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Monday, 16 March 2020

BBC News

• London Bridge road works force partial Thames crossing closureBuses, licensed taxis, motorcycles and bikes are the only modes of transport allowed on the bridge.

Financial Times

• E-scooters to be allowed on roads in trialsMinisters set to launch a consultation to look at ways of making transport safe

The Guardian

• Not investing in electric car battery production could cost UK 105,000 jobs – studyFaraday Institution says failure to attract ‘gigafactories’ risks future of British car industryThe UK car industry risks losing out to Europe in the race to build major battery factories that are crucial to the sector’s future, putting jobs at risk across the country, a government-backed research body has warned.A failure to attract so-called gigafactories to make batteries for electric cars could cost the UK 105,000 jobs by 2040, forecasts by the Faraday Institution show. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Britain isn’t being honest about its carbon emissions - Tony Lodge [subscription]Last month Extinction Rebellion said it was “complete lunacy” for coal from Australia to travel thousands of miles for use in the Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales. They are right. But protesting about carbon-intensive imports is one thing;
• ‘Pothole crisis’ risking cyclists’ lives [subscription]Large parts of Britain’s road network are unfit for cyclists as local councils routinely fail to repair potentially deadly potholes on time, according to research published today.

Mail Online

• E-scooters could be legalised on UK roads if they pass safety testsAlthough sales have soared, the 30mph vehicles, which look similar to a child's scooter and cost between £200 and £500, can at the moment be used only on private land.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Traffic Wales issue update on extensive A55 roadworks which have caused month of closuresThe works have been taking place between Ewloe and Broughton since the start of the month

London Evening Standard

• London Bridge closes to most traffic for seven months in £5m improvement schemeBut don't worry: London Bridge is not falling down
• E-scooters set to be trialled on UK roads as government consults on rules to make them legalPlans to allow electric scooters on UK roads have been unveiled by the Government as part of a

East Anglian Daily Times

• Busy road to get new zebra crossing amid traffic and housing riseA new zebra crossing being created in a growing Suffolk village’s busy main road will improve safety for children going to school, it has been said.

Other Regional Press

• Why the smart motorway rethink will NOT see return of M62 hardshoulderGovernment announces new safety plan which look set to bring changes to the section between Huddersfield and Leeds

Other News Sources

• Younger teenagers ‘to be banned from e-scooters’[subscription]Under-14s face being banned from riding electric scooters on UK roads under government plans to roll-out green alternatives to the car.