SeaFrance has had to suspend its ferries from Dover to Calais for 48 hours prior to a decision that will be made on its future... read more

MPs told of up to 8 rail cable theft cases a day

Posted on: November 9th, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
There are currently eight cases of cable theft per day from railways, operator Network Rail said today. Ms Dyan Crowther, the operations director of the organisation,... read more

Engineer forgot to complete track inspection

Posted on: November 2nd, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
A Network Rail engineer completely broke down into tears as he spoke at an inquest and told of how he forgot to inspect points which... read more

Hurricane Rina en route to Mexican Caribbean resorts

Posted on: October 26th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Ferocious Hurricane Rina is heading to Mexico’s most popular tourist destination, Cancun, as well as other beach resorts scattered along the country’s famous Caribbean coast. Hurricane... read more

SNP calls for controls over APD

Posted on: October 19th, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
The Nationalists have called on the British government to hand Scotland control of all flight taxes, after Air Passenger Duty was cut for Northern Ireland. As... read more

Have a beer to combat delays at 2012 games

Posted on: October 12th, 2011 Posted by Michael Headley
UK transport chiefs have recommended that commuters avoid Olympian queues throughout London 2012 – by having a beer before they head home from work. Pete Hendry,... read more
The New York City tourist, killed when a helicopter plummeted into a river, was celebrating her birthday, it has been revealed. Ms Sonia Marra, who was... read more

Nationalised rail might save more than a billion

Posted on: September 28th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Renationalising the UK’s railways might save the taxpayer around £1.2 billion per year, according to union-commissioned studies. The report – for Aslef, RMT, the Rail, Maritime... read more

Brit dies after brawl in southern France

Posted on: September 21st, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
A British man has died in Cannes after an argument with three locals escalated into a fight in the famous French Riviera resort. Named as Mr... read more

Huambo air force crash kills Angolan generals

Posted on: September 14th, 2011 Posted by Warren Gadsby
A plane crash in the west African country of Angola killed 26 people today, three of whom were army generals, as confirmed by a government... read more