All news on the topic: Public transport

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Greenpeace slams 'twisted economics' as flights are 30 times cheaper than trains
A study of domestic and international flights across Europe by Greenpeace has found that tickets for trains are on average twice as expensive as for flights, despite the former being much greener
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Model Jodie Kidd 'electrocuted' with more than one million volts
Car-lover and model Jodie Kidd
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Pregnant woman faints on public transport after being forced to beg for a seat
A pregnant woman has turned to the internet for some advice after being ignored by commuters on public transport when she asked if she could have a seat
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Residents at UK's biggest new 'ghost town' fume as it still has no shops or GP
It's the biggest new town in Britain, but Northstowe still doesn't have any of the basic facilities that developers promised - and residents are furious about it
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Britain in for storm battering before El Nino record-breaking temperatures
The news comes as the Met Office issue yellow weather warnings for southern England and Wales where high winds and torrential rain could continue until around midnight and into the early hours of Sunday morning.
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'I'm on a mission to visit every Caffe Nero - I've spent £1,500 on 500 coffees'
Alan Edwards, 80, has had his favourite black Americano in 489 of 641 Caffe Nero coffee shop - and he as no intention of stopping
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Hotel availability for Taylor Swift's Wembley Eras Tour show - cheapest ranked
Savvy Swifties could book with nothing to pay now ahead of ticket sales next week - and we've found some of the cheapest around for the night of the shows at Wembley Stadium
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'I refused to move my bag on a busy train - I'd do it for a woman but not a man'
A woman has defended her decision to leave her bag on the seat next to her on a busy train after getting into an 'altercation' with a 'creepy guy' - many empathised her but urged her to deal with the situation in a different way
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Brit holidaymakers warned of Spanish thieves who spit on victims in vile trick
British holidaymakers have been warned to 'watch out for distractions' amid a vile new pickpocketing trend in Spain, which sees criminals spit on a victim's hair before making off with valuables
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'Embarrassed' woman writes heartfelt letter to stranger who came to her rescue
A woman has thanked a woman who came to her rescue on the London Underground, but was left feeling 'embarrassed' about the whole situation
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'I refused to move bus seat for elderly woman - she should have planned ahead'
A young woman has taken to social media to share how she refused to give up her window seat on a bus so an elderly woman could watch the world go by for their six hour journey, saying she should have pre-booked one if it was so important to her
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Little-known law that Brits won't know they're breaking while drinking in a pub
A bizarre and little-known law could make a trip to the local an entirely different trip out - preventing people from getting anywhere near carried away
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Man City fans forced to run on packed motorway amid Champions League final chaos
Transport issues impact thousands of fans heading to Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul as Pep Guardiola's team aim to complete the treble against Inter Milan
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Hit-and-run driver spared jail after mowing down schoolgirl on bicycle
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Pharmacist Farhan Musaji ploughed into schoolgirl Layla Shepard in October 2021 with his Audi in Deane, Greater Manchester
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Pay less for entry to UK theme parks and attractions
How to get reduced entry tickets, a free day of play and more money-saving hacks for the summer holidays
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'Cutting air pollution vital in battle to save lives - expanding ULEZ is right'
Sadiq Khan reveals how his adult-onset asthma and the tragic death of Ella Roberta Adoo-Kissi-Debrah have added to his determination to cut harmful vehicle emissions and allow people to breathe cleaner air
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Police warn 'do not approach' burglar who escaped prison van and got transport
Kwami Richards, 42, escaped from the van outside Brixton Police Station in South London at 2pm yesterday - police chased him into Brixton Underground Station where he jumped on a train
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'It's vital we teach the next generation about disability history'
Disability rights should be part of the curriculum so that all children learn about it and all disabled people can see themselves represented
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You can see the most beautiful parts of the Lake District for just £2
A single £2 bus far will take you across the Lake District through Kendal, Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere, Ambleside and Grasmere, taking in some of the most scenic spots on the way
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Plane passenger disgusted as woman next to him puts her bare feet on tray table
The plane passenger was left seething when the woman sitting next to him chose to get comfortable by folding down her tray table and putting her bare feet on it
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Public transport shame as survey shows 10million people live in 'blackspots'
More than half of those have to take three or more types of public transport, while many have to walk a mile to a stop or station, study suggests
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Women wearing 'safety shirts' on public transport to stop men filming them
TikTok user Rae Hersey has shared how she wears extra layers when travelling on the subway to prevent men from gawking at her - and only reveals her actual outfit when she gets to her destination
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One in six Brits believe the Gunpowder Plot is a fictional story, research finds
A group of reenactors of the 1605 event took to the London Underground this morning, leaving commuters baffled as they rode towards Westminster
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Brits sets world record by visiting every World Wonder in six days
Jamie McDonald managed to visit Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Petra, the Colosseum, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Pichu and Chichén Itzá in less than seven days
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Bus stop that leads to nowhere stands 15 years after it was built as a joke
A baffling bus stop which has never been used and isn't on a transport route continues to confuse people after it was built as a joke 15 years ago and never removed