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Wednesday, 17 May 2017

BBC News

• Cities need 'hedges rather than trees' for environmentHedges are often better than trees at soaking up air pollution among tall buildings, research has suggested.

The Guardian

• Uber faces legal threat from union over London licenceGMB says it will seek judicial review if Transport for London does not guarantee more rights for driversUber has come under further pressure in London after a union threatened legal action if the capital’s transport authority renews the taxi app’s licence without guaranteeing more rights for drivers.In a legal letter sent this week, the GMB union warns Transport for London (TfL) that failure to impose conditions which guarantee income for Uber drivers while limiting their number in the city and the hours they can work would “breach the relevant standards of reasonableness and would accordingly...

Birmingham Post

• Aston Expressway bomb: This is how much it cost Birmingham Business leaders estimate the road closures as a result of discovering the undetonated bomb would have a series impact on the region's economy

Other Regional Press

• Congestion builds on Oxfordshire roads TRAFFIC is building on roads around Oxford as commuters make their way to work.
• Speeding Bedfordshire drivers are millions of pounds out of pocketThousands of drivers heading through Bedfordshire have been caught speeding by smart motorway cameras between junctions 10 and 13 on the M1, leaving them millions of pounds out of pocket.

Buying Business Travel

• Labour pledges taxi reformsManifesto promise to introduce national set of standards for safety, quality and employment rights

Other News Sources

• Minister accused of electioneering over pledge for A27 improvementsNEW £3 million funding for the widening of the A27 has been slammed as “blatant electioneering”.