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Monday, 01 July 2019

BBC News

• Ford Bridgend: New taskforce to hold first meetingIt will discuss supporting the 1,700 workers losing their jobs in Bridgend and securing new investment.
• MPs call for five-year fund to tackle potholesMore money is needed to tackle the "severe risk" posed by potholes on local roads in England, according to a Commons transport committee report. "Most people won't have to go further than the local shops to spot a pothole that poses a risk of injury or damage," said Labour MP Lilian Greenwood.
• Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safetyThe EU rule for new models follows concerns cars put pedestrians at risk because they are too quiet.

The Telegraph

• Britain's potholes are 'national scandal' that would take a decade to fix [subscription]Britain’s pothole crisis has been described as a “national scandal” by MPs as they say the “make do and mend” approach taken by councils has led to a £10 billion backlog that would take a decade to fix.
• British trucks face being turned away at Dover under French 'no deal' Brexit plans [Subscription]ritish trucks will not be able to board ships in Dover in a "no deal" Brexit if they do not have the correct customs paperwork, following a deal between the Port of Calais and Channel shipping lines, the head of the Road Haulage Association has told the Telegraph.

Times Online

• EPA to buy first electric vehicle after ‘dieselgate’ [Subscription]The state’s environmental watchdog will buy its first electric car later this year after revealing that the vast majority of its vehicles are diesel-fuelled. The Environmental Protection Agency, which is responsible for overseeing greenhouse gas emissions and which vowed to green its fleet almost three years ago, has put out a €250,000 tender for six electric vehicles.