Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan Sells House Near HS2 Route
Posted on: January 17th, 2012 Posted by Robert Jones
There are a lot of people who are not happy with the plans regarding the High Speed 2 (HS2) route. Well, it now seems that the drama regarding this route will continue. This news comes to light as Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan was criticized for selling her home, which was located near the planned route. [...]
Former US Envoy Banned from Traveling Overseas
Posted on: December 6th, 2011 Posted by Dave Bond
It now appears that the Supreme Court in Pakistan has banned the country’s former ambassador to the United States from traveling overseas. This will continue while a panel is authorized to investigate a controversial paper that led to his resignation.
The order itself comes on the first day the court examined a petition filed by the [...]
Government Proposes New Law to Take on Rail Cable Theft
Posted on: November 16th, 2011 Posted by Dave Bond
Recently, a lot of people have been following news of all the cabling that is being stolen from rail lines. This has become a big problem and seems to be happening every day. Well, it looks like the UK government is sick of it and ready to do something about it.
Currently, MPs are due to [...]
Greece to be Hit by More Strikes
Posted on: December 16th, 2010 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
The travel industry has been through a lot of problems this year. The last thing that the industry needs is more problems to overcome. However, from the looks of it, that is just what Greece is going to have to deal with.
Greece’s tourism industry has been hit hard over the past few years by many [...]
UK’s Largest Airports Will Not Receive New Runways
Posted on: October 27th, 2010 Posted by Sharon Miller
Apparently the UK government has just recently placed a ban on new runaways at Britain’s three biggest airports. This includes Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick. This is all part of the nation’s first major aviation policy review in almost seven years. Unfortunately for the airports its a review that they are not happy about.
The transport secretary, [...]
Emirates Rejects Claims That the Airline Accepted Government Subsidies
Posted on: October 13th, 2010 Posted by Abi Bray
It now seems that the Emigrates chairman, Tim Clarke, has very angrily rejected claims that the airline accepted government subsidies in order to bolster its financial position. During the interview, the Middle Eastern carrier also went on to deny the use of export credit rules that benefit regional airlines.
There have been growing concerns in recent [...]