AUDIO NEWS: Van drivers regularly abused by other motorists and roofer makes All Blacks debut

Two fifths of van drivers report being regularly abused by other drivers, use of AI in project management skyrockets and Kyle Preston goes from roofer to All Black in a year

Two fifths of UK van drivers claim they’re regularly abused by other motorists.

In a poll of 1,000 drivers by Peugeot over half of respondents said they’d been sworn at, and a similar percentage said they’d been on the receiving end of obscene gestures.

Over a quarter also reported they’d been threatened with physical violence in the last year.

Although 80% of respondents said their shabby treatment was down to how van drivers were perceived, just 49% were adamant their reputation for being bad or aggressive drivers was unfair.

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The use of artificial intelligence in construction projects has grown by 60% in the last two years — that’s according to research from the Association of Project Management (APM).

Three quarters of respondents to an APM survey said their organisation now uses AI in projects, compared with just 15% in 2023.

A further 25% of project managers added they planned to use AI in future projects.

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A man who was working as a roofer just 12 months ago, made his debut for the New Zealand All Blacks last weekend.

Scrum-half Kyle Preston stepped off the bench and played 13 minutes in the win over the Springboks.

All Blacks boss, Scott Robertson said Preston’s meteoric rise was worthy of a movie.

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