the current speed limit when passing through motorway roadworks is 50 mph, but highways england says trials where drivers were fitted with heartrate monitors to measure stress levels, driving through roadworks at different speeds. 60% of participants recorded a decrease in average heart rates in the 60 mph trial zone. in the 55 mph zone, the decrease was 56%. some drivers said they were more relaxed at higher speeds because it allowed them to accelerate away from large lorries. what you find at 50 miles an hour is many trucks have their speed limited to 56, and therefore they try and drive faster, they tailgate cars, a foot off their bumper. that becomes incredibly dangerous. so on those stretches, if you can have 55 or 60 miles an hour, you will get less tailgating, fewer drivers just studying their speedometer, and it really can be safer. but ucatt, the union representing road workers, has described the plans as a deadly version of wacky races, which would make dangerous work areas twice as dangerous. highways england says it is carrying out further tests, but the changes could be

the current speed limit is normally 50mph, but highways england says that could be increased to 60.conducted trials with heart rate monitors measuring d rivers‘ stress levels as they pass through roadworks at different speeds. 60% of them recorded a decrease in their average heart rate in the 60mph zone. in the 55mph zone, there was a decrease in 56%. what you find at 50mph is many trucks have their speed limited to 56mph. and, therefore, they try and drive faster, they tailgate cars a foot off their bumper — that becomes incredibly dangerous. so, on those stretches, if you can have 55mph or 60mph, you'll get less tailgating, fewer drivers studying their speedometer, and it really can be safer. but what about people working on the motorways? the unite union, which represents them, say these proposals ignore their safety. they say, in recent years, a number of motorway workers have been killed, and increasing speed limits will make their working conditions even more dangerous. motorists have mixed views. it would make myjourney a lot shorter, because immediately i'd start thejourney,

the current speed limit when passing through motorway roadworks is 50 mph, but highways england saysd be increased to up to 60. it follows trials where drivers were fitted with heartrate monitors to measure stress levels, driving through roadworks at different speeds. 60% of participants recorded a decrease in average heart rates in the 60 mph trial zone. in the 55 mph zone, the decrease was 56%. some drivers said they were more relaxed at higher speeds because it allowed them to accelerate away from large lorries. but ucatt, the union representing road workers, has described the plans as a deadly version of wacky races, which would make dangerous work areas twice as dangerous. highways england says it is carrying out further tests, but the changes could be phased in by the end of the year. jon donnison, bbc news. the world health organisation has appointed the zimbabwean leader robert mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador. " it said the appointment was in recognition of zimbabwe's commitment to public health. critics say mr mugabe's record on human rights made him unfit to represent the

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the current speed limit when passing through motorway roadworks is 50 mph, but highways england sayst could be increased to up to 60. it follows trials where drivers were fitted with heartrate monitors to measure stress levels, driving through roadworks at different speeds. 60% of participants recorded a decrease in average heart rates in the 60 mph trial zone. in the 55 mph zone, the decrease was 56%. some drivers said they were more relaxed at higher speeds because it allowed them to accelerate away from large lorries. but ucatt, the union representing road workers, has described the plans as a deadly version of wacky races, which would make dangerous work areas twice as dangerous. highways england says it is carrying out further tests, but the changes could be phased in by the end of the year. jon donnison, bbc news. the spanish government is expected to impose direct rule on catalonia later today. the move is likely to increase tensions with pro independance supporters — the catalan regional government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. we will be

the current speed limit is normally 50 mph, but highways england said it could be increased to 60.ls with heart rate monitors managing drivers‘ stress levels as they pass through roadworks at different speeds. 60% recorded a decrease in their average heart rate in the 60 mph zone. in the 55 mph zone, there was a decrease in 56%. what you find at 50 mph is many trucks have their speed limited to 56, therefore they try to drive faster, tailgate cars, a foot off their bumper, which becomes incredibly dangerous. on those stretches, if you can have 55 or 60 mph, you would get less tailgating, fewer drivers just studying their speedometer, and it can really be safer. but what about people working on the motorways? the unite union which represents them say these proposals ignore their safety. they say in recent years a number of motorway workers have been killed, and increasing speed limits will make their working conditions even more dangerous. motorists have mixed views. it would make myjourney a lot shorter, because immediately i start the journey, i'm experiencing the 50 mph limit str

