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Highlands airports boss in challenge to Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is challenged to fly to Inverness Airport after describing Heathrow expansion plans as

Lose the phone or get off the road: that’s the message texting drivers need to hear | Martin Porter

Drivers will change their behaviour only when they know for sure all loopholes are closed, and magistrates have no choice but to disqualify themIn a survey carried out by the RAC, 31% of motorists admitted to the illegal use of a handheld mobile phone in the previous 12 months. The figure does not surprise many of us who cycle through our major towns and cities and get a good view while we glance at those driving around us. It is perhaps less obvious from another car, yet still if a vehicle is weaving unpredictably as it makes its way down a motorway the explanation, more often than not, turns...

Ross refuses to intervene in Dublin bus strike [Subscription]

Shane Ross has ruled out government intervention in the Dublin Bus pay dispute as an escalation in strike action looms.

Reckless drivers who use mobile phones behind the wheel WILL face tougher penalties in Mirror victory

Tory Transport ­Secretary Chris Grayling is looking to raise the punishment to an automatic six penalty points

Petrol prices soar as Brexit marks the end of cheap fuel in Britain

Petrol is up 1.59p compared with last month and it's almost a penny dearer than this time last year.