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Sir Brian Souter and his sister Dame Ann Gloag, the transport tycoons who founded Stagecoach, have sold nearly 11.6 million of their shares.
Network Rail listed in Times Top 50 Employers for Women
Network Rail has today been named as one of the top 50 employers for women in Britain.
Thursday, 29 April 2021
BBC News
- Toyoda Gosei: Hundreds of jobs at risk at car parts plantsToyoda Gosei, which produces parts for Toyota, Nissan, Renault and Honda, wants to leave the UK.
The Guardian
- Electric vehicles on world’s roads expected to increase to 145m by 2030Under existing climate policies, electric vehicles could wipe out use of 2m barrels a day of diesel and petrolThe number of electric cars, vans, trucks and buses on the world’s roads is on course to increase from 11m vehicles to 145m by the end of the decade, which could wipe out demand for millions of barrels of oil every day.A report by the International Energy Agency has found that there could be 230m electric vehicles worldwide by 2030 if governments agreed to encourage the production of enough low-carbon vehicles to stay within global climate targets. Continue reading...
City AM
- Uber sees "green shoots" of recovery as recruitment spree gets into gearUber are planning to hire an additional 20,000 drivers across the UK this year as the firm sees the first The post Uber sees "green shoots" of recovery as recruitment spree gets into gear appeared first on CityAM.
Belfast Telegraph
- Aerosols overtake cars as source of smog pollutant, research suggestsHousehold aerosols – including deodorants, air fresheners and furniture polish – have overtaken cars as a source of polluting smog chemicals in the UK, research suggests.
Bristol Live
- Rainbow crossings to appear on roads in North Somerset Rainbow crossings have been implemented successfully elsewhere in the UK - particularly in London.
- Man's anger as e-scooters 'used as pub taxi for two people'"There's a concern for safety if people are riding these things pillion"
London Evening Standard
- First increase in car production after 18 months of decline, figures showCar factories were shut for most of March 2020, so output was always going to be up, a trade body said.
Bucks Free Press
- New road scheme branded 'utterly disgraceful' by Marlow resident A six-month trial of a
Other Regional Press
- 'Don't penalise motorists who visit Weymouth by car' I cannot believe the comments from Cllr Tarr (‘More cash could be squeezed out of drivers’)
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