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Monday, 31 May 2021

BBC News

• A6 road: Nichola Mallon opens completed dual carriagewayWork was completed on the A6 road between Toomebridge and Castledawson over the weekend.

The Guardian

• Birmingham launches England’s first clean air zone outside London£8 charge for private cars to enter city centre is hailed as turning point to tackle poor air quality but some worry it will hit Covid recovery

Mail Online

• Cheaper car insurance in store as industry slams brakes on whiplash scamsThe new system will stop an estimated £1.2billion being paid out by banning the settlement of whiplash claims in the UK without a doctor's report.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Clean Air Zone Map - exactly where charges apply and key locationsBirmingham's Clean Air Zone means daily charges for around 25 per cent of the vehicles on the city's roads - or they face a big fine. Check Birmingham Live's handy map to see what is in the CAZ and what isn't

Bolton News

• Millions of UK adults are 'too scared' to learn how to drive Amusingly, three in 100 (3%) non-drivers admit that they are too laz to learn to drive.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Videos emerge of illegal racing in Bradford and Leeds A BRADFORD MP has slammed wannabe racers calling them a “blight on the cityâ€� and is “deeply concernedâ€� after videos of a range of vehicles participating in Fast & Furious-style racing emerged online.

London Evening Standard

• Motorists set to make insurance savings as new whiplash claims portal launchesMedical evidence to back up whiplash injuries will now be mandatory under clamp down on exaggerated claims which push up insurance costs.

The York Press

• Lobby group takes first steps towards making York more 'foot friendly'A new transport pressure group has been launched in York – to lobby on behalf of pedestrians.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• How the new clean air zone around Birmingham worksWhat is the new Birmingham clean air zone charge? How much will the new pollution fee cost me? When and where is the clean air zone charge in place?
• Fears for businesses as clean air zone introducedIt is a controversial scheme aimed at tackling emissions.

Other Regional Press

• Major Huddersfield road collapse fear could leave drivers with 23-mile diversionHIghways chiefs plot major repair amid concern they may have to shut the route to all traffic

Other News Sources

• Explained: how motorcycles can be part of a sustainable transport plan in NIGRAEME COUSINS talks to Martyn Boyd, NI rep of Motorcycle Action Group, who explains how bikes can be part of a sustainable future