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A body created to overhaul transport in northern England is to meet for the first time as it takes up new powers.
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NASA could be on the brink of a “supersonic revolution” in air travel after it unveiled plans for a plane that can break the speed of sound over land.
Thursday, 05 April 2018
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- Industry braced for new car sales drop in WalesNew car sales are important for an industry which employs 18,000 people in Wales.
- UK car registrations plunge in MarchLatest figures from the SMMT show a big drop in the number of vehicles registered last month.
Financial Times
- Free delivery: who pays the priceScale is less important with individual deliveries to doorsteps
Times Online
- Vauxhall handed jobs boost after owner’s £100m pledge [Subscription]Hundreds of jobs are to be created after the future of the Vauxhall van manufacturing plant in Luton was guaranteed for at least a decade by its French owners.
City AM
- Eight out of 10 insurance bosses predict that premiums will rise in the next two yearsEight out of 10 insurance bosses in the UK, EU and US predict that motor premiums will rise in the next two years, with 43 percent thinking they will rise by at least 10 per cent.
- Ranked: These are the worst cities for traffic jams in the UK and elsewhere in EuropeThe cities facing the worst traffic have been revealed - and the capital is second only to Moscow for congestion, according to new analysis.
Peterborough Telegraph
- Bus changes to affect residents in Peterborough and Northamptonshire Read more at: https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/transport/bus-changes-to-affect-residents-in-peterborough-and-northamptonshire-1-8445631Steve Burd, Stagecoach Midlands managing director, said: “This will improve the service between Peterborough, Lynchwood and Oundle to Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Northampton from every hour to every 30 minutes.
Other Regional Press
- Taxi driver demands police action over fare-dodgers who run off without payingPassenger racked up £25 fare then claimed she'd lost her debit card
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