Written evidence supplied by HS2 to the Transport Select Committee suggests that the construction of a new high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham and beyond will cause significant disruption for passengers attempting to use Euston Station. The hub is one of the busiest stations in the UK, and redevelopment work to accommodate HS2 could [...]

The firm in charge of operating a cruise liner which capsized off the island of Giglio on Friday has said that the incident could have been due to errors made by its captain. In a statement, Costa Crociere said that it appears that Capt Francesco Schettino had taken the vessel too close to the land, [...]

West London’s Hammersmith flyover is to reopen after three weeks of closure. The route has been shut to traffic after it was discovered that cables within the structure had been damaged by salt water erosion. Transport for London said that cars will be allowed back, although the road will remain closed to coaches and heavy [...]

The Transport Select Committee wants to cut the cost of insuring cars by making claimants prove that they have suffered whiplash injuries. The group is also proposing a ban on the sale of customer information to third parties. Transport Committee chair, Louise Ellman, said that the price of motor premiums had been driven up by [...]

Exeter-based Flybe has seen its share value drop by 20 per cent after it admitted that poor sales in the UK meant the airline was unlikely to be able to hit revenue targets for the year. The carrier said that the last quarter of 2011 had seen an eight per cent decline in sales when [...]

A French court has liquidated ferry company SeaFrance which went into receivership late last year. The decision by the Tribunal de Commerce means that 127 jobs will be lost in Dover. The fate of the company was decided following an earlier ruling by the European Union that a bailout package offered by the French government [...]

Luxury car-maker Rolls-Royce has reported that sales last year were up by 31 per cent to 3,538 vehicles. Although the growth was slower than a year earlier, BMW, the marque’s owner, said that the level represented a new sales record. The main force behind the growth was the company’s Ghost model which retails for £165,000.
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Troubled travel operator Thomas Cook has announced that three of its directors are to stand down as the company attempts to radically restructure. Bo Lerenius, who has also had troubles on the boards of Mouchel, an infrastructure firm, and G4S, a security group, will leave Thomas Cook when it has its annual meeting in February. [...]

Minibuses and large vans which are over the age of 10 years could be charged £100 per day for entering the Greater London area if they do not conform to pollution limits. Buses, lorries and coaches could be charged £200 per day if they too cannot meet the pollution standards set out by the European [...]

Dubai-based Emirates has acquired Travel Republic, the UK-based tour company. The firm has been purchased, for an undisclosed amount, by Dnata, the holiday branch of the airline. The move sees the company strengthen its grip on the online travel market and is the latest in a number of takeovers.
Travel Republic’s website attracts around two million [...]