The bridge that suffered a partial collapse last night is causing travel chaos this morning, shutting down the main traffic hub Liverpool Street station. The bridge is to be part of the new 2012 East London rail...
UPDATE April 11th: American Airlines canceled another 595 flights today, and more cancellations are expected to occur through the weekend. So far over 3000 flights have been canceled, affecting over...
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This vote is the first step toward a full "congestion charge" for New York City similiar to the one currently in place in London."he controversial proposal to charge drivers in the busiest parts of Manhattan took a...
"Thousands of commuters face traffic disruption for days after workmen cut through a water main on one of London's busiest routes.
Thousands of gallons of water flooded the Edgware Road and poured into shops and an underground car park when Transport for London contractors...
After the crash landing that ended in 8 minor injuries and a British Airways pilot being hailed as a hero, Heathrow airport is still trying to bring people home. According to a new report, two engines on the plane...
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"The Aer Lingus service between Shannon and Heathrow has come to an end today, after almost 60 years.
The company took a decision last August to transfer its valuable Heathrow slots to Belfast, from where a new daily service to London begins tomorrow.
The controversial...
"The British Airports Authority is to meet union leaders in talks aimed at averting January strikes at some of Britain's busiest airports.
A BAA spokeswoman said the talks will take place at an undisclosed location after negotiations last week failed to solve the dispute.
The...
"Buy Nothing Day Press Release 2007
2007-11-02 14:22:41
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUY NOTHING DAY IS COMING – NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
(November 23 in the USA and Canada, November 24 internationally)
STOP SHOPPING TO GO GREEN: This November, environmentalists, social activists and...
"Armed with clubs and waving provincial flags, thousands of residents of Bolivia’s wealthiest province seized control of the country’s busiest airport on Friday from troops sent in by President Evo Morales.
The...
"Airports warned against possible al-Qaeda attack
The European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) sent an urgent encrypted message to 55 countries, including Turkey, cautioning them against possible attacks by al-Qaeda.
On receiving the alert, the National Security Directorate...
"Study shows that during the last five years over 460,000 car accidents took place to British parents while taking their children on the school run. About 115,000 parents were not informed about the requirements of seat restraints for children in vehicles.
Sainsbury's Bank...
"WE may all be skint after Christmas, but that doesn't stop the New Year being the busiest time to book a holiday abroad.
Katy Moss, who is the manager at York Travel Group in Rushden said: 'We've already had lots of interest so far this month.
'People often put booking a...
"Online and traditional retailers are taking aim at the bane of their holiday sales _ procrastinators.
You know the type. Last minute lollygaggers who have put off their
holiday shopping either to wait for desperation sales by retailers or
because they can't stand the crowds."
This is a story we have been following ever since a Seattle-area rabbi launched a lawsuit to force the operators of the giant Seatac airport to include a Jewish menorah among all the Christmas trees. To avoid going to court, Seatac came up with the less-than-brilliant...
"Kingston Transit will now be accepting any non-perishable food item donations on its buses.
Each bus comes fully equipped with a hamper whose contents will be passed on to the Salvation Army as part of their Christmas Food Drive."