Area the size of Ireland could be lost to conventional farming as global warming accelerates, says environmental study. Plans to make European motorists use more biofuels could take an area the size of Ireland out of food production by 2020 and accelerate climate change, a study has found.

The report by the independent Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is based on plans that countries have submitted to the EU detailing how they intend to meet their legal requirement to include 10% of renewable energy in all transport fuels by 2020.

Motoring organisations give promised system a cautious welcome - as long as it is not used just to raise money

A speed camera designed to catch motorists committing up to five offences at the same time could be heading to Britain's roads. As well as catching speeding motorists, the Asset camera should be able to pick out drivers who are not wearing seatbelts and accurately measure distances between moving cars to identify tailgating.

Don't be fooled by the way it looks – this is a new-fangled bike masquerading as an old one

To anyone puzzled as to why car makers are dabbling in the bicycle market, two words: Alan Sugar. Interviewed for a documentary last year, the prickly peer spent much of the programme showing off his trio of £7,000 Pinarello racers. The intention was to station one in each of his three main homes, he explained in that permanently tetchy rasp, but he loves them too much to leave them alone. Now they, too, travel by private jet.

Motoring organisations give promised system a cautious welcome - as long as it is not used just to raise money

A speed camera designed to catch motorists committing up to five offences at the same time could be heading to Britain's roads. As well as catching speeding motorists, the Asset camera should be able to pick out drivers who are not wearing seatbelts and accurately measure distances between moving cars to identify tailgating.

Asset (advanced safety and driver support for essential road transport) can also note number plates and recognise cars with out-of-date tax discs and no insurance.