Osborne peers over the edge of Britain’s fiscal trench
It could have been a lot worse for George Osborne in the autumn statement, as Britain faces losing its coveted triple-AAA credit status.
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A £37.5bn plan to run and expand the railways between 2014 and 2019 is unveiled today by Network Rail in a bid to provide 170,000 extra commuter seats at peak times.
Plans to raise fares for commuters travelling at the height of rush hour should be ruled out, according to a report by MPs published today.
As rail fare price hikes kick in on trains across the country, campaigners call for an end to above-inflation rises amid widespread anger at continuing increases.
Burma never enjoyed the economic boom that swept Asia – but that has saved its colonial heritage from being demolished. Now the capital has been moved from Rangoon, neglect and ruin lie in wait.
Train commuters are warned not to head west of Taunton as floods continue to cause travel chaos across the UK.
Heavy rain and a fire at London’s Paddington station cause cancellations and congestion warnings on one of the busiest days for travel in the run-up to Christmas.
It could have been a lot worse for George Osborne in the autumn statement, as Britain faces losing its coveted triple-AAA credit status.
Wintry weather caused delays at Stansted, Aberdeen and Luton airports while commuters in some parts of the country face further disruption on roads and railways because of snow and ice.
Relatives call for justice after a passenger train hits a school bus, killing 50 people.
In theory, the west coast main line could now have three different operators in the coming years, under Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin’s temporary fix for the government’s rail fiasco.
As flooding threats move further south, residents of a block of flats in Tyne and Wear which is in danger of collapse following torrential rain, tell Channel 4 News they feel they have been abandoned
A $100,000 reward offer for the murder of the maker of a film insulting the Prophet Mohammed was ‘an emotional outburst’, according to the Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK.
A last-minute legal challenge by Virgin Trains delays government plans to sign a 13-year contract with rivals FirstGroup to run the West Coast main line franchise.
Will passenger numbers cut the grade for FirstGroup’s bid for the West Coast line? FactCheck takes a look.
“There are other companies making much bigger amounts of money than the operators, and enjoying much higher profit margins.”