TRAIN companies will get £50million compensation for Easter engineering works — but have axed payouts to passengers. Network Rail will cover firms’ reduced ticket income as fewer people travelled due to 493 weekend projects. 1 Rail firms will get £50million compensation for Easter engineering works — but have axed payouts to suffering passengersCredit: PA But … Read more
THE big Easter getaway is set to cause chaos for millions on the roads, rail and at airports — where one is even asking passengers to put chocolate eggs in hand luggage as they may pose a security threat. Bristol Airport said Easter eggs may need to be taken out of their packaging and checked … Read more
BRITS are being warned to expect flight chaos and delays this weekend ahead of strike action. Thousands of UK holidaymakers are expected to be heading abroad this week, with the long Easter weekend. 2 Brits are being warned for strike action taking place this week in SpainCredit: Getty 2 The strike is to affect travellers … Read more
BRITS can expect a battering from heavy rain and travel chaos as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning. The warning covers Swansea in South Wales, stretching towards Cardiff in the east and nudging towards Carmarthen in the west. 5 This shopper in Preston, Lancashire, wasn’t taking any chances earlier in the week … Read more
THE first ever planned daytime closure of the M25 is taking place over the weekend. Here’s everything you need to know about when, where and why. 1 A view of traffic approaching junction 10 of the M25 in Surrey during a site visit ahead of the planned closure of both carriagewaysCredit: PA Why is the … Read more
TRAVEL chaos is expected to hit around London and the M25 today as the major ring road is set to shut for the first time ever. One councillor called the closure a “nightmare” as drivers could be stuck in traffic for five hours. 7 The M25 closed on Friday night and will reopen on Monday … Read more
AN airline has been forced to cancel even more flights just days after 1,000 were cancelled. Strike action across Germany has resulted in huge flight cancellations, just one of many walkouts in recent months. 3 More flights have been cancelled today with passengers told to avoid the airportsCredit: Reuters 3 It is the third day … Read more
THE Met Office has issued a heavy rain warning with wild weather expected to spark commuter chaos. Forecasters warned downpours were set to hit parts of the UK overnight and through until this morning. 4 It was a wet weekend for people living in Mepal in Cambridgeshire after the New Bedford River burst its banksCredit: … Read more
MILLIONS of Brits face travel bedlam on Monday as 18-hours of torrential downpours threaten to cut off major routes. The Met Office fears up to 1.5 inches could fall in some areas, potentially closing roads and leaving communities marooned. 3 18-hours of torrential downpours threaten to cut off major routes, like this scene Harbridge, Hampshire, … Read more
YOU can now travel on trains for free but there is one important catch. A train ticketing app is on the hunt for relatives of an unsung British rail pioneer – to give him the recognition he deserves. 2 Virgin Trains Ticketing is looking for those related to Richard TrevithickCredit: Getty Images – Getty 2 … Read more