highways england is considering raising speed limits through sections of roadworks from fifty to sixty miles an hour, to combat congestion. we speak to bernard cornwall on the author. —— meet the author. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anne ashworth, associate editor of the times and the bonnie greer, the playwright and columnist for the new european newspaper. we'll be having a chat in the moment. tomorrow's front pages. the sunday express reports that rogue estate agents are being targeted under tough plans drawn up by the government. the sunday times carries a picture of a catalan woman who joined other hundreds and thousands of protesters in barcelona, to demonstrate against madrid's decision to place the region under central government control. the sunday telegraph claims theresa may is set to make concessions on universal credit, amid fears it could become her "poll tax". the observer says spain has been plunged into crisis after the prime minister, mariano rajoy, announced that he was stripping catalonia of its

roadworks could be increased to 60mph, to cut congestion and improve traffic flows, according to highways englandd the express leads with storm brian which is expected to bring gales of up to 80mph to the uk in the next 2a hours. in a few minutes it'll be newswatch. but first, here's click. this weekend, the world's toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts in alicante, in spain, and ends in the hague, in the netherlands. now, that doesn't actually sound very far. but, in the middle, there is the small matter of 16,000 nautical miles, taking in 12 cities in six continents. and, with broken masts, capsizes and icebergs almost guaranteed, this is no luxury cruise. to try and make this journey even possible, technology inevitably raise its head. technology inevitably rears its head. these are some of the most advanced sailing yachts ever designed, and we were given special access to one of them during crew training. 22 october sees the most extreme offshore event in the world began. we're just testing if we can figure out trying to sail through that wind. we'r

roadworks could be increased to 60 mph to cut congestion and improve traffic flows, according to highways englandand the express leads with storm brian, which is expected to bring gales of up to 80 mph to the uk in the next 2a hours. and finally, a letter written on the titanic, —— now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week ‘s programme. i hit of the scottish orkney islands. to help uncover then neolithic past. it is about 5000 yea rs neolithic past. it is about 5000 years old. the likes of which we have never even seen before. let's go guys. yeah? we take off in macedonia. in search of new thrills. and abby takes a look at what has been trending in travel online, including a tweet that has being beamed into outer space. we offer friendship across the stars. the orkneys on a remote archipelago of islands about 30 miles off the northern coast of scotland. they are known for their rolling green farmland and dramatically but they have also become famous across the world for the extraordinary ancient sites. the region came to the attention of the archaeological world back in 1850 with t

highways england is considering raising speed limits through sections of roadworks from 50 mph to 60 mph, to combat congestion. the sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant says a bomb disposal team has successfully destroyed all potentially hazardous chemicals that were found in storage at the site yesterday. the death of stalin is a satirical ta ke the death of stalin is a satirical take on the dictator's final hours. find out what we made of that and the rest of the week's cinema releases in the film review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are bonnie greer, the playwright and columnist for the new european newspaper, and anne ashworth, associate editor of the times. tomorrow's front pages: the sunday express says what they call rogue estate agents are being targeted under tough plans drawn up by the government. the sunday times says britain's betting industry is facing its biggest crackdown on child gambling, with the regulator demanding operators pull hundreds of casino games from their websites, following an investigation

roadworks could be increased to 60mph, to cut congestion and improve traffic flows, according to highways englandth storm brian, which is expected to bring gales of up to 80 mph to the uk in the next 2a hours. is going to be a windy weekend. know whether edibles for the brexit talks, but perhaps some blue skies on the horizon, laura, would you say? that seem to be the mood music possibly coming from brussels. yes, it was quite interesting, because we saw a little bit more they can sell it to tone from eu leaders. it adds a little bit to me as if some of them felt a bit sorry for theresa may, and others felt really worried for theresa may. worried that the brexit and negotiations could com pletely brexit and negotiations could completely fall apart, and we would really be faced with a no deal, if theresa may would be ousted as leader, and replaced with someone such as borisjohnson. that is what we have sort of written in the telegraph, as the main driving factor, main driving force of this slight shift in tone, and this new approach which is meant to be, we will start discussing trade, we need mor

the current speed limit is normally 50 mph, but highways england said it could be increased to 60.ucted trials with heartrate monitors managing drivers' stress levels as they pass through roadworks at different speeds. 60% recorded a decrease in their average heart rate in the 60 mph zone. in the 55 mph zone, there was a decrease in 56%. what you find at 50 mph is many trucks have their speed limited to 56, therefore they try to drive faster, tailgate cars a foot off their bumper, which becomes incredibly dangerous. on those stretches, if you can have 55 or 60 mph, you would get less tailgating, fewer drivers studying their speedometer, and it can really be safer. what about people working on the motorways? the unite union which represents them say these proposals ignore their safety. they say in recent years a number of motorway workers have been killed, and increasing speed limits will make their working conditions even more dangerous. motorists have mixed views. it would make myjourney a lot shorter, because immediately i start the journey, i'm experiencing the 50 mph limit stra

