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Monday, 25 November 2019

BBC News

• General election 2019: Boris Johnson launching Welsh manifestoThe prime minister is set to outline pledges for Wales which include investment in infrastructure.
• Taxis and buses used to track potholesA device records how the road surface is changing so potholes can be identified and fixed quickly.
• Living near busy road can stunt children's lung growth, study saysA King's College London study finds children's lung development can be reduced by up to 14%.
• Cybertruck: Tesla truck gets 150,000 orders despite launch gaffeElon Musk boasts of high demand despite the truck's windows shattering during its launch.

Financial Times

• Living near main road ‘could raise lung cancer risk by 10 per cent’Long-term exposure to roadside pollution can cause a range of diseases, report finds
• Driverless car groups look past the engineering challengeAs the technology nears deployment, companies are trying to work out how to build a consumer service business
• Uber in last-ditch talks to extend London licenceCity’s transport agency wants more information on passenger protection and driver vetting

The Guardian

• Are electric vehicles really so climate friendly?EVs produce more CO2 than say diesel – it’s just they emit via the power plant not the exhaust pipeGermany’s automobile industry is its most important industrial sector. But it is in crisis, and not only because it is experiencing the effects of a recession brought on by Volkswagen’s cheating on emissions standards, which sent consumers elsewhere. The sector is also facing the existential threat of exceedingly strict European Union emissions requirements, which are only seemingly grounded in environmental policy.The EU clearly overstepped the mark with the carbon dioxide regulation that went i...

The Independent

• At least 27 killed as plane crashes into busy city in CongoAircraft hit house in crowded neighbourhood

Times Online

• ESB Networks goes electric to cut emissions [Subscription]ESB Networks has begun decarbonising its yellow van fleet with the purchase of 70 full electric vehicles.
• Five die after flash floods hit northern Italy and French Riviera [Subscription]At least five people have died after a deluge of rain hit northern Italy and the French Riviera over the weekend, causing flash flooding and the collapse of a motorway viaduct.
• Turkey runs out of road for UK‑style construction [Subscription]The monumental public construction projects that President Erdogan has turned into a hallmark of his rule may soon grind to a halt after some of the contracts to finance them were pulled.
• Union accused of hypocrisy over Christmas rail strike threat [Subscription]Union leaders were accused of double standards yesterday over their plans for a rail strike expected to cause chaos for millions of passengers over Christmas.
• Clean Air for All campaign: Living near busy road stunts lung development [Subscription]Living within 50 metres of a busy road stunts children’s lung growth by up to 14 per cent, a new report says.

Mail Online

• Two people are killed in France and road collapses in Italy as torrential rains hits EuropeA 30-meter section of road along a viaduct near the flooded Italian coastal city of Savona collapsed Sunday and two people in France have died due to flooding which spread across Europe.
• Overturned cargo ship sinking in the sand off Georgia coast 'could remain stuck for a year'Removal of the Golden Ray is 'going to be a while' says Coast Guard Commander Matt Baer, a member of the Unified Command tasked with removing the ship that capsized in September.
• Shocking moment 'migrants stagger from back of lorry struggling to breathe' on M25 in EssexA group of around ten men were filmed being helped to climb down from the inside of a truck by police officers on the M25 near Waltham Abbey in Essex. All ten men, along with the driver, were arrested.
• Safety alert as HARES are sucked into jet engines from the grass banks next to Dublin AirportJust this year, there were 54 cases of animals being sucked into engines in Dublin. A total of 20 per cent were hares and almost 80 per cent were 'bird strikes', the Dublin Airport Authority said.
• Research suggests living near a busy road can raise the risk of lung cancer by 10 per cent Researchers believe cutting air pollution by a fifth in England's busiest cities could see 171 fewer underweight babies born each year.

The Mirror

• Nationalisation of public services could save £13billion every yearResearch based on studies by Greenwich University has revealed public ownership of services such as broadband, buses, energy and NHS could save billions for the tax payer
• Man 'impersonated Lufthansa pilot to gain easy access through airport security'Rajan Mahbubani was arrested moments as he boarded an AirAsia flight from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kolkata, India, after a Lufthansa member of staff became suspicious
• Drug submarine carrying three tonnes of cocaine captured off coast of SpainThe so-called 'narco-sub' was reportedly from Colombia and it was found underwater off the northwestern region of Galicia on Sunday by Spanish police

Birmingham Mail

• Tory poll pledge to back £2 billion Midlands rail link to cut journey times from BirminghamScheme involves 15 pieces of new and improved infrastructure to be completed in phases by 2033 enabling new links from Birmingham Moor Street to the East Midlands and the South West

Bolton News

• New Northern trains to be on track in Bolton soonTHE region's new train fleet is set to come to Bolton in the coming months.
• Bus firm boss in Bolton banned for an unpaid £500k VAT billA BUS firm boss who was left owing the taxman more than £500,000 has been banned from being a director for 11 years.
• Greater Manchester bus firms 'running scared' of franchisingBUS companies have been accused of

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Keighley bus operator gets licence restrictedA BUS operator's licence is set to be revoked after his vehicles failed their MoTs several times and he failed to provide evidence of his financial standing.

London Evening Standard

• Motorway bridge in Italy collapses after massive landslide caused by heavy rain and floodingA motorway bridge has collapsed after a massive landslide in Italy's northwestern region of Liguria, a spokesman for SIAS, the company operating the highway, said.

The York Press

• TransPennine Express launches fleet for York, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester TRANSPENNINE Express has launched its new Nova 44-train fleet.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Road to close for almost three weeksA Wednesbury road will be closed in the day for almost three weeks for roadworks from Wednesday.
• Four-week roadworks scheme to beginA four-week scheme to install a new pedestrian in Stafford is set to begin today.

Cambridge News

• Eleven injured in serious minibus crash near ThetfordSix of the injuries were deemed to be serious
• All the A14 road closures causing traffic chaos around Cambridgeshire this weekTraffic on the A14 will be impacted by road closures at several junctions including those for the M11 and A1

East Anglian Daily Times

• Eleven people injured in serious minibus crashEleven people were injured in a serious crash between a minibus and a car.

Leeds Live

• £6m plan to connect Leeds with new cycle paths including Elland Road routeThree separate cycleways could be built across the city

Reading Evening Post

• M4 closure will see motorway shut for the whole weekendPart of the motorway in Berkshire will be closed in both directions for the entire weekend

Other Regional Press

• Two liners get major refits from Southampton firmA LEADING ship repairer has completed two major refits for Holland America Line cruise ships.
• 'Mystery' passenger ship anchors in Weymouth Bay A passenger ship which was allegedly denied entry to a port in the Channel Islands has anchored in Weymouth Bay.

Other News Sources

• Overnight closures set to disrupt M25, M23 and M3 traffic in the week ahead Plan ahead to avoid potential traffic woes on the roads