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Friday, 31 July 2026

BBC News

• Hundreds of jobs to go at Jaguar Land RoverThe car giant says it expects fewer than 300 people will lose their jobs.

Times Online

• Petrol prices to top 160p a litre as Middle East strikes resume [subscription]Rising wholesale costs and oil trading above $90 a barrel threaten to push fuel prices in the UK to new heights after hostilities restart in the Strait of Hormuz

Birmingham Mail

• Three mandatory tests on table for drivers over 70 under Andy BurnhamThe previous Labour Party government announced a Road Safety Strategy earlier this year, looking at changes for older motorists.

London Evening Standard

• Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel charges to rise - everything you need to knowThe cost of driving through the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels is to increase from Monday, September 21

Other Regional Press

• Rutland and Stamford MP urges government to review data-measuring methods to improve A1 safetyAn MP has called for the Secretary of State for Transport to update how road casualty data is measured, to account for deaths in rural areas where population density is typically lower.

Highways News

• Madders made minister for roads as Lightwood takes on local transportDepartment for Transport (DfT) newcomer Justin Madders has been made minister for roads, with Simon Lightwood taking on responsibility for local transport following the departure of Lilian Greenwood.

Other News Sources

• Royal Mail adds electric cargo cycles to delivery fleetRoyal Mail is deploying its first electric cargo cycles in cities across the UK, adding further to the UK's largest electric delivery fleet.