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National Express bid war revs up

19.10.09

Shares in train and coach company National Express rebounded today as the row over a bid approach from arch-rival Stagecoach escalated ... more

Sven-Goran Eriksson has no interest in North Korea job

14.10.09

Sven-Goran Eriksson has stated he has no interest in taking charge of the North Korea national side for next summer's World Cup... more

TV maker creates 500 jobs in Britain

07.10.09

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Flight ban on liquids to be lifted... but not at all airports

21.09.09

Air passengers face two years of confusion over how much liquid they can carry in hand luggage... more

Budget airline to open new airport base

28.08.09

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Wheels come off growth at Stagecoach

28.08.09

The depths of the crisis at South West Trains was laid bare as operator Stagecoach admitted underlying revenue growths have plummeted ... more

Brollies and sunglasses required for bank holiday weekend

28.08.09

Britons staying at home over Bank Holiday weekend can look forward to a dose of sunshine - but some will also need to keep their umbrellas handy... more

200 train drivers to strike

18.08.09

Almost 200 train drivers are to stage a 24-hour strike in a row over pay and working conditions threatening disruption to services, it was announced today... more

London commuters braced for rail strikes

13.08.09

Commuters and holidaymakers are facing rail chaos this morning with strike action crippling some of the busiest lines into London... more

NHS access to IVF getting worse, study finds

06.08.09

Access to IVF on the NHS is getting worse, according to a report whcih shows that eight out of 10 primary care trusts are failing to follow guidelines allowing women three free cycles... more

London set for business rates rise to subsidise rest of UK

06.08.09

Ministers are under pressure to rethink a hike in business rates that could leave London firms subsidising the rest of the country by more than �1billion... more

Now train strike hits holiday travellers

31.07.09

Thousands of rail commuters and holidaymakers faced another day of travel misery on the second half of a 48-hour strike by National Express East Anglia staff... more

No takers after Gatwick is forced to put itself on sale

16.07.09

The future of Gatwick has turned from the uncertain to the farcical after the forced sale of London�s second airport was derailed by news that no one wants to buy it ... more

Stagecoach's Souter in the money but SWT struggles

24.06.09

Revenue growth and profit margins are fast disappearing at South West Trains. But despite warnings that the business is heading toward substantial losses boss Brian Souter has awarded himself a bumper dividend... more

From Kettering to London in 18 hours

12.05.09

A train company's website is advising rail users to undertake a whopping 18 hour journey from their East Midlands home town to London, it has emerged... more

National Grid awards �1.2 billion grid contracts

06.04.09

National Grid has awarded contracts worth up to �1.2 billion to Morrison Utility Services and Enterprise Managed Services for gas grid work over the next 10 years, the network operator said ... more

Go north for �1 ... Stagecoach offers cheap new fares by rail then coach

26.03.09

A new combined rail and coach service connecting London and the North with fares as low as �1 was unveiled... more

Inflation-busting rail fare rises 'are national scandal'

30.12.08

Unions condemned London's rail bosses for levying maximum fare rises while reaping "bumper profits" of tens of millions of pounds... more

Stagecoach jolt as City job axe culls commuters

03.12.08

Transport: Stagecoach admits that its commuter train services have become a victim of the financial crisis and the loss of up to 100,000 London jobs... more

Alistair Darling: Crossrail will go ahead despite recession

17.11.08

Crossrail will not be delayed despite growing fears of a deep and prolonged recession, says Alistair Darling... more

50,000 jobs go at City giant

17.11.08

The world�s biggest bank, Citigroup, is to axe 50,000 jobs worldwide... more

Danish budget airline goes bust as cash runs out

29.10.08

Europe's fourth-largest cheap-seats airline, Sterling Airlines, has gone bust... more

Retail

08.10.08

These are the people who will steer London�s vital retail world through what looks like difficult trading ahead ... more

Who's in the buying queue

20.08.08

Once the investment bankers start the sell-off Gatwick and Stansted airports, there will be no shortage of prospective bidders... more

London schools are best if you're poor

20.08.08

London is the best place in the country for the poorest children to go to school, a report claimed... more

The next big thing: Sam Beeton

15.08.08

Sam Beeton is a Nottingham teenager whose single, What You Look For, has already been made single of the week by Jo Whiley on Radio 1. He is set to entertain fans at this weekend's V Festival. ... more

Passengers fear lack of staff on trains, says poll

08.07.08

London's mainline rail passengers are more worried about lack of visible staff on trains than they are about escalating fares... more

OFT probe targets 112 builders in 'bid scam'

17.04.08

112 construction firms accused by OFT of colluding to rip-off taxpayers in �3bn bid-rigging scandal... more

Everyone likes Ken - until they know him

28.02.08

Neil Kinnock's famously damning view of the Mayor holds true: take a closer look and you find he is not the great hope for social justice he purports to be... more

Tragedy of two lost souls abandoned by the game

22.02.08

Somewhere in the East Midlands, a former international full-back has reason today to dwell on an infamous Wembley incident and the strikingly parallel lines on which its protagonists have run ever since.... more