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Saturday, 15 October 2016

BBC News

• Police Scotland cars 'held together by duct tape'Police Scotland using cars held together by duct tape and cable ties after years of under-investment, claims Scottish Police Federation.
• Electric cars set to get road priority in clean air zonesElectric cars could be given priority at traffic lights and exempted from one-way systems, a government consultation suggests.
• Parking charges rise at 'one in three hospitals'A third of hospital trusts in England have increased their car parking charges in the last year, it is being reported.
• VW sales lifted by strong deliveries in ChinaSales at Volkswagen shows signs of recovering from the emissions crisis as it reports a strong September, thanks mainly to China.
• Brexit: Nissan boss meets PM over Sunderland plant fearsPrime Minister Theresa May meets the boss of Japanese car giant Nissan amid fears over the future of its production plant in Sunderland.

The Herald

• Theresa May to meet Nissan boss amid fears over firm's UK future following Brexit votePrime Minister Theresa May is meeting the boss of car giant Nissan amid fears over the Japanese company's future in Britain following the Brexit vote.
• Police cars 'held together with duct tape' and officers using 'mouldy interview rooms' due to lack of moneyPOLICE facilities are “at a precipice”, with victims of sex crimes being interviewed in mouldy rooms with leaking roofs and vehicles held together with “duct tape and cable ties”, the body representing rank and file officers has warned Justice Secretary Michael Matheson.

Times Online

• Army set to buy £3bn fleet from German firms [Subscription]The army is poised to buy a fleet of armoured vehicles from Germany for £3 billion in a deal that risks costing Britain an extra £1 billion and hundreds of jobs, The Times has learnt.
• Cost of filling up at the pumps leaps as sterling tanks [Subscription]Drivers are facing misery at the pumps as the falling pound has helped to push a family’s petrol bill up by at least £14 a month.
• Electric car network stalls as chargers fail [Subscription]A government attempt to make Ireland a world leader in electric car use is in tatters amid sluggish sales and infrastructure deficits.

Daily Record

• Police cars 'held together with duct tape and cable ties' and officers using 'mouldy' interview rooms due to cash shortageSHOCKING photos show damp and mouldy conditions as the Scottish Police Federation blast boards for making a 'pig's ear' of overseeing the force merger.

Mail Online

• Hospital trusts now charging up to �4 an hour in car parking fees Campaigners say they hit cancer sufferers and other very sick patients receiving life-saving treatment particularly hard.

This is Money

• Driving home an investment: Women are fuelling a classic car sales boom, says RAY MASSEY The classic car market is now attracting younger, financially savvy women defying falling savings rates and plummeting annuity rates on their pension pots.

Sheffield Star

• MP joins parents to demand crossing on hazardous Sheffield roadA Sheffield MP has backed calls for a crossing on a stretch of road where a schoolgirl was seriously injured.

Wales Online

• Major road will close to allow for repair work after thousands of litres of oil spilled from a leaking pipe The A48 in Carmarthen will be closed in both directions with diversions in place until Monday morning

Daventry Express

• Parking costs at Northampton General Hospital in top 10 of the countryParking charges at Northampton General Hospital are among the highest in the country, new data has shown.

Other Regional Press

• New controlled parking zone will solve 'enormous' scale of parking problem supporters claim New controlled parking zone will solve 'enormous' scale of parking problem supporters claim
• Warning to plan ahead over fears major traffic scheme could cause traffic chaos MOTORISTS are being warned to plan ahead as residents warn a major road project could cause traffic chaos.
• Dangerous zebra crossing being moved - two years lateOAP run down on notorious village crossing spot in Carr Lane, Slaithwaite
• New controlled parking zone will solve 'enormous' scale of parking problem supporters claim New controlled parking zone will solve 'enormous' scale of parking problem supporters claim
• 'Close the bridge' say campaigners AN ENVIRONMENTAL campaigner is urging council leaders to trial the closure of Wallingford Bridge to improve air quality in the town.
• Warning to plan ahead over fears major traffic scheme could cause traffic chaos MOTORISTS are being warned to plan ahead as residents warn a major road project could cause traffic chaos.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• �35 million boost for ultra low emission vehiclesA major £35 million package to boost the uptake of ultra-low emission cars and scooters was unveiled by Transport Minister John Hayes. The fresh funding commitment will see thousands more electric vehicle chargepoints installed on streets and at workplaces across the UK – after the number of new ultra low emission vehicles registered rose by 250% in just 2 years. The government is also buying 2 brand new Nissan LEAF electric cars for the Government Car Service – on top of 4 that are already in use. The vehicles are built at the Nissan motor manufacturing plant in Sunderland ...
• Volvo and ABB inaugurate charging station for electric buses based on OppChargeVolvo Buses and ABB have inaugurated a charging station for electric buses based on the open OppCharge interface. With OppCharge, electrified buses and charging stations from different manufacturers can be used together. The aim is to facilitate the introduction of electric bus systems in cities the world over.  Together with ABB, Volvo Buses yesterday inaugurated a charging station for electric buses based on the open OppCharge interface. This is ABB’s first charging station for electric buses in Sweden.  It is installed outside Volvo’s electric bus terminal in Arendal...