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Sunday, 21 May 2017

BBC News

• Uni of South Wales road safety app for children 'good fun'The app is being developed thanks to �67,500 funding from the Road Safety Trust.
• Brynglas tunnels close eastbound until Monday for workA programme of upgrade work to drainage and the carriageway is taking place until February 2018.
• Virtual reality app to teach road safety to childrenThe app is being developed by academics from University of South Wales.
• Bank: Traffic banned to improve safety at dangerous junctionOnly buses and cyclists will be allowed through Bank Junction as part of the 18-month trial scheme.

The Telegraph

• Motorist who ran amok in Times Square says he tried 'to get help'

Times Online

• Healy-Rae lobbied by pub body before drink-drive figures rant [Subscription]Michael Healy-Rae, a Kerry TD, gave a series of interviews in which he claimed drink-driving figures were misleading after being lobbied on the issue by the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI).

Birmingham Post

• Plans to charge for parking at Cannon Hill Park blockedProposals for £2 and £3 charges put on hold following challenge from council backbenchers

London Evening Standard

• Bank junction: Traffic to be banned from accident blackspot after death of City worker cyclistA ban on cars, taxis and lorries is to come into force at one of London's most notorious junctions on Monday.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Major roadworks in Suffolk and Essex this week, including A12 Ewell Bridge, A14, A120 and A1Drivers in Suffolk and Essex are being warned of the latest major roadworks taking place this weekend and over the next week.

Other Regional Press

• Warning after week of carnage of Dorset's roads and death toll rises DRIVERS are being urged to be safe and heed advice after a week of carnage of Dorset’s roads.
• How drivers are paying millions in 'smart motorway' speeding fines - what to look out for 11,918 drivers have been caught exceeding the limit since variable speed cameras were installed between junctions 7 and 9 on the M42