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Big spike in private parking fines amid claims machines ‘set up to trap people’

Many drivers have been sent tickets they claim are unfair because of the way some payment machines operate

The Independent UK

Brexit food control post at Portsmouth ‘may have to be demolished’, says port director

Exclusive: £25m hi-tech facility at terminal had been called ‘white elephant’ even before latest EU deal scrapping some health and veterinary checks

The Guardian - UK

Ghana unveils West Africa's largest floating solar project, boosting renewable energy ambitions

Ghana has launched West Africa's largest floating solar project, marking a significant step towards increasing its renewable energy capacity. The country aims to raise its share of renewable energy from the current 1% to 10% by 2030.

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Fury erupts over Met Police review into its funding of black, disabled and female staff unions

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley wants to know if it efficient to divert full-time resources

Evening Standard

How to challenge a parking fine or penalty charge notice and win

Not all tickets are the same - if you think a fine was issued unfairly, what you need to do depends on who issued it

The Guardian - UK

Private car parks: UK drivers seek justice as penalties hit record

Recent cases in which charges have spiralled have reignited the row about how companies treat motorists

The Guardian - UK

Drivers frustrated at five-year wait for parking code of practice

A Bill to enable its introduction received royal assent under the Conservative government in March 2019.

The Independent UK

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Met Black Police Association chair facing sack over ‘racist WhatsApps’, force says

Inspector Charles Ehikioya denies sending ‘inappropriate’ texts between 2017 and 2020

Evening Standard

Port infrastructure delays threaten UK’s transition to net zero, industry says

Dropoff in government approvals put billions of investment in offshore wind schemes at risk, ports bodies warn

The Guardian - UK

Parking fines are changing – here’s everything UK drivers need to know

After years’ of debate, parking fines are about to change in the UK. Here’s what drivers need to know

The Independent UK

‘I’ve always been a glass half full person’: Aldeburgh festival’s outgoing CEO Roger Wright

After 10 years at the helm of Britten Pears Arts, Wright is stepping down. He looks back at his festival highlights, and forwards to classical music’s increasingly uncertain future.

The Guardian - UK

Black police officers’ group calls for ethnic minorities to boycott joining Met

Move comes in protest at ‘racist and vexatious’ misconduct investigation into a leading officer

The Guardian - UK

Devon data firm Klarian secures major UK pipeline project

The company moved into Exeter Science Park’s £5m STEMM business centre last year

Birmingham Post

Met crackdown on rogue cops will NOT focus on officers accused of racism

The Metropolitan police will not be looking at racism in its plans to root out rogue officers despite the Casey report labelling the force institutionally racist

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Angry driver vows 'to do whatever necessary' in fight to overturn £100 parking ticket

Lawrence Carnie was slapped with a £100 car parking fine after he went to the Tower Retail Park in Crayford, but has said he is willing to spend thousands fighting the claim, even after he's lost two appeals

The Independent UK

Blind footballer Dave Clarke appointed British Paralympic Association CEO

Clarke scored a record 128 goals in 144 appearances for England and represented Britain at the Paralympics.

Chronicle Live

Parking tickets: do you have to pay up if you get a fine?

We take a look at the different types of parking tickets and how you can appeal if you get one

Birmingham Post

New chairs for Birmingham Publicity Association

City trade body appoints new leadership as it returns to post-pandemic networking

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The Guardian - UK

Ports and unions criticise Shapps’ plan for law on seafarers’ minimum wage

Legislation announced in Queen’s Speech in response to P&O Ferries’ sacking of 800 crew

Manchester Evening News

Pop culture archive to open in Manchester with treasures from Joy Division and Granada TV

The archive will open at the John Rylands Library next month

Birmingham Post

BPA names Winston's Wish as charity partner

Organisation supports children and young people following the death of a loved one

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