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Wednesday, 08 July 2020

BBC News

• London's North Circular drivers rescued as water floods routeFirefighters help save eight drivers who were stuck in floodwater on the major road in London.
• DHL to cut 2,200 jobs at Jaguar Land Rover plantsDHL Supply Chain will cut about 40% of its workforce at car plants in the Midlands and North West.

The Guardian

• Thousands of Jaguar Land Rover logistics workers to lose jobsDHL to lay off 2,200 workers on JLR contract as calls grow for UK government support package for car industryThousands more UK workers involved in making Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are set to lose their jobs, despite the embattled car industry returning to production after coronavirus shutdowns.Logistics giant DHL has notified unions that 2,200 workers, around 40% of those currently employed on its JLR contract, will be laid off. Continue reading...
• Free hospital parking to end for NHS staff in England, government saysOnly ‘key patient groups and staff in certain circumstances’ will be exempt from fees as pandemic easesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFree hospital parking for NHS staff in England will end in all but “certain circumstancesâ€� once the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease, the government has said.The health secretary, Matt Hancock, announced on 25 March that the government would cover the costs of car parking for NHS staff who he said were “going above and beyond every dayâ€� at hospitals in England. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Government to scrap free parking for NHS staff once coronavirus crisis eases'Free parking for staff has only been made possible by support from local authorities and independent providers and this support cannot continue indefinitely'

Times Online

• Coronavirus in Scotland: Travel restrictions lifted in Dumfries and Galloway [Subscription]Travel restrictions have been lifted in Dumfries and Galloway as Nicola Sturgeon revealed that the rate of Covid-19 is five times higher in England than Scotland.
• Electric vans lined up by British Gas [Subscription]British Gas has ordered 1,000 new electric vans from Vauxhall as it steps up plans to electrify the entire fleet by 2030.

Daily Express

• Elon Musk reveals TRUE purpose of Tesla is to enable humans to become multiplanetary ELON Musk has revealed the purpose of US electric car giant Tesla is to enable humankind to become a multi-planetary species.

This is Money

• New car registrations down by a third in June despite dealers reopeningDealers in England were allowed to welcome customers back from 1 June, but business was tough.

Sky News

• Free parking for NHS staff 'cannot continue indefinitely', health minister saysNHS healthcare workers need clarity over the future of free hospital parking after a health minister announced funding for it "cannot continue indefinitely", a Liberal Democrat MP has said.

Birmingham Mail

• Piers Morgan rages at government over ending free parking for NHS staffHealth Secretary Matt Hancock announced on March 25 that the Government would cover the costs of car parking - but no more

Birmingham Post

• Car dealership group to offset emissions of vehicles soldMotordepot makes pledge after partnering with iOffset
• 'Bitter blow' as thousands of agency jobs to go at Jaguar Land Rover plantsUnion Unite says agency staff working for DHL to be affected in North West and West Midlands factories

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Road closure and pop up cycle lanes - new 'active travel' measures being introduced THE temporary closure of a road is among the first

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Chase parking plan to cost nearly £8mA plan to close car parks, introduce parking charges and manage Cannock Chase over the coming years is expected to cost nearly £8 million, it has emerged.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Could the e-scooter revolution be coming to Peterborough?The e-scooter revolution could be about to hit the streets of Peterborough if new plans win the green light.

Other Regional Press

• Road bosses urge residents to keep items secure after 46,000 items found on UK highwaysMORE THAN 46,000 items were left at the side of the UK's motorways over the past 10 months, leading Highways England to urge drivers to
• Ring road section could be closed as old Kennington bridge repairs take placePARTS of the Oxford Ring Road could be closed later this month as work to prop up an old bridge is carried out.
• Martin Lewis' secret to saving up to £500 on your car insurance billThe Money Saving Expert is hoping to save people hundreds during difficult financial times
• 2,200 Jaguar Land Rover jobs under threat in latest bitter blow40 per cent of the entire workforce employed by DHL, who are the logistics partners to the Coventry car giant, are under threat

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• DUKFT award funding to projects to drive decarbonisation of freight transport in the UKDecarbonising UK Freight Transport (DUKFT) has announced the success of four projects in their latest funding call. DUKFT, a network of over forty industry and academic partners funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and hosted by UCL Energy Institute, selected four successful projects in a three-stage review process consisting of academic and industry stakeholders and a panel of experts. The call, which closed on 30th April, received twenty-one applications, these were whittled down to four by a three-stage review process consisting of academic and industry stakeh...

Other News Sources

• Shawford station car park criticised by Extinction RebellionLOCAL climate campaigners have criticised proposals to turn part of Shawford Down nature reserve into a car park for commuters.
• VW to remove petrol and diesel vehicle manufacturing lines from key factory Volkswagen (VW) is set to remove production lines for all internal combustion engine vehicles from one of its key factories this year, replacing them with electric vehicle (EV) production capacity.