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Wednesday, 18 September 2019

BBC News

• Businesses call for 'atrocious' roads to be tackledA business body wants money to be spent on regional infrastructure as much as big projects.
• Bridgend site set to produce Land Rover Defender-inspired 4x4 from IneosThere is speculation Ineos Automotive has chosen Bridgend for its new car factory.
• Electric car owners to 'choose' engine soundsProposals by a US road safety body could see electric vehicle owners choose the noise their car makes.
• Union Chain Bridge: Scotland-England link's future securedThe almost 200-year-old structure linking Scotland and England is given more than £3m in support.

Times Online

• New speed limit: drivers should keep below 120 beats per minute [Subscription]It is a warning that those in the grip of a midlife crisis should take seriously: blasting Bat out of Hell on the car stereo really will tempt you to drive more dangerously.

City AM

• Britain’s car industry could weather a storm of tariffs better than you’d thinkThe latest American Economic Review contains a timely paper. Keith Head and Thierry Mayer, at the University of British Columbia and the Banque de France respectively, estimate the consequences of changes in tariff and non-tariff barriers to the car industry.

London Evening Standard

• More than 80,000 homes could be built on London's car parking spacesPrivately owned parked cars occupy £172 billion-worth of London land on which homes could be built, according to a new report being launched at the World Car Free Day summit.

Kent Online

• Children with Special Educational Needs from Medway experience long school journey timesChildren with special needs are experiencing journey times of more than two hours after changes to school transport.

Other News Sources

• Public can have say on M4 congestion around Newport - and how to solve it - from next monthTHE body tasked with finding solutions to congestion on the M4 around Newport will begin to consult with the public next month.