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Ministers are understood to have quietly ordered HS2 Limited to halt planning work on the route, to Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds, over fears about soaring costs.
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BBC News
- Home car charger owners urged to install updatesSecurity vulnerabilities in two domestic electric car chargers were discovered by researchers.
The Guardian
- UK drivers want lower wet-weather motorway speed limit, finds pollMore than 70% of drivers in RAC survey wanted 70mph limit lowered in slippery conditionsDrivers want a lower speed on motorways in wet weather to help make roads safer, a survey of motorists in the UK shows.A poll of 2,100 drivers by the RAC found that 72% wanted to see the 70mph limit cut in rainy or wet conditions to boost safety and encourage better driving habits. Continue reading...
The Herald
- The Big Read: Bumpy road lies ahead as electric vehicle sales surge in ScotlandAngela Taylor wasn’t sure whether she was doing the right thing. What about the cost? What about the time it would involve? Would she be able to get as far as she used to? But in the end, she went for it. She bought an electric car. In Scotland, that still makes her a pretty rare kind of driver.
Times Online
- Struggling NCP begs landlords for rent cuts [Subscription]Car parks operator NCP has written to landlords begging for rent cuts, after abandoning a controversial ploy to force them into accepting steep concessions.
- Aldi hikes drivers’ pay amid shortages [Subscription]Aldi has been forced to increase wages for lorry drivers as the grocery industry tries to keep shelves stocked amid acute labour shortages.
This is Money
- Three quarters of drivers want lower motorway speed limits in the wetBritain statistically has some of the safest roads in the world. However, annual death numbers have remained the same since 2012, with pressure mounting on MPs to trigger a decline in fatality figures.
Birmingham Mail
- Council accused of 'painting over cracks' with potholed city roadThe city authority has been slammed for leaving Tyburn Road in Erdington in a 'cratered' mess
Bolton News
- Calls for motorway speed limits to be cut in certain weatherOf the UK drivers surveyed, 17% wanted the maximum legal speed in wet conditions cut to 65mph.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Takeaways, taxi rides and cinema tickets to be offered to young who get vaccineThe Government is reported to be in talks with firms to join a scheme in order to drive more young people to be vaccinated
Cambridge News
- Cambs one of the UK's pothole hotspots despite £2.7m spent on repairs Only one in six drivers are said to report potholes, so the true figure could be much higher.
Reading Evening Post
- Looking back at the day the M4 opened near Reading in 1971The now-Tory grandee was given the prestigious honour of opening the famous motorway 50 years ago
Other Regional Press
- Months of road works planned for Marlborough and PewseyWILTSHIRE Council has announced that it will resurface roads in Marlborough and Pewsey between August and October.
- 'Drastic action' planned for Middlesbrough road woesAndy Preston said roads and potholes 'dominated his inbox' and require millions of pounds of investment
- Road experts say motorists may have missed eight new laws due to lockdownA lot's changed since the start of the pandemic
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