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Police are hunting an armed and gang which hijacked a lorry carrying sportswear on Deeside Industrial park and threatened the driver after forcing him into another vehicle.
The driver was released an hour later 40 miles away, and the lorry was found burnt-out, its load missing in St Helens, Merseyside.

The Technology Strategy Board has announced a £7 million fund to accelerate the development and deployment of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies.
The TSB funding will support the existing research and development into fuel cell and hydrogen technologies and assist the efforts of UK companies towards commercialisation.

The EU’s industry ministers have urged the European Commission to establish a common strategy to develop electric cars, an expanding and highly competitive sector.
This idea, encouraged by the Spanish Presidency of the Union, was accepted by the EU executive. Ministers and professionals from the sector discussed the issue at an informal Council on the future of electric vehicles, which are seen as an opportunity for economic recovery and an environmental necessity.

The Government has dealt itself a poor hand having revealed that one of the largest culprits for the sharp rise in annual inflation last year was fuel costs – a factor exacerbated by successive, above-inflation fuel duty rises, according to the Freight Transport Association.
Jo Tanner of the FTA said, “Inflation has risen largely off the back of the rising fuel costs of transporting goods and services. Fuel accounts for over 30 per cent of overall transport costs, and these costs trickle down to the services and businesses that rely on the logistics sector simply to run."

Six contracts totalling £2 Billion have been awarded to four contractors to manage roadworks and maintenance on sections of England’s motorway network, including part of the M4 and M5 north of Bristol.

The inflation-busting increases being foisted on heavy goods vehicle (HGV) operators who use the M6 toll road is bad for business, other motorists and the environment, says the Freight Transport Association.
Despite a pronounced drop in traffic volume along the chronically under-used toll road, Midland Expressway increased the toll price for HGVs by 6.4 pc almost double the rate of inflation and the trade body fears that even more lorries will avoid the £700m+ bypass, adding to congestion on the already over-burdened M6, a strategic gateway for commercial goods vehicle deliveries.

Citroën’s award-winning and technology-packed small car range is even more accessible this March - with customers able to get behind the wheel of a brand new 10-plate model, thanks to an enticing selection of retail offers.
There is either low rate finance or zero finance with small deposits across the range and depending on the chosen model.