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France

Transport chaos as Paris snowbound

Stranded commuters express anger at rail cancellations and uncleared roads.

07/02/2018

Business Planet

The European network that finds coaches for entrepreneurs

The Enterprise Europe Network finds funding for innovation, helping to access new international markets.

26/01/2018

India

Travel chaos as fog cloaks New Delhi

Extremely poor visibility in the Indian capital caused hundreds of flights to be suspended and dozens of trains to be cancelled on New Year's Day.

01/01/2018

United Kingdom

'Adverse weather' strands hundreds at London Stansted

Hundreds of frustrated passengers were stranded at London Stansted Airport on Wednesday night because of 'adverse weather'

28/12/2017

USA

Investigators seek answers from crew of derailed Amtrak train

One line of inquiry into deadly derailment in Washington State will be whether the driver, accompanied by a trainee conductor, was distracted

20/12/2017

Japan

An app to help pregnant women find train seats is being trialled in To

Tokyo is trialling an app allowing a pregnant women to send a message when she wants a seat, which will then look for pre-registered users who have said they are willing to give up theirs.

12/12/2017

United Kingdom

Snow causes UK travel chaos

Roads closed, flights grounded and trains cancelled as heavy snow blankets large parts of the country.

10/12/2017

United Kingdom

London buses get a shot of coffee

London's buses got a double shot of energy on Monday - from a new bio-fuel made from coffee. Some six thousand litres of oil extracted from ground coffee waste have been added to the city's public fuel supply.

20/11/2017

USA

Hyperloop: travel 320 kilometres in just 29 minutes

24/10/2017

France

A hidden movie set in the Paris metro

For the first time since 2012, RATP, the Paris underground operator, has opened this hidden underground movie set for European Heritage Days.

27/09/2017

United Kingdom

London bus crash: Two trapped as double decker smashes into shop

A double-decker bus has crashed into a building on Lavender Hill, south London, trapping two passengers and injuring a number of others.

10/08/2017

World News

Watch: Australians caught moving furniture… by train

12/07/2017

Russia

Amateur video purports to show the moments after St Petersburg metro blast

Amateur video purports to show the moments following an explosion which rocked Saint Petersburg’s metro network on Monday, April 3.

03/04/2017

Mexico

Mexico metro penis highlights sexual harassment

Commuters in Mexico City have been greeted with an unusual sight recently, as the UN and Mexico City’s local government teamed up to combat sexual harassment with a novel…

31/03/2017

Greece

Metro and trams grind to a halt in Athens

Metro, urban rail and tram workers in Athens have walked off the job for 24 hours. They are angry about legislation that would allow the Athens transport organisation to use stations for commercial pu

01/03/2017

Netherlands

Amsterdam blackout leaves 364,000 without power

Amsterdam and the surrounding areas were plunged into darkness at 4.

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

Travel chaos across London as Underground staff strike

Millions of London underground passengers have been hit by travel chaos after unions called a 24-hour strike.

09/01/2017

United Kingdom

Chaos in London as millions stranded by Tube strike

Why it is happening, what to do and where to look for information about your journey in the UK capital on Monday.

09/01/2017

Germany

Watch: horrific attack on the Berlin metro

Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a thug kicked a woman in the back as she walked down the stairs in a metro station in Berlin.

11/12/2016

France

Paris to make metro free for a second day

Paris is once again restricting the number of cars travelling in to the French capital as a pollution spike continues.

07/12/2016