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Tuesday, 30 January 2018

BBC News

• German shock at car exhaust tests on humans and monkeysThe German government has denounced experiments funded by German carmakers in which humans and monkeys reportedly inhaled diesel exhaust fumes.
• India ride-sharing firm Ola to enter AustraliaThe ride-hailing business, which has 125 million customers, will come up against rival Uber.

Financial Times

• Ola gears up to launch in Australia in maiden move abroadMove will pit Indian ride-hailing app against Uber in a foreign market for first time

The Guardian

• VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeysExperiments involved monkeys and humans breathing in exhaust fumes for hours at a timeVolkswagen, the world's biggest carmaker, is under fire globally from politicians and environmentalists following revelations it helped to fund experiments in which monkeys and humans breathed in car fumes for hours at a time.

Times Online

• German carmakers tested fumes on humans [Subscription]Angela Merkel led criticism of German carmakers after revelations that they have paid for experiments exposing people and monkeys to gas from diesel fumes linked to asthma, lung disease and heart attacks.

City AM

• Ford China chief steps down after five months at the firm citing personal reasonsFord today announced its China chief Jason Luo has stepped down after just five months in the post, due to personal reasons.

The Mirror

• Monkeys forced to breathe toxic fumes by German car firms conducting 'rigged' emissions research VW chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch said the experiments were “totally incomprehensible”

North Wales Live

• Fury as Highways Agency says yes to tunnel under Thames but no to one under Litherland Growing anger at decision to build relief road through Rimrose Valley park

Peterborough Telegraph

• New figures reveal the condition of Peterborough's roadsAll drivers hate bumpy roads and potholes, and now government statistics reveal the extent of Peterborough's road network which may need repairs.
• New figures reveal the condition of Peterborough's roadsAll drivers hate bumpy roads and potholes, and now government statistics reveal the extent of Peterborough's road network which may need repairs.