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Thursday, 31 August 2017

BBC News

• Famous bridges across the ForthThe Queensferry Crossing is the latest bridge to carry traffic across the Firth of Forth.
• Mini electric car design revealed by BMWBMW unveils the basic design for the full-production electric version of the next Mini car.

Financial Times

• New Uber CEO says IPO should come in 18 to 36 months
• Benchmark lawsuit against ex-Uber CEO Kalanick sent to arbitration
• New Uber chief aims for IPO within 18-36 monthsDara Khosrowshahi says he will turn round culture at ride-hailing company
• Uber: accelerateThe ride-hailing app’s timetable for an IPO is slow

The Guardian

• Do new roads boost the economy? The science is still finding its wayew drivers would consider leaving their house these days without a GPS device or traffic app to guide them. Time is money – and when assessing the benefit of investment in the UK road network, each minute saved can be converted into currency.

Times Online

• Long delays on Queensferry Crossing as sightseers join commuters for first chance cross [Subscription]After a six-year wait, the anticipation of its opening led to long delays on the new Queensferry Crossing as thousands of sightseers joined commuters on its first day of operation.

City AM

• Aston Martin unveils £500m trade deal with JapanAston Martin today unveiled £500m worth of trade with Japan as it joined Prime Minister Theresa May on her trade mission to the country.
• Uber's new boss Dara Khosrowshahi has a mammoth to-do listThe founder of Uber, Travis Kalanick, was reportedly in tears at an all-staff meeting yesterday, at which his successor as chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, was introduced.

Mail Online

• Beware roads on Monday: Journeys could take 3 times longer Traffic information supplier Inrix warned that roads will be busiest on Monday September 4 as holidaymakers capitalise on the last few days of the break while other people resume their commutes.
• Aston Martin in £500m trade deal with Tokyo Theresa May said the luxury car maker's plans would help safeguard jobs at the firm's plants in the West Midlands and South Wales.

London Evening Standard

• Queensferry Crossing opening: £1.35bn Scottish bridge opens to first motoristsDrivers honked their horns in the early hours of this morning as they used Scotland's Queensferry Crossing for the first time.

The York Press

• Residents call for York public garden to be saved from new road RESIDENTS have blasted a proposal to run the main access road into York Central through a public garden.

Other Regional Press

• BMW delighted with work beginning on new £5m sports complexBOSSES at Oxford’s Mini Plant hope a new £5m sports park will bring ‘high-quality’ facilities for the community.