deutsche Bahn to deploy every available snow-plough to clear the drifts.