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AA sounds safety warning over smart motorways
The AA has expressed safety concerns about a plan to remove the hard shoulder from hundreds of miles of motorway over the next six years.
Richard Leonard: SNP defence of privatised bus services shows lack of imagination
Free bus services can and do work, but the SNP insists on making petty bureaucratic objections in defence of the private-led status quo, writes Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard.
Breakthrough for 'spaceplane' that could travel between New York and London in less than an hour
British engineers have made a breakthrough in their effort to develop a “spaceplane” that could travel between New York and London in less than an hour. Reaction Engines, based in Oxfordshire, has tested a new technology at simulated speeds of Mach 3.3, or more than three times the speed of sound.
European rail giant squares up to Trainline in ticket battle [subscription]
One of Europe’s biggest transport companies has entered the lucrative train ticketing market, taking on dominant online player Trainline.
Tuesday, 09 April 2019
BBC News
- Speed cameras installed on 'Evo Triangle' in north WalesThe cameras have been installed to deter motorists from using the road as a race track.
- 'Keep left' campaign targets foreign tourists on rural roadsVideos of head-on collisions being narrowly avoided in the Highlands are released as part of a safety campaign.
- Historic wood boosted by compensation cash from A6 roadThe Woodland Trust is using compensation money from the A6 to buy and expand the woodland.
- Carlos Ghosn: Nissan ousts former boss from its boardThe businessman, who faces charges of financial misconduct, was re-arrested last week.
The Guardian
- AA sounds safety warning over smart motorwaysThe AA has expressed safety concerns about a plan to remove the hard shoulder from hundreds of miles of motorway over the next six years.
The Independent
- ULEZ: London ultra-low emission zone comes into force with £12.50 charge for older, polluting vehiclesWarning that 'smaller firms can struggle to afford the switch to low-emission vehicles' as plan to improve air quality begins
The Telegraph
- Will our nanny state ever admit to the advantages of scrapping traffic lights? [subscription]n 2015, when the traffic lights failed in Beverley, the surprising thing wasn’t that congestion disappeared, but that anyone was surprised that it did so. With the news this week that £317 million in public money – spent, partly, on traffic lights – has not only failed to cut motorway congestion but has actually increased it, the depressing thing is that anyone is surprised at all.
- Ultra Low Emission Zone: London's new pollution charge - everything you need to know [Subscription]ondon's not called The Big Smoke for nothing - air quality in the capital regularly breaches World Health Organisation guidelines, according to a 2017 report. Over the past few years there have been fogs, smogs and (unsurprisingly) a growing market for air purifiers.
City AM
- Sadiq Khan’s ill-conceived pollution plan only threatens London’s push to go greenFrom today, all private hire drivers in London will have to pay the daily £11.50 congestion charge when driving in central London.
- British car manufacturing powers down to half capacity as planned factory shutdowns take effectBritish car makers including Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) have gone ahead with plans to shut their UK plants this week over Brexit, in a move which leaves at least half the country’s car production gridlocked.
- Dutch drivers given carbon offset option at Shell pumping stationsDutch car owners will be able to offset their carbon emissions at Shell garages from next week as the oil giant launches a three-year $300m drive to flaunt its green credentials.
London Evening Standard
- ULEZ charge in London: New ultra-low emission zone £12.50-a-day fee comes into force for driversLondon's new toxic air levy - the £12.50-a-day Ultra-low emission zone charge - has come into force today.
- Driverless cars controlled using AI will mean human passengers can work for longer each dayPeople who want to maximise their productivity will be most keen to travel in driverless cars
- London is leading the way on electric vehicles with drivers opting for more ultra-low emission vehiclesLondon is leading the way on electric vehicles, with seven boroughs in the UK's top 20 for the proportion of ultra-low emission vehicles.
Other Regional Press
- £4 million safety works ordered after these huge cracks appeared on this Stoke-on-Trent roadThe Fenton road is above the busy West Coast Main Line
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