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Campaigners call for transport overhaul to tackle pollution
Campaigners have called for free bus travel and the reopening of hundreds of miles of railway lines to end reliance on cars, as transport is due to be confirmed as the UK’s largest contributor to greenhouse gases.
Goole MP accuses Siemens rivals of 'game playing' over £1.5bn rail contract
Andrew Percy leapt to the defence of Siemens after it was accused of 'pulling the wool over Transport for London's eyes'
Re-opening rail lines
Reopening rail lines across the country would go a long way to improving public transport and tackling rail overcrowding.
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
BBC News
- Plea for snow gates on B976 Crathie to Gairnshiel roadThe B976 in Aberdeenshire has signs warning drivers not to use it during heavy snow - but they are often ignored.
- Brexit: Customs checks to be simplified in no-deal situationGuidance is issued to importers to try to allay fears of congestion and delays at Channel ports.
- Nissan £60m in doubt after investment U-turnThe cash depended on now-abandoned plans to make the X-Trail model in the UK.
The Guardian
- Nissan leaves Tories to explain why they can't even manage a bribeA £61m off-the-books sweetener failed to do the trick, but Greg Clark was focusing on the positives
- Nissan was offered secret state aid to cope with Brexit, minister concedesBusiness secretary vowed to maintain manufacturers’ capacity to trade with EU
City AM
- Government reveals Brexit assurances to Nissan as car maker moves X-Trail production outside UKA potential £80m government support package for Nissan was contingent on the car manufacturer building its X-Trail car at its Sunderland plant, it emerged this afternoon.
London Evening Standard
- London Bridge protest: Minicab drivers block road in protest over congestion charge changesHundreds of minicab drivers have blocked London Bridge in a protest against a congestion charge which they claim will slash their pay.
- Drivers forced to abandon cars after heavy snow 'slapped with parking fines'Motorists who were forced to abandon their cars after heavy snow left them stranded appear to have been slapped with parking fines.
Other Regional Press
- Pollution-busting A45 plan will be 'outpaced' by emissions from Birmingham Airport expansion and HS2POLLUTION-busting measures on the A45 will be ‘outpaced’ by increased emissions from more road users after Birmingham Airport’s expansion and HS2, a councillor claims.
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