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Moscow metro hires first female train drivers in modern history
The Moscow metro has hired female drivers for the first time in its recent history, following changes in Russian legislation prohibiting women from many professions.
UK expats travelling to Spain 'barred' from flight as ID documents not valid post-Brexit
BRITONS living in Spain have been refused entry to Spain-bound flights by airline staff, even though both countries have agreed travel for residents remains unaffected amid Brexit and coronavirus measures.
Investors back extra runway at Gatwick
Gatwick will now develop the planning application for the project, including environmental surveys, and hopes to launch a public consultation in the summer.
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- Fiat Chrysler and PSA merger faces final hurdleThe deal will create the world's fourth biggest car maker and lead to major savings for the new group.
The Guardian
- Tesla almost hits 500,000-car delivery target for 2020 despite pandemicTesla reported record deliveries of its electric cars in the last three months of 2020, coming within a whisker of achieving the half-million target for the year set by its chief executive, Elon Musk.
- UK carmakers have three years to source local electric car batteriesUK carmakers face a three-year scramble to source electric car batteries locally or from the EU to avoid tariffs on exports following the Brexit free trade deal, according to industry analysts.
Times Online
- Tesla comes in just short of half a million output target [Subscription]Just under half a million electric cars were delivered by Tesla last year, exceeding analysts’ expectations but falling just shy of the company’s own targets.
Daily Record
- Cops warn drivers after car mats with nails in them are left on Scots roadOfficers appealed for information about the discovery which left locals shocked.
Mail Online
- Kent is region with 'most dangerous roads' as 3,844 were killed or seriously injured in five yearsAccording to the latest research, 3,844, people were killed or seriously injured on Kent's roads between 2015 and 2019, closely followed by Essex and Hampshire with 3,770 and 3,561 respectively.
Belfast Telegraph
- Legal loophole lets 10,000 speeders in Northern Ireland escape punishmentAlmost 10,000 motorists caught speeding on Northern Ireland's roads in the past three years avoided punishment because of a loophole in the law.
Bristol Live
- Busy Bristol commuter route to close for five daysThe B3128 at Long Ashton will close to allow drainage work to be carried out
The York Press
- Major delays expected as Wigginton Road junction works start DRIVERS are being reminded to expect long delays as work gets underway on a major road junction in York from today (January 4).
Other Regional Press
- The key Dorset roads that will be repaired across county this JanuaryMULTIPLE roads will be repaired across Dorset in January with some routes set to be partially closed or shut.
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- Peugeot, Fiat merger to be sealed by shareholdersThe shareholders of France's PSA and US-Italian rival Fiat Chrysler are expected to approve their merger on Monday (4 January), creating the world's fourth-biggest automaker by volume, Stellantis.
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