6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (247+ words) The first buses under public control in Merseyside have hit the road in St Helens. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) said the "rollout of the first locally-run bus services" in the area is the "biggest change to public…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (262+ words) A passenger ferry service between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight has been suspended after a problem with the vessel's exhaust was found. Wightlink said the FastCat between Portsmouth Harbour – Ryde Pier Head was cancelled up to and including the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (385+ words) Bus drivers are to press ahead with a series of strikes after rejecting attempts to resolve a dispute over working in hot weather, complaining their cabs often exceed 40C. Around 1,500 members of Unite working in north London and Essex will walk…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (512+ words) Fresh strike dates have been announced for union members working at East Midlands Railway (EMR) over "safety concerns" with a new fleet of trains. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has been in dispute with EMR since April following…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (760+ words) When Manchester Airport was given permission to build a second runway in 1997 it prompted one of the country's most high-profile environmental protests of the time. Activists from across the country set up camp, built tree houses and a complex network…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (474+ words) More people have been reported as badly hurt in crashes involving e-scooters and e-bikes this year, Essex Police said, as it called for better regulations. Roads policing chief Adam Pipe from the force said, "39 people have been seriously injured as…...