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General election 2019: Boris Johnson launching Welsh manifesto
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Living near busy road can stunt children's lung growth, study says
A King's College London study finds children's lung development can be reduced by up to 14%.
Union accused of hypocrisy over Christmas rail strike threat [Subscription]
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- General election 2019: Boris Johnson launching Welsh manifestoThe prime minister is set to outline pledges for Wales which include investment in infrastructure.
- Taxis and buses used to track potholesA device records how the road surface is changing so potholes can be identified and fixed quickly.
- Living near busy road can stunt children's lung growth, study saysA King's College London study finds children's lung development can be reduced by up to 14%.
- Cybertruck: Tesla truck gets 150,000 orders despite launch gaffeElon Musk boasts of high demand despite the truck's windows shattering during its launch.
Financial Times
- Living near main road ‘could raise lung cancer risk by 10 per cent’Long-term exposure to roadside pollution can cause a range of diseases, report finds
- Driverless car groups look past the engineering challengeAs the technology nears deployment, companies are trying to work out how to build a consumer service business
- Uber in last-ditch talks to extend London licenceCity’s transport agency wants more information on passenger protection and driver vetting
The Guardian
- Are electric vehicles really so climate friendly?EVs produce more CO2 than say diesel – it’s just they emit via the power plant not the exhaust pipeGermany’s automobile industry is its most important industrial sector. But it is in crisis, and not only because it is experiencing the effects of a recession brought on by Volkswagen’s cheating on emissions standards, which sent consumers elsewhere. The sector is also facing the existential threat of exceedingly strict European Union emissions requirements, which are only seemingly grounded in environmental policy.The EU clearly overstepped the mark with the carbon dioxide regulation that went i...
Times Online
- ESB Networks goes electric to cut emissions [Subscription]ESB Networks has begun decarbonising its yellow van fleet with the purchase of 70 full electric vehicles.
- Five die after flash floods hit northern Italy and French Riviera [Subscription]At least five people have died after a deluge of rain hit northern Italy and the French Riviera over the weekend, causing flash flooding and the collapse of a motorway viaduct.
- Turkey runs out of road for UK‑style construction [Subscription]The monumental public construction projects that President Erdogan has turned into a hallmark of his rule may soon grind to a halt after some of the contracts to finance them were pulled.
- Clean Air for All campaign: Living near busy road stunts lung development [Subscription]Living within 50 metres of a busy road stunts children’s lung growth by up to 14 per cent, a new report says.
Mail Online
- Two people are killed in France and road collapses in Italy as torrential rains hits EuropeA 30-meter section of road along a viaduct near the flooded Italian coastal city of Savona collapsed Sunday and two people in France have died due to flooding which spread across Europe.
- Shocking moment 'migrants stagger from back of lorry struggling to breathe' on M25 in EssexA group of around ten men were filmed being helped to climb down from the inside of a truck by police officers on the M25 near Waltham Abbey in Essex. All ten men, along with the driver, were arrested.
- Research suggests living near a busy road can raise the risk of lung cancer by 10 per cent Researchers believe cutting air pollution by a fifth in England's busiest cities could see 171 fewer underweight babies born each year.
London Evening Standard
- Motorway bridge in Italy collapses after massive landslide caused by heavy rain and floodingA motorway bridge has collapsed after a massive landslide in Italy's northwestern region of Liguria, a spokesman for SIAS, the company operating the highway, said.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Road to close for almost three weeksA Wednesbury road will be closed in the day for almost three weeks for roadworks from Wednesday.
- Four-week roadworks scheme to beginA four-week scheme to install a new pedestrian in Stafford is set to begin today.
Cambridge News
- All the A14 road closures causing traffic chaos around Cambridgeshire this weekTraffic on the A14 will be impacted by road closures at several junctions including those for the M11 and A1
Reading Evening Post
- M4 closure will see motorway shut for the whole weekendPart of the motorway in Berkshire will be closed in both directions for the entire weekend
Other News Sources
- Overnight closures set to disrupt M25, M23 and M3 traffic in the week ahead Plan ahead to avoid potential traffic woes on the roads
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