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Nissan 'U-turn' expected on new X-Trail SUV in Sunderland
An MP says reports the X-Trail SUV will not be made at the Sunderland plant were
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A no-deal Brexit could cause roads, rail and air links to be 'overwhelmed' in the event of more than two emergencies at once, according to leaked Department for Transport (DfT) papers.
Sunday, 03 February 2019
BBC News
- M4 relief road: £44m spent on 'development costs'The equivalent of £3m per mile is spent preparing and running the M4 relief road inquiry.
- Emiliano Sala: Underwater search for plane off GuernseyA search for the missing plane carrying Cardiff City's Emiliano Sala is expected to get under way.
- UK weather: Snow and ice still causing disruptionFreezing temperatures are continuing to disrupt travel and sports events, amid warnings of icy roads.
- Nissan 'U-turn' expected on new X-Trail SUV in SunderlandAn MP says reports the X-Trail SUV will not be made at the Sunderland plant were
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- Credit card blow for Norwegian Air [Subscription]Credit card processing companies withheld payments from Norwegian Air Shuttle amid fears that the carrier might go bust, putting more pressure on its precarious finances.
- Nissan scraps new SUV launch for Sunderland plant [Subscription]Nissan has scrapped plans to build its new X-Trail sports utility vehicle in Sunderland, dealing another blow to Britain’s battered car industry.
- Norwegian Air battles to stay aloft [Subscription]Norwegian Air has planes but no profit. Can its fighter pilot boss save the budget carrier
City AM
- Nissan to cancel X-Trail production plans in latest car industry setbackThe UK car industry is set to suffer another blow next week when Nissan announces that it will be cancelling plans to manufacture its X-Trail model at its Sunderland plant.
Mail Online
- The Brrrrritish Isles! Dozens of motorists have to be rescued from North Yorkshire motorway as Britain braces for the COLDEST night in seven years with bone-chilling -16C lows as experts warn black ice danger will last until MondayBritain is bracing itself for the coldest night in almost a decade with bone-chilling temperatures expected to drop lower than the South Pole.
The Mirror
- 200 people rescued from cars after snow traps THOUSANDS of vehicles on motorwayThe queues stretched for miles along Italy's A22 on Saturday
London Evening Standard
- No-deal Brexit could 'overwhelm' government operations, leaked Department for Transport papers warnA no-deal Brexit could cause roads, rail and air links to be 'overwhelmed' in the event of more than two emergencies at once, according to leaked Department for Transport (DfT) papers.
- Brisbane airport evacuated as man is shot by police 'for making bomb threat'Police have shot a man at Brisbane airport after he allegedly pulled out a knife and made a bomb threat.
- Leopard cub discovered inside passenger's luggage at airportCustoms officers at Chennai airport made the discovery on Saturday morning after choosing the man, who had arrived from Thailand, for random screening.
- MP says claims that Nissan will abandon plans to build X-Trail in Sunderland are 'deeply troubling'An MP has said that claims Japanese car-maker Nissan will abandon plans to build its X-trail model in Sunderland are
Yorkshire Post
- 10 pubs, buildings and business premises set to be bulldozed for HS2 in LeedsHigh speed rail network HS2 is in the planning and the years of construction work for the high speed rail line through Yorkshire could affect several communities in Leeds.
Other Regional Press
- Plans for a cycling trails revolution in Cornwall MAJOR plans have been revealed which would see a number of new Camel Trail-style cycling and walking routes created around Cornwall.
C.N.N.
- Confusion and delays at Orlando airport after TSA agent falls to his deathAn off-duty Transportation Security Administration officer fell to his death Saturday from a hotel balcony inside Florida's Orlando International Airport, officials said, sending confused travelers scattering past security checkpoints unscreened and causing flight delays.
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