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Tuesday, 31 October 2017

BBC News

• Off-road motorbikes seized in West Midlands Police raidsBiking
• Game of Thrones: Traffic ban on Dark Hedges road beginsA ban on traffic on the Dark Hedges road made famous by TV's Game of Thrones comes into force.

Times Online

• Millions at risk from polluted air too dangerous to breathe [Subscription]Millions of people in British cities are inhaling air considered by the World Health Organisation to be too dangerous to breathe, a report has shown.
• Pollution in cities breaches safety limits [Subscription]Pollution levels in many of Britain’s big towns and cities are so high that they are breaching global safety limits, according to a new report.

The Mirror

• Windows of buses and cars smashed by youths in 'Mischief Night' madness the night before Halloween Police in Merseyside faced a slew of reports of vandalism attributed to the little-known tradition

This is Money

• RAY MASSEY: Honda’s sporty electric coupe stars in Tokyo Slightly retro, but with a contemporary twist, it’s the coupe version of the Honda Urban EV with a 150-mile range.It’s due to be built from 2019 and is expected to cost in the region of £26,000.

Birmingham Post

• Do I need winter tyres? Everything you need to know about winter tyres Do you need winter tyres? Everything you need to know about cold weather tyres.
• Why we should embrace our driverless future The driverless car is the next revolution in transport and the Midlands is well placed to take advantage

London Evening Standard

• Tower Bridge protest: Activists spark huge traffic jam on Thames crossing with anti-pollution demoActivist shut down Tower Bridge today as they staged a protest against air pollution.
• 44 UK towns and cities have air 'too dangerous to breathe', report claimsMore than 40 of the UK's largest towns and cities have air considered too dangerous to breathe, including London, a report has shown.

Wales Online

• Drivers could be breaking the law while defrosting cars, police warnThe warnings come as six cars were stolen in just 30 minutes

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Taxi drivers may strike over council rowTaxi drivers could threaten to strike over what they claim is unfair treatment by a council.

Other Regional Press

• Complaints of 'endless roadworks' as another Oxford road is closedAS another road closure come into effect as part of infrastructure improvement project Access to Headington, complaints are growing of 'endless roadworks'.
• This is the reason you may be breaking the law while de-icing your carFrozen cars are part and parcel of the latter portion of the calendar year
• Girls go technical at Mini plant in bid to get more women in engineering IN an industry dominated by men today, these young women are strapping themselves into the driving seat to become the engineers of tomorrow.
• Warning of work at Tredegar Park roundabout THE engineering company behind the improvement works at Junction 28, in Newport, would like to inform residents work has now begun in the Pont Ebbw roundabout, with vegetation clearance in progress.

Other News Sources

• Decision on Uber's future in Brighton and Hove could result in disappointmentTHE future of taxi-hailing app Uber in Brighton and Hove is to be decided in a closed-door meeting tomorrow, The Argus can reveal.
• A24 reopens after major diesel spillage and miles of resurfacing A MAJOR Sussex road has reopened this morning after miles of its carriageway was resurfaced following a diesel spillage.
• Welsh Government committed to reducing A55 noise for Abergele residentsA new noise barrier on the A55 westbound near Sea Road Bridge will mitigate the impact of noise pollution for nearby residents.