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Thursday, 28 November 2019

BBC News

• Drug-drivers targeted in festive drink-drive campaignThe annual campaign is the first since new police roadside drug-detection kits were introduced.

Financial Times

• Car industry fears for future after latest output fallUK’s global competitiveness is ‘under threat’, says SMMT
• Tata Steel confirms 1,000 jobs will go in UKGroup struggling as orders from key customers such as carmakers stall amid ongoing trade war

The Guardian

• Port Talbot steelworks owner confirms plan to cut up to 1,000 UK jobsTata Steel is to make nearly one in eight of its British workforce redundantPort Talbot steelworks owner Tata Steel has confirmed it is to cut up to 1,000 jobs in the UK, as part of wider cost reduction plans.The job losses are part of a plan that would cost 3,000 jobs across Europe. About 1,600 jobs would go at plants in the Netherlands, with another 350 elsewhere around the world. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Pollution link to blood poisoning and kidney failureAir pollution can cause blood poisoning and kidney failure at levels previously thought to be harmless, according to research.

Times Online

• Struggling carmakers stuck in the slow lane [Subscription]Car assembly in Britain is steadfastly in reverse, with the latest production figures showing output down by 4 per cent last month.

City AM

• Time for us all to get motoring on combatting climate changeThe polling firm YouGov has been tracking views on the environment for nearly a decade. For most of that time, [...] The post Time for us all to get motoring on combatting climate change appeared first on CityAM.
• It may be popular, but scrapping hospital parking charges would be a total disasterAmid myriad headline-grabbing proposals, you might have missed Labour’s promise to scrap hospital parking charges. This is exactly the kind [...] The post It may be popular, but scrapping hospital parking charges would be a total disaster appeared first on CityAM.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• More details of £48m road scheme between Shipley and Bradford revealed A £48 MILLION road scheme will include improved access to a rail station and improvements to Bradford Beck, as well as the widening of a major road.

Bristol Live

• Bridge plans for the Downs rejected by government inspector"This is a deplorable decision"
• Giving someone a lift in your car could cost you £2,500 and invalidate your insurancePolice have issued people with a warning
• Electric cars are 'silent killers' and need noise systems says blind woman nearly hit by oneCall comes as Bristol leads the way in the growth of electric cars

Wales Online

• Tata Steel set to cut 1,000 UK jobsThe firm, which has a steel plant in Port Talbot, said the job losses were 'designed to safeguard its long-term future'

Cambridge News

• The lowest road in Cambridgeshire has been flooded for more than two weeksIt's not the first time the road has flooded, and it most likely won't be the last
• Latest updates on Histon Road scheme which will close road for up to a yearThe major Cambridge road will be closed southbound

Other Regional Press

• £30m New Eastern Villages link road plans in doubt after farmers call for public inquiry Huge plans for a £30 million link road key to the major the expansion of Swindon have been thrown into doubt.
• Under 17 Car Club fuelling safer roads in SwindonThe Under 17 Car Club is a club helping to make future road users safer.
• Why giving somebody a lift could result in a big fine and your car being seizedDrivers could actually be breaking the law by giving family and friends a lift
• Letter: Switch your engines off by the side of the roadIt is against the law to be in your vehicle parked at the side of the road with the engine running – and on the phone or iPad, but it seems very few people know this.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Taxis and buses used to track potholesTaxis, buses and even delivery vans could soon join the fight against potholes. They are the scourge of roads and motorists, with Flintshire council alone left with 4,000 and a £4m repair bill last year. But special monitoring technology being developed at the University of South Wales (USW) could help to find potholes before they get worse. It works through a dashboard device that collects real-time data. While sat-navs give the driver a profile of the road ahead, the small device records the profile of the road surface. The system collects details of the smallest change in road vi...

Other News Sources

• Record profits from car parking for Winchester City CouncilWINCHESTER City Council clocked up millions of pounds in profit from parking charges last year – a record high.