The Sunday Telegraph - ‘Deadly’ smart motorways scrapped

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Forgotten among much of the Grand National coverage is the winner – Corach Rambler, who was ridden by Irish jockey Derek Fox. The Sunday Telegraph’s main image shows Fox celebrating on his horse, while reporting that “hypocritical” activists failed to stop the race. The paper’s main story focuses on news that the government has scrapped plans to build 14 new smart motorways due to a lack of public confidence.

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