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Long-distance train operator CrossCountry has been awarded a new contract to continue running services for three more years
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Transport for London (TfL) has been offered an additional billion pounds in bailout money from the government - along with further demands for fare hikes and cuts to free travel entitlements for children and pensioners, it has been reported
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First came the radar gun, then the speed camera. Now misbehaving motorists have a new nemesis: the undercover police lorry
Railway bailout could cost taxpayer nearly £10bn this year
It could cost the taxpayer almost £10bn to keep the railways running this year, Department for Transport (DfT) officials revealed
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- Ryanair cuts back winter flight scheduleThe airline says it is responding to increased flight restrictions imposed because of the pandemic.
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- Ryanair scales back winter schedule as bookings fallO'Leary attacks government mismanagement of Covid-19 crisis as aviation outlook darkens
The Guardian
- British pilot charged over Emiliano Sala plane crash deathMan faces prosecution on two counts over Channel accident in which footballer diedA British pilot is to be prosecuted in connection with the plane crash in which the Argentinian professional footballer Emiliano Sala died.The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed on Thursday it had charged David Henderson, 66, with two offences relating to the accident over the Channel last year. Continue reading...
- Travellers from Italy must quarantine on arrival in UKCountry was one of the last destinations that holidaymakers could visit without need to isolate on return
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- US offers to lift tariffs if Airbus repays aid billions (subscription)The United States has offered to lift steep tariffs on Scotch whisky, wine and other European exports if Airbus repays billions of dollars in state aid
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- Investors rush to the rescue as Rolls-Royce lands £2bn lifeline The iconic company has been hammered by coronavirus, which has triggered a collapse in global air travel and starved Rolls of income it usually makes from servicing plane engines.
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- Revealed: The risk of exposure to coronavirus on a passenger planeThe risk of exposure to the coronavirus on flights is very low, according to a US Department of Defence study.
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- Italy, San Marino and Vatican City State removed from UK travel corridor listThe Greek island of Crete will be added to the exemption list for people arriving in England
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- I thought 'flights to nowhere' were silly. Then I went on one.Hong Kong Express is offering 75-minute flights that circle Hong Kong air space and return to the airport
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