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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 [...]

Car hire firm Sixt has said it is experiencing an increase in enquires from Brits about vehicle rental ahead of expected severe weather across much of the UK, as well as engineering work and strikes on Underground and rail networks. The company said that its switchboard was seeing a 72 per cent rise in calls.
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As schools break up for the Christmas holidays, the AA estimates that around 18 million cars will be taken out onto UK roads as people travel to see friends and relatives over the festive period. The busiest days are expected to be Thursday 22 and Friday 23 December. A London Underground workers’ strike announced for [...]

The government has announced plans to phase out paper driving licenses in 2015. After then, motorists will only be required to carry a photocard. Until then, however, drivers will still be required to produce the old paper licenses and hand it over to the police if they are stopped. Convictions will be stored on a [...]

An investigation has been launched into the high price of car insurance in the UK by the Office of Fair Trading. The body is looking into the £10 billion industry after it discovered that the average price of vehicle insurance had leapt by 21 per cent in just two years.
The regulator will be looking at [...]