This morning in #Tashkent, we concluded our 18-month collaboration with United Nations ESCAP, iRAP & EASST to support safer, more inclusive road design standards across Central Asia. As part of these efforts, we launched a new suite of practical road safety design

National Highways needs a regulator that properly holds it to account, rather than colluding with it when it seeks to move the goalposts on safety transportactionnetwork.org.uk/road-safety-re…

The The Guardian totally misses the main reason ⬇️ car insurance is so high for young drivers. And here is the The ABI to explain why. What a missed opportunity to help young and novice drivers stay safe and reduce insurance premiums. abi.org.uk/products-and-i… One for your

Milton Friedman was wrong about almost everything. So why is his zombie economics still running the world? newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

⭐ Euro NCAP highlights safety flaws in new models as five cars secure top ratings ⭐ Euro NCAP’s test results reveal safety flaws in new models, specifically in the CHERY TIGGO 7 and Hyundai INSTER, both receiving 4 stars. ✅ bit.ly/2507EuroNCAPPR 🚗 #forsafercars

Accidents cost the NHS £6bn+ a year—over twice the cost of smoking. RoSPA urges urgent action to treat accidents as a public health priority. Read our full statement: rospa.com/health-and-saf…

UNESCO Adds Minoan Palaces in Crete, Greece, to World Heritage List dlvr.it/TLv29P

Pleased to see the April 2025 Vehicle and Fleet Safety Workshop—a collaboration between IRTE and Global NCAP—featured in the latest Motoring Trends magazine*. Together, let’s take a step towards safer fleets. Read the full article by Mohnish Bose in the Jul-Aug 2025 issue

#OTD 1992. John Smith elected Labour Leader with 91% of the vote. He would later say that “I look around and in every part of our country, in every walk of life, in our schools, at work, in our streets and towns, I see opportunity denied, potential unfulfilled and talent unused"

ASEAN NCAP is pleased to announce our latest assessment result on the new Nissan Almera (2025). The followings are details of the assessment result. 4-Star ASEAN NCAP rating with an accumulated score of 74.74 points Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) - 36.34 points

Five years today since Alex was lost to MND. Always in our hearts. “Unable are the loved to die, For love is immortality, Nay it is Deity…” (Emily Dickinson). #United2EndMND.

Between 2014 and 2025 Global NCAP has completed more than 97 safety assessments which have acted as an important catalyst in the safety improvement of cars for the Indian and African market. All results to date: globalncap.org #SaferCarsForIndia #SaferCarsForAfrica

Huge turn around in star rating gives Nissan the prize of South Africa’s first 5 star car.

David Ward A good example of progress over the last 10 years...hard to believe both of these came out of the same plant

Very shocking images from #Gaza of starving children. UN reports 1 in 5 children is malnourished; a number have already died & more will unless occupiers allow full flow of humanitarian relief across border. Starvation of civilian population is a #warcrime bbc.com/news/articles/…

Lovely ceremony to dedicate a bench in honour of our late son Alex at Noakes Meadow play area in Beaver ward Ashford where he served as a Councillor. He would be so proud to welcome Ashford Labour MP Sojan Joseph MP, Mayor Lyn Suddards, wife Elizabeth Ward, with family & friends.

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In 1917 British Government’s Balfour Declaration pledged support for Jewish homeland without prejudice to “civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine”. Time long overdue for Britain to honour that condition & now recognise Palestinian statehood.

How carmakers are becoming the biggest losers in Trump’s trade war via Financial Times on.ft.com/4m5nv8U