highways england is considering raising speed limits through sections of war —— roadworks to combat motorwaygestion. storm brian has hit the uk, with gale force winds and high seas. disruption has not been as bad as predicted. no time to cross to the bbc sports centre for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with karthi gna nasegram and hugh woozencroft. the headlines this evening: the terriers take a bite out of manchester united's title hopes in the premier league. chelsea respond to their lull with a much needed win over watford. it's now 60 games without a domestic defeat for celtic as they reach the scottish league cup final. also coming up on sportsday, aidan o'brien equals the record for top—level wins in a flat racing year — hydrangea won the fillies and mares stake on british champions day at ascot. and will this be the weekend lewis hamilton secures a fourth formula one world title? we'll have the latest ahead of the united states grand prix. plenty to get through, but we're going to start with the premier league. david wagner has desribed it as a great day for "little hudder

the proposed changes follow trials by highways england, which found drivers would feel safer at highers. roadworks and mile after mile of little orange cones are the pain of many drivers lives. the current speed limit when passing through motorway roadworks is 50 miles an hour but high with england says that could be increased up to 60. it follows trials where drivers are fitted with heart rate monitors to measure stress levels driving through roadworks at different speeds. 60% of participants recorded a decrease in average heart rate in a decrease in average heart rate in a60 a decrease in average heart rate in a 60 mile in our trials. in the 55 mile an hourzone, a 60 mile in our trials. in the 55 mile an hour zone, decrease was 56%. some drivers said they were more relaxed at higher speeds because it allowed them to accelerate away from large lorries. what you find a 50 miles an hour is, many trucks have their speed limited to 56 and therefore they try and drive faster, they tailgate car is and that becomes incredibly dangerous. 0n those stretches, if you can have a 55 or 60 miles an

england, a bit like growing up in massachusetts. i guess you were down in the hartford area. and you may be caught the last bit of, you know, before the interstate highway system, before the chain restaurants when there was a little more regionality in the food. so, tell us a little bit about some of the things you remember. mark: i came from a family of six. we had four kids. and the six of us would pile into a huge buick every ummer. is car was so big that it comfortably sat six people. we would travel around america. we would go out west. if you come from new england and go through the west coast, on the way out and the way back you have pretty much done it. and i remember the excitement of discovering new food. the food was different everywhere you went. and, discovering mexican food in the southwest, eating my first taco at the beach in california. discovering aplets in washington. just a lot of food experience. i remember two things that really struck me. that as you travel west, breakfasts got larger and larger. and the other thing which was hamburgers get more and more on them. where i come from, with a hamburger you would just get a hamburger a

the current speed limit is 50 mph, but highways england says that could be increased to up to 60.follows trials where drivers were fitted with heartrate monitors to check stress levels. 60% of participants recorded a decrease in average heart rate in the 60 mph trials on. in the 55 mph trials on, the decrease was 56%. some drivers said they were more relaxed at higher speeds because it allowed them to accelerate away from large lorries. but the union representing road workers has described the plans asa road workers has described the plans as a deadly version of wacky races, which would make dangerous work areas twice as dangerous. highways england says it is carrying out further, but the changes could be phased in by the end of the year. winds of up to 70 mph and high tidal waves are expected in parts of the uk this morning, as storm brian makes landfall. some coastal communities have been preparing for the arrival of the storm stocking up with sandbags for barricades. forecasters are warning of the potential for power cuts, flooding and delays to transport. the met office has is

the proposed changes follow trials by highways england which showed drivers feel safer at higher speedsn donnison reports. roadworks and mile after mile of little orange cones are the bane of many driver's lives. could be increased to up to 60. well, are well, a re really through - hitting the houses and historic and businesses in this seaside shops and businesses in this seaside town. in the last few minutes the rain has started. it will here are very accustomed to poor weather conditions and the impact on their homes, we are waiting for the worst because the next few minutes, 7:14am in fact, there will be high tide and that together with the strong winds will make this exposed community very vulnerable. this morning we drove to the centre of the town which has been exposed to flooding in the past and we haven't seen evidence of much disruption. certainly no sandbags out or anything like that. is stay is stay awl not is y we ‘ the and is at able . take able take at has it