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Thursday, 19 April 2018

BBC News

• 'Many people support' Prince of Wales Bridge name, says SkatesThe Welsh Government will not ask for a re-think over the new Severn Bridge name, says Ken Skates.
• Electric car charge points 'critical' for Welsh economyInstalling rapid electric car charging points is "critical" to the Welsh economy as Wales' network is "lagging behind" the rest of the the UK.

Times Online

• Mobile phone signals used to predict traffic flow [Subscription]Sensors are to be used to track cars’ movements around cities to control traffic lights and cut congestion. York is believed to be the first city in Britain to use high-tech beacons that can detect drivers’ mobile phones and signals from vehicles themselves to monitor traffic flows.

City AM

• Porsche and Audi headquarters raided in latest diesel emissions probe by German prosecutorsPorsche and Audi are the latest brands to have their sites in Germany raided by prosecutors in the wake of the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal.

This is Money

• Electric car public charging can be four times more expensive According to What Car?, the rising cost of using public charging, along with a lack of off-street parking for cheaper home charging makes electric cars more expensive than you think.

Bolton News

• Taxi driver convicted after overcharging wheelchair using passengerA TAXI driver who twice overcharged a passenger who used a wheelchair has been convicted of an offence under the Equality Act.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Number of diesel cars registered in Bradford risesMORE than 100,000 diesel cars and vans are still clogging up Bradford’s roads, despite drivers being encouraged to move away from them in favour of cleaner fuels.