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The TelegraphLabour council to install cycle lane on one of UK’s most congested roads
A Labour council is planning to install a cycle lane on one of the most congested main roads in the country, it can be revealed.
- The Telegraph
Transport Secretary gives train guards £300 bonus for working six-day week
Louise Haigh has signed off on a deal which means train guards will receive a £300 bonus for working a six-day week.
- Colchester Evening Gazette
Village road shut by police after large mobile home gets stuck and blocks way
Major blockage by the water tower - road is completely blocked amd police advise will be a little while before it’s cleared
- The Independent
British Airways cancels more long-haul flights as squeeze on intercontinental capacity intensifies
The Man Who Pays His Way: Plane problems spell fewer choices and higher prices for passengers
- Lancashire Telegraph
Blackburn company replaces entire fleet with Nissan vehicles
A company has replaced its entire fleet of vans with Nissan vehicles.
- Evening Standard
Rogue taxi drivers who 'defecate, litter and racially abuse' in villages near Heathrow face £100 fine
Hayes and Harlington MP John McDonnell has raised in the Commons this anti-social behaviour causing ‘suffering’ to local residents
- Manchester Evening News
'I was shafted when I went to a business without my dad - let this be a warning'
Penelope Silver says the experience left her feeling 'awful'
- Evening Standard
Transport for London apologises after hundreds of cabbies wrongly hit with Ulez fines
It is believed that many of the cases were caused by an IT hack on Transport for London
- Barrons.com
How Much It Really Costs to Insure a Tesla Cybertruck
Tesla avant-garde Cybertruck is a unique vehicle—and that’s creating some unique challenges for owners and auto insurers. Recently, stories circulated on social media indicating Geico wasn’t willing to insure Cybertrucks. “Geico has private passenger automobile (PPA) insurance available for the Tesla Cybertruck,” said the insurer in an emailed statement.
- Glasgow Times
Police name man killed in M74 motorcycle crash who will be "very missed"
“James was a proud motorcyclist and will be missed by everyone who knew him.”
- Glasgow Times
Here's how key roads could look like after cycle paths laid
Images of how key roads could look when the first of the city’s 270 kilometres of cycle paths are laid down have been released for people to comment on.
- The Guardian
Monster pickup trucks accelerate into Europe as sales rise despite safety fears
A Dodge Ram 1500 is bigger than a Panzer I tank and campaigners say heavy trucks are ‘lethal’ in collisions
- The Independent
100 years of motorways: Simon Calder’s complete history, from the first car to the best UK service station
All you need to know about the long and not-very-winding motorway
- Car and Driver
Rare 1985 Audi Quattro Is Today's Bring a Trailer Pick
The car that pioneered all-wheel drive at Audi was an '80s exotic.
- Daily Echo
Three people taken to hospital after BMW left resting on its side in crash
The crash on Bitterne Road West, involving a BMW and a Toyota, saw three people taken to hospital and severe damage done to gardens.
- Colchester Evening Gazette
Two drivers reported as officers patrol Colchester to prevent road users from harm
Officers have recently been in Colchester, on the look out for drivers and bicycle owners who are posing a threat to other road users.
- Dudley News
Watch as huge beams hoisted into place for new HS2 station bridge
HS2’s Interchange Station in Solihull has taken a step forward after completion of an engineering milestone.
- The Independent
British Airways scraps long-haul flights amid Rolls-Royce engines parts shortage
The airline has been forced to cancel scores of flights due to engine wear and tear – including journeys to Malaysia, Qatar and New York
- Reuters Videos
'Invisible' shipwrecks leave Cuban families grappling with grief
STORY: Cuban mother Mayra Ruiz wakes up every day wondering if she’ll hear from her son Maiquel Gonzalez.:: Luisa Carelis BerrioHe paid less than $200 for a spot on a homemade boat sailing for Florida in December 2022. The boat, along with Gonzalez and 28 others, disappeared without a trace. For nearly two years, Ruiz has lived in limbo, yearning for any sign of her son - who would now be 28."There could have been a shipwreck, there could have been a tragedy - I don't think so because we haven't had good news, but we haven't had bad news either. They were well prepared, their boat was big, they had life jackets. If the boat sank, how many could have been left floating? And those numerous rafters that came behind, couldn't they see them? Where are they?":: 2022Such voyages - and disappearances - reflect Cuban migrants' desperation to reach the U.S...Amid signs it could tighten immigration rules. Ruiz said her son knew he could never afford the $5,000-plus price tag of the Cubans' preferred route...A flight to Nicaragua and a journey north to the U.S. border. :: Luisa Carelis BerrioSo he jumped at the opportunity to sail the 90 miles across the Straits of Florida.:: 2022But strong currents, tempestuous weather and shark-infested waters mean the risk is incalculable. The United Nations says 626 have died along the route since 2014, branding it one of the five most dangerous migrant crossings globally.Gonzalez, and those with him, are what the organization's Missing Migrants Project call an "invisible" shipwreck.Here is the project's regional monitor, Edwin Viales:"An invisible shipwreck is a shipwreck of a boat with migrants that is believed to have happened, but cannot be verified due to the absence of survivors or any other information about the location of the boat. These cases occur at sea without military authorities, civilian authorities, families of migrants or media being aware of it.":: Martin County Sheriff's Office:: 2021The victims of an invisible shipwreck go uncounted. But cases like this suggest the numbers who die or disappear at sea may far exceed official counts.The U.S. Coast Guard told Reuters "there is not a case that matches this migrant voyage" after reviewing a list of the boat's crew.Neither U.S. border nor immigration authorities had any record of the case. The devastation is felt by the families of all the missing rafters. Like Marbelia Estrada, who lost two adult children on the boat. She maintains that they're alive - even though the local authorities searched for the boat and found nothing.:: Martin County Sheriff's Office:: 2021Upwards of one million Cubans have left the island since 2020, which is roughly a tenth of the population.It's an exodus demographers say has few parallels outside of war.
- Oxford Mail
Chiltern Railways unveils first refurbished train in fleet getting £12m upgrade
The first train in a fleet which is receiving a £12 million refurbishment has been unveiled by Chiltern Railways.