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Thursday, 14 November 2019

Financial Times

• Private equity group bids for control of Eddie StobartDouglasBay proposes injecting £55m of finance in exchange for a 51% stake

Times Online

• Boris Johnson’s boost for electric cars aims to recharge economy after BrexitBoris Johnson has promised to ensure that no one is ever more than 30 miles from an electric car charging point as part of efforts to energise the economy after Brexit.
• Soaring demand for SUVs exacerbates climate crisis [Subscription]The increasing demand for sports utility vehicles is eliminating the emissions savings made by those who have switched to electric cars, the global energy watchdog has warned.

City AM

• Uber launches new safety measures in bid to secure a London licenceUber passengers will now be able to report discrimination immediately as a part of the app’s push to quell fears about safety and secure a long-term London licence later this month.

Bolton News

• Safe Drive Stay Alive campaign aims to keep young motorists safe on roadsYOUNG drivers are among those most at risk of being killed or seriously injured in car crashes. HELENA VESTY reports on the efforts to keep young people safe on the roads

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Council expected to raise £1.1 million more than anticipated through parking fines and charges INCREASED parking patrols of “gateways into the city centreâ€� will help boost Council income by over £1 million this year.

Other Regional Press

• Aerial images capture new M20 junctionA £104m motorway junction is changing the way commuters get to work, now aerial photos show for the first time how it has altered the landscape too.
• Jaguar Land Rover round-up: Key Coventry supplier's strategic review and the new models in the pipelineSome of the stories from around the world about Britain’s biggest car maker

Other News Sources

• Johnson pledges public sector procurement projects will hire British workersAfter leaving South Yorkshire, Boris Johnson went on to make a speech at an electric taxi factory near Coventry.