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National Express bid war revs up

2009-10-19T07:23:08Z

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

Sven-Goran Eriksson has no interest in North Korea job

2009-10-14T09:17:11Z

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

TV maker creates 500 jobs in Britain

2009-10-07T11:49:44Z

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

2009-09-21T07:40:04Z

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

Budget airline to open new airport base

2009-08-28T12:00:00Z

Wheels come off growth at Stagecoach

2009-08-28T07:59:27Z

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

Brollies and sunglasses required for bank holiday weekend

2009-08-28T06:09:05Z

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

200 train drivers to strike

2009-08-18T09:39:39Z

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

London commuters braced for rail strikes

2009-08-13T05:22:35Z

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

NHS access to IVF getting worse, study finds

2009-08-06T06:49:08Z

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

London set for business rates rise to subsidise rest of UK

2009-08-06T07:15:43Z

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

Now train strike hits holiday travellers

2009-07-31T08:00:42Z

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

No takers after Gatwick is forced to put itself on sale

2009-07-16T05:54:23Z

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

Stagecoach's Souter in the money but SWT struggles

2009-06-24T08:08:41Z

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

From Kettering to London in 18 hours

2009-05-12T15:25:36Z

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

National Grid awards �1.2 billion grid contracts

2009-04-06T12:10:27Z

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

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

2009-03-26T09:39:07Z

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

Inflation-busting rail fare rises 'are national scandal'

2008-12-30T09:45:20Z

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

Stagecoach jolt as City job axe culls commuters

2008-12-03T09:18:16Z

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

Alistair Darling: Crossrail will go ahead despite recession

2008-11-17T09:41:01Z

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

50,000 jobs go at City giant

2008-11-17T14:11:51Z

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

Danish budget airline goes bust as cash runs out

2008-10-29T14:35:50Z

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

Retail

2008-10-01T14:40:01Z

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

Who's in the buying queue

2008-08-20T12:09:10Z

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

London schools are best if you're poor

2008-08-20T08:27:46Z

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

The next big thing: Sam Beeton

2008-08-15T01:38:23Z

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.

Passengers fear lack of staff on trains, says poll

2008-07-08T08:49:43Z

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

OFT probe targets 112 builders in 'bid scam'

2008-04-17T09:58:34Z

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

Everyone likes Ken - until they know him

2008-02-28T09:03:10Z

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

Tragedy of two lost souls abandoned by the game

2008-03-18T15:43:33Z

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.