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Experiences

How I fell in love with slow travel on a coach trip across the US

California coach company Green Tortoise has been embarking on US group travel adventures since 1973.

Eco-Innovation

Oslo set to become first capital with zero-emissions public transport

Oslo is replacing its diesel-fuelled buses with 450 electric alternatives.

Women Beyond Borders

Meet the mother & daughter duo building incredible school bus homes

Live Simply Buses honours a lost loved one by inspiring families to go on big adventures in tiny homes.

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Fire engulfs buses at Hertfordshire garage

Six buses were damaged after flames engulfed them at Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. The origin of the fire is under investigation.

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Living

Cost of living crisis: European countries cut public transport prices

Some European governments have cut the prices of train, bus and tram tickets to help citizens cope with the cost of living crisis.

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Turkey: a city bus burns in the city of Izmir

On Thursday, a city bus driving in the north of Izmir caught on fire on Caher Dudayev Boulevard. After noticing the smoke, the bus driver pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and evacuated the passengers.

Turkey

Man given suspended sentence for filming burned Grenfell Tower model

The 49-year-old man admitted filming an "offensive" video and sharing it on WhatsApp.

Mobility

This new bus-train vehicle is as happy on the road as it is on rail

The versatile innovation, known as a "Dual Mode Vehicle" is the first of its kind in commercial operation in the world.

Mobility

Is sewage slush the key to making Barcelona's buses green?

The city of Barcelona plans to generate biomethane from sewage sludge, which its buses will then run on, as part of a greening initiative.

Bulgaria

Human error likely caused Bulgaria's deadly bus crash - investigators

Officials say they have recovered the bodies of 45 victims from the scene.

Russia

Two people die after explosion on Russian bus

Authorities believe the blast on Thursday evening in Voronezh is not terror-related.

Turkey

Passenger bus overturns in western Turkey, killing 15 people

The governor’s office of Balikesir province said the bus overturned at 04:40 local time on Sunday. Emergency units arrived at the site, where 11 people died. Four others died in the hospital.

Croatia

Ten killed, 44 injured in bus crash in Croatia

A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early on Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 30 others, police said.

India

India crash: At least 40 dead after bus plunges into canal

At least 40 people were killed after a bus plunged into a canal on Tuesday in central India.

Russia

Russia: Suspect found dead after 3 people killed in bus stop shooting

Russian authorities say the suspect in Monday's fatal shootings in the Nizhny Novgorod Region has been found dead. Three people were killed and three others wounded when a gunman opened fire at a bus stop in central Russia.

Georgia

17 people killed in Georgia minibus crash

The country has declared a day of mourning on Tuesday in memory of the victims.

France

Bayonne attack: Two men charged with attempted murder of bus driver

Public prosecutors say the driver was a victim "of extreme violence" when he asked to check the ticket of one of suspect and demanded that three others wear facemasks.

France

FlixBus overturns between London and Paris, 33 injured

The firm said the accident happened on November 3.

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Floodwaters soak local bus on New York's Staten Island

Passengers seated on the bus had to lift up their legs or stand on seats to avoid getting wet.

United Kingdom

Police make arrests after 'female couple beaten in homophobic attack'

Melania Geymonat says the men made sexual gestures and demanded they kiss before assaulting and robbing them on a London bus.