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Saturday, 18 January 2020

BBC News

• Carlos Ghosn's lawyers hit back at Nissan fraud claimsThe fugitive businessman's defence team say Nissan's investigation is biased and designed to smear him.

Times Online

• ‘Self-crashing Teslas’ placed under review by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Subscription]America’s road safety watchdog is reviewing allegations that a defect in Tesla cars could cause them to accelerate unexpectedly and crash.
• Car-ban plan for Brighton to tackle health problems caused by toxic air [Subscription]Brighton is to become the latest city to try to ban cars from its centre as councils attempt to tackle the health problems caused by toxic air.

Birmingham Mail

• 'Don't kill your city centre' - Transport Secretary warning on Birmingham's radical 'car-free' plansTransport Secretary Grant Shapps has given his verdict on Birmingham's radical transport plan during a visit to the city - labelling the idea of banning through-traffic as "extreme"

Birmingham Post

• Calls for jobs to be protected at Vauxhall in Ellesmere Port after car giant says next Astra will be built in GermanyBrexit has caused a great deal of uncertainty for the Cheshire plant's staff

Bolton News

• Bolton Council gritters out as temperatures could hit -2°CBOLTON Council's gritters will be out on the street tonight as temperatures could be set to plummet.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Parents warned ‘no idling’ outside Bradford's schools as part of new campaign DRIVERS have been warned to switch off their engines outside Bradford’s primary schools as part of a new campaign to protect children’s health.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• New £20m car park could open for Gateshead Quays Arena plan - but three would closeAmong the car parks to close would be the controversial Quarryfield Road site, which opened less than two years ago for the Great Exhibition of the North

East Anglian Daily Times

• Main Ipswich roads closing for emergency work to repair potholesMotorists in Ipswich and surrounding areas are being warned of road closures for emergency work to repair potholes.

Get Surrey

• Section of M4 closed all weekend for bridge demolition Five miles of the M4 will be closed from January 17, at 8pm until January 20, 6am

Reading Evening Post

• M4 closure for bridge demolition as part of smart motorway upgradeThe motorway will be closed between junctions for Slough and Maidenhead

Other Regional Press

• Counties are 'poor relation' to Londoners over roads funding The Hertfordshire County Council leader is calling for a fairer slice of funding to fix our crumbling roads - as national research shows London has the money to invest three times the amount compared to counties.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Electric taxis to go wireless thanks to new charging tech trialThe UK could soon see a revolution in electric vehicle charging after the Transport Secretary announced that £3.4 million will be invested in trials for wireless charging of electric taxis in Nottingham. Wireless charging at taxi ranks could provide an alternative to plugs and chargepoints, meaning multiple taxis can recharge at once, supporting drivers to charge up more easily. It would also reduce clutter on our streets. As more and more people make the switch to electric cars this new technology could also be rolled out more broadly for public use, helping everyday drivers of electri...