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Daily charge for utility firms 'would cut roadwork delays', say councils

Councils should be given more powers to charge utility companies for time spent carrying out work on busy roads, the Local Government Association says.

Virgin Trains East Coast strikes to be held in August

Workers on Virgin Trains East Coast are to stage three 24-hour strikes this month, including one on Bank Holiday Monday, the RMT union says.

Millions of cars at risk as keyless entry systems can be hacked, report says

Cars that use Volkswagen’s remote keyless entry system are vulnerable to theft using equipment costing £30, researchers claimTens of millions of cars are made vulnerable to theft by their keyless entry systems, according to a report by computer security experts. The paper claims many of the 100m Volkswagen vehicles sold over the past 20 years are vulnerable and can be hacked using cheap tools. Audi, Seat and Skoda models sold since 1995 are also said to be affected as they share Volkswagen’s remote keyless entry system. Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, and Peugeot mod...

Eurostar strike to be suspended at midnight for further talks

Industrial action over rosters and work-life balance was due to continue for four days but had caused minimal disruptionStrikes by Eurostar workers will be suspended from midnight to allow further talks, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said.Industrial action had started on Friday in a row over rosters and work-life balance at the cross-Channel train company. Continue reading...

Rail commuters to pay more despite overcrowding and disruption [Subscription]

More than £40 will be added to the cost of the average annual rail season ticket next year as the government prepares to increase fares despite serious overcrowding and chaos caused by striking unions.

Parents fork out �22bn helping kids learn to drive

UK parents are collectively spending £22 billion to help get their children on the road and three quarters of mums and dads in the South East admit paying for their child’s driving lessons.