Motorists and pedestrians were forced to duck for cover as thousands of bees stopped people in their tracks on Greenwich Church Street, close to the famous Greenwich market, last night.more
Egypt's naval forces rescued 23 tourists from a blaze that erupted on a boat in Hurghada on Saturday, according to a statement from the Armed Forces' official spokesperson.more
Vehicles could be banned from travelling east and west on Dublin's College Green from later this year if ambitious plans for the site get the go ahead. more
Every month there is a case of a passenger being scalded on a Ryanair flight, a cabin attendant told the Circuit Civil Court. Judge Jacqueline Linnane awarded Limerick woman Grainne Dunworth €10,500 damages over a scalding incident on a flight from Prague to Dublin in January last year.more
All Tube staff are to be balloted for strike action in an escalating row over the sacking of a ticket barrier worker following a fracas with an alleged fare dodger. The RMT union has already announced staff at London Bridge station are to stage a 24-hour strike from 10pm on Sunday night.more
London travelcards are by far the most expensive in the world, according to a new study. A monthly travelcard in the capital on average costs £135, more than a third more than Dublin, the world's second most expensive.more
Ryanair have today released their latest traffic statistics for April which show traffic grew 14% to 11.3m customers while load factor rose 3% points to 96%.more
The blue "Please offer me a seat" badge, and accompanying card, were trialled by 1,200 people in September. It is believed TfL is the first European transport provider to officially recognise hidden conditions in such a way.more
A specialist pickpocket squad which targets thieves operating on the London Underground is to be axed in a shake-up of policing on the railways. The so-called Dip Squad which has clocked up hundreds of arrests of pickpockets in recent years is to be disbanded at the end of the week.more
Tiny particles in toxic air work their way into the bloodstream just 15 minutes after being inhaled with potentially deadly consequences, UK scientists revealed today. A groundbreaking study shows for the first time that nanoparticles in vehicle emissions are able to "cross the barrier" from the lungs into blood vessels.more
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is considering linking speeding fines to drivers' salaries. New proposals, which are at the "early stages" of discussion, would see fines issued on the basis of the driver's income and not a flat fee across the board as is currently the case.
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Bank Holiday drivers have been warned to prepare for travel delays over the weekend as more than 10 million cars are expected to take to the roads on leisure trips. The RAC warned drivers to expect delays on Friday as commuter traffic will share space with recreational travellers.more
London has been ranked only 16th - below Lille, Zurich and Montreal - in a global league table of the best places for millennials to live in. The capital scored particularly badly - coming 90th out of the 100 cities analysed - for the availability of affordable housing, and a lowly 81st for the number of music festivals compared with its population.more
Ready your clicking finger and fry-eating hand: McDonald's home delivery is (finally) coming.
For years, we have waited. For years, we have hoped. For years, we have had to text our mum to ask her to pick up a McFlurry on her way home.more
Days before Qantas officially launches its new non-stop flights from Britain to Australia, The Independent can reveal the likely schedule for the new flight. more
