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Last updated: Saturday 22 November 2008 02:35.04 (GMT)

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Train fares to go up in new year Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.



Manchester in traffic charge vote The people of Manchester are set to decide on whether or not to introduce the world's largest congestion charge in their city		Honda Swindon closing for 50 days Honda is to cut production in Japan and Europe and close its Swindon plant in the UK in February and March next year.



Peugeot Citroen cuts 2,700 jobs French car company Peugeot Citroen announces plans to shed 2,700 jobs because of falling demand in Europe.		No agreement for US car bail-out US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out.



Clampdown on excessive speeders A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.		Rail earth to form nature reserve Earth removed during the building of the £16bn Crossrail project will be used to create a coastal nature reserve in Essex, the RSPB says.