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Four navy ships to help protect fishing waters in case of no-deal Brexit
Exclusive: two vessels to be deployed at sea with two on standby in case EU fishing boats enter EEZFour Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready from 1 January to help the UK protect its fishing waters in the event of a no-deal Brexit, in a deployment evoking memories of the “cod wars” in the 1970s.The 80-metre-long armed vessels would have the power to halt, inspect and impound all EU fishing boats operating within the UK’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which can extend 200 miles from shore. Continue reading...
Vast majority of rail network will shut on Boxing Day [Subscription]
More than 20 train companies will halt all services on Boxing Day despite a government pledge to boost travel options over the busy Christmas period.
Cyclists launch last ditch bid to save 320,000 Kensington bike lane
Extinction Rebellion is also not ruling outa second protest to save it after they stopped labourers pulling out bollards byglueing themselves to their van.
Sheffield and Leeds leg of HS2 could be scrapped
Proposal by National Infrastructure Commission will test Boris Johnson's promise to level up the north
Saturday, 12 December 2020
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- Electric car battery plant for Blyth power station siteBritishvolt says the 2.6bn plant will be the largest industrial investment in the North East for years.
- Ferrari boss leaves car maker on eve of Grand PrixLouis Camilleri is leaving the luxury carmaker on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mail Online
- Thousands of lorries queue through the night at DoverEmergency measures were imposed on roads across Kent - for the third day in a row - to try to manage a tidal wave of trucks now believed to be at 12,000 per day or more.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Greengates junction works slam dangerous drivers at roadworks THE firm carrying out roadworks at Greengates junction has slammed some motorists for making
Bristol Live
- Everything we know about major bridge closureThe bridge will be completely closed to all traffic - including pedestrians and cyclists
- The motorway cameras that catch the most driversThe highest speed recorded in the area was 157mph
London Evening Standard
- Motorists could be hit with new £3.50 charge to drive into Greater LondonThe radical move is among a series of options suggested to Sadiq Khan as a way of restoring TfL’s long-term income
Bucks Free Press
- Listed: High Wycombe's worst roads for young drivers Mapped: The accident black spots for young drivers in High Wycombe.
The Economist
- Why is Uber selling its autonomous-vehicle division?Self-driving cars were meant to be its future
Green Miscellany
- Future for motorhomes is electricLockdown prompted a surge in sales of motorhomes, but with the death knell sounding for diesel vehicles what future for the pastime? German firm Dethleffs thinks it has the answer in the shape of the worlds first fully electric motorhome. The outside of the Iveco camper is plastered with 31 square metres of thin-film solar panels capable of generating up The post Future for motorhomes is electric appeared first on ETA.
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