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'Thieves' knocked off mopeds by police in London
Met Police officers are ramming into suspected moped thieves to knock them off their bikes.
Volkswagen will recall 75,000 cars over seatbelt fault
The move follows a test that showed a rear seatbelt failing when cars turned sharply.
Roadside pollution barriers to protect homes [Subscription]
A network of pollution barriers will be installed by the side of England’s busiest motorways under plans to shield homes from toxic exhaust gases.
Parliament to investigate Sadiq Khan's oversight of crisis-hit Crossrail scheme
Sadiq Khan's oversight of the crisis-hit Crossrail scheme as it soared £1 billion over budget is to be investigated by Parliament's public spending watchdog.
Saturday, 24 November 2018
BBC News
- Met Police scooter crash video released as IOPC investigatesOfficers can use their vehicles to knock moped thieves off their bikes, the Met Police has said.
- Fuel prices cut by Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury'sAsda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's cut petrol and diesel prices as wholesale prices fall.
- Vauxhall: Ellesmere Port plant workers stage mass walk outPlan to cut 241 jobs is critical
- Volkswagen will recall 75,000 cars over seatbelt faultThe move follows a test that showed a rear seatbelt failing when cars turned sharply.
Times Online
- Vauxhall to cut 241 jobs at Ellesmere Port factory [Subscription]A third round of redundancies in only 13 months at the Vauxhall Astra car plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, will nearly halve the workforce at the factory, which since last year has been under the ownership of PSA, the French group behind Peugeot and Citroën.
- Thousands of Volkswagen cars sold with seatbelt fault [Subscription]An estimated 55,000 cars have been sold with a potentially lethal seatbelt fault since the problem came to light six months ago, according to a new analysis.
- Roadside pollution barriers to protect homes [Subscription]A network of pollution barriers will be installed by the side of England’s busiest motorways under plans to shield homes from toxic exhaust gases.
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6423341/Primary-school-just-3ft-busy-dual-carriageway-axes-playtime.html [Subscription]Cars knock suspects from bikes as new crackdown is launched
City AM
- Vauxhall cuts 241 more jobs at Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in CheshireCar maker Vauxhall is to slash 241 jobs at its Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant by the end of 2019, in a move it claims is “critical” to the competitiveness of the site.
Mail Online
- Primary school just 3ft from a busy dual carriageway axes playtime to stop children being poisoned by pollutionA primary school situated three feet from a busy dual carriageway has had to cancel outside playtimes to stop pupils being poisoned by car pollution.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Bold new measures to keep people safe on the roadsA number of ground-breaking initiatives have been announced as part of a 2 year action plan to improve road safety.
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