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The first audit of the Government's ten year transport plan proves that most Brits want more done to curb car use (the stick) and better public transport and cycle-friendly infrastructure (the carrot)

BBC Midlands spent much of yesterday filming Chris Boardman as he attended the official opening of the 379-mile East Midlands part of the National Byway, the heritage cycle trail on the go since 1996

Cycle writer and transport consultant Tim Hughes died yesterday of a heart attack. Earlier he had attended the launch of the East Midlands section of the National Byway with his partner, Johanna Cleary

The Met Office has launched a free, on-line information service with rainfall and temperature outlooks for up to four months ahead over the whole globe. Apparently, the UK is in for a warmer than usual summer but the West country is slated to get more rain than normal. Ice-cream manufacturers will now be able to plan ahead for spikes in demand and, of course, it's ditto for the global bike trade.

The UK's RBS Equipment and Germany's ACS Vertrieb are the new owners of top-end Danish bike brand Principia.