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Rod Eddington proposes a road pricing scheme
Road pricing ‘vital’ in tackling congestion

Road pricing is the only option to cut congestion on Britain’s roads and could save the economy billions of pounds, a new government-commissioned report has found. Former British Airways (BA) chief executive Rod Eddington today published the results of his year-long review into the UK’s transport needs and their impact on the economy. He finds… Read more »

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MPs approve second reading of fraud (trial without jury) bill
Juryless trial plans pass first hurdle

Proposals to remove juries in complex fraud trials passed their first Commons test yesterday, despite opposition from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. The second reading of the fraud (trial without jury) bill, which would allow a single judge to oversee certain fraud cases provided the lord chief justice agreed, was approved by a vote of… Read more »