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Sunday, 14 February 2016

BBC News

• UK's first toll motorway for saleThe loss-making M6 Toll road is put up for sale for nearly �2bn, the BBC understands.
• 'Glamorous' service station turns 50A

The Guardian

• Five people die after car plunges into Swedish canalBodies of men aged 20-33 yet to be identified after car falls 25 metres from bridge in Stockholm’s Södertälje districtFive people were killed in Stockholm when their car plunged more than 25 metres off a bridge that was closing and into a canal, Swedish police have said.Police spokeswoman Eva Nilsson said that divers recovered the bodies of five men born between 1983 and 1996. None have been identified. Continue reading...
• Severe cold snap in US northeast blamed for fatal 50–vehicle pile–upThree people reported to have died in the multiple car crash which took place on icy roads in Pennsylvania following a snowstormA dangerous cold snap in the US northeast has been blamed for causing a fatal pile-up of dozens of vehicles on a Pennsylvania highway. Officials had warned people to stay indoors away from what the National Weather Service described as “life threatening” cold. Wind chill advisories were in effect over parts of nine states extending from northern Pennsylvania to western Maine, with forecasters expecting gusts up to 45 miles per hour (72 kph). Continue reading...

Mail Online

• Teen Josephine Zuzan helped paramedics treat injured after 8 were hit by car Josephine Zuzan, 18, had just qualified as a St John Ambulance first-aider when a driver, 80, crashed into a group of children outside the Belvedere Academy, Liverpool, seriously injuring four.

The Mirror

• Hero teenager rescues friends hit by runaway car with her first aid skills Quick-thinking Josephine Zuzan, 18, rushed to help her fellow students who were waiting for a bus when the pensioner's car ran into to them

This is Money

• Drivers complain of damage caused by UK's traffic-calming boom Almost half of motorists believe the influx of speed humps, mini roundabouts and chicanes is causing unnecessary damage to cars, a study claims.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Where are mobile speed cameras in Bradford and West Yorkshire this week? Do you want to know where mobile speed cameras are in the Bradford district this week?

London Evening Standard

• Saboor Gul: Father calls for tougher sentences against dangerous drivers after 'career criminal' is jailedThe father of a boy who may spend the rest of his life bedbound following a hit-and-run has called for tougher sentences for dangerous drivers.
• BMW 330e 2016: reviewA hybrid that's great for those in company cars, but what about the private motorist?
• Pennsylvania crash: At least three killed in motorway pile-up involving more than 50 vehiclesAt least three people have been killed after a motorway pile-up involving more than 50 vehicles in Pennsylvania, authorities said.

Manchester Evening News

• Joy riders pull wheelies on dual carriageway, jump red lights and speed past Burnage schools Officers have received ‘numerous calls’ about the nuisance bikers who have been spotted weaving in and out of traffic in the suburb

The York Press

• Government's refusal to cut drink-drive limit will cost lives, says senior policeman THE Government is missing an opportunity to save lives by refusing to review the drink drive limit, one of North Yorkshire's most senior officers has said.

Blackpool Gazette

• End to A585 works in sightWork on the A585 at Fleetwood could be completed in a fortnight’s time.

Peterborough Telegraph

• New ambulances for PeterboroughNew ambulances have arrived in Peterborough as part of plans to improve patient care.

Sunderland Echo

• Sunderland University honoured for helping improve car safetySunderland University has been honoured for its vital role in helping to introduce changes in car safety legislation that have saved tens of thousands of lives across Europe.

Other Regional Press

• Plan to solve Bridport parking woes - by making more spaces available THE TOWN council hopes to help improve Bridport's parking problems by making more spaces available to motorists.
• Residents express anger over continuous flooding on Weymouth road RESIDENTS in Weymouth have spoke of their anger over the continuous flooding on Commercial Road.
• VIDEO: Shocking footage shows celebrating friends being 'mowed down like skittles' SHOCKING footage shows a group of celebrating friends being mown down by a driver who lost his temper and ploughed his car into them.