Station master and his dog George are welcomed BACK to Surrey ticket office as bosses U-turn

A station master ‘forced out of his job’ after being banned from bringing his dog with him is back – together with his furry best friend. Richard Bunce, 54, and his dog George, who is four, were unable to carry on at Horsley station in East Horsley, Surrey, after bosses found out about the pet going … Read more

Keir Starmer slams Boris Johnson over HS2 plans

Sir Keir Starmer today accused Boris Johnson of breaking ‘important promises’ he made to the north of England after the PM failed to rule out watering down the Government’s high speed rail proposals.   The eastern leg of the HS2 high speed rail route between Birmingham and Leeds is expected to be axed when Transport Secretary Grant … Read more

Grant Shapps taken to hospital and left needing operation on his face after falling off bike

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is taken to hospital and left needing operation on his face after falling off his bike – credits his helmet for stopping it being ‘much worse’ Grant Shapps revealed he had an operation on his lip after coming off his bike He voiced his relief that he was wearing a helmet … Read more

International cruise holidays can restart for Brits in England from August

International cruise holidays can restart for Brits in England from August Sources said passengers would be able to take cruises that start or end abroad Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said they could restart from August 2 Industry leaders heralded today’s announcement as ‘very good news’ for cruises  By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to tidy for the Mail’s campaign

Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to spruce up for the Mail’s campaign Army of volunteers help the Great British Spring Clean reach major milestone So far 160,270 volunteers have pledged to tidy up 1,006,135 miles of Britain Network Rail pledges all of their 42,000 employees will spend time picking … Read more

Grant Shapps orders firms to slash cost of foreign travel testing

Jet2 today cancelled all flights and holidays until June 23 – six weeks after foreign travel is set to restart – blaming a lack of clear rules from the Government. The airline’s Chief executive Steve Heapy said the company has been left ‘extremely disappointed at the lack of clarity and detail’ about where Britons can go to … Read more

Grant Shapps orders firms to slash cost of foreign travel testing

Grant Shapps has ordered ‘profiteering’ private testing companies to slash the cost of laboratory-based PCR checks to make international travel more affordable as he said people can now ‘start to think’ about booking a summer holiday abroad.  The Transport Secretary today set out more details of the Government’s new traffic light scheme which will see … Read more

Travellers are set to get free Covid testing kits and more countries will join our ‘green list’

Travel restrictions to dozens of holiday destinations are set to be watered down in time for the summer holidays. A review at the end of June could mean quarantine and testing requirements are slashed for a number of popular locations. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will today confirm a ‘traffic light’ system to allow foreign travel to … Read more

Travellers are set to get free Covid testing kits and more countries will join our ‘green list’

Travel restrictions to dozens of holiday destinations are set to be watered down in time for the summer holidays. A review at the end of June could mean quarantine and testing requirements are slashed for a number of popular locations. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will today confirm a ‘traffic light’ system to allow foreign travel to … Read more