This year’s Olympic Games in London is being billed as the greenest ever. However, this claim has been thrown into question after it was revealed that 4,000 BMWs are to be shipped in to take officials and dignitaries to events. The German car fleet will include saloons from the 3 and 5 Series, and the [...]

A group representing the interests of train passengers has accused the industry of being inefficient and fractured in the wake of a fare hike which averages 5.9 per cent. However, some tickets have increased in price by far more. An annual season ticket for travel between Chester and Crewe is now 10.6 per cent more [...]

On the eve of the introduction of the emissions trading scheme by the European Union, the heads of some of the country’s major airlines have teamed up to once again ask the government to scrap Air Passenger Duty. A joint statement has been issued by Willie Walsh, the chief executive of IAG, owner of British [...]

A new tax on airline carbon emissions is due to rolled out by the European Union on 1 January. The charges will apply to all carriers flying to or from an airport in the region and has been condemned by many countries outside the zone for being unfair. Some industry experts are concerned that it [...]

A British man has been killed in the popular tourist destination of Tangalle, Sri Lanka. The incident occurred on Christmas Eve as 27-year-old Kuram Shaikah Zaman was visiting one of the town’s restaurants with his girlfriend, 23-year-old Victoria Alexandrovna, from Russia. Mr Zaman lost his life after he was hit with a sharp object before [...]

Emissions from cars and other vehicles have been blamed for a number of cities across Scotland failing to hit European targets for reducing levels of pollution, according to a report released by environmental charity, the WWF. Nitrogen dioxide levels in areas of Perth, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen have been shown to be at higher [...]

By the end of January, motorcyclists are likely to be given permission to drive on bus routes in the centre of London. The move follows two trials, both of which have lasted for 18 months. The first trial ended in June 2010, and looked at emission levels and how motorcyclists behaved when given access to [...]

International Airlines Group, the mega-airline formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, has struck a deal with Lufthansa to take control of beleaguered British Midland International. The agreement is worth $172.5 million, but will be subject to approval by the competition authorities.
Virgin, which was also putting forward a bid for the Castle Donington-based [...]

A general strike in Belgium today means that passengers planning to travel from or to the country on Eurostar will be unable to do so as the rail network is to be closed down. The train operator has asked passengers who were planning to travel on 22 December to exchange their tickets for a later [...]

Increases in the cost of train travel are set to kick in as of next month, with some commuters facing a price hike on tickets of as much as nine per cent. According to the Association of Train Operating Companies, the average price of a ticket will go up by 5.9 per cent.
However, some fares [...]