A decision as to who is to supply Wi-Fi on the London Underground is expected in the next few weeks. Transport for London is currently looking at tenders and has said that it will make a decision shortly so that the system is in place before the beginning of this summer’s Olympic Games. Although a [...]

The captain of a cruise ship which capsized last week off the Italian coast has been placed under house arrest by judges. Capt Francesco Schettino had been in custody since the Costa Concordia hit rocks off the island of Giglio on Friday. He is under suspicion of manslaughter. The death toll has now risen to [...]

Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan has said that this year’s Olympics in London offered a unique opportunity for Wales to showcase itself as a primary tourist destination for visitors to the UK. She added that the summer games would also provide an opportunity for the country to create a legacy for tourism. Mrs Gillan was in [...]

Commuters returning to work yesterday had to contend with 100mph winds and heavy rains as severe storms hit many parts of the UK. The bad weather claimed the lives of two people. A man, working on a tanker in the English Channel, died from injuries sustained after a wave struck the vessel. Another died after [...]

Figures published by the Department for Transport suggest that more cyclists die on the UK’s roads during times of recession than when the economy is more buoyant. The statistics show that during three of the last four recessions the number of cyclists being killed has gone up as more people decide to save the money [...]

A legal challenge will be heard in the High Court to a planned strike by Underground workers set to take place over 24 hours on 26 December. The walk out threatens to disrupt travel in the capital, and is particularly bad news for retailers who are hoping that the crowds will come to London’s high [...]

In an attempt to slash its spiralling debts, beleaguered tour operator Thomas Cook has announced the sale of its Hoteles Y Clubs De Vacaciones stake. The deal will see it offload a golf club and five hotels in Spain to Iberostar. The deal is worth 72.2 million euros. Thomas Cook has already delayed the announcement [...]

A decision by the government on whether the controversial high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham will get official approval will now not be made until the new year. Transport Secretary Justine Greening has confirmed speculation that an announcement is to be delayed. She explained that she needed more time to analyse the issues raised [...]

Although travel firms and airlines have been asking the government to abolish Air Passenger Duty, the controversial tax on flights, Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that it will be increased in April next year, as originally planned. Details of the APD hike will be released in December, but carriers are predicting that it will go [...]

The government has confirmed that it will not be tackling the capacity problem of airports in the South East through expansion. Mayor of London Boris Johnson is therefore pushing proposals for a new airport to be built in the Thames Estuary. The £50 billion proposition has been dubbed Boris Island, and if completed would eclipse [...]