Road transport
UK economy at the crossroads before lockdown ends
Our analysis of Covid effects on businesses examines work, growth and stock markets
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
25, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM
Electric busmaker Arrival schedules first UK road trial
Pilot for First Group this autumn part of EV maker’s rapid expansion before New York IPO
Jasper Jolly
21, Feb, 2021 @3:07 PM
Andy Flurry and Mary Queen of Salt: craze for naming Scottish gritters goes global
With country gripped by icy weather, thousands track daily journeys of gritters and snowploughs onli
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
12, Feb, 2021 @9:51 AM
£27bn roads plan in doubt after Shapps overrode official advice
Exclusive: transport secretary dismissed guidance calling for review of environmental impact
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
11, Feb, 2021 @6:00 PM
UK government's own climate laws may halt roadbuilding plans
Analysis: campaigners argue that, as with Heathrow, climate obligations should make £27bn scheme unviable
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
11, Feb, 2021 @6:00 PM
Dover council backs Brexit lorry park plan despite residents' anger
Locals enraged after Tory-led district council backs plan for 1,200 lorries to be parked near houses in Guston
Lucy Campbell
10, Feb, 2021 @6:54 PM
'Quite a calm koala': marsupial gets behind the wheel after being rescued from Australian freeway
Adelaide woman Nadia Tugwell put the koala in her car after it caused a multi-vehicle crash by ‘stomping’ on to the freeway
Josh Taylor
08, Feb, 2021 @10:48 AM
Road freight between Britain and EU is down by a third, data shows
Hauliers increasingly refusing to take loads across channel because of Brexit controls
Seán Clarke
31, Jan, 2021 @12:01 PM
Eight days for carrots to get to Belfast with complex Brexit checks
A day at a frozen food transport firm in Northern Ireland exposes the obstacles to moving goods across the Irish Sea
Lisa O'Carroll in Lisburn
31, Jan, 2021 @12:00 PM
Brexit: British business leaders warn of 'substantial difficulties' at UK ports
Letter says government needs to act quickly to resolve customs issues faced by exporters following Brexit
Phillip Inman
29, Jan, 2021 @8:48 AM
How creating wildlife crossings can help reindeer, bears – and even crabs
Sweden’s announcement this week that it is to build a series of animal bridges is the latest in global efforts to help wildlife navigate busy roads
Patrick Greenfield
23, Jan, 2021 @8:30 AM
Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption
Sales increase 43% globally in 2020 as plunging battery costs mean the cars will soon be the cheapest vehicles to buy
Damian Carrington Environment editor
22, Jan, 2021 @12:25 PM
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