00:00 I'm Emily Bonner, time now for your latest news updates.
00:03 In 2022, almost a third of casualties on world's roads were cyclists.
00:06 That's a 12% increase from 2019.
00:09 Meanwhile, cycling usage has been declining in the same period,
00:12 going from 15% cycling once a month to 9.6% according to new data.
00:18 Avanti West Coast has been given a new long-term contract
00:21 operating the Liverpool, Lime Street to London Euston service.
00:24 Avanti West Coast has faced mass criticism over the past year.
00:27 However, Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the company is back on track.
00:32 The ACC Liverpool Group operator of the M&S Bank Arena,
00:35 Exhibition Centre and Convention Centre has achieved carbon neutral status.
00:40 The company is now carbon neutral, achieving its milestone in time
00:43 for Global Goals Week, an annual week of action, awareness and accountability
00:47 for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
00:51 That is all your local headlines for now.
00:53 (car engine revving)
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