Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Nats chief says he ‘quite enjoyed’ ignoring calls from Ryanair CEO to quit over system outages in SeptemberBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Nats has said he was “the most disliked person in the UK” after air traffic control systems failed twic…
Read MoreCall for overhaul of manually operated level crossings after delivery worker was killed by passenger train in KentAn Amazon delivery driver was killed by a train after he drove his van on to railway tracks at a manually operated level crossing, apparen…
Read MoreRMT union calls eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground in opposition to plans for four-day weekTube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to Christmas – that threaten t…
Read MoreMayor questions impact on air quality, congestion and jobs as government poised to allow driverless vehicles in capitalLondon’s mayor has called for a cap on the numbers of robotaxis on its streets, with the UK government poised to allow fully driverle…
Read MoreLondon Paddington and Birmingham New Street stations will shut for five days but most routes will stay openPassengers travelling on some of Great Britain’s busiest railway lines at Christmas have been warned of significant disruption from 10 days of en…
Read MoreIntercity train operator’s compensation bill likely to top £70m this financial year amid rise in claims across networkAvanti West Coast paid out more than £20m to passengers in just three months this summer in refunds for disrupted journeys on Britain’…
Read MoreAudio appears to point the finger at the control centre, but there are also questions around signalling and technical issuesAt least 69 people died when a high-speed train from Madrid to Seville hit another train on the same track from behind near Tole…
Read MoreTransport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with ‘turn-up-and-go’ serviceA new railway station will be built in Bradford to “transform how people travel across the north”, the government has announced.The station will be at th…
Read MoreAmerican warship sank in 1944 with approximately 1,400 tonnes of munitions onboardA sunken US wartime ship in the Thames estuary holding enough unexploded bombs to devastate a Kent coastal town and send a tidal wave through London has been made slightl…
Read MoreDespite recent progress, almost a fifth of air travellers with disabilities are still dissatisfied with their experienceDisabled passengers will have better safeguards when flying, the government has pledged, including protection from damaged wheelchai…
Read MoreMore than 11,400 drivers last year were fined for offences they did not recognise as RAC says system needs reformThe number of reported “cloned” vehicles involved in offences on UK roads has reached a record high, official data shows.More than 11,400 d…
Read MoreAbta advice comes as more than more than 150 websites offer service of securing entry to Schengen zoneBritons travelling to Europe have told not to apply for an Etias visa waiver, with more than 150 websites touting the service despite its introduction…
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