Carlyle Group Buys RAC for £1 billion

June 27, 2011

International insurance firm Aviva has announced its decision to sell RAC, its breakdown recovery group, to private equity company The Carlyle Group. This comes as the London-based company continues to scale back on its non-core businesses in order to ...

British Airways Cabin Crew End Dispute with Approved Deal

June 23, 2011

British Airways' cabin crew have finally accepted a peace offer that has ended the 18 months of dispute between the two sides. This comes after thousands of staff went on strike against the carrier last year for a total ...

High Speed Rail Benefits Found Uncertain in Report

June 22, 2011

According to an independent report conducted by consultants Oxera for MPs, there is some uncertainty about the financial benefits of the HS2 rail project. Basically, there isn't enough evidence about the socio-economic and regional impacts that the £32 billion ...

UK and Ireland’s Airlines Cancel Flights due to Ash

May 25, 2011

Thousands of air travellers are faced with disruptions now that the Iceland volcano's ash cloud has made its way to the UK and Ireland. Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday by airlines from both countries, leaving many people ...

Officials Criticise Denmark’s Move to Reinstate Border Controls?

May 13, 2011

European Union member states are becoming more divided on how to cope with illegal immigrants and crime crossing their borders. Some countries have started planning for the reinstatement of their internal border controls, which has been criticised by others. ...

British Airways Pilot said to have Murdered Millionaire Wife

May 11, 2011

On Tuesday, Reading Crown Court heard that British Airways pilot Robert Brown (46) murdered his millionaire wife, Joanna (46) on October 31 last year and then buried her body at Windsor Great Park - all because of a prenuptial agreement ...

Bin Laden was Planning US Rail Attack on 10th Anniversary of 9/11

May 9, 2011

On Thursday, US government officials revealed that intelligence from the hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed last week shows that he and al-Qaeda were thinking about attacking the US rail network - possibly on September 11, ...

Jedward Holiday Advert Banned by ASA

April 28, 2011

A Travelsupermarket.com television advertisement featuring Jedward has been banned for being misleading in relation to the amount consumers can save by using the online holiday booking website, which is owned by Moneysupermarket.com. In the holiday ad, the popular X ...

Richard Branson to be Publicly Shaved for AirAsia Stewardess Role

April 19, 2011

AirAsia has announced that the winner of a charity auction will pay at least $650,000 to shave the legs of billionaire Richard Branson. The Virgin Group founder will be getting his legs shaved in public in order to comply ...

M1 Closure to cause Easter Traffic Chaos

April 18, 2011

On Friday, a fire at a scrapyard under an elevated part of the M1 left a 7-mile stretch of the carriage-way severely damaged. Due to this, the motorway has been closed, disrupting traffic for thousands of people traveling to ...