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Friday, 09 October 2020

Financial Times

• Nikola tries to rebuild credibility at hydrogen summitTruck start-up says it has filed patents and is working on project with US energy department

Mail Online

• Drivers hit for £3million a day in car park camera finesIn only two years, the number of planning applications to install ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) systems in private car parks has increased by 61%, leading to a sharp rise in fines.

Birmingham Post

• JLR becomes one of first UK firms to introduce on-site Covid testingTests are now available at the manufacturing sites in Merseyside and the West Midlands

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Born in Bradford works with pupils to monitor air pollution THE Born in Bradford (BiB) research programme, based at Bradford Royal Infirmary, is set to start a new project with local primary schoolchildren to measure levels of pollution and how it affects health.

Bristol Live

• Bristol mayor urges Government to slam brakes on e-scootersA huge trial is set to start making the two-wheelers legal to ride in Bristol and Bath for the first time

East Anglian Daily Times

• Calls for cameras on 40mph road after 12 drivers caught speeding including one doing 94mphCalls have been made for cameras to be installed on a road notorious for its speeding after police caught 12 drivers breaking the 40mph limit - including two topping 90mph.

Other Regional Press

• JLR reveals latest number of positive Covid-19 cases as testing startsThe testing is available at the car maker's Solihull and Halewood plants