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MINISTERS failed to notify the EU about nationalising a shipyard at the centre of a ferry building fiasco despite being earlier found to have given £50 million of "illegal state aid" to two airports.
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Fears that Boris will use court defeat as an excuse to shelve £14bn Heathrow project
Boris Johnson was last night urged to bury his doubts and press ahead with Heathrow's third runaway amid fears he could use a potential legal setback this week to ditch the plan.
Sunday, 23 February 2020
Mail Online
- NHS introduces drive-through coronavirus testsThe NHS is introducing drive-through coronavirus tests where people are checked for the disease from the comfort of their car, as part of efforts to ease pressure on hospitals.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Call for speed cameras on 'racetrack' road between Bradford and Leeds FRESH calls have been made for a major road between Bradford and Leeds to have fixed speed cameras in a bid to tackle the scourge of speeding cars.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Animals stop traffic on A55 as sheep, dog and donkey are reported on roadThere have been a number of unusual animal sightings on the dual carriageway today
- Pictures reveal scale of North Wales floods after torrential downpours - and there may be more on the wayA number of roads were closed as bad weather continued to hit the region
The York Press
- Road closures in The Groves may increase traffic by nearly 150 per cent on city route TRAFFIC on some city centre roads could rocket by nearly 150 per cent - under plans to close four roads to prevent rat-running.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Call for £1bn to support car industryAndy Street has called for an extra £1 billion to support the West Midlands car industry as it shifts towards greener technologies.
Cambridge News
- A14 traffic expected as two parts of the road close all weekendDiversions are in place
Other Regional Press
- Shocking pictures show devastation of today's flooding in Otley, LeedsTwo roads in the town are completely impassable
- The average speed cameras catching out most Coventry driversThere are presently two cameras operational in the city - on the A4600 Ansty Road and the B4110 London Road - with plans for more
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- Tories win fight to spend bypass cash on fixing minor roadsCONSERVATIVE councillors were successful in convincing the majority at Herefordshire Council to back plans to spend £2m allocated for the bypass on road repairs instead.
- M4 diversion route as motorway closes for weekend bridge demolition near Heathrow Airport Here are the full details of the alternative route you will need to take while the bridge is demolished this weekend
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