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Sunday, 24 April 2016

BBC News

• Thousands take part in cycling demoThousands of cyclists take part in mass bike rides through Edinburgh and Aberdeen as part of a campaign for 'safer' streets.
• Call for assurances over shipyards jobsPoliticians call for assurances over orders for Royal Navy warships to be built at the Clyde shipyards after unions warn of possible job losses.

The Guardian

• Revealed: nearly all new diesel cars exceed official pollution limitsHealth experts lambast ‘deceitful’ carmakers as data suggests 97% of vehicles fail to meet NOx emissions standards in real-world conditionsNinety-seven percent of all modern diesel cars emit more toxic nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution on the road than the official limit, according to the most comprehensive set of data yet published, with a quarter producing at least six times more than the limit. Related: Diesel cars' emissions far higher on road than in lab, tests show Continue reading...
• It was once Britain’s motor city. Now Coventry’s wheels are turning againMillions in investment – and the promise of a new car plant – has transformed an industry and could reinvigorate a regionThe first ever British car was built in Coventry nearly 120 years ago. Now there are ambitious plans to re-establish the city as the heart of the country’s recovering automotive industry. Carmakers, suppliers, universities, the local authority and the government have united in an attempt to turn Coventry into Britain’s “motor city” again, with hundreds of millions of pounds being invested.After the first British car was built by Daimler in 1897, Coventry’s manufactu...

The Telegraph

• Urgent repairs repairs ordered on Boeing 787 Dreamliner engines Airlines have been ordered to carry out an urgent fix on 176 Boeing 787 Dreamliners because of an engine icing problem.

Times Online

• Drivers beware: slaves working at car washes [Subscription]Britain’s anti-slavery commissioner says that motorists should boycott some cheap carwashes as they have become hubs of modern exploitation.
• Bumper year for Clark’s cars [Subscription]The Scottish entrepreneur Sir Arnold Clark has become Britain’s first billionaire car dealer after a bumper year drove sales to record levels.

Daily Record

• Fears for 800 shipyard jobs if Tories cut back Navy frigates orderGMB Scotland warns that hundreds of Clyde shipyard jobs could be lost if Ministry of Defence order is not guaranteed in full.
• Cancer patients hit with unfair fines thanks to Scotland’s worst bus lane camera MARY Rodger, 69, was being driven by her son and daughter-in-law when they were caught in a notorious bus gate right outside Glasgow’s breast ­screening clinic.

Mail Online

• Rio Olympics cycle lane collapses into the sea killing at least 2 WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Rescuers recovered two bodies from the water but witnesses said five people were on the bike lane (pictured), which hung over the Rio de Janeiro beachfront.
• London Heathrow airport forces mother to dump 4 gallons of breast milk before flight Jessica Coakley Martinez (pictured), from California, was left 'humiliated' when she was allegedly forced to leave behind 'nearly 500oz of breastmilk' for her eight-month-old son at Heathrow Airport.

The Mirror

• City council criticised for cyclists' lane that runs straight into a lamppost Manchester is currently attempting to reinvent itself as a cycle-friendly city - but campaigners say the "ridiculous planning" is "another fail"

This is Money

• Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Opel all forced to recall around 630,000 cars The brands were caught out by a �1million test programme in Germany created to check if any other vehicle manufacturers were cheating official emissions tests.

Birmingham Post

• Watch: The flying Pegasus Quantum up for saleThis fully-functioning flying machine is on sale for a little over £5K and is already attracting a lot of attention.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• M62 roadworks and closures planned at Chain Bar MOTORISTS using the M62 near Bradford face disruption due to closures and roadworks scheduled for next�week.

London Evening Standard

• London Marathon 2016: Planned Tube strike called off, union confirmsA Tube strike planned to coincide with the London Marathon has been called off, it has been confirmed.
• Mother slams Heathrow in sensational rant after 'being forced to dump 14 litres of breast milk'A mother has slammed Heathrow in a 1,500 word online rant after being told she could not take more than 14 litres of breast milk through airport security.

Northern Echo

• 19-year-old driving Porsche Cayman "had average speed of 133mph on A19" POLICE say a young driver stopped in a Porsche Cayman on the A19 was travelling at an average speed of 133mph.

Wales Online

• Is road, rail or air the cheapest way for Welsh footie fans to get to France for Euro 2016?Research by Kwik Fit Insurance Services has a few clues
• What you said as you tried Uber on its first day in CardiffUber launched in Cardiff on Friday. So what did people think?

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Planned Roadworks in Yorkshire and the HumberThe Highways Agency has published its latest summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements.

Burnley Express

• Residents’ fury over big hike in permit chargesBurnley residents are fuming after a decision to introduce a blanket £25 charge for annual car parking permits will see some paying 225% more.

Reading Evening Post

• Potential journey disruption for passengers as Network Rail continues work over bank holiday weekendThe £14.5m work begins late on Friday, April 29 following the last train

The Shields Gazette

• Victory for road safety campaigners after horror hit-and-runPeople power has prompted council chiefs to improve safety on a road in South Tyneside where a couple were knocked down in a hit-and-run crash.

Other Regional Press

• Planned roadworks in Southern England: Monday 25 April to Sunday 1 May 2016The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 22 April but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.
• Classic cars on show for members of the community at Cowley Mini Plant HUNDREDS of classic cars will descend on Cowley's Mini Plant tomorrow as part of a event to celebrate motors of years gone by.
• Two petitions launched to save threatened 360 bus service in Coventry At least two petitions have been launched in a bid to help save a direct service to the city's hospital and Cannon Park shopping centre
• Rough sleepers set up camp in four of Swindon's multi-storey car parks ROUGH sleepers have set up camp in four of Swindon's biggest multi-storey car parks, with evidence that Class A drugs are being used there.
• Classic cars on show for members of the community at Cowley Mini Plant HUNDREDS of classic cars will descend on Cowley's Mini Plant tomorrow as part of a event to celebrate motors of years gone by.

Other News Sources

• Europe Cheers IMO Efforts on CO2 Reduction of ShippingEuropean shipowners welcome the significant progress made this week at the 69th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).� � The basic
• 60th Birthday for Container ShippingFrom its origins in the first seaborne transportation of containers on board Malcolm McLean’s Ideal-X on 26 April 1956, containerized shipment has become the glue
• Pothole-ridden road is 'putting drivers at risk of collision' as motorists swerve to avoid 'disintegrated' surface Surrey County Council said they will inspect Seven Hills Road to "ensure it is safe for public use" while they look at roads which could be overhauled as part of a highways improvement scheme
• It’s not just beans & toilet roll – freight delivers EVERYTHING!It takes 400 vans to deliver all the toilet roll used by Londoners every day, and 23 articulated lorries to transport all the baked beans – just ...
• Rail firm wins injunction against union in Gatwick Express dispute Govia Thameslink has secured an injunction against rail union Aslef over its members' refusal to drive new, longer trains on the Gatwick Express, the company said.