Millions of Brits have been affected by heavy rain, causing blocked roads and train lines – as well as dozens of flood warnings covering swathes of the nation. The Environment Agency currently has 82 flood warnings in place, meaning flooding is likely,
Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, EU environmental policies and cheap food imports plan blocked access roads to the Zeebrugge container port on Tuesday. Farmers organising the protest told Reuters they planned to bar access to the North Sea port, the country’s
A leading expert from former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s think tank has suggested a tax making electric car ownership more expensive. The senior policy advisor, Jason Browne, claims the new road pricing would prevent the country from experiencing widespread gridlock that’s growing
Travel chaos is expected as Britons wake up to snow this morning. Roads and railways are already facing problems due icy temperatures and a heavy blast of snow. So far, Liverpool has been hit with a huge flurry with Merseyrail activitating its
Eighty people a day – 30,000 across 2023 – were left stuck by the likes of broken suspension, damaged shock absorbers and written-off wheels. The RAC announced the toll a year after the Daily Express revealed it would take £13billion and at least
A huge UK city could be the first in the UK to ban cars in a massive overhaul of its roads. Birmingham is considering a “bold” new road safety strategy to reduce deaths and injuries by road collisions. Drivers could be banned
Driverless cars could be on UK roads by the end of 2026, the transport secretary has said. Mark Harper claimed the technology would boost road safety and make it easier for disabled people to travel independently. But critics argue if the tech
Owen Jones has been accused of writing a “silly” article in which he says climate activists are being persecuted and silenced. The Left-wing commentator wrote that 2023 has seen a worldwide “onslaught” against those who protest for more action to address the
The Christmas getaway chaos is set to continue on Friday, December 22, as the backlog from the suspension of the cross-Channel rail services begins to clear and the weather remains unsettled. An unexpected strike by the Eurotunnel French site staff on Thursday
Britons have been told not to travel as Storm Pia’s gale-force winds sweep the UK today, with weather warnings in place for several dozen areas. The storm – named by the Danish met office earlier this week – is one of several