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Sunday, 23 July 2017

The Guardian

• Hanoi is choking on the fumes of 5m motorbikes, but can ban break its habit?The roads of Vietnam’s capital have been taken over by the two-wheeled horde, but bringing in a ban by 2030 will be a tough askIt is easy to spot a foreigner in Hanoi. Cowering at intersections, staring in awe as the traffic hurtles past, tourists wait for a break in the flow of motorcycles, bicycles, carts, cars and buses – or for a kind driver to stop and bestow them the right of way – so that they may finally cross the road.That break never comes, of course, which is why the Vietnamese capital’s chaotic congestion is a phenomenon that hotel concierges often address with first-time visitors....

Times Online

• Electric Range Rover plot [Subscription]Jaguar Land Rover is developing an all-electric Range Rover as a new crackdown on emissions looms, writes John Collingridge.
• Uber closes gender pay gap after sexism storm [Subscription]Uber has announced across-the-board pay rises in its latest bid to repair its image and draw a line under the sexism row that has engulfed the ride-sharing giant

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Council van spotted on pavement just two days after bosses slam irresponsible motoristsA PASSER-BY has spotted this badly parked Bradford Council van, just days after Council bosses spoke out about the menace of drivers parking on pavements.

Northern Echo

• Improved protection for pedestrians after boy, 6, struck near A66 slip road A SIX-year-old boy who was struck by a car on a 50mph stretch of a busy dual-carriageway has led to the installation of improved pedestrian safety measures.

North Wales Live

• Liverpool road remains flooded after torrential rain Watch cars try to pass as water flows like a river down busy street

Other Regional Press

• RAC warn of road 'chaos' as 3.4m cars expected to head for the sun TODAY is set to be the busiest day of the summer for commuters, with an estimated 3.4 million cars taking to the road.
• Cowley favoured for new electric Mini OXFORD’s Mini plant is the favoured location for building the new electric version of the car despite Britain leaving the EU, it has been claimed.