Updated 18:00BST:
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NEWS: the first RHD Tesla Model S arrives in the UK.
GIBRALTAR QUEUE WATCH: no queues all day today.
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CHANNEL DELAYS: P&O Calais-Dover 19:55 delay 30mins.
WEATHER ALERT: Amber alert heavy rain north Norway + storms south central Austria.
WEATHER: “Hot across much of Europe, lots of summery sunshine”
MAJOR ROAD WORKS: A7 both ways to Elbtunnel, Hamburg, tunnel works, currently minimal delays. Narrow lanes in and out of Antwerp on A1/E19 until 16 June, 10min outbound delay.
MAJOR TRAFFIC DELAYS: R0 ring south west Brussels clockwise accident at Wemmel, delay from Anderlecht down to 30mins.
A2 southbound at Gutersloh, road works, accident, closed, diversion, Dortmund-bound delay still 1h40.
A2 southbound from Bellinzona, Switzerland, accident, lane closed delay 50mins.
Earlier: now no delay A7 Flensburg>Schleswig, A9 to Berlin, A2 Gotthard Tunnel, A13 Brenner Innsbruck>Italy, A11 to Karawanken Tunnel, A7 Lyon>Avignon.
See Travel/Traffic/Weather for more.
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Tesla: the first right hand drive Model S is due to be delivered today, at an event attended by the great man himself. More later, more than likely.
RHD Tesla Model S:
The launch venue, The Crystal on Royal Victoria Dock in east London.
Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James
Meanwhile, existing owners are taking full advantage of the growing network of Superchargers.
Meanwhile, on Thursday night the first BMW i8 electric sports cars were delivered to customers at an event in Munich. The really big, important news however is that BMW has been arch-rival Audi in having the first laser headlights in production.
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