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Scores of “smart” traffic cameras capable of monitoring air pollution and catching “banned” lorries are to be rolled out in Islington to fight toxic air.
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
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- Carmaker Ford announces 7,000 job cutsThe US car giant says it will shed 10% of its salaried workforce by the end of August to cut costs.
- Electric cars still need to win over UK driversOnly one in four people would consider buying a fully electric car in the next five years, a study says.
The Guardian
- National Audit Office questions value of Stonehenge tunnelReport by watchdog casts doubt on Highways England figures for £2bn project
The Independent
- Climate crisis: Satellites to monitor air pollution generated by every power station in the world'Too many power companies worldwide currently shroud their pollution in secrecy… We are about to lift that veil', says boss of firm backed by Google
- Ford announces 7,000 job cuts globally by end of AugustCar maker slashes workforce in bid to make $600m of savings
Times Online
- Jaguar Land Rover suffers £3.6bn loss amid sinking sales [Subscript-on]Jaguar Land Rover has crashed to a £3.65 billion full-year loss as it pays the price of a collapse in sales in China, its most important market, and counts the cost of a redundancy programme in which it is cutting the workforce by 6,000 people, or 15 per cent.
- Supermarkets increase fuel price almost daily [Subscription]Britain’s big supermarkets have increased the price of petrol almost every day for the past three months leading to concerns that motorists are being ripped off.
- Pollution in Edinburgh puts congestion levy back on the agenda [subscription]Concerns over air quality have raised the prospect of introducing congestion charging in Edinburgh, 14 years after the move was rejected in a referendum.
City AM
- Ford announces 7,000 job cuts as US car maker moves up a gear in restructuring planFord is to cut around one-tenth of its global salaried workforce by the end of August as part of a major global restructuring plan.
Sky News
- Ford axing 7,000 jobs including hundreds in UKCar giant Ford has announced that it is cutting 7,000 white collar jobs worldwide, with up to 550 in the UK expected to be among the positions axed.
London Evening Standard
- Council rolls out £4.5m 'smart' cameras to monitor toxic air and trigger vehicle finesScores of “smart” traffic cameras capable of monitoring air pollution and catching “banned” lorries are to be rolled out in Islington to fight toxic air.
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