The government says fares must go up so it can fund investment, but admits passengers are frustrated by services.

Train fares in England and Wales have risen by around 4.6% - including season tickets, off-peak returns and flexible tickets ...

London Gatwick’s plans to upgrade its northern taxiway to become the airport’s second runway have received conditional ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she “believes in airport expansion”, ahead of the imminent deadline for her decision on whether Gatwick’s second runway plan can go ahead.

Swindon's new MP has been given a unique insight into the town's blind and partially sighted community by RNIB.

Speaking at an industry dinner on Tuesday night, Heidi Alexander said she enjoys flying and sees aviation as key to economic growth. “I am not some sort of flight-shaming eco warrior.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of Thursday to announce whether she has decided to approve Gatwick’s plan for a new runway. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said she ...

The U.K. government has provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London.

Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary, said she was “minded to approve” the plans but more time was needed to consider the impact of adding an extra 100,000 flights a year. In particular ...

In scale, cost and complexity, Gatwick's second runway plan is not in the same league as the saga of Heathrow's pursuit of a third. As a test, however, of the government's commitment to growth ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has ‘set out a path to approving’ Gatwick airport’s expansion project, a Government source said (Gareth Fuller/PA) Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has ...