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Out of the first 5,000,000 vehicles officially tested for road-worthiness, more than a million and a half failed to pass a straightforward mechanical check. There are fears that this problem could get worse as more vehicles take to the roads due to Dr Beeching’s cut in rail services.

The Faroe Islands are to enforce a twelve-mile fishing limit next year. This will end a concession under which British trawlermen have been able to fish within six miles of the Faroes.