The group Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) will begin their big beach clean up campaign starting with Fistral in Newquay, where they will comb all of the beach with volunteers to clear up the rubbish left everyday by tourists. “It is not only about cleaning up the beaches but it’s also about educating people. Members of [...]

The pullout of National Express from the London to Edinburgh East Coast railway link has sent the public transport business into the red for the first in 2009. Pre-tax losses of more than £48 million have affected them hard in comparison to the previous year when they recorded profits of £52.4 million. In recent weeks [...]

The British government is considering a plan to assist car rental companies in the mass purchase of electric powered cars. Hundreds of millions of pounds could be available as early as the end of next year to make plug in and hybrid cars no more expensive to rent than normal petrol and diesel vehicles, despite [...]

From Monday passengers on British Airways (BA) flights will no longer get their free meal, unless they are flying before 10:00. In a move that is set to save the company around £22 million, flights that last less than two and a half hours will have no meals available for free or to buy. BA [...]

The airport in Majorca has opened up again after a bomb blast killed two civil guard police officers yesterday. The bomb rocked the Palmanova area just before 14:00 local time yesterday. Police and authorities immediately closed the airport and stopped any boats from leaving the island in a bid to catch the attackers. Thousands of [...]

Only a few months ago the Met Office had predicted a hot summer in the UK and it was welcome news to the many people who have chosen to holiday at home this year in a bid to save money. However, after weeks of rain the Met Office has finally admitted that the seasonal forecast [...]

Danielle Banks was in critical condition on Tuesday night after she fell from a balcony in the resort of Magaluf, Majorca earlier this month. It is thought that Miss Banks was trying to climb up to her balcony after being separated from friends on the first night of their break although it has not been [...]

Around 45kg of heroin was found on a lorry after it was stopped at the Dover ferry terminal last Tuesday. The truck had disembarked from a boat that had arrived from Calais when it was pulled into the freight control by UK Border Agency officers. The refrigerated trailer was hiding small packages that had traces [...]

A ruling by the advertising watchdog has said that a car rental company misled their customers when they advertised prices that would “beat the credit crunch”. However these deals were not actually available to buy. When the watchdog looked for the offer the closest they could find was a deal that was around £100 more [...]

The US carrier will be increasing their charges for checked bags for bookings taken on and after the 14th August this year on all domestic routes. The change in prices will also be effective to US territories states like Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands and also include their American Eagle and American Connections flights. [...]