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Sunday, 01 December 2019

BBC News

• Gritting roads: Does it harm the environment?Using salt to de-ice roads is harmful to wildlife and alternatives should be tried, a scientist says.

Financial Times

• Nissan to restore pole position in electric car marketCarmaker to launch all-electric SUV as ex-chief delivers rebuke to Ghosn’s EV strategy
• German car industry faces ‘day of reckoning’Tens of thousands of jobs cut as auto groups pump billions into electric technology

The Guardian

• World-first mobile phone detection cameras rolled out in AustraliaNew South Wales hopes to cut fatalities on the state’s roads by a third with devices that operate day and night in all weatherNew South Wales rolled out mobile phone detection cameras on Sunday, hoping to cut the number of fatalities on its roads by a third over two years, transport authorities said.The world-first mobile phone detection cameras, according to Transport for NSW, which manages the state’s transport services, operate day and night in all weather conditions to determine if a driver is handling a mobile phone. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Hail, Uber. It’s not right to drive you out of town [subscription]The ride-hailing firm offers cheap, safe and efficient travel — so why are left-leaning mayors so keen to ban it from our cities?

City AM

• Eddie Stobart asks shareholders to back Dbay's £55m rescue dealEddie Stobart has asked shareholders to back a £55m rescue deal from private equity firm Douglas Bay Capital Fund (Dbay) or risk going bust.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• REVEALED: Seven unwritten rules of Bradford's roads, according to T&A readers Telegraph & Argus readers have been quick to offer a Bradford slant on the 'unwritten rules of the road' after new research was published earlier this week.

Sheffield Star

• City Taxis launches Sheffield's answer to DeliverooSheffield’s biggest taxi firm has started delivering takeaways to meet soaring demand for fast food.