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Wednesday, 25 September 2019

BBC News

• Volkswagen top executives charged with market manipulationThree current and former executives are charged in relation to a diesel emissions scandal from 2015.

Financial Times

• Uber gains London licence for just 2 monthsMove threatens to disrupt business for US company in one of its most important markets

Times Online

• Uber’s given London licence for two months after TfL says it must do more on safetyUber has been given a licence to operate in London for only two months over concerns about passenger safety.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Residents hope for "goodwill" as Oastler Road car park reopens under CPM SALTAIRE residents and politicians alike are keeping a watchful eye on a pay-and-display car park with a long history of controversy.

London Evening Standard

• Uber London decision: App only given two-month extension to carry on operating in capital by TfLRide-hailing business will have to re-apply to carry on running in the capital after decision by Transport for London effectively keeps it 'on probation'

East Anglian Daily Times

• ‘Someone will get hurt’ - Villagers call for road safety measures on dangerous junctionVillagers in Finingham are calling for increased safety measures on a “dangerous” junction after a number of crashes in recent years including a van destroying the front of a local pub.

Leeds Live

• Motorway police to use 'supercab' unmarked lorry to catch bad drivers on M62Drivers using phones and vehicles in poor condition to be targeted in Operation Pennine

C.N.N.

• Uber CEO says business is 'absolutely sustainable' after losing $5 billion in three monthsUber is blowing through billions of dollars, but CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is undeterred.

Other News Sources

• Transport expert calls for North Walls to return to two-way road A WINCHESTER transport expert and city architect are calling for more work on the Winchester Movement Strategy.