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Passengers have been warned not to travel on a busy rail route on Sunday because of a lack of available train drivers.

Insolvencies among UK car dealers have doubled this year, according to a new report.

A £9 million project to develop a new, all-electric affordable urban car has been announced.

Fare evasion on the Tube has cost London Underground nearly £3 million in lost revenue in the last 12 months, according to new figures.

The expected tourist boom from the 2012 Olympic Games could turn into a visitor slump, tour operators have warned.

Commuters used to hearing announcements about leaves on the line and late-running trains have received a tannoy broadcast with a difference.

A Christmas wonderland deep in the heart of the Garden of England is a far cry from the "cr*pland" which caused a seasonal storm last year.

Children living on a remote Scottish island are to hitch a lift to school on what is said to be the world's shortest flight.

The prospect of a possible east-west high-speed rail (HSR) line as well as a north-south one has been put forward by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.

The Government has ruled out any extra money for the bus pass scheme which allows over-60s free off-peak use of any bus in the country.

British Airways cabin crews have agreed "unwillingly" to work the new schedules brought in by the airline until a full trial of the dispute next year.

A budget hotel chain is to open seven new hotels in the coming weeks, creating 150 jobs.

New car sales soared last month as buyers continued to take advantage of the Government's "cash for bangers" car scrappage scheme.