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Teesside MPs call for more police help after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths

Labour’s Andy McDonald says gangs ‘clearly featuring’ in a series of incidents and police are underfunded

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

Woman killed in house fire was ‘not involved with gangs or A66 crash’, brother says

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the fire which took the lives of Natalie McDonald, 34, and seven-year-old Valentina Foster

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Brother of woman killed in house fire says she was ‘not involved with gangs’

Investigations are continuing into the blaze which happened a mile away from the scene of a crash that killed two police officers and five young men.

Evening Standard · Aug 27

50,000 Volkswagen jobs could be at risk — and thousands of angry workers are pushing back against the CEO's plan

Volkswagen employees express significant concerns over proposed job reductions and factory shutdowns as CEO Oliver Blume unveils restructuring strategies in response to intensified competition and dwindling demand. The company may cut up to fifty thousand positions while striving for cost efficiency. Labor representatives underscore the vital significance of German plants…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

Volkswagen Is Planning To Shed Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs. Its CEO Says Cost Cutting 'Is Not Over'

"We not only measure ourselves ​against our own past performance. We measure ourselves ⁠against the best locations in Europe," Oliver Blume said.

International Business Times · Aug 26

Police not ruling out links to A66 crash after two killed in Middlesbrough house fire

Murder inquiry launched after blaze in Grangetown area, amid investigation into collision in which seven died

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26

Graffiti left for young men killed in A66 crash

Cleveland Police have arrested 17 people following the crash between a VW Passat and a marked armed response vehicle which left seven dead

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Investigations into A66 crash continue as total arrests reach 17

Cleveland Police said two of the 12 people previously arrested have now appeared in court.

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Apollo Chief economist says ‘China Shock 2.0 is here’ as new wave of Chinese technology floods global markets—and it’s bad news for American companies

China's export boom is moving from Walmart shelves to EVs and semiconductors—and U.S. companies can’t tariff it away

Fortune · Aug 25

VW workers boo boss as he urges them to ‘pull together’ amid job cuts

Oliver Blume faces workforce at German HQ as carmaker struggles against Chinese competition and US tariffs

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25