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Monday, 03 August 2020

BBC News

• Ban ads for polluting large cars, report saysA new campaign says the government should ban adverts for large cars like sports utility vehicles.

The Guardian

• Ban SUV adverts to meet UK climate goals, report urgesHigh-polluting cars are threat to public health, says New Weather Institute thinktankAdvertising of sports utility vehicles, which emit more greenhouse gases than other cars, should be banned so the UK can meet its climate goals, a report has said.The large increase in numbers of SUVs in the UK and around the world is the second-largest contributor to the increase in global emissions since 2010, according to the International Energy Agency. Continue reading...

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Road scheme will help boost Brighouse, Councillor claimsA MAJOR road scheme will help encourage more people in Brighouse to walk and cycle - a local Councillor has claimed.

Cambridge News

• Savage reactions to Cambridge's new Dutch-style roundaboutThe roundabout is the first of its kind in the UK but some readers remain somewhat sceptical

North Wales Live

• Two weeks of disruption on major city road aheadWork necessary to fix a gas leak at the point where two large mains meet