** Have YOU been hit by the storm and are you stranded on roads or at stations including King’s Cross? Email your stories and pictures to: [email protected] **By Mark Duell[1] and Natasha Anderson[2] and Dan Woodland[3] Published: 14:54, 27 Decembe…
Weather warnings are in place for wind and rain as Storm Gerrit sweeps across the country. Travellers have been warned of delays and potentially hazardous conditions on their way home from the Christmas[1] holidays, with the storm forecast to bring win…
A train crashed into a fallen tree, causing “horrendous” damage to the driver’s cab and severe delays on the Dundee to Glasgow line.It came as a combination of severe weather, signalling faults and overrunning engineering works sparked travel chao…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsWeather warnings[1] are in place for wind and rain as Storm Gerrit sweeps across the country.Travellers have …
The barriers on the Wharfage were being put up this morning according to Telford & Wrekin Council, with barriers at Frankwell in Shrewsbury, and Bewdley, having been in place since before Christmas to guard against rising river levels.
A number of floo…
Simon Calder,Lydia Patrick and Maryam Zakir-Hussain
24 December 2023 at 0:38 am
Drivers are set to face Christmas travel chaos[1] as 16.4 million drivers hit the roads and two major London railway stations are closed today.
Train disruption is likely…
Simon Calder and Lydia Patrick
23 December 2023 at 9:43 am
Drivers are set to face Christmas travel chaos[1] as 16.4 million drivers hit the roads on the busiest day for travel of the year.
Motorists have been advised not drive before 11am or after 6…
Greater Anglia, LNER, ScotRail and Southeastern suspend trains on some routesDisruption also on West Midlands Railway, Southern and South Western RailwayPort of Dover reports 90-minute wait times for tourists at French border controlBy Mark Duell[1] P…
The Christmas getaway has been thrown into chaos after Storm Pia[1] brought the transport network to a standstill on Thursday.All trains going north from London Euston were cancelled for three hours and those from King’s Cross were delayed.Eurosta…
A man suffered serious injuries following a three-car collision in Northumberland[1] that closed the road for hours.
Police received a report of a collision on the A697 near Wooler at around 11.45m on November 10.[2] Officers and emergency services att…
Three people were taken to hospital after a crash that closed a Northumberland[1] road for hours.
The collision, involving three vehicles, took place on the A697 near Wooler[2] at around 11.45am on Friday. Emergency services, including ambulance, polic…
Last minute lobbying by the industry led by West Midlands mayor Andy Street fell on deaf ears today as the prime minister officially pulled the plug on the rest of HS2.
The stretch from London to Brimingham will continue with Rishi Sunak pledging that …
I think it is entirely fitting, therefore, that I close this 12-part series on Scotland’s built heritage with the greatest of all our historic buildings.
From next week, as I have promised, I will write a separate four-part series on the built heritage…
For 14 years, Kate Cairns has had to live with the knowledge that her sister was killed while cycling to work because the driver of a tipper truck didn’t see her.
Eilidh Cairns, 30, was cycling to her job as a TV producer when she was crushed under the…