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South Western Railway has plunged festive travel plans into more disarray after cancelling trains into London amid staff shortages caused by Covid. The rail firm said it would only run services between the Tier 2 areas of Exeter and Basingstoke, but not to the capital, which is under the harshest of restrictions, up to and … Read more
Trains get cancelled as major outbreak of Covid-19 virus sweeps through rail company sparking fears of Christmas chaos for passengers One in four of GWR’s Plymouth-based train drivers due to work over Christmas are either ill or self isolating after a colleague tested positive for coronavirus More than 50 staff are out of action but … Read more
Public transportation is not a large contributor in the spread of viral respiratory diseases, a new study suggests. After reviewing national data for 121 cities, researchers found there was no link between bus or train ridership and mortality rates of influenza and pneumonia. It comes as the public remains generally fearful of beginning to use … Read more
As Britons plan their festive travel and look forward to spending time with their families after months apart, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas for many. But questions remain over how busy trains will be and whether the roads will be jammed over the period when three households can bubble next month. … Read more
The Government is considering putting on extra trains and may suspend engineering work as Britons hit the railways for their Christmas bubble. Ministers are understood to be concerned about a demand for rail travel following the five-day rule over Christmas which allows up to three households to mix. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has reportedly urged … Read more
Rail firms plan to slash timetables in the new year to cut costs amid fears a FIFTH of commuters will abandon trains indefinitely More than a fifth of passengers are not expected to return to regular rail use Passenger numbers have been slashed since the start of the covid pandemic The Department for Transport has … Read more
Rush-hour traffic remained high across England today as the new national lockdown began, just hours after extraordinary gridlock last night as motorists headed for last-minute shopping and leisure trips. Congestion in London was at 38 per cent from 7am and 56 per cent at 8am this morning, with data from location technology firm TomTom, which revealed … Read more
What lockdown? Tubes, trains and roads are rammed on first day of four-week national shutdown – as London is clogged with 255 miles of rush-hour traffic jams Rush-hour traffic remained high across England today as the new national coronavirus lockdown began Congestion in London was at 38% between 7am and 8am today amid 536 jams … Read more
Bird-brained scheme: Scientist trains magpies to exchange bottle caps for food using high-tech bird feeder A computer scientist trained magpies to trade bottle caps for food Hans Forsberg built a birdbox that uses a Raspberry Pi system and sensors Birds drop a bottle cap through a hole and sensors activate the feeder The feeder releases … Read more
Strictly’s Jacqui Smith says her body is ‘in agony’ as she comes back fighting with a ‘bouncy’ Samba after scoring the bottom of the leader board By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 12:18 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 12:18 GMT, 30 October 2020 She made her debut on Strictly Come Dancing last weekend. But Jacqui … Read more