More and more farmers...
More and more farmers are taking advantage of a planning loophole and renting out parts of fields for ads. They can do this because posters on vehicles are exempt from advertising laws. Firms selling the space are charging corporate clients up to í‚á£1,200 a month, delighting landowners.
New measures to help...
New measures to help police tackle the problem of drug-driving have been introduced. Officers can force motorists suspected of driving under the influence to perform "impairment tests", such as walking in a straight line. Refusal to participate is now an offence, in the same way failure to submit an alcohol breath test is.