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A driver has been slapped with a fine and points on her licence for attempting to film the Queensferry Crossing on her phone while behind the wheel.

travel chaos with British Airways as the airline plans to cancel flights ahead of this summer, it has been warned. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed that BA is struggling to cope with the increase in demand since Covid restrictions were scrapped.The minister added that there has been an extreme strain on the airline in response to staff shortages and said BA are proactively slashing flights.

Scandal-hit P&O Ferries was accused of plumbing new depths yesterday after telling its new foreign workforce : Take a pay cut or go home.

Andy Burnham has highlighted the staggering cost of rail travel in the UK by pointing out it's cheaper to fly to Jamaica than to get a train from Manchester to London. In a tweet that has been liked more than 14,000 times, the Mayor of Greater Mancheste r shared a screenshot of £369.40 anytime return ticket from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston for Monday morning.

A rail ticket sale aimed at getting passengers back on the trains and offsetting the cost of living has been branded a ‘meaningless soundbite’ by critics - while others hope it could help the Government see the light about our over-priced network.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned Boris Johnson from ever entering Russia. The UK prime minister and members of his Cabinet are on a list of people sanctioned by the Kremlin over 'hostile actions of the British government'.

Nicola Sturgeon has been banned from entering Russia after she was sanctioned this morning along with other British politicians as part of a Kremlin “stop list”.

Good Morning Britain star Ranvir Singh was close to tears as she attempted to defend the "real life heroes" during the Covid-19 pandemic while Boris Johnson and MPs partied at No10. On Tuesday (April 13), it was announced that police had decided the Prime Minister, his wife Carrie Johnson and his Chancellor Rishi Sunak did break lockdown laws.Boris Johnson refused to resign but did confirm that he had paid his £50 fine.The TV host and mother-of-one, 44, was joined on the programme by Conservative Party member Grant Shapps, who had tried to defend Boris as an "honourable man".

Scrapping a branch of HS2 will result in ‘clear economic detriment’ to Wigan and ‘undermine’ Levelling Up commitments, local leaders say.

A Greater Manchester MP has claimed he has been given "assurances" by the transport secretary that a planned HS2 link line is to be scrapped.

Another private jet with links to Russian oligarchs has been grounded by the UK.

Four new driving laws are coming later this year and motorists could be fined for not following them.

Rachel Hawkins wrote: “That dress is lush!”Paul Trowell added: “@RogerJ_01 has weeks in peace without selfie.“Within 30 seconds of you returning...click....Have a good show.” (sic)Gary Hatt penned: “Good morning Rachel, lovely to see you this morning.”Naga was also absent last Friday, but nevertheless received comments from a troll. A Twitter user called out her out over an interview with Grant Shapps, which never happened. The user, named Sally, wrote: “Just had to turn @TVNaga01 off again, interviewing Grant shappes. “Then starts the normal childish na,na,na,na let’s blame you, so tiresome.” (sic)Naga responded, saying that she wasn’t even presenting the BBC show at the time. Victoria Derbyshire had replaced Naga that day. In view of her 267,000 followers, she replied, reminding the viewer to “turn off her default setting of hate".She wrote: “Sally I'm not at work today.“Maybe you should turn off your default setting of hate instead? Have a lovely day.”Naga received plenty of praise from followers for her response.@Hypno said: “Well done Naga, this is how you put trolls in their place.”Guy Nicholls wrote: “Naga ignore all the haters, you are without doubt the best dressed, classiest news lady on tv.” (sic)Corrie Corfield added: “Top reply.”Former BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid also replied with a love heart emoji.

Russian businessman currently bobbing about in British waters.The yacht which is valued at £38million and named Phi, has a considerably hard to track owner, which the transport secretary described as "deliberately well hidden".UK transport secretary Grant Shapps added that the move was a "clear and stark warning to Putin and his cronies". The UK had already introduced a slate of sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February this year.

It's place in railway history is assured because of its part in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first inter-city railway which took goods and passengers to local cotton mills and factories in the 19th century.

sang Amy's iconic song Rehab in a bid to impress the judges, Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Beverly Knight and Jason Manford. However, when host Olly Murs asked the panel for their critique, Sheridan broke down in tears as she remembered the 'beautiful soul'. he pair had become close friends after meeting in a queue for London club Proud Galleries in Camden.

“Unless you have defected I believe Grant Shapps was in ITV and it possibly would have been Ranvir Singh....“I suppose easy to confuse, both strong women in your own individual right!”@Tigerboy6 said: “With only 8 followers, Naga, I’d say she’s a bot.”@Thinduke4 commented: “What makes someone wake up and feel the need to be negative.“How about starting the day with a good stretch and smile and greet the world with a "good morning and enjoy your day.”“See how much better that makes you feel.”On the show this morning, Victoria Derbsyhire stood in for Naga as she was away from the BBC today. Some fans were taken aback to find  Naga was not in her regular post.

NAGA Muchetty ripped into a "hateful" troll on social media this morning who mistakenly thought she was presenting BBC Breakfast. On Friday morning, Ben Thompson and Victoria Derbyshire were on the show and the latter interviewed Secretary of State Grant Shapps.

A furious row has erupted between councillors over the decision to bid for a new national transport body to base its headquarters in Bolton town centre.

Heywood is in the running to become home of Great British Railways. The new public body will bring together track and train in a ‘once in a generation’ reform marking the end of a quarter century of fragmentation.

Britons heading abroad will no longer have to worry about many of the travel rules and regulations, as a number of rules have now been scrapped for UK travellers. Up until now, there were multiple different procedures in place for those wishing to fly to a different country, including mandatory covid tests, and various different forms.