A judge in India has acquitted six suspects accused of killing a British tourist in 2006. The body of Steven Bennett, a 40-year-old from Cheltenham, was discovered hanging in the jungle after he was supposed to be travelling to Mumbai from Goa on holiday. The prosecution claims that Mr Bennett had attempted to attack a [...]

A snow and ice warning has been issued by the Met Office and severe weather is expected to hit some areas of Scotland. The Multi Agency Response Team has said that it will be continuing to monitor the situation. Kinross and Perth are expected to be affected, as is Dumfries and Galloway, some roads in [...]

A new survey suggests that more people in the UK have been to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris than have ever laid eyes on Buckingham Palace in central London. Of the 1,000 people who responded to a study by Gala Bingo, 45 per cent said they had seen the French landmark, where only 36 [...]

Motorists in Scotland are being urged to take care on the roads as extra gritters are deployed to deal with snow and ice. Snow depths of up to 6cms have been forecast for some low lying areas, and as much as 15cms on higher ground. The snow is expected to continue falling throughout the day [...]

More than 100 tonnes of debris has been cleared from the A83 in Scotland after a mudslide blocked the road. This is the third time it has happened in less than four years. The most recent incident was caused by 2.6 inches of rain falling over a period of two days. This is the equivalent [...]

The price of travelling by ferry in Scotland is set to come down as the government confirms that it will be extending the road equivalent tariff scheme. RET will now be permanently applied to services from Tiree, Coll and the Western Isles. It will soon also apply to ferries running from Harris and that Sounds [...]

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 [...]

A recent travel insurance survey suggests that people planning to take a skiing holiday this winter should check their policies carefully. The research, conducted by Defaqto, suggests that 13 per cent of policies taken out for a single trip do not cover winter sports, and the type of cover that is offered can vary widely. [...]

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 [...]

Passengers at London airports have had their travel plans disrupted after dense fog caused aircraft to be kept on the ground last night. Heathrow was the worst hit with 132, mostly domestic, services being cancelled. Dozens more flights were delayed. Officials at the airport have said that poor visibility could continue to cause problems until [...]