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Saturday, 26 October 2019

BBC News

• Jaguar Land Rover gets China sales boostThe UK carmaker sees sales in China up by almost a quarter, helping it report a profit.

The Guardian

• SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures revealIf SUV drivers were a nation, they would rank seventh in the world for carbon emissionsGrowing demand for SUVs was the second largest contributor to the increase in global CO2 emissions from 2010 to 2018, an analysis has found.In that period, SUVs doubled their global market share from 17% to 39% and their annual emissions rose to more than 700 megatonnes of CO2, more than the yearly total emissions of the UK and the Netherlands combined. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Self-driving cars take to London roads [subscription]Driverless cars are carrying passengers through the busy streets of south London for the next two months in the largest trial of its kind in Britain.

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover returns to profitability in second quarter as China performance improvesThe car maker saw an 8% rise in revenues and posted pre-tax profits of £156m

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford Council and Shipley MP debate Shipley Eastern Bypass THE MP for Shipley has accused Bradford Council of

Wales Online

• New M4 speed cameras are now covering the entire 50mph zone around Port TalbotThe area was previously not covered by these cameras

Other News Sources

• The UK's deadliest road is used by thousands of Surrey motorists every day Across the country, Friday was the most common day for casualty-causing accidents, with a total of 20,021