Transport

Data obtained by Confused.com under the Freedom of Information Act revealed one in four failed MOTs were because of a deficient tyre, with baldness being the most common reason for rejection. That same problem also accounted for 9,000 drivers receiving a combined total of 32,000 penalty points last year alone. more

British Airways passengers could be set for fresh disruption following the announcement of a second four-day strike by cabin crews in a long-running dispute over pay.more

The European Commission has threatened Britain with court action and hundreds of millions of pounds in fines for persistently breaching EU limits on air pollution.more

Hundreds of thousands of Tube commuters face major disruption next week after union barons today announced a second 24-hour strike on the Central line.more

Sadiq Khan came under pressure today to ban a Tube poster featuring Khloe Kardashian in a leotard just months after tightening Transport for London's rules on advertising. more

Aer Lingus Airbus A320 from Milan flight #EI433 and Ryanair Boeing 737 from Venice flight #FR9451 came within seconds of colliding while on approach to Dublin Airport last week.more

Travelling by public transport exposes commuters to up to eight times as much air pollution as those who drive to work, a groundbreaking study found. In the latest evidence of the health risks posed by rising traffic levels, researchers found that drivers commuting in diesel cars did the most harm to the wellbeing of other travellers.more

A busy south London Tube station reopened today after a seven-month closure to replace two faulty lifts. Lambeth North tube station, on the Bakerloo line, opened its doors to commuters this morning for the first time since it shut on July 13.more

About one in five train passengers using ticket machines could be either paying too much or be at risk of a penalty fare, the rail regulator has said. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) carried out a study in which 13% of its mystery passengers chose more expensive tickets than required.more

Transport for London today set out plans for the extension of the Bakerloo line beyond Elephant and Castle to Lewisham. The new route would include four new stations, two on the Old Kent Road and others at Lewisham and at a key interchange at New Cross Gate. more

The decision to scrap a £5 "airport development fee" has helped Newquay become the fastest growing of Britain's 35 biggest airports. The Cornish hub welcomed 370,247 passengers in 2016 - 47.9 per cent more than in 2015. Only Dundee, one of the country's smallest airports, which handled just 37,632 fliers last year, can top it for speedy growth. more