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Saturday, 11 July 2020

Times Online

• Air pollution lower than normal in cities because vehicles are idling less in queues [Subscription]Air pollution is lower than normal in cities because vehicles are idling less in queues. Nitrogen dioxide levels, which are largely driven by diesel engines, were 30 per cent below pre-lockdown level at the end of last month, despite HGV traffic being at 95 per cent of usual levels, vans at 90 per cent and cars at 75 per cent.

This is Money

• Some of Britain's favourite cars are cheaper to buy with finance than cashThe best-selling UK model for the last 11 years, the Ford Fiesta, is £522 cheaper with finance than buying traditionally, as salesmen offer better deals on the latter in the hope of repeat customers.

Birmingham Post

• Creative Newcastle firm designs luxury garages for supercarsDesign North launched Hypercave for car enthusiasts who want the best for their top notch motors

Cambridge News

• The time when the A14 only had one lane and was even more dangerousWhen the A14 was known as the A604 it was considered pretty lethal with its shared middle lane for overtaking in both directions

East Anglian Daily Times

• Go-ahead given for new climate friendly measures at two Suffolk councilsMore electric vehicle charging points and increased tree planting are among the green measures two Suffolk councils have agreed to pursue as part of a pledge to become carbon neutral in a decade.

Peterborough Telegraph

• £1m approved to draw up major plans for improvements to Peterborough’s Nene ParkwayThe Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CaPCA) has approved £1m to draw up plans for major improvements to Peterborough’s Nene Parkway.

Other Regional Press

• New £64m Bradford link road could cut through green beltThe huge infrastructure scheme would link Westgate Hill roundabout with the East of the city

Other News Sources

• Crossing costing nearly £400k to be installed in Four MarksTRAFFIC bosses have earmarked £400,000 for a new road crossing in a village near Alresford.