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Wednesday, 10 January 2018

BBC News

• Pollution hotspots revealed: Check your areaMarylebone Road and Hyde Park Corner, both in central London, have the most polluted postcodes in Britain, says a new study on air quality.
• Diesel car sales to plunge again this year, study warnsAston University says diesel cars will account for 15% of the UK market by 2025, down from a 50% peak.
• Electric car registration in Wales rises by 35%The figures are called
• Diesel car industry dilemmas explainedAnswering your questions about diesel car emissions, resale values, tax, 'scares' and 'confusion'.

Financial Times

• ‘Prince of Taxis’ plots Uber’s defeat in JapanHead of leading car-hire operator seeks to bring ride-hailing innovations to industry

The Guardian

• France cuts speed limit on roads after alarming rise in deathsReduction on two-lane highways from 90km/h to 80km/h follows 3,500 fatalities on roads in 2016The French government said on Tuesday it would lower the speed limit on two-lane highways to 80km/h (50mph) from 90km/h, hoping to reverse an alarming rise in road deaths.Several previous governments had toyed with the idea as a means of reducing highway deaths, which reached nearly 3,500 in 2016, but backed off in the face of widespread public opposition. Continue reading...

Birmingham Post

• Tough trading conditions fail to put brakes on Jaguar Land Rover Luxury car manufacturer sees UK sales dip slightly but globally the company's prospects continue to rise

Wales Online

• Work on the Heads of the Valleys road set back after Storm Eleanor delays arrival of 120-tonne crane The specialist crane is needed to install the arches of a feature bridge

Buying Business Travel

• Zipcar expands Flex programme in LondonService available in eight boroughs

New Civil Engineer

• Work underway on £55M Yorkshire highways scheme [Subscription]Work has started on a £55M scheme to develop a major growth corridor in south Yorkshire.