内容摘要：Reform UK, for example, are polling just a few points behind the Conservatives, but because their support is fairly evenly spread across a lot of constituencies it’s hard for them to convert those votes into seats.

Reform UK, for example, are polling just a few points behind the Conservatives, but because their support is fairly evenly spread across a lot of constituencies it’s hard for them to convert those votes into seats.

MP Tim Farron and Liberal Democrat councillors Hazel Hodgson and Ian Mitchell now want a 40mph speed limit introduced. Westmorland and Furness Council has been contacted for comment.National Highways said drivers failing to stop at junction 37 was a concern.

A spokesperson said: "Unfortunately, we aren't able to determine whether they are consciously ignoring the requirement to stop, or if some aren't noticing the very clear signage."It said that if extra measures to improve safety were identified it would "aim to bring works forward to deliver them", but the decision to limit speed was for the Lib Dem-led council to consider.In a letter, the Lib Dem MP and councillors called for the introduction of a 40mph speed limit on the stretch of the A684 at Junction 37, with a speed camera to enforce it.

"The recent video evidence gathered by National Highways which shows that many drivers are ignoring the new stop signs and are dangerously flying over the junction is as terrifying as it is sadly unsurprising," the letter read.They said a speed limit would mean road users travelling past the junction would be in a better position to react to vehicles pulling out from the junction in front of them.

The politicians said they were grateful for the safety work so far but that it was "painfully clear that more needs to be done".

Residents living in a Cotswold village say they are being forced to use a dangerous road junction where there are "deaths and accidents regularly".The Saudis, meanwhile, did not want to see the UAE deciding who would run Sudan's next government.

Representatives from the two Arab states sat as observers in the Geneva talks. But until the top-level Arab decision-makers meet, that is just a diplomatic courtesy.In the meantime, the fighting continues and the hunger deepens.

Sudanese are still hoping that, unlike previous civil wars that lasted years if not decades, this one can be brought to a swift and peaceful conclusion.But the signs are not hopeful.