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Thursday, 07 November 2019

Financial Times

• Didi’s relaunched Hitch to put curfew on women passengersResumption of carpooling could boost lossmaking start-up as rival apps mount challenge

Birmingham Post

• Rentalcars.com co-founder joins Manchester ticketing firm as chairman to drive global growthAs co-founder and chief marketing officer, Laurence Marlor helped grow Rentalcars.com from its Manchester HQ into a global online car rental retailer

Wales Online

• Yellow lines and parking permit plan to tackle 'nightmare' parking in Whitchurch and Llandaff North in CardiffMost have welcomed the proposed measures to make the streets safer

Kent Online

• Highways England urge M2 Medway Bridge drivers to 'plan ahead' as repairs continueThe slip road for the A228 will be shut as well as lane closures

Other News Sources

• Government crackdown will mean harsher penalty for holding mobiles while driving Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement after a Government were urged to tighten up legislation
• Four visions for the future of public transportThe way people get around is starting to change, and as a professor of transport strategy I do rather wonder if the modes of transport we use today will still be around by the turn of the next century.
• Highways England to spend more than £5 million over next few weeks on M6 in LancashireMore than £5 million is being spent by Highways England over the next few weeks to provide safer and smoother journeys along the M6 in Lancashire and Cumbria.
• New Highways England investment strategy date now uncertainThe launch date of Highways England's new five-year Road Investment Strategy, known as RIS2, could be delayed as a result of the decision to call the general election, Construction News understands. The strategy was set to begin on 1 April 2020 and last until 31…