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Tuesday, 31 July 2012

BBC News

• 'Perpetual motion' drives electric carsElectric cars with 'unlimited range' are here

The Independent

• London 2012: Many Olympic 'Games lanes' reopened to public after officials opt to travel by public transport Many of the Games Lanes, lengthy sections of the capital™s roads reserved for London 2012 VIPs, have been reopened to the public after officials such as International Olympics Committee chief Jacques Rogge opted to take buses and trains instead.Related StoriesOpening ceremony's top stars paid £1 for appearancesLondon 2012: American athletes launch protest against strict sponsorship rules forbidding them promoting non-official Olympic brandsIt's rush hour in London “ so where are all the commuters?
• It's rush hour in London “ so where are all the commuters? Londoners, put down your Kendal mint cake and survival blankets: the widely predicted travel chaos which was predicted to hit the capital failed to materialise yesterday, even as the Games were confirmed as the biggest crowd-puller ever held in the city.Related StoriesLondon 2012: Cleaners and security staff recruited to catch Olympic athletes using performance enhancing drugsOpening ceremony's top stars paid £1 for appearancesLondon 2012: American athletes launch protest against strict sponsorship rules forbidding them promoting non-official Olympic brands

The Telegraph

• Olympic lanes opened up to ordinary motorists as officials use public transportOlympic Games lanes have been opened up to ordinary motorists after Olympic officials bowed to pressure and used public transport.
• Mayor: many London 2012 Olympic lanes 'being turned off'London 2012 bureaucrats, including Jacques Rogge, have been travelling

London Evening Standard

• London 2012 Olympics: Motorists... Read the signs! Some Games lanes are open to all trafficOrganisers have turned off some of the dedicated Olympic Games lanes as officials opt to travel by public transport, Boris Johnson said today.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• £250m plan to overhaul land on Wolverhampton routeA £250 million investment is being sought to overhaul 1,000 acres of land around Wolverhampton™s Stafford Road, with a view to creating 3,000 jobs.

Crewe Chronicle

• UK & World News: Some Games travel lanes turned offOrganisers have turned off some of the dedicated Olympic Games lanes as officials opt to travel by public transport, Boris Johnson has said.

Sunderland Echo

• ‘Sign here please’ – Minister poised to sign-off new Sunderland bridge TRANSPORT Secretary Justine Greening has been urged to swiftly sign off on the new Wear bridge so work can begin.

Other Regional Press

• A57 work to start in August WORK is expected to start next month on the improvements to the A57 at Todwick. Ringway, a highway construction provider, has won the contract to carry out the £14million work. It follows the announcement by Local Transport Minister Norman Baker that he had given his final approvement to the scheme.