Ferry operations between Cork and Swansea are not to resume after the firm was unable to secure a rescue package. The firm officially went into receivership late last week after its owners were unable to come up with €1.6 million (£1.24 million) to keep it afloat amid ongoing financial turmoil after undergoing examinership in November. [...]

The UK flag carrier and Ryanair have cancelled numerous flights amid significant snowfall in London. According to officials from the BAA, around 30 per cent of all scheduled departures at Heathrow airport had been cancelled on Sunday; about 850 flights left the normally overcrowded facility through the day, compared to 1,230 departures seen on a [...]

As much of the UK continues to suffer the cold weather, heavy snow is predicted in some parts of the country with the worst hit areas to be in the south east. A cold front moving east and south is expected to meet slightly warmer air which could cause snow. A Cold Weather Alert has [...]

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has turned down an offer of a bonus of £500 to be paid to workers on the London Underground who do their jobs during the Olympic Games this summer. The union said that the offer was too little. George McInulty, the Tube’s director said that discussions on the matter [...]

Experts have warned the government that a new airport in the Thames Estuary would put aircraft landing and taking off in danger of bird strikes. The last time that ministers proposed building a new hub in the south-east, a study showed that there was a significant chance that a passenger jet could be brought down [...]

The Bank of England has said that the impacts of London 2012 are forcing some companies to suspend important plans. Officials said that the event is significantly slowing key energy, transport and industry projects by as much as six months. They blame the problem on the fact that construction companies are unable to transport heavy [...]

Tory MPs are urging David Cameron to abandon his efforts of backing the Thames Estuary airport plan. Reports said this week that the Prime Minister had received a letter signed by six backbench MPs saying that the facility would entail “devastating” environmental impacts of global proportions and would also have adverse effects on residents living [...]

Ferry firm P&O took delivery of its brand new cross-Channel vessel this week. Officials from the company said that the 47,000-tonne, 213-metre ship was received on Tuesday and is able to carry around 2,000 passengers. It is the largest vessel ever made for service across the Dover Strait, the company said. P&O officials took delivery [...]

A government-commissioned panel has called on ministers to impose looser travel rules to boost tourism numbers. A report by the group released this week said that easing restrictions and speeding up application processes for Visas, as well as lightening regulations for teenage works would allow more tourists to easily visit the United Kingdom each year. The independent panel [...]

Motor insurance premiums are once again on the rise, the AA has said. Recent figures show that the cheapest annual premium rate in 2011 was £971, marking a 15 per cent increase from the previous year, which included a 5 per cent spike in the three months leading up to the new year. AA officials [...]