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Friday, 28 August 2020

BBC News

• The Rest and Be Thankful: An infamous road through 'a mountain in torment'The Rest and Be Thankful is carved into the side of a Scottish mountain with a history of landslips.

Financial Times

• Apple and Tesla turn spotlight back on stock splitsCompanies may have added fresh fuel to recent market advance

The Telegraph

• Government planning to put 'alcolocks' in cars after a rise in drink-driving crashes [subscription]An estimated 5,890 accidents involved at least one driver who was over the alcohol limit in 2018, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.

Times Online

• Drink-drive plan for ‘alcolocks’ in cars after crashes increase [subscription]The government is planning to introduce “alcolocks” in cars and more accurate roadside breathalysers after a rise in drink-driving crashes.

The Mirror

• Boris Johnson 'betraying' voters if he fails to help car industry, says LabourShadow Business Minister Lucy Powell said the UK’s "world-leading automotive industry has been rocked by coronavirus and livelihoods are on the line"

Leeds Live

• Major £9 millon road improvement plan unveiled for north Leeds Works to the A660 and A61 will make the roads more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists

Reading Evening Post

• Battered Reading roads set for pothole repairs in £1m projectSix roads will get some much-needed resurfacing