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Wednesday, 01 November 2017

BBC News

• Met Police reveals new tactics to fight moped crimeThinner motorbikes and forensic sprays are being used by police to cut offences.

Financial Times

• New York ‘act of terror’ kills 8, injures a dozenSuspect shot and taken into custody after truck drives down bike and jogging path

The Guardian

• Sacking of Ferrari showroom cleaners sparks protest outside luxury car storeUnion members denounce pay rate of HR Owen firm in South Kensington after pair’s suspension following living wage demandLatin American cleaners staged a noisy protest outside South Kensington’s Ferrari showroom on Tuesday after two workers were sacked for campaigning and planning a strike to get a pay rise and the living wage. Related: Ferrari showroom cleaners strike for living wage: 'They want us out' Continue reading...
• New York attack: five Argentinian friends named among eight killed – latest updatesBelgian woman also among dead in act of terror that also injured 11Suspect is Sayfullo Saipov, according to reportsFull report: several killed after vehicle drives on to bike path in New YorkWhat we know so far about the attack 6.46am GMT Five friends from Argentina celebrating the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation were among those killed in the attack.Argentina’s foreign ministry confirmed that Hernán Diego Mendoza, Diego Enrique Angelini, Alejandro Damián Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij and Hernán Ferruchi were among the eight people killed when a truck was driven into a cycle lane in M...

The Herald

• VIDEO: Eight dead as truck drives on New York cycle path in terror attackPolice say a person is in custody.

The Scotsman

• Several killed in New York ‘terrorist’ truck attackAt least eight people are thought to have been killed a a dozen more injured after a vehicle was driven into pedestrians in New York.

The Telegraph

• Terror attacks using vehicles feel like the new normal - and are incredibly hard to police or protect against
• Government snubs campaign to change 'misleading' football road signs 
• New York terror attack: Eight dead as truck rams cyclists in Manhattan as driver shouts 'Allahu Akbar'

Times Online

• Profits are a platform for BP buyback [Subscription]With production rising, the oil group believes it can turn a profit well below $50 a barrel
• Eight killed in New York terror attack [Subscription]At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured in Lower Manhattan yesterday when a pick-up truck mowed down riders in a cycle lane close to the 9/11 memorial.

Mail Online

• UK's roads are worse than ever, say frustrated drivers In its annual Report on Motoring the RAC found that 56 per cent of drivers believe traffic has got worse on Britain's motorways, high speed dual carriageways and A-roads.
• New York terrorist who killed 8 'was friendly Uber driver' Police say Sayfullo Saipov, 29, a Florida resident, drove 17 blocks down a bicycle lane on Manhattan's West Side, killing eight people and injuring at least

The Mirror

• Pictured: Hero New York cop who took down ISIS terrorist after truck rampage and 'stopped the carnage' Officer Ryan Nash, 28, shot suspect Sayfullo Saipov in the stomach as he was brandishing two imitation guns
• Five victims of New York terror attack were Argentine friends celebrating 30 years since they graduated togetherHernán Diego Mendoza, Diego Enrique Angelini, Alejandro Damián Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij y Hernán Ferruchi were killed in the truck rampage

This is Money

• Ferrari's new £3m FXX-K Evo is a fighter jet on wheels This is what the most powerful Ferrari you can buy looks like - and it has more wings than an RAF station. It's called the FXX-K Evo and is more potent than Ferrari's current Formula One car.
• Don't trust the legal cover on your car insurance policy As a regular on the school run, Laura-Ann Hassan was only too aware of the potential hazards caused by other parents hurrying to drop off their children and get to work.

Birmingham Mail

• Peugeot car text advert BANNED after driving safety complaints Five viewers complained that the ad was irresponsible because it condoned or encouraged dangerous or irresponsible driving

Birmingham Post

• MPs debate laws to help electric vehicle manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover MPs have asked the public for contributions as they debate the  Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill, designed to help firms like JLR succeed

Bolton News

• Lorry drivers warned about severe delays caused by crashing into railway bridgesRAIL bosses have called for lorry drivers to know the height of their vehicles to avoid crashing into railway bridges and causing hours of delays to train passengers.

London Evening Standard

• New Range Rover Velar vs. Audi SQ7 and BMW X6We've liked the V6 diesel Velar, but can it conquer the classy German competition?
• Sadiq Khan and Theresa May condemn 'cowardly attack' in New YorkPrime Minister Theresa May and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have condemned the the "despicable and cowardly" attack by a truck driver in New York that killed eight and injured at least a dozen more.
• New York terror attack: Everything we know about suspect Sayfullo Saipov, aged 29At least eight people were killed and 11 seriously injured when a rental truck ploughed into pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path in New York.

Northern Echo

• Multi-million pound scheme starts to improve traffic flow on main roadA MULTI-MILLION pound project to improve traffic flow along a stretch of one of the region’s busiest roads started this week.
• 4,500-home 'garden village' and link road scheme - protest planned over loss of woodland DOZENS of people are expected to take part in a walk at the weekend in protest over plans to build homes – and possibly a huge new link road – on a much-loved community woodland near Darlington.

The York Press

• £3m of roadworks start on A64 THE A64 between Tadcaster and York is set to undergo a £3 million package of work this winter, including resurfacing, bridge maintenance and upgrading of traffic signals.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Roadworks overrun by 2,200 days in cityRoadworks overran by more than 2,200 days over the last three years in Wolverhampton, it has been revealed

East Anglian Daily Times

• Frosty reception for Bloor Homes at meeting over forthcoming major road closureHousing developers were last night accused of potentially ‘ruining lives and business’ with the planned four-month closure of a ‘major arterial road’.

Other Regional Press

• New 600 space multi storey car park to be built in Coventry city centre The car park will be built on the existing Salt Lane car park
• Council deploys sneaky new camera car to catch even more parking offendersTHE council could soon be dishing out a lot more parking tickets on the streets of Swindon.
• Complaints of 'endless roadworks' as another Oxford road is closed AS another road closure come into effect as part of infrastructure improvement project Access to Headington, complaints are growing of 'endless roadworks'.

C.N.N.

• New Yorkers defiant after deadliest terror attack in the city since 9/11After a 29-year-old man drove a truck into a Manhattan crowd on Tuesday, killing eight and wounding almost a dozen in the deadliest terror attack to hit the city since 9/11, New Yorkers made it clear that they refused to be intimidated.

Other News Sources

• New EU car CO2 limits in danger amid German automaker lobbyingWhile the Dieselgate scandal still roars on, the European Union may be about to water down new CO2 limits for cars at the behest of German automakers.

EIN News Subscription

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