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Tuesday, 03 May 2016

Financial Times

• Uber eyes Chinese travellers with Alipay dealAgreement allows use of Alipay to request and pay for rides overseas

Birmingham Mail

• Jaguar v Mercedes v BMW in real-world fuel consumption test Comparing figures from What Car?’s True MPG boffins, the Jag XE costs more to run than the equivalent C-Class and 3 Series. Is it worth it from behind the wheel?
• Brexit threatens Jaguar Land Rover's tie to Birmingham, MP warns Former Home Secretary says the car giant might face a 14 per cent tariff to export to the European Union within a matter of two years if the UK was to leave

Peterborough Telegraph

• Truckfest returns to East of England ShowgroundIce Road Truckers stars Lisa Kelly and Todd Dewey are the big names at this year’s Truckfest - the UK’s largest truck show - which returned to the East of England Showground yesterday (Sunday, May 1).

Other Regional Press

• Horse road safety campaign gathers momentumA campaign to make drivers more aware of issues around the safety of horses and riders on the roads is gathering momentum, as petrol pump advertising for the British Horse Society’s Dead Slow campaign is rolled out across major supermarkets.