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Budget 2018: Environmental groups attack government's £30bn road spending plan
Green campaigners have lined up to attack chancellor Philip Hammond for announcing a multi-billion-pound boost for building and upgrading roads – days after world scientists urgently warned that greenhouse gas emissions must be cut.
Revealed: Liverpool's most dangerous road and the shocking number of crashes
The A57 is the most dangerous road in Merseyside, new accident data has revealed.
Budget announcement: Philip Hammond to unveil biggest ever cash injection for England's roads
The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is expected to announce a £28.8billion cash injection to upgrade major routes across England in his Budget statement on Monday.
Sunday, 28 October 2018
BBC News
- Life on a new-build - stranded without a carNew-build housing developments are springing up across England, but often they lack nearby amenities.
- Oxford-Cambridge Arc: Row over central England mega-planThe transport secretary says the government will back major development on the Oxford-Cambridge arc.
ITV News
- Chancellor Philip Hammond to unveil £28bn Budget boost for England’s roads networkPhilip Hammond will announce what is being billed as the biggest ever cash injection for England’s largest roads when he delivers his annual Budget statement on Monday.
The Guardian
- Cars or clean air? Cheltenham’s Boots Corner becomes the new battleground As air pollution fears rise, Cheltenham ‘put people before traffic’ and banned cars from part of its centre. But not everyone is happy
- Uber Uber drivers ‘£18,000 poorer’ as firm appeals two-year-old tribunal order GMB union says 40,000 drivers are worse off through missing holiday and sick pay, despite a court ruling in 2016
The Independent
- Budget 2018: Environmental groups attack government's £30bn road spending planGreen campaigners have lined up to attack chancellor Philip Hammond for announcing a multi-billion-pound boost for building and upgrading roads – days after world scientists urgently warned that greenhouse gas emissions must be cut.
Times Online
- James Coney: If this is the future of car hire, I’m walking [Subscription]The outpouring of anger over Goldcar is almost unprecedented during my two decades as a financial journalist.
- Car-hire company Goldcar ‘forged signatures’ [Subscription]After an investigation by our Money section, scores of readers have alleged foul play by the hire company Goldcar
- Car-hire company Goldcar ‘forged signatures’ [Subscription]After an investigation by our Money section, scores of readers have alleged foul play by the hire company Goldcar
- James Coney: If this is the future of car hire, I’m walking [Subscription]The outpouring of anger over Goldcar is almost unprecedented during my two decades as a financial journalist.
Reuters News
- Hammond to increase road investment by 44 percent in budgetBritish finance minister Philip Hammond will announce a 44 percent jump in roads and highways investment in his budget on Monday, the finance ministry said, offering a glimpse of higher public spending promised by the government.
Liverpool Echo
- How you could be fined £1,000 for letting emergency services passIt's always tricky making way when ambulances & police need to pass - but getting it wrong could cost you badly
- Revealed: Liverpool's most dangerous road and the shocking number of crashesThe A57 is the most dangerous road in Merseyside, new accident data has revealed.
London Evening Standard
- Budget announcement: Philip Hammond to unveil biggest ever cash injection for England's roadsThe Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is expected to announce a £28.8billion cash injection to upgrade major routes across England in his Budget statement on Monday.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Wherstead Road to close again this morning as abnormal load travels to BramfordA major Ipswich road will close again today in preparation for an abnormal load to leave the Port of Ipswich.
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