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Wednesday, 25 June 2025

BBC News

• US safety regulators contact Tesla over erratic robotaxisVideos posted online appear to show the newly launched self-driving cars speeding and driving in the wrong lane.
• A47 dig artefacts to be displayed at Norfolk ShowNational Highways is upgrading the A47 between North Tuddenham and Easton, to the west of Norwich, to a dual carriageway. During excavations, construction workers found remains of "deserted medieval settlements and ancient spearheads", the government agency said.

City AM

• Driverless taxis will make black cabs extinct – and that’s no bad thing The imminent advent of ‘robo taxis’ may well be the final nail in the coffin of the London cab trade, suggests James Ford By all accounts, a London cabbie’s lot is not a happy one. You may get to drive around the capital in one of the great transport icons

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 'Introducing graduated driving licences would help to save lives'West Yorkshire's Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has joined with victims' families to call for the introduction of graduated driving licences.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Traffic ruining people’s day to day life and Welsh Government should fund solution' Plaid MS furious that Welsh Government aren't guaranteeing funds for scheme it backed and then scrapped in roads review

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• 50mph speed limit on Bewdley bypass to be made permanent after public backingThe 50mph speed limit on Bewdley Bypass will become permanent from next month after winning public backing.

Other Regional Press

• New road opens as part of £1billion Black Cat upgradeIn the latest stage of the £1 billion improvements between the Black Cat roundabout and Caxton Gibbet, a new road opened
• Rise in drivers holding onto older cars due to rising costsMore drivers holding on to older vehicles amid rising costs and limited supply.

Other News Sources

• Ceres Joins Global Hydrogen Council to Accelerate Clean Energy TransitionHorsham, UK - Ceres, a global leader in clean energy technology, is proud to announce its acceptance as a member of the Hydrogen Council, the global CEO-led initiative of leading energy, transport, and industry companies working to position hydrogen as a key solution to the global energy transition.