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Wednesday, 10 October 2018

BBC News

• Lower Thames Crossing to be 'biggest road project since M25'Designs are unveiled for a tunnel under the Thames that Highways England says will halve crossing times.

ITV News

• Fresh designs for new Thames road crossing to boost capacityPlans for a new multi-million pound road tunnel beneath the Thames have been updated to boost capacity.

The Guardian

• Leeds lorry drivers face £50 daily charge in bid to cut air pollutionHGVs, buses and coaches would pay full fee with taxis and LGVs paying £12.50. Drivers of the most polluting vehicles, could be charged up to £50 a day to enter Leeds under radical new plans to cut air pollution in the Yorkshire city.
• Uber UK strike: users urged not to cross 'digital picket line'Public asked not to use app during drivers’ strike, which follows last week’s McStrike in push to unionise gig economy
• Revised plans for Thames crossing attract controversy£6bn Lower Thames Crossing scheme meets opposition from environmental campaigners

Times Online

• Lower Thames Crossing aims to cut capital’s congestion [Subscription]Britain’s longest road tunnel will be built under the Thames as part of a plan to reduce congestion on the M25.

City AM

• Volkswagen car deliveries drop nearly 20 per cent as new emissions testing hitsThe number of cars delivered by Volkswagen fell nearly 20 per cent last month due to the introduction of new emissions testing rules, the manufacturer said.

London Evening Standard

• Cars set to be banned from half of roads in London's Square Mile and speed limits slashed to 15mphVehicles would be banned from about half of the Square Mile's roads under radical plans announced today to improve safety and cut congestion.
• Car maker Ford announces layoffs in the US after being hit by trade tariffs Car maker Ford has announced that it is cutting its workforce in the US.

Kent Online

• Second consultation to begin for Lower Thames CrossingThe Lower Thames tunnel could help remove 14 million vehicles from the Dartford Crossing each year.

Cammax Limited

• Ensuring successful adoption in the era of SMART Public Transport [paid inclusion]Over recent years operators, councils and other stakeholders have invested heavily in attempts to modernise the UK public transport sector in what some commentators are labelling ‘the SMART revolution’.