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Sunday, 27 August 2017

BBC News

• Road on North Coast 500 scenic route reopens after floodPart of the A832 between Achnasheen and Gorstan had been washed away after
• Driverless cars put to the testOne of the world's biggest insurers has begun testing the impact of driverless cars on our premiums.
• Eight dead in M1 minibus and lorry crashSix men and two women died; police said some of those involved in the collision were from India.

The Guardian

• Eight people killed in M1 motorway crashFour others, including a five-year-old, taken to hospital after crash involving two lorries and a minibus near Newport PagnellEight people travelling in a minibus were killed and four taken to hospital after a collision between two lorries and their vehicle on the M1 near Newport Pagnell, Thames Valley police have said.Six men and two women died at the scene and a woman, a man and a five-year-old girl were taken to hospital with serious injuries. All three remain in a life-threatening condition. Another woman was taken to hospital but her injuries are not believed to be critical. Continue read...

The Herald

• Eight killed in horror crash on the M1SIX men and two women died in a minibus involved in a crash with two lorries on the M1 motorway yesterday.

The Telegraph

• M1 crash: Eight dead and girl,5, fighting for her life after minibus is crushed by two HGVs near Newport Pagnell as driver arrested for drink driving
• 'Drug drivers' now as likely to be convicted as drunk motorists

Times Online

• Wait is over as £1.4bn Queensferry Crossing gets ready to roll [Subscription]It has taken six years and the toil of 15,000 workers to build — but the wait is almost over.
• Pollution ‘nearly as bad as smoking’ during pregnancy [Subsription]Scots findings drive call to speed up fumes ban
• Hundreds caught be roadside tests for cannabis and cocaine [Subscription]Hundreds of motorists a year are being convicted for driving while intoxicated on drugs after a crackdown dramatically raised the conviction rate.
• 8 die as minibus is crushed in M1 crash [Subscription]Rail shutdown forces more traffic onto bank holiday roads

Mail Online

• DVLA bans hundreds of potentially offensive number plates The the Swansea-based Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency are attempting to clean up our filthy roads by refusing 300 number plates from DO67ERRs to BL04JOBs.
• Several dead after crash on the M1 at Newport Pagnell Eight people including a child have been killed after a minibus was ‘squashed flat’ by two delivery trucks on the M1 in the early hours of this morning. Police say two have been arrested.

Manchester Evening News

• You can hire supercars just for the weekend - here are some of the top vehicles - and how much they cost Here are five of the most expensive supercars that you can hire - right now

Northern Echo

• Speed cameras removed from stretch of A1 - but move has caused concern drivers will exceed 50mph limit SPEED cameras that have caught out many a motorist along the A1 upgrade roadworks have been removed along a section in preparation of its full reopening.

North Wales Live

• Outrageous and embarrassing dashcam driving fails captured on Liverpool's roads A driving instructor captured the dangerous manoeuvres which include a driver smashing into a wall as they try and make a turn in the road

Other Regional Press

• 'Don't let it be you this Bank Holiday weekend ' keep your eyes on the roadAVON and Somerset Police are urging drivers to pay full attention on the road over the Bank Holiday.
• Anger over 'dangerous' and 'unsafe' road created by worksA FORMER councillor has hit out at officials for creating a “dangerousâ€� and “unsafeâ€� road while works were carried out in Shirley.
• Severn Bridge closures as half marathon returns ROAD closures will be in place on the Severn Bridge today as a popular charity road race returns.
• The lights on the M62 are now brighter - this is how they did itHighways England has been carrying out work on the motorway

Other News Sources

• Eight killed and two arrested in M1 minibus crashSix men and two women have died after two lorries collided with a minibus on the M1 near Newport Pagnell in the early hours of the morning. Three others, including a five-year-old child are in hospital with life-threatening injuries.