In January alone, Heathrow Airport welcomed a record 5.5 million passengers, marking its best ever start to the year.

Under reforms in the Buses Bill, councils will be given more freedom to improve services and make bus travel more passenger friendly.

Thirteen of the UK’s largest construction companies have urged government to ‘be the builders’ and approve Heathrow expansion plans.

The High Speed 2 (HS2) headquarters have officially opened in Birmingham’s Colmore Business District as the project moves closer to construction.

A new transport skills strategy has been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) that sets out plans to create 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020.

Increasing aviation capacity in the UK is a ‘vital priority’, according to Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has proposed that councils should be fined up to £5,000 a day for leaving roadworks unmanned during the weekends.

Vehicle data specialist Cap has warned that calls to ban heavy lorries in city centres could backfire, increasing pollution levels by eight times the current rate.

Four UK cities have been awarded a total of £40 million to promote green vehicle technology after successfully bidding for a share of a multimillion fund created to support the take-up of plug-in electric cars.

New era for rail travel in London and the South East

A new agreement between the Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for London (TfL) will offer a new approach to rail passenger services acro

40 safe cycling schemes underway

Work has begun on more than 40 cycling schemes as part of a £100 million package in the government’s Road Investment Strategy.

Contactless travel for all buses by 2022

Bus and rail passengers across the UK will be able to pay for their travel using contactless cards and devices by 2022 as the Department for Transport (DfT) announces advancements for smart-ticketing.

British Airways (BA) has claimed that a lack of government support has forced it to shelve a £340 million scheme to create 16m gallons of jet fuel from London’s rubbish every year.

Commuters in Leeds will be able to enjoy quicker, easier journeys in 2016 as Transport Minister Andrew Jones officially opened the new £20 million southern entrance to the city’s railway station.

439 buses to be fitted with green technology to cut emissions

Following the news of successful bids for an estimated £7 million of Department for Transport (DfT) funding, 439 buses in England will be fitted with green technology to cut harmful emissions by up to 90 per cent.

Supermarkets cut diesel price to below £1 a litre

Following Morrisons’ decision to cut diesel to below £1 a litre on 3 January, supermarket chains Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's have followed suit.

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