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Thursday, 10 April 2025

BBC News

• Automotive-reliant firms nervous over Trump tariffsBusinesses in Solihull say they are dependent on Jaguar Land Rover, which employs 9,000 in the town.
• Sydenham Bypass roadworks completedLong-running resurfacing work on one of the busiest roads in Belfast is finished, department says.

Financial Times

• Doge’s job cuts at US traffic safety regulator hit self-drive expertsMusk’s cull of agency’s workers disproportionately affected staff overseeing tech on which he has staked Tesla’s future
• Starmer shifts focus in US trade talks to cutting 25% tariff on UK carsPrime minister admits he does not know if Trump can be persuaded to scrap 10% levy on all imports
• Eyes on the road convince drivers to hang up the phoneAustralian start-up Acusensus’s cameras have already been linked to a fall in road fatalities

The Guardian

• Price of parking rises steeply due to English councils’ clean-air surchargesAA says ‘cash-guzzling’ councils are adding clean-air levies to parking tariffs and resident parking permitsDrivers are being caught out by hefty price rises to park their cars, as councils across England impose parking surcharges on petrol and diesel vehicles.An estimated one in five councils now add clean-air levies to parking tariffs and resident parking permits to deter polluting vehicles. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• The man whose road rage has cost Britain £200m [subscription]Anti-road activist Chris Todd does''t do sit-ins, he uses 'lawfare' judicial reviews that cost millions and cause agonising delays

Daily Express

• More tunnels could be built in UK city after £2.2bn project part of Boris Johnson's visionEXCLUSIVE: More river crossings could be completed in the coming years which officials say would benefit drivers.

Wales Online

• 'Most people just ignore 20mph' Anger as countless motorists flout limitThere are growing calls for the limit to be scrapped - but one reporter caught 96 out of 100 drivers breaking it

Other Regional Press

• Welsh Government questioned over Delyn transport prioritiesAt First Minister's Questions last week, I asked about the Welsh Government's transport priorities for Delyn, taking the opportunity to raise what feels like an attempt to resurrect the 'red route' buried away in Ambition North Wales' draft Regional Transport Plan there is a need for future-focused transport solutions, not outdated proposals like the so-called 'red route'.