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Friday, 24 May 2019

Department for Transport

• New Minister of State for Transport - Michael Ellis MPMichael Ellis was appointed as a Minister of State at the Department for Transport on 23 May 2019. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from January 2018 to May 2019.

The Guardian

• Traffic jams and rail closures to disrupt bank holiday travelRAC survey suggests 22m planned leisure trips will cause congestion and delays

Times Online

• Ministers ‘failing to cut illegal air pollution’ on 113 roads [subscription]Ministers face a High Court challenge over allegations that they failed to act over illegal levels of pollution on more than 100 roads.
• Clean air for all: Tell patients to ditch diesel, doctors urged [Subscription]Doctors and nurses should persuade patients of the need to ditch dirty diesel vehicles, the head of the NHS has said.

London Evening Standard

• Everything you need to know about charging an electric carWant to switch to an electric vehicle but worried about where to charge it? Find out where, here

North Wales Live

• Bank Holiday weekend traffic will see extra eight million car journeys - here's how to avoid the jamsRoads expected to be very busy over extended break

Rail Technology Magazine

• Network Rail unveils new regional managing directorsNetwork Rail has announced five new regional managing directors as part of its “evolution” towards a more passenger-focused approach. The appointments come as part of a major reorganisation at Network Rail which will see the company further devolved into 13 routes, supported by the...