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Tuesday, 16 November 2021

City AM

• Shell moves to UK and ditches ‘Royal Dutch’ name amid lengthy tax dispute and activist pressureRoyal Dutch Shell is moving its headquarters, top executives, and crucially, its tax residence from The Hague to the UK. The move prompted the Dutch government to overhaul a controversial dividend tax which the energy giant had cited as a reason to unify its share structure and shift bases, according to the Financial Times. Shell [...] The post Shell moves to UK and ditches ‘Royal Dutch’ name amid lengthy tax dispute and activist pressure appeared first on CityAM.

Birmingham Mail

• Transport Secretary Grant Shapps 'putting thousands of jobs at risk' by opposing vital Midlands factoryWhy is the Transport Secretary opposing a planned factory which industry experts say its vital for the future of the West Midlands car industry?

Bristol Live

• Bristol Clean Air Zone: When will the charges operateThe scheme is due to start next summer

Other Regional Press

• Are there enough electric vehicle charging points in Oxford? Readers have their sayOxford Mail readers have been discussing the prospect of switching from cars which run on petrol to electric vehicles.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Extra HGV driver training places in boost for veteransThe number of places for veterans to train as HGV drivers will increase under new plans to better prepare service leavers for employment following their military careers.   Under the Career Transition Partnership – the MOD’s official scheme for those transitioning from the military into civilian life - the current provision of 100 training places will increase to nearly 350 places over the next 12 months.   Minister for Defence People and Veterans Leo Docherty said: “This fantastic initiative will provide service leavers and veterans with valuable skills and opportu...

Other News Sources

• Furious residents protest as A27 Arundel Bypass starts to 'scar historic landscape'DIGGERS have